What could he be thinking?

Sometimes her husband would look at her with those eyes of inscrutable meaning. Each time, Seo Yeon tried to gauge his intentions, but until she decided on divorce, she could not understand his inner thoughts.

Her husband was a man of clear black and white, who spoke even his own emotions clearly. Yet it was strange that she, his wife, could not read his heart at all. And it was lonely.

While lost in thought, she heard the nurse’s voice saying the treatment was finished. Seo Yeon followed her husband into the hallway, checked the time, and said worriedly.

“Are you okay?”

“What?”

“I asked to be together for just 30 minutes, but an hour has already passed. Aren’t you busy?”

Looking down at his wristwatch, Seong Jun fixed his gaze back on Seo Yeon and said.

“I need to go now anyway. I called someone, so a car will be here soon. Take that car when you leave.”

It was unusual for her husband to grant her request during his busy work hours. Knowing how busy he was during this period, Seo Yeon nodded obediently.

“Alright.”

It was regrettable to send her husband off without having a proper conversation, but she couldn’t keep insisting.

But suddenly, silence ensued.

Perplexed, Seo Yeon looked up to examine her husband’s expression.

His eyes had narrowed as he looked at her, as if something displeased him. He even raised one eyebrow. Seo Yeon knew well the meaning of that expression.

It was the face he made when something happened that he didn’t like.

Even though she had obediently agreed to go home as he wanted, he was staring at her intensely with that displeased expression, making Seo Yeon feel bewildered.

“How are you feeling?”

Fortunately, Seong Jun changed the subject first. Was it because she had been able to rest comfortably for a while, or was it the effect of the IV? Her physical condition had improved considerably compared to before visiting the hospital.

Moreover, her husband unexpectedly asking after her wellbeing made her feel strange somehow.

Seo Yeon nodded slightly and said.

“I think I’m okay. You were right about getting the IV. I feel much lighter now.”

Seong Jun, who was much taller than Seo Yeon, looked down at her for a moment.

“From now on, don’t stubbornly endure when you’re sick. Go to the hospital promptly.”

Seo Yeon nodded silently at Seong Jun’s nagging.

“I will.”

“What did you want to talk about?”

“?”

“Didn’t you say you wanted 30 minutes with me because you had something to say? What is it? Tell me.”

In her previous life, even though Seo Yeon usually avoided Seong Jun, there were times when she tried to initiate conversations with him.

To clear up his misunderstandings about her. And hoping that the conversation would improve their broken relationship, even a little.

“I don’t have much time, so keep it brief if possible. What is it? Is it important?”

But when Seong Jun looked at his watch with a cold face and demanded she get to the point like today, her resolve would disappear without a trace.

Rather, she felt like the line drawn between him and herself became even clearer. As a result, as time passed, Seo Yeon became someone who couldn’t carelessly speak to her husband or cross that line.

Seo Yeon’s face hardened instantly.

It was because she suddenly remembered the vagueness, bewilderment, and resentment towards Seong Jun she had felt back then.

Without realizing it, Seo Yeon asked with a serious expression.

“I don’t have anything I want to say, but I just wanted to be together. Is that not allowed?”

Seong Jun’s eyes widened, seemingly taken aback by Seo Yeon’s unexpected assertiveness. He even took a step back, avoiding Seo Yeon who had approached provocatively.

“Maybe it’s because you’re sick.”

After a while, Seong Jun’s voice flowed out like a murmur to himself, and Seo Yeon slightly furrowed her brow.

‘Is he asking why I’m doing something I don’t usually do?’

If that was the case, Seo Yeon had a lot to say too.

In her past life, Seo Yeon had paid off all her emotional debts to Seong Jun and his family at the moment she decided on divorce.

She had granted all their wishes to the extent she could.

No matter how painful it was, she had maintained her position as a wife, fulfilled her duties, and even when her mother-in-law demanded that she step down, she withdrew without insisting on her own stance or being stubborn even once.

Of course, for Seong Jun, the past events were things he had neither experienced nor occurred, but even if he didn’t know, she didn’t want to live the same life as before. And there was no reason to do so.

At that moment, a small child passed between the two of them.

The child appeared to be a boy around four or five years old.

Seo Yeon’s eyes widened slightly.

Shortly after, a woman who seemed to be the child’s mother came running and took the child’s small hand, walking away.

Seo Yeon, who couldn’t take her eyes off until the two disappeared from view, turned her head back to Seong Jun.

“Tonight.”

“…?”

“I’ll talk to you tonight. It’s important. So I hope you can come home early if possible.”

Seong Jun, who had been staring intently at the suddenly serious Seo Yeon, nodded.

“Alright then.”

*

When they arrived at the hospital parking lot, a familiar face was waiting.

“Madam, I’ll escort you.”

Park Jin Sung. He was a man born into the Han Kyung family and raised like a brother to Seong Jun. Moreover, he was the man who had cried sorrowfully in front of her at Seong Jun’s funeral.

Seo Yeon’s eyes widened upon seeing Jin Sung’s face. She bowed politely, feeling glad and curious. The man’s face brightened even more.

Seong Jun, who had been on the phone with his secretary, ended the call and approached between the two. He turned to Jin Sung and said.

“Call me when you arrive.”

“Yes. Have a safe trip, CEO. I’ll make sure to escort Madam safely.”

Seong Jun nodded and got into his car first, while Jin Sung quickly approached Seo Yeon and opened the door of the sedan.

Unexpectedly, a fast-paced, upbeat pop song was blaring loudly inside the car. It was a song Seo Yeon only vaguely remembered the melody of.

“Oh? Why is this still playing? I’m sorry!”

Jin Sung seemed to have forgotten he had left the pop music on, as he jumped in surprise and rushed to the driver’s seat to change the selection.

“You don’t have to change the music, listen to what you like. It’s upbeat and nice.”

Seo Yeon protested in an apologetic voice. Jin Sung responded with a kind smile.

“No, it’s fine. I quite like classical music too. Thanks to the CEO’s refined taste, I’ve gotten used to it. Haha.”

And Jin Sung hurriedly changed the selection.

Soon, a music so familiar to her began to fill the car.

At that moment, Seo Yeon hesitated. It was Mozart’s ‘Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Romance,’ a piece she loved. It was a song that played often in her husband’s car during their dates before marriage, making it even more special to Seo Yeon.

“Thank you.”

With Jin Sung’s consideration, Seo Yeon was able to organize her thoughts while listening to the familiar and comfortable melody.

‘How could I have forgotten? The most important thing.’

It was so unbelievable and pathetic that she almost let out a bitter laugh. Seo Yeon clasped her trembling hands together. And she recalled the fact that she should never forget.

It was July 1, 2020. And exactly one month later, she would spend a dreamlike night with her husband for the first time since their marriage.

Her husband had been drunk, and she had been swept up in the mood too much. But Seo Yeon didn’t regret that night at all.

Because that night brought an angel to Seo Yeon.

Although she couldn’t carry that child to term due to her carelessness, just having the chance to meet the child again made Seo Yeon’s heart pound with hope and excitement.

‘I’m sorry I forgot. Mommy will protect you this time. My baby, I’ll show you how beautiful the world is. I’ll make you happy. Mommy, mommy will do well this time.’

If a month passed without any incidents, she would be able to meet that child.

‘But what if the past I experienced becomes undone?’

Seo Yeon’s face suddenly turned pale.

In the past, there were no instances of accompanying her husband to the hospital or expressing dissatisfaction to him.

Although she knew rationally that today’s events were coincidental changes due to her own choices, she was anxious about whether other variables might arise.

‘What if that woman appears again, then what should I do?’

Her husband had a long-term girlfriend before marriage. Seo Yeon used to receive messages regularly from a woman claiming this.

At first, the woman’s claims of still meeting her husband made her breathless and her heart sink, but later she became accustomed to it.

Or rather, it would be more accurate to say she became helpless. Because she felt there was no solution to this problem on her part.

From the beginning, her husband had stated his desires, saying he needed her conditions to establish Han Kyung’s position, but with the scandal her brother caused for Han Kyung Group, her existence had become more of a burden to her husband.

The one fortunate point was that her husband was someone who thought of marriage and love separately.

Even during the period when he was allegedly meeting that woman, even when their relationship had deteriorated beyond repair, he was someone who tried to maintain the marriage for a long time. So there was hope. Seo Yeon tightly grasped her slightly trembling hand.

‘I should ask Seong Jun for cooperation.’