“The magpie gave me some extras. Want me to put one on you?”
Still no response.
“Alright, then. Your brother will put it on nicely for you.”
Sang-ha opened the bandage and carefully placed it in the middle of Hae-il’s forehead.
He laughed heartily, “Hey, you look really cute with that. Even Jin Hae-il can look cute.”
Sang-ha chuckled, then sat back down and continued eating his hamburger.
“That magpie really enjoyed this burger. It was so delicious that I regretted giving it away. So, I bought another.”
Sang-ha ate and chatted alone.
“No. I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that.”
The VIP lounge, apparently designed for the elite, was a lavish and spacious area.
Mother’s voice, firmly opposing, was more distinct.
Yeoreum, sitting next to Sejin on the sofa, asked, “So, we’re just going to let Dad pass away?”
“I’ll persuade Grandmother. So, drop that thought.”
“But that person, whether she’s Grandmother or Chairman, didn’t even properly look at Dad. And she didn’t treat you like a person. How can you persuade someone like that? You know it’s not going to work, right?”
“That person, whether she’s Grandma or the Chairman, didn’t even look at Dad properly. She didn’t even treat Mom like a human. How can you expect to persuade someone like that? You know it won’t work, right?”
“…Even so, I can’t send you to Grandma. Not when it means giving away the rights to control your life.”
“Mom.”
“Why do you think she’s demanding this? She’s planning to kill you.”
“I figured as much. Ridiculous, right? Other people adore their granddaughters, but our grandma? She looked at me as if I was her enemy.”
“That’s right. Your grandma is like that. She doesn’t want to take you in as a granddaughter. She wants to kill you. Legally.”
Sejin sighed deeply before continuing.
“No matter how hard I tried, she never acknowledged me. She always treated me like filth attached to your father. The six years I lived in the same house with your grandma, I wanted to die, but then you were born, and I tried to hang on. But it was impossible. So, for the sake of survival, I asked your father for a divorce.”
“So Dad chose Mom over Grandma?”
“…Right. He refused to go back and instead took my hand, and yours, and left that house. He firmly cut off ties with your grandma. It’s been 20 years.”
Sejin held Yeoreum’s hands.
“I appreciate your decision, but Yeoreum, your grandma now harbors a grudge against me, almost hatred. She will take it out on you. It’s obvious.”
“But we have no other choice.”
“I’ll somehow persuade Grandma.”
“She’s held onto her pride for 20 years. She won’t change her mind. Mom, the only way to save Dad now is to meet her demands.”
“…No. I can’t. I can’t just hand you over to someone I know is out to kill you.”
Yeoreum firmly shook her head in disagreement.
“Mom, I can handle it.”
“Your grandma is not someone who will let you handle it.”
“Then I will endure more. No, I must.”
“…Yeoreum.”
“If there’s a way to save Dad, we must take it. Don’t worry. I am Yeoreum, the daughter of Mom and Dad. I’m not easily subdued. You know that, right?”
“But…”
Yeoreum comforted her tearful mother.
“Don’t cry. I’m just grateful there’s a way to save Dad.”
“Kang Ju-hwa will cover all surgery and hospital expenses for Jeong Jeong-hyeon until he can live a normal life again. This includes the living expenses of Kim Se-jin, who will be taking care of him,” read a person from the PR Group’s legal team.
“However, Jeong Yeoreum will be under Kang Ju-hwa’s control for the next 20 years, starting from the day of the contract. Jeong Yeoreum cannot refuse any task given by Kang Ju-hwa. She also cannot have any personal contact with Kim Se-jin or Jeong Jeong-hyeon for those 20 years. If this clause is violated, the penalty is ten times the medical expenses incurred for Jeong Jeong-hyeon.”
Se-jin covered her face with her hands, tears uncontrollable.
Yeoreum spoke to Ju-hwa, sitting arrogantly across the sofa.
“I have two additional clauses to add.”
Ju-hwa, legs crossed in disdain, asked.
“Additions? What if I don’t like them?”
“If you don’t listen, this contract could become void later on.”
“What?”
“What will you do if, after Dad’s treatment, I just vanish into thin air? Are you okay with that?”
The legal director looked sternly between Ju-hwa and Yeoreum.
“What do you want to add?”
“First, Kang Ju-hwa is obliged to inform Jeong Yeoreum of Jeong Jeong-hyeon’s treatment progress once a month.”
“Once a month won’t do. Once a year.”
“Okay, once a year. But I must see both of my parents in a video. I need to confirm that they are alive, right? Chairman, you could deceive me otherwise.”
“The video will only be 10 seconds.”
“That’s fine.”
“And what’s your second request?”
“Jeong Yeoreum will comply with Kang Ju-hwa’s instructions, unless they are immoral or violate her conscience.”
Yeoreum slightly smiled as she spoke.
“I can’t become a criminal, right? Besides, this is all for the Chairman’s benefit.”
“What nonsense are you talking about?”
“A contract written under duress can be invalidated. But with this clause, it’s no longer coercion, so there won’t be any harm to the Chairman.”
Upon Yeoreum’s explanation, the legal director nodded in agreement at Ju-hwa’s gaze.
“Fine. Add it.”
Following her instruction, legal team members at one side of the room quickly typed on their keyboards and printed a new contract.
Ju-hwa stamped her seal first.
Swallowing nervously, Yeoreum also confirmed and firmly stamped her seal.
Sejin then burst into tears.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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