‘An alligator’s tears are indeed unique.’
Arin’s gaze at Kyungsook grew even colder.
‘Not pitiful, and I don’t want to help.’
Arin strangely realized that her heart didn’t waver at all, looking at Kyungsook, who she once wanted to be loved by.
Arin brushed off Kyungsook’s hand. Startled, Kyungsook looked at her daughter with a bewildered expression.
“I didn’t come here to hear your stories.”
“You!”
“I came because you said you contacted Mr. Ban Jaehyuk. Don’t contact that man. They are unrelated people. And, you need money? You don’t have money?”
“I don’t, so what?”
“If you don’t have money…”
Arin’s eyes pointed at the expensive jewelry that Kyungsook was wearing.
“If you sell all the things you have now, wouldn’t it be enough for medical expenses for a while?”
“W-What are you talking about?”
Belatedly realizing Arin’s gaze, Kyungsook hid the gold behind her back.
“And what happened to the money that you lived lavishly with because of me?”
“T-That was during your father’s illness.”
“Don’t lie!”
Since marrying Arin, Jaehyuk supported Mr. Choi and Kyungsook with living expenses and housing. It was done with Arin’s permission.
Support for Kyungsook and Mr. Choi continued even after Arin left Jaehyuk.
Arin sent part of the Jeju Memorya revenue to Kyungsook’s account each month until Mr. Choi’s discharge, with Kyungsook cutting off one-sided contact.
Moreover, during the agreed divorce process, Jaehyuk handed over his own apartment to Arin instead of alimony, which Kyungsook took over without permission. She started living in the apartment when she found out that Arin had received it. At that time, Arin had no regrets about the apartment and handed it over without any lingering feelings.
“L-Liar! Arin, what’s with your tone to your mom now? If you have complaints, say it in words. Why are you grumbling like a child? Did puberty suddenly hit you?”
She was someone who used to be called ‘Mother’ and poured affection, but now she was someone Arin didn’t want to speak to.
Arin spoke calmly.
“I’m not angry, and I’m more rational than ever right now.”
“Then why are you like this?”
“Even if I explain, you don’t seem to have any intention of listening, so it’ll just hurt my mouth.”
“Choi Arin, you!”
“I won’t be giving you money anymore. Mr. Ban Jaehyuk won’t either.”
Kyungsook yelled and scolded Arin, raising a fuss.
“If your father dies like this, will you take responsibility? Huh? Even if it’s as if you killed him, are you going to pretend you don’t know?”
It was heartbreaking to see Mr. Choi, who seemed more like an object than a person. Unlike Kyungsook, Arin had a relatively affectionate memory of him as a kind father.
However, that too was a relative effect.
‘Now that I think about it, he didn’t do anything, or it’s almost the same. It was neglect. What this person did to me.’
Mr. Choi neglected Arin. The reason he was remembered as a good father was that he was with the cold-hearted Kyungsook. Relatively, Mr. Choi had to appear as a very affectionate man when compared to Kyungsook, who was doing just one thing.
Arin reached for Mr. Choi’s head.
“Choi Arin, what are you doing?”
Before Kyungsook could stop her, a handful of Mr. Choi’s remaining hair was grabbed in Arin’s palm. Startled, Kyungsook let out a surprised exclamation.
“It’s nothing.”
She quickly hid the hair in her pocket. Fortunately, Kyungsook seemed not to have noticed what she had done.
Arin turned around and looked at Kyungsook.
“I’ll say it again; don’t expect help from me in the future.”
“Choi Arin, you!”
“What I threw away first was… because it was you.”
“Did you just say it was you?”
It took a long time for her to admit that she wasn’t her real mother.
“I know. That you’re not my real mother.”
It was a time when she was afraid of being rejected by those she didn’t consider family. She suffered alone for a long time.
“I know that my parents are separate.”
Why was it so difficult to say this one sentence?
Arin looked straight at Kyungsook. Her eyes trembled as if she was surprisingly shocked by the fact she knew.
“You, what did you just say? When? How! No, this can’t be right.”
Kyungsook stumbled over her words. Arin approached her closely.
“I’ve known for a long time. Since you’re not my family, there’s no reason for me to help you.”
Kyungsook’s face turned pale.
“I want to legally sort out our relationship. I’m going to proceed with a genetic test, so please cooperate.”
“Hey! Choi Arin, you!”
“I’ll be going now.”
“Hey! Where are you going! What about the money!”
The reason Kyungsook held her was one.
Money.
After decisively removing her hand from Kyungsook’s grip, Arin left the hospital room.
After revealing the secret, Arin fled from the hospital as if running away.
The time she spent sorting out her thoughts and reassuring herself that her heart wouldn’t hurt as before turned out to be in vain, and her heart completely collapsed.
Until the moment Arin left, Kyungsook didn’t ask how she knew, why she hadn’t said anything until now, or how painful it had been.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
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Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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