“If you do that, will it reduce your guilt? Haven’t you forgotten what I said to you?”
Youngran asked with a fierce look, raising her eyebrows.
“I said everything else doesn’t matter. I said the most important thing is your health. But you had a flaw in that important aspect.”
Eunsoo’s lips trembled at the word ‘flaw.’ However, she quickly suppressed the emotions trying to shake her lower lip by biting it firmly.
“I… am healthy.”
“If you’re healthy, you would still have a child by now in the evening.”
“…….,”
“Did I say something wrong?”
Youngran asked in a voice pointing out the mistake.
She knew that Eunsoo’s illness had been cured when she was young. A lot of time had passed, but there were still no significant aftereffects. The reason Eunsoo spoke of being healthy was because of that time.
However, Youngran simply disliked the fact that Eunsoo was in pain. Those words sounded to her ears as if it was a story of when she would hurt again soon. So, as soon as she learned that fact, she distanced herself from Eunsoo.
And now, she felt a kind of betrayal from Eunsoo, who acted similarly to going against her intentions.
If Eunsoo had properly broken up with Hyukju as promised, she would have arranged for her to live a life that she wouldn’t envy for the rest of her life. However, Eunsoo did not move according to her intentions.
Youngran hoped that people would move under her control in any situation. Otherwise, anger surged within her unbearably. So, she could not forgive Eunsoo even more.
Recently, Eunsoo had skillfully undermined her surroundings.
“Just because of you, cracks began to appear in the family, and you think you can pass it off with an apology for your mistake. But that’s too presumptuous.”
“Aunt.”
Eunsoo interrupted Youngran’s words.
She understood that Youngran was angry with her. So, even though she resolved to endure harsh words, as Youngran’s words became increasingly severe, Eunsoo finally reached the limit of her patience.
“Isn’t what you really want, Aunt, for the family to be well? And you hope for Hyukju to be happy.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“But why does it seem to me that instead of the happiness of Dad and Hyukju, everyone seems to sacrifice for Aunt’s happiness?”
“What?”
“That I shouldn’t be next to Hyukju is ultimately Aunt’s thought, not Hyukju’s.”
Youngran glared at Eunsoo, who boldly countered her words, clenching her fist. The Eunsoo sitting in front of her now was completely different from before.
In a few months, something had happened, and not only the look in her eyes but the atmosphere itself was different.
She used to be an endlessly questioning child, but now she seemed unshakeable no matter what words were thrown at her.
Even that appearance did not please Youngran. It just seemed like a little puppy bouncing around, believing in Hyukju’s dominance.
She was about to say something, but Hyukju, walking menacingly from the end of the restaurant, appeared.
Youngran had prided herself on having experienced almost all sorts of ups and downs.
So, she had no hesitation in dealing with others, and she never felt tension. However, seeing Hyukju approaching her so steadily, she felt her scalp tingling.
Seeing Youngran’s gaze waver slightly, Eunsoo turned her head.
Hyukju had approached the table by now.
“What’s going on?”
“We happened to run into each other and had a brief conversation.”
Eunsoo answered in a tone as if it was nothing important. She didn’t want to convey the recent argument with Youngran to Hyukju.
However, Hyukju, without saying anything, sighed heavily as if he could roughly guess the situation. Eventually, he turned to Youngran.
“If you’re done saying what you want to say, I’ll leave with Eunsoo.”
“Hyukju.”
“If you have something to tell me, do it at the company tomorrow. I’ve decided to return to headquarters from tomorrow.”
“What did I do to you, Hyukju!”
Youngran stood up from her seat, grinding her teeth. She glanced at Hyukju once and briskly walked out of the restaurant.
“There was nothing special.”
Eunsoo quickly explained to Hyukju, who sat down.
“From Aunt’s perspective, it’s natural to be upset. Deceiving about my illness is a nasty thing, and on top of that, I broke the promise to end things with Hyukju. So, it’s my fault.”
“Deceiving about the illness and making you break that promise are both my fault.”
Hyukju drew a firm line, telling Eunsoo not to talk about it anymore. He didn’t want Eunsoo to have any bad feelings or guilt about the past.
In the end, he was the one who brought about all this situation.
Eunsoo tried to talk about the fact that she was in pain, but she was blocked, and Hyukju.
Hyukju stood up and stood next to Eunsoo, extending his hand.
“Let’s go home.”
Nodding, Eunsoo took Hyukju’s hand.
Holding hands tightly, the two walked in sync.
Yeonji planned to upload a few photos of clothes with the hashtag ‘limited edition’ on SNS.
She needed to earn money quickly. Otherwise, she was anxious that Masaum might say strange things on the internet about Seoyeonji’s past.
So, Yeonji decided to start selling clothes that could make a lot of money in a short period.
With the words ‘handmade’ and ‘limited edition,’ followers were sure to buy clothes without hesitation.
Although Seoyeonji claimed it was her own design, it was actually a patchwork of several famous brands. Anyway, all clothes were like that.
Feeling no sense of guilt, Yeonji stated that since everything was done by hand, exchanges and refunds were not possible, along with the price.
After selling clothes and running a few ads, it seemed that she could make the money Masaum mentioned.
“But what if I give it to him, and he still talks nonsense?”
Suddenly, an anxiety arose about what would happen if Masaum treated her like an endless wallet.
Yeonji bit her lip, creating a determined expression.
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!!!
