“But… if seeing JInwook is tormenting for another reason…, I hope you think about it again.”
Minhee’s eyes shook slightly. Yeonju could see through her emotions. She knew that Minhee still had lingering feelings for JInwook, and that’s why it was tormenting.
Facing the speechless Minhee, Yeonju spoke.
“I know you had special feelings for JInwook. However, JInwook is a married man and soon will be the father of a child.”
“…”
“Why does someone as beautiful and smart as Minhee look at someone like JInwook and suffer?”
Yeonju spoke with a straightforward tone.
“It’s not a love that you can’t tell anyone about, but a love that you shouldn’t be ashamed of.”
“…”
“You should have a proper love that doesn’t need to be hidden.”
Yeonju looked at her with sincere eyes.
“This is not only something I’m saying for JInwook and me, but it’s also for you more than anyone else.”
As a fellow woman, Yeonju wanted Minhee to choose the right path. She didn’t want her to walk on a path where she would be pointed at or inevitably hurt.
Yeonju spoke with a firm voice.
“Find someone who can genuinely love and cherish you, Minhee.”
“…”
“JInwook… he’s not someone who can do that for you.”
Minhee, whose eyes trembled, lowered her head. She tightly clenched her fist under the table.
She had to suppress her feelings. It wasn’t appropriate to fully reveal her emotions here.
With a faint smile, she lifted her head again. Then, with a composed expression, she faced Yeonju and said.
“Well… I don’t have any feelings for Mr. Isadore now.”
It was a lie. If she had no feelings, her chest wouldn’t ache so much when she uttered those words.
After observing her for a moment, Yeonju nodded her head.
“That’s fortunate, then.”
“…”
“If you have no emotions, it seems like there’s no need for you to leave. Please seriously reconsider resigning.”
Saying that, Yeonju brought the teacup to her lips.
Minhee watched Yeonju, who could remain so calm. How could she be so serene?
Facing a woman harboring feelings for her husband. If it were her, she would never be able to pretend so nonchalantly.
As Minhee stared at her, she finally spoke.
“…Madam, don’t you hate me?”
Yeonju took the teacup away from her lips. She put the cup down and looked at Minhee.
Minhee said again, “After all, I was someone who harbored personal feelings for Mr. Isadore. Even though you knew, I wonder how you can just leave me alone.”
“…”
“If I were you… I’d somehow try to distance Mr. Isadore from you.”
Minhee realized she had said unnecessary words as soon as they left her mouth. There was no need to bring this up.
She just needed a topic to stall for time… She regretted being overly emotional.
It was at that moment that a sound interrupted them.
“Rrrrr. Rrrrrr.”
Both of their gazes turned to the cellphone on Yeonju’s table. Yeonju checked the screen and stood up.
“Wait a moment. I’ll take this call and come back.”
“Yes. Take your time with the call.”
Yeonju took her phone and went outside the cafe to answer the call. Watching her leave, Minhee discreetly opened her handbag.
Then, she took out the capsule from the zipper bag.
It was the medicine Charin had given her.
“This medicine has the effect of destroying the uterine lining and causing the fetus to be expelled from the uterus. It must be taken orally, and to see the effect, it should be taken within 70 days of pregnancy.”
Minhee looked around. The staff was busy with their phones, and Yeonju was still turned away, engrossed in her call.
Minhee swiftly opened the capsule and poured the powder inside into Yeonju’s teacup. The powder blended seamlessly into the milk foam, concealing its presence.
Minhee looked at the teacup with the medicine and bit her lip.
It was an unavoidable task. The future of her family depended on this.
To save her loved ones, there was no other option. Not only herself, but her sick mother and young siblings couldn’t live a lifetime struggling with debt.
Closing her eyes tightly, all that was left to do was to end it. Now, no one in the family would be chased by loan sharks or face such hardships.
After composing herself, Minhee quickly placed the capsule back into the zipper bag and returned her handbag to its original position before Yeonju arrived.
Wiping away the beads of sweat, she adjusted her posture and sat down. Her heart pounded relentlessly, skipping a beat.
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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