Taking a deep breath, Dojun leaped forcefully. Precariously grabbing the window frame, he effortlessly vaulted over.

“Phew!”

There was no one on the third floor.

Already, the sound of bustling voices from the first floor, where the press conference had presumably started, could be heard.

Dojun ran down the stairs.

The press conference venue he finally reached was literally a battlefield.

Dojun pressed the hat more tightly against his head.

Upon entering, with Hyunseong’s help, Haeju, who had just stood up, greeted everyone.

“Thank you for taking your precious time. Also, I sincerely apologize for causing concern due to me.”

Determination shone in Haeju’s eyes.

Although he felt dizzy amidst the noisy camera shutter sounds and flashes, he endured it tenaciously.

The regret was that Dojun couldn’t tell if he was here. Hyunseong, too, found it difficult to leave Haeju’s side immediately.

“As you can see, my health hasn’t been good lately, so I will speak while sitting in a wheelchair.”

After seeking understanding, he sat in the wheelchair.

Only then did Haeju bite his lower lip under the diminished camera flashes.

The manuscript was torn apart in the car, and there was nothing left.
Team leader Oh, who discovered it, thought Haeju didn’t know and handed it over, assuming it was left behind. The manuscript contained content that painted Dojun as the worst person in the world. Haeju resented Jinhan for not breaking his stubbornness until the end.

“My delayed statement was because my agency and I didn’t agree.”

At Haeju’s first words, confusion spread in the eyes of Jinhan and the agency members, including her.

However, she didn’t care.

She didn’t rely on the world’s shallow justice. For the baby growing inside her with Dojun, she trusted only herself.

“The reason for my marriage announcement with Representative Park Dojun was revealed through his expertise.”

The journalists’ hands became faster. Inside, an icy atmosphere settled in, to the point where not even a breath could be heard.

“The contents of that expertise are all true.”

Again, camera shutters clicked, and a light that seemed to burn the pupils covered Haeju.

Haeju calmly recounted a painful past.

“There was a secret in the marriage announcement that even I didn’t know about.”

She revealed exactly as it was about the twin brothers who liked her.

The story, as told from Haeju’s perspective, sounded like a fairy tale.

“Dojun’s brother, Lee Jun, before leaving this world, begged Park CEO to save me.”

Misinterpreting, Haeju poured out everything to save herself, at the great sacrifice of three wealthy individuals.

During the story, Haeju, who was already choked up, found her eyes becoming warm.

“Those of you who may ask, ‘Did you have to go that far?’ I would like to ask those people instead.”

The hall fell silent.

In Haeju’s clear eyes, a bold determination was evident.

“What did you do for me when I was dying at that time?”

Except for CEO Park and the twin brothers, no one had treated Haeju with kindness.

It was fortunate that there was no laughter or mockery from the audience.

“Dojun saved me when I was about to make an extreme choice. I didn’t know him well after waking up in the hospital. I only heard about someone who became my hero through my sister.”

Thinking of Dojun alone made Haeju’s heart ache.

She despised the press and the public who recklessly criticized his sacrifice.

“It is true that I lived like a married woman with Dojun for the past three years. I only found out about the marriage announcement when the marriage scandal broke.”

Haeju corrected the part where she had hastily covered up in her first explanation.

With a stagger, she stood up and bowed her head.

“I apologize for not being honest from the beginning. After reuniting with Dojun, I gradually learned things I didn’t know.”

After that, Haeju openly addressed the parts that the public doubted. Sometimes forcefully asserting her will, and when refuting lies, she blushed with guilt.

A sigh continued to burst from Haeju.

Dojun, watching her, also felt his heart heavy.
“I don’t resent the agency. They did their best for me, and all the responsibility is mine.”

Haeju didn’t shift the blame to Jinhan.

By lowering herself, she hoped to minimize Jinhan’s shock even a little.

At that moment, Haeju’s gaze met Jinhan’s. His eyes, looking vacant, appeared too sorrowful to express.

But this was reality.

Haeju chose Dojun and couldn’t return to Jinhan.

“I also apologize to the agency and corporate representatives who suffered because of me. It’s my fault for not being honest from the beginning.”

She judged that it would be better to take all the blame on herself.

With Chairman Yu intervening, there was no other alternative.

At that moment, one journalist raised a hand.

Even though it wasn’t the time for questions and answers, he arbitrarily threw a question.

“You mentioned conflicts of opinion with the agency. What exactly happened?”

“I haven’t given the right to speak yet…”

“It’s okay. I’ll answer.”