The provided Korean text has 22 lines. Here is the English translation, maintaining the exact same number of lines as the original:

“……!”

As So Rin went to the yard after setting up Hyun Woo and her son to watch cartoons, she was startled.

Next to where Yeon Hee had been soaking her feet stood Yeon Hee herself, looking down at So Yeon, who knelt before her like a penitent, head bowed in guilt.

Moreover, Yeon Hee looked utterly flustered, sighing heavily as she gazed down at So Yeon, who trembled like a drenched puppy.

“What’s going on?” So Rin asked, rushing over and demanding loudly from her sister, “Eom So Yeon! What did you do to be like this? Spit it out already!”

Just moments ago, So Yeon had abruptly apologized, begging for forgiveness for being a bad daughter, kneeling on the ground. She opened her lips heavily again.

“I’m sorry, Mom. Hyun Woo’s father… he isn’t dead.”

“What are you talking about?”

“He was someone I didn’t dare hope for. I hesitated and missed the chance to tell him about the pregnancy. In a situation where I could only suffer in silence, I lied to everyone.”

“Agh, Eom So Yeon…! Mom, what is she saying?” So Rin, dumbfounded, looked at her mother, worried she might collapse from this bizarre and shocking revelation.

But surprisingly, Yeon Hee remained composed.

“So, you got pregnant and decided to endure it alone, lying to us that the father was no longer in this world? Why reveal this secret now, after keeping it to yourself all this time?”

“I unexpectedly met Hyun Woo’s father again recently. Though we parted after a short time, he said he couldn’t forget me and wants to live with me, including Hyun Woo.”

It was the story she had always held close and the moment she had prepared for. Thus, despite her pained expression, So Yeon’s voice was calm.

“And what about Hyun Woo? Does he know the child is his? So, he’s thinking of marrying you?”

“He still doesn’t know Hyun Woo is his child. Since we met again for work, I couldn’t tell him, and even now that we are dating, I haven’t brought it up. But I sense he’s considering marriage.”

“What kind of bolt from the blue is this… So?”

Yeon Hee’s heart raced, feeling betrayed by her daughter whom she had trusted implicitly. She understood the agony her daughter must have gone through, but the sense of betrayal as a parent was unavoidable.

“I haven’t discussed it in detail, but I don’t want to lose him again. So, I wanted to first ask for your forgiveness for my lies. I plan to tell him everything once I return to Seoul. It’s late, but even if his feelings change after hearing my story, I think it’s the right thing to do.”

“Ha…”

So Yeon’s confession was shockingly heart-wrenching. It pained Yeon Hee so much that she slumped into a nearby outdoor chair, gasping for breath.
The provided Korean text has 23 lines. Here is the English translation, maintaining the exact same number of lines as the original:

As So Rin quietly listened between her mother and sister, she too was so shocked that she felt her legs give way. She forcibly lifted So Yeon to a seat and sat beside her.

“Mom might feel this way, but I’m utterly flabbergasted too! So, what do you plan to do now?”

“I do like that man a lot, but Hyun Woo is even more precious to me. Incomparably so. But how troubled must Mom have been because of me? Whatever I decide to do, I want to consult with Mom first.”

“Always seeking Mom when in trouble! Giving her problems and then offering solutions, really, what a daughter! We were completely deceived by you all this time, weren’t we?”

“I’m sorry, Unni…”

Hearing her daughters’ conversation, Yeon Hee faintly smiled in resignation and gazed out towards the horizon over the sea.

Though angry at her daughter’s disappointing confession, Yeon Hee found a glimmer of hope in So Yeon’s story and thought deeply.

Asking to live together without even knowing he has a child? That’s something not done lightly. Yet, it seemed there were still many complications to resolve between So Yeon and that man.

Clearly, So Yeon needed more time in every way. Having somewhat concluded her thoughts, Yeon Hee broke the silence with a cold statement.

“Just shouting to the world that you have a child and will raise it well doesn’t make you a mother! You should’ve at least given the child’s father the chance to be a dad. There’s a world of difference between not having a father and having one but not being able to be together, you foolish girl!”

“Sob…”

“You’ve deprived Hyun Woo of the chance to even have a father’s love. No matter how much you are his mother, you have no right to take that away from him!”

“So, I guess I’m receiving my punishment now… Sob.”

Having calmed her agitated voice, Yeon Hee then said what needed to be said.

“No matter what the child’s father says, you need to tell him everything. And discuss together what you will do. The most important thing is that Hyun Woo isn’t hurt between the two of you. That’s why I’m thinking of taking Hyun Woo back to Canada.”

“Mom! You can’t do that! I absolutely cannot do that!”