“I can’t fully describe that. But when I saw Hyunwoo born after all that hardship, how happy Soyeon was! She smiled brightly without any reservation, and my heart melted completely.”

“Well, then, why did you……”

“I’m not a mother, am I? How can I not understand the heart of a daughter who doesn’t want to be separated from her child for a moment? But I couldn’t agree with Soyeon giving up her life as a woman and her dreams. So, I forced her to return to Korea.”

“Ah… That’s how it was.”

In the midst of Yeonhee’s detailed story, even the husbands, who had been eavesdropping on the conversation between their wives, had heavy expressions.

“So, are you planning to keep the child with you?”

“Now that he’s no longer breastfeeding, he should be sent to my daughter. But before that, there’s someone I must see while holding the child.”

“If it’s someone……”

“Who else but that guy, the child’s father. Even if I curse him out loud or relieve my anger, I can’t do that when I see Hyunwoo. Anyway, I thought that guy, who was supposed to be dead, was the reason, but a while ago, my daughter said he had been lying all along. I was really stunned! So, I said that if they don’t come together, I won’t let them see Hyunwoo.”

“Does that mean you hope they reconcile?”
“Don’t mention it. If we handle the child well, it’ll be fine. However, that rotten guy should also know about what Soyeon went through, right? If he’s a bad guy who ignores even that, there’s no need to think of him as Hyunwoo’s father anymore. What’s bothering me now is whether, when leaving Korea, I spoke too harshly and hurt Soyeon, who just burst into tears. Just thinking about that sight hurts my heart.”

“Ah, yes……”

Ah, this is a headache…….

Even if they didn’t know, from the perspective of Soyeon’s parents, someone who remained ignorant and indifferent to their daughter’s situation would likely receive not only curses but also stronger condemnation. The problem is that this ‘rotten guy’ isn’t my son. The repeated use of the term ‘that guy’ was annoying to Yeonjin, but she was in a very awkward position where she couldn’t say anything.

Nevertheless, Yeonjin, who had gathered her thoughts, managed to pull out words of comfort.

“As parents, worrying about our children is endless. I wonder if your daughter will someday understand Madam Jo’s feelings like this?”

“Well, if she does, I’ll have nothing more to wish for.”

As Yeonhee finished speaking, she sighed.

“Grandma, Grandpa!”

Suddenly, a dazzling light seemed to illuminate the reception room. Soon after, a small child rushed into Yeonhee’s arms.

“Hyuno, I’m back from kindergarten.”

“Oh, really, Hyunwoo!”

The black hair that sprinkled against Yeonhee’s skirt and the unusually deep color of the round pupils, as if conscious of the unfamiliar, made Yeonjin’s eyes, which had been fixed on Hyunwoo, shake greatly. The child’s appearance seemed to vividly recreate Taeseojun’s early childhood.

“!”

Yeonjin’s pupils, firmly fixed on Hyunwoo, trembled significantly. The child’s figure seemed to perfectly reproduce Taeseojun’s early years.

“Grandma wanted to see Hyuno so she asked to bring him quickly?”

“Yes! Grandma always wants to see Hyunwoo!”

“Kiki, me too!”

Above all, the child’s cheerful laughter and the bright expression that shattered like sunshine were so identical to Seojun that it felt like a shock.

Perhaps she received some kind of shock.

“……!”

With her gaze fixed on the child like sunshine, Yeonjin couldn’t even blink.