That Night's Circumstance (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 103

“I came because I thought you might be thinking that.”

“What?”

Hye Kyoung furrowed her brows sharply at Soo Yeon’s unusually crisp, deliberate tone—so unlike her usual self.

It was the very expression she’d always used to strike fear into Soo Yeon.

But this time, Soo Yeon showed not a trace of fear; she didn’t even flinch as she met Hye Kyoung’s glare head-on.

“If you’d just taken me in out of pity and raised me normally, you wouldn’t be sitting here now.”

“Hey, Choi Soo Yeon! Are you done talking? What exactly did I fail to give you? I gave you a bed far beyond what you deserved, served you every delicacy imaginable, and spent money to send you to school—what’s this nonsense about ‘raising you normally’?”

“The bed you provided was the only space in that enormous house I was ever allowed, and even then, I passed out more often on the concrete floor of that storage room than actually slept in it. The lavish meals you prepared weren’t for me—they were for Dad and Soo Jin. And the education you paid for wasn’t for my sake either; I was merely a tool for you and Dad to achieve your goals.”

“You ungrateful little—! How dare you speak to me like that, you wretch!?”

“Still, I’m grateful—I got to meet In Ho because of you.”

Soo Yeon laid out her thoughts frankly, addressing each of Hye Kyoung’s words one by one.

It was the first time she’d ever done this:

Openly revealing her values to Hye Kyoung.

Standing firm without fear.

She felt immensely proud of herself for this difficult change—but to Hye Kyoung, it was nothing short of infuriating.

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