Yeo-un opened the door to the room with trembling hands.
She couldn’t remember how she had returned to the hotel in what state of mind.
It seemed like she had talked to Hee-won, but nothing came to mind.
Yeo-un sat down on the sofa without turning on the lights. The dark room was comforting because nothing was visible.
With trembling hands, Yeo-un hugged her knees and silently shed tears. Tears flowed incessantly without a moment’s pause.
Is this what betrayal feels like?
Being stabbed in the back by someone she trusted more than anyone in the world. No, she had been stabbed countless times before, but she had been clueless, like a fool.
Suddenly, his voice came to her mind.
“Can you promise me one thing?”
“No matter what happens, believe in my love for you.”
Was that why he said such things?
Should I believe in the one feeling of love for me?
Should I believe in you even after deceiving me like this?
Is that love?
I believed in you so much, even worrying about you, feeling pitiful for you, and even contemplating becoming a family, but…
What were you thinking as you deceived me with endless lies?
Was it amusing?
Even if I shut my mouth, the tears burst out.
“Sob… Hoo… Hoo… Sniff.”
If only you had said it with your own mouth, I wouldn’t have crumbled like this.
Answer me, Ji-oh.
Why did you deceive me?
The phone, carelessly left on the sofa, vibrated. Yeo-un stared at the screen emitting a faint light.
Seol Ji-oh’s name was displayed. Unable to answer, the call was cut off, but it soon started ringing again.
Even looking at his name was difficult for Yeo-un. With her head buried in her knees, she waited for the vibration sound to stop.
She couldn’t bring herself to have any conversation with him. It felt like crying, getting angry, screaming – the conversation would end in such a way.
“Sigh…”
Taking a deep breath, Yeo-un tried to think as rationally as possible.
Perhaps there was a reason he couldn’t tell her about… “Sob…”
No matter how much she thought about it, Yeo-un couldn’t understand.
Even if there was any reason to present, the fact that he deceived her remained unchanged.
She couldn’t possibly… forgive that.
Despite confessing love, sharing body warmth, imagining a future together, and even discussing marriage.
In every moment, Ji-oh had been deceiving her.
Knowing everything.
Actually, remembering everything.
“How could you do this to me… really, how…”
Yeo-un collapsed without pause. The feeling of betrayal, experienced for the first time, was agonizing to the point where her breath felt choked.
Everything was confusing, and Yeo-un couldn’t even tell where she was or what time it was. She didn’t even want to know.
Now, what should I do?
It felt like she had completely lost her way.
At that moment, someone rang the bell of Yeo-un’s room. Tap, tap. After a knock, the sound of the room lock being released and the door opening followed.
Yeo-un turned around.
Please…
I don’t want to see you right now.
Mocking Yeo-un’s expectations, the person who entered after opening the door was Ji-oh Seol.
He entered calling her name.
“Yeo-un, are you not here? Are you sleeping?”
Ji-oh, who walked into the room, turned on the lights. He found Yeo-un crouched on the sofa.
“Yun-ah?”
Ji-oh approached Yeo-un with a surprised voice. Yeo-un turned her head away from him and buried her head in her knees again.
He quickly came to her side and asked, “What happened? Why are you crying like this?”
“…”
Yeo-un didn’t say a word. Even hearing his voice was too difficult for her right now.
“Why are you doing this…”
When he cautiously placed his hand on Yeo-un’s shoulder, she twisted her body, rejecting his hand.
…!
Suddenly, Ji-oh’s eyes widened.
Yeo-un, who had released her crossed legs, wiped her face with her hands and stood up.
Ji-oh stared at Yeo-un with a frozen expression. He seemed momentarily shocked by her completely different appearance.
Yeo-un didn’t care and took out her travel suitcase. While pulling out clothes from the closet and throwing them into the suitcase, Ji-oh approached.
“Yeo-un.”
“…”
“What did I do wrong? If you tell me the reason…”
“Do you have nothing to say to me?”
“What?”
With eyes reddened by tears, Yeo-un looked at Ji-oh.
She bit her lips to prevent her sobs from escaping. Ji-oh looked at Yeo-un with a slightly bewildered expression at her words about having nothing to say.
With his hands on her shoulders, Ji-oh came closer when Yeo-un released her legs, asking, “What’s wrong? Why are you crying like this?”
“…”
Yeo-un didn’t say anything. At this point, even listening to his voice was too difficult.
“Then I have nothing more to say to you.”
Yeo-un began putting clothes into her suitcase again. She was thinking of returning to Korea.
At this moment, she didn’t want to stay in LA any longer with this feeling.
Ji-oh stood still for a moment, then came closer and grabbed Yeo-un’s hand.
“Yeo-un, let’s talk.”
“Let go of this.”
Yeo-un shook off his hand. It was the first time she had done that.
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
