“I’m married.”

He shouts at her.

“You what?”

“You heard it right. I’m already married, and you know her.”

Yoomi look at him with a sad expression.

“It’s Shinhye.”

“Shinhye? From the Lee Orphanage?”

Yonghwa nods.

“So, don’t you ever come to me and talk about me loving you and stuff. My love for you had died Yoomi.”

“But Eunmi is our daughter Yong.”

Yonghwa smirks.

“Our? She is my daughter. You no longer have any ties to her since the day you left her.”

Yoomi held the chair for supports and closes her eyes.

“What if she is not yours?”

She said in a calm tone.

“What do you mean not mine? I’ve done DNA test.”

She looks at Yonghwa in shocked.

“You did what? You suspect that she is not yours?”

“Why can’t I? I can count how many times we sleep together during our marriage lives Yoomi. I should have guessed that it is because you have a secret lover. Just why did you agree on marrying me in the first place Yoomi?”

He fists his hand.

“Just go. Don’t come to me ever again. Eunmi is happy with Shinhye.”

“It’s because she doesn’t know yet that she isn’t her mother Yong.”

Yonghwa laugh, a dry one.

“What? Do you think she will like you if she knew you were her mother? She won’t Yoomi. She won’t go to anyone else if there is Shinhye.”

“Yong, please. You love me and I know you still do.”

“What a load of crap. Why would I?”

Yoomi wipes her tears.

“Yong.”

“Just go away Yoomi. I don’t want to see your fake tears. It makes me want to throw up.”

He said finally before he walks out from the meeting room.

Yoomi wipes her remaining tears roughly.

“I’ll meet Shinhye. I know she will step out and let me into your life again Yong.”

She said while smiling.

                                                                                              ***

“Oppa.”

She hesitantly called Yonghwa. His face was full of anger. He wasn’t even greets Eunmi like he used to when he walks in the house.

Yonghwa just stare at the ceiling. He didn’t hear Shinhye called him.

Shinhye played with her fingers and called him again nervously.

“Oppa.”

Yonghwa turns to her with his angry eyes which make her flinch.

“Sorry, I just want to ask if you want to eat.”

She said with her head down, as usual.

Yonghwa stood up and palms his face before he walks out of his bed. He walks to Shinhye.

“Sorry, I was thinking of something. Where is Eunmi?”

“She is with omma.”

Yonghwa nods.

“Have you eaten?”

Shinye shakes her head.

“Come eat with me.”

He said and went downstairs. He glances at the garden and saw Mrs. Jung teasing his daughter who was sitting in her baby chair. He smiles and continues to walk to the dining table.

                                                                              ***

Shinhye was quiet on the dining table. She finds it hard even to eat a mouthful of rice when she eats with Yonghwa all alone. It seems like something stuck in , which make it hard for her to swallow her food.

Yonghwa glance at Shinhye who did not even touch much of her food.

“Why are you counting your rice? Eat properly.”

Shinhye nods.

“Let’s move back to my house since Eunmi had got better.”

“Deh.”

She answers without looking at Yonghwa.

“Shinhye.”

“Deh.”

“Look at me when I’m talking to you.”

He said in a straight but slow tone.

Shinhye slowly look at his face.

“I’m sorry for all the things that I’ve done for the last 3 months of our marriage. You must have scared of my attitude right? Sorry.”

He sighs and stared outside. Shinhye lowered her head back.

“I wasn’t in my right mind then.”

Shinhye doesn’t talk back. She just stares blankly at her food again.

“I know that you are more mature than me even though I’m much older than you. Thank you Shinhye, I never had the chance to thank you before. You sacrifice much for Eunmi, for me.”

He sighs again and reaches for her hand on the table. He holds it tight which made Shinhye look at him. He smiles.

“Even though I don’t have the right to ask you this but please, don’t leave my side.”

Shinhye was about to answer when Mrs. Jung called her. She abruptly pulls her hand from Yonghwa and turn to Mrs. Jung.

“Sorry dear. I don’t know you were eating.”

“Kenchana. I’m done.”

Shinhye stands up.

“Why omma?”

“Ani. I just want to take Eunmi out for a walk at the park. Do you want to come along?”

Shinhye smiles.

“Sure omma. I’ll clean up the table first.”

“Leave it. Yonghwa is still eating.”

Shinhye look at Yonghwa who was looking at them. She then turns back at Mrs. Jung and plasters a smile.

“Let me wash my hand first.”

“I’ll wait outside.”

Mrs. Jung smiles and heads out.

Shinhye washes her hand and walks passed the dining table without glancing at Yonghwa. She wasn’t ready for his change. She really wasn’t.

“Wait.”

Yonghwa suddenly said.

She halts her movements and stops.

“Be careful.”

She hums for an answer before she went out in a rush.

                                                                                              ***

“Sorry Yoomi ssi, we can’t give you hyung’s address.”

Jonghyun said for the nth time. Yoomi keeps pestering him and Jungshin from the past half an hour.

“Please Jonghyun ah. I need to know his address.”

“Just ask hyung. I really don’t want to be linked with you. I can lose hyung if I do so.”

Jonghyun said with determined.

“Jungshin, you too?”

“You know hyung is my most favorite right? I won’t do anything to make hyung angry.”

Yoomi sighs.

“I need it really bad. I need to see my daughter. Minhyuk too don’t want to give me his address. He doesn’t live in our house anymore right?”

Jonghyun shrugs while Jungshin doesn’t care. They continue eating their breakfast without glancing at the woman in front of them.

“Why guys? We are close.”

“We were, it’s a past tense Yoomi ssi.”

He answers calmly, without showing his dimple at all.

Yoomi stands up after a while and walks away in defeat.

“Why did she come again hyung?”

Jungshin asks his brother when Yoomi had walk far from them.

“Molla. I heard that her boyfriend left her.”

“Chinca? Serve her right.”

Jungshin smirks before he continues.

“She hurts our hyung really bad. I don’t want to remember that black episode anymore. Too scary.”

Jungshin puts a piece of the waffle into his mouth while Jonghyun sips his coffee.

“Just eat quick Jungshin.”

Jonghyun said while signaling the waiter for their bills.

I was thinking of not updating this few days because I wasn’t feeling well…

But I feel bad that I didn’t update so I try my best to make an update today…

Sorry if it is too short and full of errors…

Thank you and I love you all…

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