“…Damn old hag. How dare she hit me?”
Hyuna erupted with resentment. Her parents had never laid a finger on her.
Old hag, let’s see how you get older. Once I marry my brother, I’ll repay you twice as much.
It was a moment when she was dreaming of a grand plan. Bang! A sudden loud noise made Hyuna scream.
For a moment, she, who was startled, turned her large eyes toward the door that was half open and creaking. The sturdy-looking door easily fell off with one kick from a man’s foot.
Through the gap, long legs stepped inside. Startled, Hyuna sat halfway off the sofa.
“Oh… Oppa?”
Hyuna swallowed her saliva nervously. Junghyuk moved his foot, which had paused, again.
Hyuna instinctively took a step backward. The coldness embedded in the indifferent face felt unusually eerie, making her shudder. As she stepped back, her movement was blocked by a decorative cabinet.
“Oh, oppa… What, what’s happening here…! Hik!”
Before Hyuna could finish her sentence, Jung-hyuk swiftly approached and forcefully grabbed Hyuna’s slender neck.
“Kuk! Oh… oppa…”
As her breath was constricted, a wheezing sound passed through Hyuna’s throat. Jung-hyuk’s eyes, filled with a piercing chill, came close to her nose.
“Oh, Hyuna. Was my warning not enough?”
“…Kuk! What… What are you talking about?”
Hyuna, in pain, struck his palm. The more she did, the more the blood vessels under Jung-hyuk’s palm dilated.
“I warned you enough. If anything happens to my son and the child’s mother, I’ll be the first to suspect you.”
“Kuk!”
“Tell me. What did you do to my son?”
“I-I don’t know… What do you mean…?”
Jung-hyuk’s lips twisted bitterly. The more he thought about it, the more absurd it seemed.
“Who did what? Did that woman abuse the child? It’s a false accusation. It’s your fault.”
“Don’t make up stories. Do I have evidence that I framed you?”
Hyuna vehemently denied.
Evidence. Yes, evidence. If there were any, there would have been no reason for him to come here instead of going to Dajeong. He came here only because he couldn’t control his emotions.
Jung-hyuk’s molars ground together. Simultaneously, his arm, strengthened by the cast, swung towards the cabinet. Glass shards scattered everywhere, and frightened Hyuna, holding her head, screamed.
Jung-hyuk took a moment to regulate his breath, which had become rapid.
“Oh, Hyuna. Fortunately, I know I’m not a complete bastard. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have treated trash like you as a woman.”
“…”
“Wait. I’ll bring evidence. Then, there won’t be any woman or anything.”
“We’ll head to the police station.”
“No, Hanam-dong first.”
Jung-hyuk directed to another destination. Director Min couldn’t hide his confusion again.
“Aren’t you going to the police station?”
“I will, but I can’t go empty-handed.”
His voice, pressing down heavily, sank deep as he suppressed his rage.
Entering the main house, Jung-hyuk slowly pushed the inner door open. As he headed to the living room, President Park’s voice caught his ears.
“Again?”
Seeing the untouched dishes again, President Park clicked his tongue with dissatisfaction.
“Anyway, the child grew up under something unworthy.”
Shaking his head all the way, President Park suddenly discovered his grandson, who was silently staring at his grandmother, and fixed his gaze.
President Park, as usual, put on a benevolent smile.
“Have you come?”
“…”
Jung-hyuk wore an indifferent expression and silently stared at his grandmother.
She is his grandmother and also a woman. However, she forcefully took away the mother from his son.
How much more heartless can an old woman become, even if she’s the same woman? Shouldn’t someone who has lost a child early in life refrain from taking a child away from another person?
Ignoring the elderly, Jung-hyuk asked Secretary Yoon, “Where is my son?”
“He’s on the second floor.”
As Secretary Yoon bent her waist crisply, he stepped firmly towards the stairs. Standing at the end of the corridor, he glanced broadly at the numerous doors, and he opened his room first. There was no sign. He checked other rooms directly and, when he opened the last door, a unfamiliar room was revealed.
Since when has this room been decorated like this? Originally, it wasn’t a room cluttered with shabby furniture and household items.
The small room, adorned with premium children’s furniture and accessories, clearly showed what the old woman had in mind.
And finally, Jung-hyuk encountered the figure presumed to be Yoo Si-woo there.
On the bed adorned with colorful bedding, there stood a pointed tent. As the door opened, it occasionally shrank and fluttered, sometimes rustling.
Watching the pitiful sight, Jung-hyuk closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
“Yoo Si-woo.”
When a familiar voice was heard, the tent made of a blanket twitched, and eyes peeked out from a small hole.
“Uh… Appa…”
The voice, as if he had cried a lot, was hoarse.
“Come here.”
As he called, Si-woo, who seemed to have hidden there, awkwardly crawled out of the blanket and stretched out his arms. When he hugged him, Si-woo’s short arms tightly wrapped around his neck.
From the small body in his arms, the sound of a beating heart and the warmth of the body were clearly conveyed. Holding his son, Jung-hyuk felt as if his insides were crumbling. Everything he had been holding back now burst out all at once.
Si-woo, who regained composure, spoke with a sniffling voice, “Appa, um… Umma didn’t do that. Umma didn’t hit Si-woo…”
Tears, which had been held back, welled up in his eyes. Jung-hyuk struggled to control his emotions.
“I know.”
“Si-woo… I want to go to Umma. I don’t want to stay here…”
As if in despair, he burst into tears. Large hands gently stroked and patted his small back.
“Sure, let’s go to Umma.”
Without delay, Jung-hyuk turned away. With Si-woo held in both arms, he nuzzled his nose into the soft-smelling hair. The child resembled his mother. The scent at this moment felt particularly sad and painful.
When Jung-hyuk descended to the first floor, President Park was wandering in the living room. As Jung-hyuk turned without saying anything towards the entrance, President Park quickly followed his grandson with quick steps.
“Where are you going?”
“…”
“Where are you taking the child?”
“To the child’s mother.”
Apparently displeased with the nonchalant answer, President Park grabbed his grandson’s elbow.
“Cha Junghyuk! Are you determined to hand over your child to that worthless person?”
At that moment, I don’t know what kind of spirit it was. Junghyuk involuntarily let out a fierce emotion.
“Damn it!”
The action of pushing away the elderly person was somewhat rough. The excitement, not hidden even in the ragged breath, was evident.
President Park couldn’t speak for a moment. Faced with his grandson pleading like any other person, he was left speechless.
As the surging emotions subsided, Junghyuk suddenly looked down at Siwoo. Seeing his unfamiliar eyes unfamiliar with the strange language, he belatedly became worried.
“Siwoo, cover your ears.”
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!!!
