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             Everyone stared at her. They likely thought she deserved whatever humiliation was heaped upon her deserved whatever humiliation was heaped upon her tonight.

             But she refused to look back at them. She wouldn’t give them the satisfaction of seeing her so shattered. Instead her gaze locked onto Jungshin and his mother.

             How they must hate her. The coldness in her eyes reached out to Seohyun.

             They said, You’ll never win. I’ll never let you.

             What had she ever done besides love Yonghwa?

             Enough was enough.

             Seohyun deserved better.

             She was through paying penance. She was done with being looked down on, condemned and forgiven.

             Forcing a smile in Yonghwa’s direction, she pushed back her chair and slowly rose as if she hadn’t a care in the world. She stared across the table at Jungshin and his mother and let the full force of her hatred shine. She didn’t care if they ever accepted her. She didn’t accept them. They could both go to hell. She’d buy them a first-class ticket.

             Then she turned to face the entire table. “I’m done here. You’ve all sat and stared your disapproval. You’ve sent pitying glances Yonghwa’s way. You’ve judged me and found me not good enough. To hell with all of you,” she spit out.

             Then she turned back to Jungshin, her voice coming out in a low hiss. “You son of a . You stay away from me and my child. I’ll see you in hell before I ever let you near me again.”

             Yonghwa started to rise, but she shoved him back into his seat. “By all means, you stay. You wouldn’t want to disappoint your family and friends.”

             Before he could react, she stalked away. She bypassed the doorway leading to the bathrooms and kept on walking. She burst into the cold, shivering because she hadn’t bothered to collect her coat. She embraced the chill, welcomed the cold slap in the face.

             Her head had ached all afternoon, but after spending the past hour with her teeth gritted and her jaw tight, the headache had exploded into vicious pain.

             She walked a block before the cold penetrated the thin layers of her dress. She stopped