Your Former Wife (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 66

“Until now, even when you acted immaturely, I never once pointed it out, and no matter how unreasonably you behaved, I always gave in to you. Right?”

Ye Rin nodded her head vigorously.

“Yes. You did.”

He had been a good older brother—indeed, the first person besides her parents to teach her that there existed someone trustworthy in the world.

He was the brother who, even at dawn, would rush over without a second thought whenever she stubbornly insisted she missed him. So why was he asking this now? When she looked up again, Jung Hyuk’s expression was steeped in sorrow.

“The reason I never scolded you, even when your behavior was slightly immature, was because I felt deeply guilty for not being there with you when you were ill.”

Just as Ye Rin pitied herself for her sickly condition, her family felt the same—always burdened by guilt and striving to grant her every wish.

“But no matter how immature you were, you shouldn’t have committed an illegal act. How could you possibly commit such a serious crime, even with that immaturity? Especially against Tae Sung Joon—a terrifying person who sees even his own parents and siblings as rivals and cuts them off the moment he’s displeased. Do you even understand how utterly ruthless such people are? They could completely bury you socially.”

Ye Rin’s large eyes trembled faintly.

“…Oppa?”

He no longer seemed like *her* older brother at all. This was the first time he’d ever spoken to her so sternly, so frighteningly. In a subdued, intimidated voice, Ye Rin whispered,

“I’m sorry… I was wrong… I didn’t realize it was wrong… I won’t do it again. I’ll behave quietly.”

Then, with desperate hope, she looked up at him.

“Just this once—Oppa, please help me…”

“I can’t help you.”

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