In Ho was taken aback by the unexpected response, but Su Yeon turned her head away as if she didn’t notice.

The city night view filled her eyes again, unknowing of her inner turmoil and still incredibly beautiful.

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Upon arriving home, Su Yeon headed straight for the bedroom.

In Ho, who had become an inexplicable offender, hurriedly followed her.

She was just about to hide herself in their bedroom.

In Ho quickly grabbed Su Yeon to stop her.

“Wait!”
Her steps stopped as if in automation.

Su Yeon simply held her ground silently, not daring to turn around.

From not too far away, she could hear In Ho’s somewhat ragged breathing.

“Did you… get angry?”
Su Yeon furrowed her brows at his hesitant question.

‘Is this being angry?’
She couldn’t be certain.

She had no memory of ever being angry in her life.

Before she could recognize the feeling of anger, she had always kept it to herself. How could she have had the opportunity to recognize it?

She just felt stifled.

Something inside her felt like it was boiling, and it felt as if she was about to burst into tears any moment.

Su Yeon bit her lips tightly, taking deep breaths.

‘If I sleep well and wake up, maybe I’ll feel better.’
That thought kept circling in her mind.

However, no matter how many times she thought about it, the same conclusion filled her mind.

‘…No, it doesn’t seem like it. I don’t think I’ll feel any better even if I wake up.’
Upon reaching that thought, she couldn’t bear it any longer.

Su Yeon turned around with clenched fists.

In Ho’s surprised face filled her sight.

“I have something I want to say.”
She spoke out rather boldly.

“What is it? Tell me.”
In Ho’s permission to speak fell, but unlike her initial confidence, her lips didn’t move readily.

Su Yeon made an effort to voice out the words filled inside her mouth with her brows furrowed and her eyes tightly shut.

But it wasn’t easy.

This was something she had never done in her entire life, it couldn’t be easy.

Taking a deep breath, she tensed and relaxed her body repeatedly.

After continuing that meaningless action for some time, Su Yeon let out a deep sigh with a halfresigned expression.

“I have something I want to say, but I’m not sure if it’s something I can say…”
In Ho stared at Su Yeon with thin eyes.

What was inside her to make her face so deep?

In Ho felt stifled.

“Because we are not a normal couple like others.”
“…..”
“What I can say to Mr. In Ho is…”
“Su Yeon.”
In Ho, who had been quietly listening to Su Yeon’s words, cut her off abruptly with a grim face.

The fact that their relationship wasn’t like a normal couple’s was echoing repeatedly in his ears.

While the time they had spent together so far proved that it wasn’t a false statement, it hurt him strangely.

“Say it.”
In Ho spoke decisively.

The singleworded speech was incredibly intimidating.

He didn’t know what kind of impact it would have on Su Yeon.

Yet, he couldn’t stop himself.

“Whatever you want to say, no matter what it is, say it all. Because it’s okay.”
They had spent their time together as a couple, yet they weren’t quite like a couple.

There would certainly be difficult times in life, but they had promised solemnly in front of all their guests to be together during times of sadness and joy, remembering their initial feelings.

Despite the promise, they had lived without fulfilling it.

He knew how much of a mess he had been during that time.

So now, he wanted to do his best with all his might.

Although it would take a lot of effort and time to correct a relationship that had gone wrong, he wanted it to happen as soon as possible.

But it felt like all those resolutions and decisions crumbled with just a word spat out by Su Yeon.

“Tell me. The words you’re holding inside.”
In Ho moved his clenched jaw with force.

Knowing it could sound like a coercive demand to Su Yeon, he still couldn’t bear it.

“Regardless of how we started and how we’ve been getting along, the important thing is that you and I are still living as a couple.”
The word ‘couple’ in Su Yeon’s mind was imprinted to mean their couple.

In Ho wanted to slowly change that perception.

He wanted to suggest starting anew, forgetting all that had happened so far, but it was a method suitable for his impatient self, not for Su Yeon.

He was determined to wait, no matter how long it took.

Because he believed that enduring that time was his part to bear.

But now, suddenly, he began to doubt.

He wondered if silently enduring that indefinite time might become a poison between him and Su Yeon.

Had he not been patient and waiting enough so far?

He endured without questioning because he thought it was consideration for the other person, and chose to avoid conflicts because he thought they would hurt the other person.

But looking back now, those actions ended up causing greater wounds and dug deeper holes.

“I’m sorry. I’ve been too indifferent to you. Whatever the reason, I shouldn’t have done that.”
In Ho apologized with a clearer voice than ever before.

Even as he apologized, he felt guilty for avoiding Su Yeon’s gaze, but he did not avoid her.

It was a process he had to go through someday.

“I know it’s too late. So, no matter how many times I think about it, I don’t know what words I should use to ask for your forgiveness and a chance. But Su Yeon…”
“….”
“I know it must sound really brazen of me to say this, but I want to get along with you again. I want to try to be a good husband, a good man to you.”
“….”
“The promise I first made to you, I’ll try to keep it from now on. I won’t leave you struggling alone. So……”
Su Yeon could not take her eyes off In Ho, her fingertips trembling in confusion.

The confession, filled with sincerity, penetrated her ears and felt as if it had pierced her heart.

She couldn’t believe it.

The words that he wanted to get along well again.

That he wanted to be a good husband, and a good man.

And that he wouldn’t leave her alone.

“So, say anything. Whatever you’re hesitating to say right now, I want to hear it.”
Su Yeon was even afraid this might all be a dream, because the one urging her to speak quickly was none other than In Ho.

Su Yeon stared at In Ho.

And wished.

Even if this was a dream, if you, spitting out only sweet words, are an illusion.

Then please disappear cleanly, even if it’s now.

Stop here before getting hurt again.

“Because you’re my wife.”
But it was not a dream.

The man whispering dreamlike words.

“Because I am, your husband.”
It was clearly her husband, Seo In Ho.

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