Eun-jae was sitting on a chair in front of the hospital lobby on the first floor.
Looking back, it was strange.
Even though Dad suddenly disappeared, Mom didn’t try to find him or inquire about him. It seemed like she knew exactly where he was.
While I was left with resentment and hatred towards Dad, Mom was always kind to Dad.
“Eun-jae, don’t hate Dad too much.”
“You know Dad isn’t the type to gamble and borrow such a large amount of money.”
“If you want to hate, hate Mom. Mom wouldn’t have been this sick if it weren’t for me.”
How could that be? I always wondered about that, and now I seemed to know.
Mom knew everything. Mom knew everything.
“Now, what should I really do?”
A hollow laughter kept escaping from my lips. It felt like I had become a fool.
At that moment, the mobile phone I had placed in my handbag vibrated briefly. Upon checking, it was a message from the new driver. It stated that he was waiting in the underground parking lot and I should come down slowly.
Eun-jae looked up and checked the time written on the top of the phone.
Time had passed so quickly.
Unaware that so much time had passed, I cried. After leaving the hospital room, where Mom was crying behind, I only remembered sitting here crying.
Putting the phone back in the handbag, Eun-jae looked outside the lobby where the rain was pouring heavily and then headed to the underground parking lot.
I have a feeling this rain will make things worse.
Such a premonition hit me.
After uttering harsh words to my sick mom, I couldn’t concentrate on anything.
Hearing that the shoot was suddenly canceled for tomorrow and that there was no need to come to the studio, Eun-jae nodded slowly.
Summer at 7 o’clock seemed like midday when the days were long, but now, with the rain at 7 o’clock, it felt like night.
As the quitting time approached, the driver contacted me as usual.
The raindrops on the car window were barely visible. Watching them silently, Eun-jae leaned against the car window.
The sound of the wipers moving quickly and the raindrops tapping on the roof echoed softly.
It was a silent car. Trying to soothe the sniffles in my nose, I closed my eyes, and a single tear I had held back rolled down my cheek.
“The victim of that kidnapping case…”
“…”
“That child… It’s Mr. Sun-woo.”
After my words, Mom sat blankly for a long time. She just cried without giving a single answer to my question. Mom’s tears hurt me more than any answer could.
“Mom… We shouldn’t treat him like this. No matter what he did to us.”
Mom hugged me with reddened eyes. And she repeatedly apologized to me. I kept asking Mom, what exactly did she do so wrong.
Mom probably just wished for her young daughter not to bear what she couldn’t handle, hoping that I would grow up without knowing what my father had done. It’s not like I don’t understand. I also know it was for my sake.
But Mom kept apologizing to me, continually saying sorry, blaming herself for everything.
Why should we embrace the wrongs Dad committed alone?
Because we are family, because we are family.
Yet, for us, that word was too harsh.
Eun-jae, arriving at the detached house, stared down at Sun-woo’s shoes neatly placed in the entrance for a while.
Already, you’ve come home. I didn’t want to run into you today.
If a message came tomorrow morning saying I fell asleep early due to fatigue yesterday and couldn’t send you off, or I overslept this morning, I was going to say sorry like that.
Looking at the small mirror on the storage cabinet, Eun-jae forced a smile.
It seemed like she needed practice smiling.
The sound of water came from the bedroom. He seemed to be showering.
Eun-jae sighed deeply and sat on the sofa. Sitting on the sofa, blinking her eyes, her gaze went to the frame inside the opposite display cabinet. It was a frame with Sun-woo’s childhood picture.
Eun-jae slowly moved her steps toward the display cabinet. Then, reaching out her right hand, she picked up the frame.
Now she seemed to understand why the child in the photo looked so sad. The burdens that this small child had to bear alone weighed heavily on her heart like a rock. Her eyes became warm.
“I’m sorry… I’m sorry.”
To young Sun-woo and the present Sun-woo.
Late, she apologized for forgiveness like this. I’m sorry for messing up your childhood like this. I’ll ask for forgiveness in your place. Please understand.
And because I’m so powerless and can’t do anything, I’m sorry, and sorry again.
She repeatedly tried to fix her crumbling heart. It wasn’t working yet. Until she truly sought forgiveness from him.
“When did you arrive?”
Trying to put the frame down, a warm voice settled in her ears.
When Eun-jae turned around in surprise, the moist Sun-woo, who had tightly wrapped his arms around her waist from behind, leaned forward, meeting her eyes.
Feeling his pleasant scent whenever she hugged him, it seemed like sleep would pour out at any moment. The exhausting day melted away in an instant.
“Right now. Just―”
His right hand, which had just stretched out, aimed toward Eun-jae’s left eye.
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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