“You look handsome. When you wake up, we should file our marriage report and have a wedding. Won’t you propose to me? Am I taking revenge now because I made you wait for 5 years? It’s not fair.”
Seoha playfully complained to Taekyung, drew his facial features with her fingers.
I wish you’d do better. I wish you were more honest.
If I had known this would happen.
Seoha let out a long sigh. At that moment, the door to the hospital room opened, and Gyuwon and Hyojae came in.
“Seoha!”
“Oh? How come you two came in together?”
“We met in front of the ward.”
Hyojae handed a Dutch coffee concentrate set to Seoha.
It was the coffee concentrate set from the cafe Seoha used to enjoy.
“How does a patient drink coffee?”
“This is not for the patient to drink; it’s for you, the caregiver, to drink. Taekyung senior even brought a get-well gift? I came to scold him to get up.”
“Hmph. While saying that, he can’t even move a muscle.”
“Well, Taekyung senior’s aura is a bit like that.”
Hyojae chuckled, lightening Seoha’s heavy heart a bit.
Gyuwon sat down next to Taekyung’s bed.
“Both of you, go outside and get some fresh air. I’ll stay with Taekyung. This guy, if the CEO is like this, what’s going to happen to the company?”
While giving a sarcastic remark, Gyuwon’s face was filled with sadness.
Seoha took Hyojae out of the room. They sat by the window in the café on the first floor of the hospital.
It was a long winter. The colorless scenery outside the hospital made Seoha’s heart even colder.
Hyojae offered a warm coffee to Seoha.
“Seoha, are you okay?”
“Yeah, I’m fine.”
“How’s the police investigation going?”
“I went with Minjun for questioning.”
Seoha took a sip of the coffee. The warm liquid warmed her chilly heart.
“What did the doctor say? Is Taekyung senior okay?”
“Fortunately, the sepsis is being treated well. There’s no nerve damage, and the surgery went well. Once he regains consciousness, everything will be fine. They told me not to worry too much, but people’s hearts don’t work that way.”
Seoha looked down at the coffee cup. Everything seemed to have gone well, so why does she still feel like she’s wandering in a dream?
Seoha was anxious about losing him.
Hyojae comforted Seoha.
“That’s right. He’ll wake up soon. He’s paying for being mean to you all this time.”
“It feels like it’s not Taekyung oppa who’s paying, but me.”
“How’s Minjun?”
“Minjun is doing better than I thought. He’s getting along with his grandfather, and his grandmother takes care of him. They’ve become quite close.”
“He’s your first grandson. The only one. Why did your mother oppose it so strongly?”
“…….,”
Hyojae pursed his lips. Although he didn’t know all the details, he could sense Seoha’s hardships, so resentment toward Hyeonyoung sprang up.
“But still, it’s fortunate that you’ve found your place now. I felt really sorry for you raising Minjun alone. Minjun is adorable and mature for his age, but raising a child is not easy.”
“But thanks to Minjun, I could endure all this. Even in the most desperate moments, looking at Minjun made me determined to live harder. Maybe Minjun didn’t raise me and protect me, rather, I think Minjun protected and raised me.”
Seoha’s faint smile touched Hyojae’s heart. The two of them stayed silent for a while. Seoha’s phone suddenly rang. It was Gyuwon calling.
Seoha felt like her heart was plummeting.
It can’t be something bad.
With trembling hands, Seoha answered the phone.
Yuna only bit her nails. The plan had already failed. After the news about the kidnapping of Kim Seoha and Taekyung’s accident disappeared, there was no way to find out more details.
However, there were rumors that Han Taekyung was seriously injured and in critical condition.
Han Taekyung must not die.
Yuna wanted to run to the hospital where Taekyung was, but she couldn’t move recklessly.
No one should find out that I might be involved in this.
She didn’t even leave the company.
But what if Doyeop reveals that he is somehow related to this?
Yuna couldn’t stand the curiosity any longer. After hesitating, she called Manager Park.
Surprisingly, the call to Manager Park was connected immediately.
“Manager, it’s Jin Yuna.”
Manager Jin, are you okay? You’ve been quite busy lately.
“I’m fine, Manager. I’ll get better after taking a break. I’m sorry to bother you when you’re busy.”
You can’t help it if you’re sick. Why are so many people getting sick these days?
“What?”
No, Manager Jin, and also Mr. Choi Doyeop are in the hospital because of a car accident.
“Ah… Right. Mr. Choi Doyeop. Yes…”
It seems like Doyeop is seriously injured too. He’s still unconscious. It seems like there’s some kind of curse on our team this year. Take good care of yourself and get well soon.
“Yes…”
After hanging up the phone, Yuna couldn’t hide her uneasy feelings. She was worried about Choi Doyeop’s accident since it was ultimately related to herself.
Just stealing a phone would have been enough. Why can’t everyone do their job properly?
Nothing is going right.
“Argh! Seriously! Why are we doing things like this! Choi Hyeongjin, is he possibly talking to the police about me? What should I do?”
Yuna bit her nails so hard that the shape of her nails was ruined. She didn’t even notice.
Yuna thought the only solution to all of this was to marry Taekyung.
If she married Taekyung, the kidnapping incident involving Kim Seoha would be quickly buried, and no one would dig deeper into her involvement.
If she couldn’t get married, everything would go wrong.
Moreover, what if her father, Cheolwook, found out about this?
She would be rejected by her father.
Moreover, Cheolwook was now at a crucial moment, running for the presidential election. There couldn’t be even a speck of dust, let alone any significant flaw.
Even a tiny flaw would become a big weakness for Cheolwook, as other politicians would surely pry into it.
However, if it became known that she had injured Doyeop, orchestrated the kidnapping of Seoha and Minjun, Cheolwook would fall into an endless abyss.
It wouldn’t just be Cheolwook; she would fall into the abyss as well.
Yuna couldn’t calm down in her room. No matter how much she thought about it, there seemed to be no way out.
But Yuna had to create an escape route even if her actions were exposed.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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