episode_0091

Unconsciously revealing my true feelings, the gaze of my family members fixated on me.

To no one’s surprise, everyone seemed shocked for various reasons.

Among them, my husband sent me a warm gaze with a twisted smile on his face.

It was already overwhelming to be so moved, but if my mom and Minjeong expressed any more emotions in front of us, it seemed like something irreversible might happen.

“Can I have a moment alone? I need to talk to my daughter.”

“Yes, yes! Of course. In-laws…”

At the mention of in-laws, my mom’s eyes shot daggers terrifyingly. She turned her gaze away from my father, who remained silent, and with just her eyes, she led me to the bedroom.

“Sigh… What should I do about this…”

My mom sighed as she looked down at me sitting on the edge of the bed, swinging my feet.

Although she seemed relatively calm compared to her earlier anger, her face was filled with worry, indicating that the concern was far from over.

“Mom… are you very angry…?”

“I’m angry that my precious daughter got pregnant out of the blue.”

My mom’s dejected voice only made me feel more guilty. I realized it now, but I could somewhat understand why my mom was acting this way.

Having a child with my husband was an event that happened with his implicit consent. To our family members who were unaware of this fact, it must have felt like a sudden bombshell.

However, even though I felt sorry, I couldn’t fully understand why my mom was so angry.

I may call her mom now, but unlike Minjeong, I am not her real daughter. Even though she is a wonderful person who has been kind to me, if you look closely, our relationship is no different from strangers.

“Do you… cherish me?”

Despite all the help and care she has given me, I began to doubt whether my mom truly cherished me. Both my first and second moms were like that, so there was no reason to believe that my third mom would be any different.

Even though I knew she was a good person, it was hard to trust her completely.

“…Eunhye.”

I asked with a hint of doubt in my sincere gaze, but my head immediately bowed at my mom’s soft words.

It was fine when there were other family members around, but facing my mom like this… it just wasn’t possible.

Although I wanted to maintain a friendly relationship with my third mom, the title of mom was still intimidating to me.

“Even though I didn’t give birth to you because of my own pain, I am still your mother. How could I not cherish you?”

With a gentle warmth and a hint of restraint, I felt her embrace. As I raised my head, my mom, who had lowered her posture, whispered softly while holding me tightly in her arms.

“Eunhye, I have never once thought of you as anything but my daughter. To me, Minjeong and you, Eunhye, are the only precious and valuable daughters in this world.”

The warmth that spread deeply within me slowly melted away the walls of caution in my heart.

…In truth, I already knew. I had known all along that my mom cherished me, ever since I first met her.

Yet, there was still a lingering doubt that my mom might see me as terrible, just like the past moms did. The mom who cruelly abandoned her own child, raised me like a slave, and eventually committed heinous acts.

The memories of the two moms overlapped with the current mom, and even though I accepted the approaching kindness, I couldn’t fully embrace it.

“Mom…”

I buried my face deeply in my mom’s embrace.

“Yes, Eunhye. I’m your mom.”

Tears welled up in my eyes at the comforting touch of my mother’s hand. Sorry. I am only sorry.

Even though I know this mother is different, I feel ashamed and pathetic for not fully opening my heart due to past memories.

“Mom, I’m sorry. I left you alone, feeling lonely, and sent you off to this house without a word…”

“Oh, no, Mom. I did feel lonely, but it wasn’t because I wanted to leave you alone, right?”

That household is abnormal.

Each servant is the eyes and ears of the elderly, monitoring every move and gesture of gratitude. If by any chance they had openly helped even once, Mom’s situation would worsen, and Grace might have faced even harsher consequences.

Moreover, thinking about the endlessly vulgar biological father, I believe Mom made the right choice.

Even Grace, who unknowingly received help from Mom, thought of her as a good person.

“And thanks to Mom, I met that person, right? I’m so happy now. I don’t know what Mom thinks, but I can’t live without that person now.”

“Really? To the extent that you want to live with Kang Sunwoo forever?”

“Yes. It’s true. I like that person so much, I want to be by their side all the time. I don’t know what Mom thinks, but that person always thinks of me before themselves, and is a kind person who worries about me.”

To be honest, I sometimes think their kindness is too much, but I think it’s all part of Sunwoo’s charm.

Well, when it comes to mixing bodies, let’s keep it a secret that I become a beast without consideration, shaking my hips instinctively.

“Ahem, anyway, you promised, right? That you’ll look at me for the rest of your life, that you won’t abandon me. You swore.”

“Then that ring… is it also from Sunwoo?”

Showing the ring on my ring finger, I nodded to Mom, who noticed it. I should have told her that I received a proposal, but I was so engrossed in our intimacy that I forgot.

“I thought he was just an introverted man, but he had a surprising side.”

“He’s a really good person to me. Why, he’s good-looking and cute, too.”

“I didn’t mean that in that way…”

Huh? Wasn’t it? I thought it was because of his surprising side.

Smiling at my foolish nod, Mom showed me a warm smile.

“Hehe… Well, what else can I say now that you’ve come? Since you like Grace, there’s nothing I can do.”

“Then, our relationship…”

“I’ll allow it. I didn’t expect a child to come so soon, but since the marriage was the premise from the beginning, it’s too late to regret now.”

“Hehe~ Mom~!”

I jumped into Mom’s reluctantly approving embrace and expressed my gratitude.

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Leaving behind Kang Sunwoo and his family, who were bowing deeply, I left Eunhye’s house with Minjeong.

Eunhye and Sunwoo. Their relationship was always going to be allowed, but Eunhye’s pregnancy was a sudden and emotional event.

Although the child Eunhye is carrying is not mine but Jiseon’s, I love the child just as much as Minjeong.

Kang Sunwoo, who impregnated Eunhye, is unforgivable, but since Eunhye wanted this relationship, there was nothing I could do.

“Although it’s too late, I wanted to fulfill my role as a mother now that I’m here.”

Fortunately, we received a pledge to make our lives happy forever, and we also received confirmation from their family, so our worries have diminished.

I was ashamed of myself for thinking that there would be people who would not welcome Eunhye, even though she is a child of grace, but they were such good people.

There is no reason not to trust Taebak, who promises to give even greater rewards to the benefactor and make the enemy pay with blood.

— Knock, knock, knock

“…Come in.”

The rough knocking that shattered my thoughts made me nervous. As expected, the person who opened the door and came in was my husband… the biological father of Eunhye and Minjeong.

“Ugh, why bother telling people to come in or go out? Who do you think you are… Ugh!”

Looking at his disheveled appearance, it seems like he drank heavily since the morning. How much did he drink to make the smell of alcohol vibrate all the way here… Upon closer inspection, he was holding a bottle of alcohol in one hand. Pathetic, really.

“I called you here because I have something to say. For now, please sit over there.”

“Tsk, are you threatening me? Where do you think you are glaring at me?!”

— Crash!

The enraged husband threw a bottle of alcohol, which shattered into pieces at his feet.

Such incidents were not uncommon, but dealing with an uncontrollable drunkard like him was extremely tiring.

“Madam? I heard a breaking sound just now—”

“It’s fine, please leave.”

Despite the commotion, when the servant noticed and rushed over, I casually pushed the servant aside and approached my staggering husband, handing him the documents I had prepared in advance.

“Once you calm down, please read it carefully and stamp it. It’s okay if you don’t have a seal.”

“What is this… What is this nonsense…”

“You still don’t understand even after reading it? It’s divorce papers.”

“Divorce?”

Upon reading through the divorce papers and the custody abandonment agreement behind them, the husband burst into laughter, his eyes filled with a manic joy rather than shock or astonishment.

“Yes… Yes… Yes…!! Let’s get a divorce. Let’s get divorced so you can leave with that worthless woman, Juminjeong. Disappear from my life forever!!”

After confirming the custody abandonment agreement, the husband chuckled, dipped his finger in ink, and stamped the papers in a hurry.

No, he was no longer a husband. Furthermore, he was no longer Minjeong’s father.

I knew that this man not only disliked Minjeong but also harbored hatred towards her.

However, I endured it because he was still the father of that child, believing that he would come to his senses someday.

“Hahaha! Fine, fine, it’s good. It’s over with that trash who isn’t even like a daughter, and even with her mother and father gone, now that we’re divorced, no one can say anything to me anymore.”

Although the man who called himself a father was saying things that should not be said, I no longer felt any emotions.

As Minjeong did not consider that person as her father, I had also reached the point where I could not see that person as my husband.

“Now, Jiseon… No, she died, right? Was there an accident? Whatever, it doesn’t matter. It’s a shame that she’s gone, but the gift Jiseon left behind still remains… Huh, her name was definitely… Eunhye, right?”

No, he was not a husband, nor a father of a child. He was just trash.

Not content with forcibly violating Jiseon, now he was even trying to harm Eunhye, who resembled Jiseon… an inhuman being.

“…I’m sorry, but you won’t be able to lay a finger on Eunhye.”

This house filled with sin and you, will surely be destroyed by me. I mean, by us. We will make it so.

Watching the figure of the trash swaying in the distance as if dancing, I clenched my trembling fist tightly.