That late night after sending Taeha away, Suyeon couldn’t fall asleep due to various thoughts. Her heart swelled at the fact that her son called her mother, and at the same time, she felt complicated emotions because of the father who must be lying in the hospital by now.

Who on earth is that person…?

Suyeon barely fell asleep in the early dawn, and the next morning, she woke up to the sound of someone knocking on the door.

Thinking it might be Taeha, she quickly got up and opened the door, only to find a delivery courier holding a large box.

“What’s this?”

“It’s sent by Yoon Taeha.”

After the courier left, Suyeon opened the box. She couldn’t help but exclaim in awe as she lifted a large bouquet of roses.

“Oh my goodness…!”

Flowers sent by her son.

As she smelled the fragrance, her heart swelled with joy. It felt like the unfairness she faced a few days ago due to the flower bouquet had vanished in an instant.

Excited, Suyeon noticed something else in the box, a white envelope. It took her a while to realize it.

Maybe it’s a letter, she thought, and anxiously opened it. To her surprise, it was a check that came out.

Unable to close her mouth for a while after seeing the amount, Suyeon trembled as she dialed Taeha’s number.

[Dahsh] Mom!

A welcoming voice quickly answered the phone.

[Dahsh] Did you receive the flowers well?

“Yeah, I got them. But… what’s this money for?”

[Dahsh] It’s pocket money for you.

Although Taeha said it casually, it was not an amount that could be mentioned lightly. It was several times the amount she earned working for a month.

[Dahsh] I’ll give you the same amount next month. And the month after that, and the next month. So, don’t hesitate to use it wherever you want.

“You don’t have to do this. I don’t want to burden you.”

But Taeha, as if he didn’t hear her, continued with a different topic.

[Dahsh] I’ll come to see you after work. Since I’ll go with Sihyun, please make something delicious.

As Taeha said he would see her later, he hung up before Suyeon could say anything more.

In a dazed mood, Suyeon began to prepare to open the store. While coming out to buy groceries, someone blocked her way and greeted her.

“Good morning.”

Surprised, she looked up, and a man dressed in a suit greeted her with a dazzling smile.

“Why are you like this, really?”

Suyeon took a step back and glared at Leon.

“I said I’m not Jeong Heesun!”

“I know. You’re Suyeon because you’re pretty.”

Suyeon stared at Leon with her mouth wide open. How well does he speak Korean, exactly?

“Forgot already? I told you I’m married!”

The man who had collapsed after hearing the same words last night, nonchalantly asked with an indifferent expression.

“Ah, right. So, who is Suyeon’s husband?”

“That’s…”

Suyeon was at a loss for words.

“If you remember, tell me.”

Smiling cunningly, Leon realized that Suyeon’s lie was exposed. Blushing, she bit her lips, but Leon took the shopping basket she was holding.

“Let’s go shopping. Come with me.”

“Give it back!”

She tried to snatch it away quickly, but she couldn’t compete with his strength. Unable to avoid going shopping right away, Suyeon ended up following him.

“Shall we go this way?”

He naturally tried to enter a noticeable market. Remembering the humiliation she faced from the market vendors a few days ago, Suyeon pulled Leon’s arm.

“We can’t go there!”

“Why?”

“Anyway, we can’t go there.”

In the end, they headed to a mart about a 15-minute walk away.

“Do you always walk this far to buy groceries? It must be heavy.”

Suyeon didn’t respond, and he continued to chatter on his own.

“I guess I’ll have to come every day to go shopping with you.”
“Don’t even dream.”

Matching his steps to Suyeon, who was much shorter, Leon asked, “Have you ever wondered how I’ve been all this time?”

“I’ve been too busy working and living to think about that.”

It was a lie. She thought about it every day, every hour, every minute.

“I’ve always only thought about you.”

Suppressing the chest that began to flutter like a fool, Suyeon secretly gritted her teeth.

The day she went to meet him at the hotel, Suyeon realized sharply. She had become a person from a different world now.

This person is not the poor painter she loved. It’s someone else.

Don’t be deceived by the same smile and the same voice. In the end, I’ll just get hurt again.

Suyeon walked in silence with her lips tightly closed.

Even when they arrived at the mart, Leon pushed the cart and followed Suyeon. It felt like she was walking with a big dog with brown fur.

As the two shopped, people stared at them with curious eyes from all around.

“Do you want onions? Do you need potatoes?”

Even though Suyeon didn’t respond and didn’t even look at him, he seemed very pleased. Every time their eyes met, he smiled warmly, and the wind of his smile made several women blush.

Despite only buying a few essential ingredients and heading to the checkout, Leon grabbed her.

“Wait, over there.”

He took Suyeon to the bakery corner and picked up a large cream cake.

“You like it, right? Cake.”