Watching the descending elevator indicator, Dajeong quickly turned away.
Although Jung-hyuk had told Siwoo to stay there, since Seongja had returned, it seemed unnecessary. Above all, he worried about being alone, so his steps quickened.
After unlocking the front door and entering the house again, the interior was silent.
Passing through the corridor and scanning the house, Jung-hyuk was sitting listlessly in front of the dining table.
For some reason, Dajeong couldn’t get closer and just fidgeted with interlocked fingers. There was an awkwardness.
While quietly passing by him would have been better, now that it was revealed, Dajeong had nothing to say despite having a mouth that could say ten words.
If possible, she didn’t want to bring up painful memories for him. Lately, nothing was going according to her plans.
“Are… you angry? I’m sorry for not telling you in advance.”
Apologizing hesitantly, Dajeong bowed deeply. Jung-hyuk sighed again. Then, he looked at the messy kitchen and the table set with a lavish meal in amazement.
“Are you stupid?”
Suddenly, he uttered these words, and Dajeong raised her eyebrows.
“What are you talking about?”
“Aren’t you a fool? Why are you in such a state?”
“Well… It’s not as severe as being in a state where I can say I’m in trouble.”
“Did you really believe that woman was something to me?”
“……. ”
Dajeong couldn’t answer. It was impossible to say that the person who gave birth to you wasn’t your mother.
“Or do you also hope for me to become miserable?”
“Mr. Cha Jung-hyuk!”
Suppressing her overwhelmed emotions, Dajeong looked at him with a bitter gaze.
“I understand your anger. So, I wanted to handle things on my own terms. I got caught like this, but I never wished for you to become miserable or angry. I really didn’t. Still, I’m sorry I couldn’t tell you in advance.”
“No need to be pitiful. Did you also think I believed that woman meant anything to me? Or maybe, did you hope for me to become miserable?”
“Mr. Cha Jung-hyuk!”
Trying hard to suppress her complex feelings, Dajeong looked at him with a resentful gaze.
“I understand your anger. That’s why I wanted to handle things on my own. I got caught like this, but I never wanted you to become miserable or angry. Truly, I didn’t. Still, I’m sorry I couldn’t tell you in advance.”
“No need to be pitiful. Did you also think I believed that woman meant anything to me? Or maybe, did you hope for me to become miserable?”
“……. ”
When he reached the point of insulting himself, Dajeong, unable to endure any longer, expressed her honest feelings.
“Do you think it’s because I like it?! A person I’ve never seen in my life rushes in, saying she’s my mother, and orders me to do this and that! I endured more than a dozen times a day wanting to report her to the police for not leaving even after dragging her out. Me!”
“Well! Why do you endure that?”
Similarly, Jung-hyuk raised his voice irritably, and Dajeong also didn’t hold back.
“Because she’s your mother! No matter what anyone says, Mr. Cha Jung-hyuk, she’s the one who gave birth to you! Since your mother gave birth to you, we have Siwoo too! Moreover, I don’t confront even a middle-aged lady I bumped into on the street. But how can you do that to your mother?!”
“……. ”
For some reason, Jung-hyuk’s mouth was momentarily sealed. It lasted only a moment.
“Who’s my mom! That woman is not my mom at all! It’s the same for Siwoo too.”
“Oh, really? Then why are you so angry, Mr. Cha Jung-hyuk? Usually, people don’t get this angry because of someone who means nothing to their mother.”
“……. ”
Once again, Jung-hyuk found himself speechless.
“Unpleasant feelings arise when there’s an expectation. Because you missed her, that’s why you find your mother unpleasant.”
“No… It’s not like that!”
Jung-hyuk gripped his head as if in agony.
“Mr. Cha Jung-hyuk, I’m not forcing you to accept or acknowledge your mother. I just want to say that the mother’s heart thinking about her child is the same for everyone.”
When Dajeong first saw Seongja, she thought of her as a horrible person who couldn’t be understood.
It was like dying to sit and listen to her nonsensical nagging, which was no different from others, and she couldn’t sleep at night without alcohol.
Two days ago, in the early morning, when Dajeong came to the living room to drink water, she found Seongja sleeping. Under the sofa were scattered beer cans as usual, and the TV was left on.
And she discovered a photo that Seongja had carelessly dropped in her sleep.
In her hand, clutched against her chest, was a photo of Siwoo’s early days, taken shortly after he was born. No, it would be more accurate to say the image of a baby who strongly resembled Siwoo.
It was probably Jung-hyuk’s newborn appearance. Only now did Dajeong realize why Seongja couldn’t sleep sober.
Was it because of the stamp-like prejudice that she received as a bad person for abandoning her child?
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
