Jae summoned a press conference for clearing up everything, she felt the fortuitous woman because every move of her went on its appropriate way. But mysterious to the fact that she gonna mistreat her daughter's satisfaction, being voracious for reputation and riches. Breathing the air of her dirty actions, she felt joy, satisfied, relaxing in her office, closed eyes, feeling the coldness of the air conditioner, that's when the sound of slamming the door open ruined her mood, flinching by the sound, she passed death glare at Ji-Hoon.
On the flip side of the road, there was him, fuming in anger, when he got confirmed that his dad gonna approve the rumours.
"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? DO YOU KNOW HOW JIN-AE WILL FEEL WHEN SHE GONNA COME TO KNOW THIS? YOU DON'T DESERVE TO BE CALLED MOTHER, GREEDY LADY?" his tone proved everything to her, he was out of his mind, trying his best to stop everything from happening.
"I beg you, please don't do this, please mom, I beg you," he fell on his knees, requesting her to stop all this but even her son's she'd didn't melt her heart for even a second, head heading low in her feet, while hands joined together, begging for his sister's life.
"You don't have to do this brother," Jae and Ji-Hoon squirming to the side when Jin-Ae approached him by wielding him by shoulders, supporting him to stand up. His wide eyes proved that he didn't expect her presence in the company when everybody(Press) looked for her. "JIN-AE?" he mumbled while moving towards her however, Jae didn't even bother to glance at her for once, how could she ignore the happiness of her children. She stopped him in midway by showing him her palm, eventually took her way towards Jae, there wasn't sadness in her eyes nor did she looks upset over the occurrence however she carried a cold expression while stepping.
Jae passed her smile, not knowing it killed her inside to see someone smiling when that person was the reason for their cries.
"Everything alright?" acting sarcastic she asked, but the smirk on her face didn't pass out. "You seems hurt?" again taunting, hurting her feeling like she was born as her enemy for life. While Jin-Ae faked her laughs.
"You know what I wish I could ask God to reborn me somewhere where I could get a mother not a greedy bitch. Just remember one thing " Karma is real" and you will get what you did to me and brother. We hate you," feeling disheartened.
Jin-Ae now was done with her so she thought of emptying the space where she breathed the air of her selfishness however she held her brother's hand to depart from there while connecting her sight with his, she witnessed the redness in his eyes, she kneaded those sheds and weakly grinned at him.
"Let's go," as they footed out soon a familiar figure moved in their sight, "Dad?" she grumbled while Seo-Jin passed her figure, scampering to see Jae while a frown prospered on her face knowing that he didn't reassure his daughter.
"Why you call the press conference?" he asked putting hands on the table in front while matching the eye contact with her.
"What are you saying, dad? Ji-Hoon yanked her hand and hurried towards them to know what was her next move as hearing the press name it came to make sense that she was daring to force dad to accept the rumours.
" You know and I guess you remembered the talks of shareholders. I hope you know what you have to do," she whispered in an aggressive tone while feeling the fear that might be he wasn't going to accept as she imagined.
He nodded and left the room but his eyes met Jin-Ae's he couldn't gather words to soothe her just patted her hair and abandoned her from there.
"Dad, don't do anything that would hurt her," Ji-Hoon mumbled after attending the plan of Jae. Not coming up with words however just glanced at him for once and emptied the first.
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"Dad?" Jin-Ae muttered before he chose something against her wish, taking his hands, she just showed him, her face not the broken side. "Please I love someone else, I can't do it," she pleaded.
"Don't you think he is coming in our way? It would take me just a few minutes to know him and I guess you know what can happen to him," her mom's threats broke her heart as it sounded that she would hurt him if she chose to go against their wish.
"M-O-M? P-L-E-A-S-E I B-E-G Y-O-U," she broke down on the floor, while Ari hurried her steps towards Jin-Ae but seeing his sister like this and his mom's threats filled him with courage and he moved in front of the press.
"Hello, I have an announcement for you. Those rumours are fake and nothing is going on in between them. You may leave," Ji-Hoon did something, he wasn't mean to, however, his phrases made Jae hurriedly move on the podium to take control of the situation.
Snatching the mic from his hands, in addition, passed a death glare towards him while his eyes begged for his sister's life.
"Sorry but he doesn't know the whole situation, Mr Seo would make everything clear for you."
Seo-Jin was seated there with Tae-Hyun in front Media, seemed he was ready to go against his daughter's request.
"Dad please," again Ji-Hoon mumbled softly in his ear, requesting him not to commit something that would harm her.
While Tae-Hyun passed a hurtful look towards Jin-Ae's broken figure, his looks softened when he connected the sight with hers.
He couldn't against the shareholders of the company, but there wasn't any situation like hers so he just agreed to go with the situation. "I'm sorry Jin-Ae, I don't want this but I have to, please forgive me," this was his last thought before transferring his attention towards the camera and people coming up with questions.
"Before you raise the same question, let me make it clear to all. I accept the rumours and soon we will arrange the wedding to strengthen the bond of our business relationship."
Some sheds left Jin-Ae's eyes as she closed her eyes to ignore the fact her mom devastated everything before she stood it once.
"Jin-Ae?" Ari said when she discovered her figure running towards the exit. "Let her go," Ji-Hoon mumbled to Ari while hiding sheds in gazes.
"But-"
"I know she won't do something, don't worry," Ji-Hoon was known to the fact that Jin-Ae wouldn't climb up to any wrongdoing.
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At beach:)
"That's good, I didn't have right on my life. I am okay with it if this is what you wrote down in my fate," Jin-Ae's words were heard by none but she wished to let go of her pain, she was withholding inside her heart from the start.
"I HATE EVERYTHING ABOUT MY FAMILY GOD," she shouted her lungs out, the words she had just said were some of the most heartfelt words she ever uttered. Then the only that was heard was her cries, the only visible thing was her sheds rolling down her face. Her current feelings were terrible as she had enough from childhood however it was the same as in her adjusting period too.
Time passed to 9 pm:)
"Where is Jin-Ae?" Seo-Jin asked Jee-Ho while having his dinner however he didn't see anyone except him and Jae in the dining room.
"She didn't show up here from the morning," she said, and his sight lowered, realising that what he did was wrong but soon he felt the touch of her, holding her hands.
"Don't worry, after all, you also wanted this. You faked the act of a good father, now come up in your real self. It's better," she passed an evil smile towards him but before uttering any words to defend himself, soon Ari's voice was heard.
"Jin-Ae? Where were you?" Jin-Ae came but she waited to eavesdrop on their conservation, that's when a weak smile curved on her face.
"Jin-Ae?" Seo-Jin said while showing up towards her, as guilt was written all over his face but when she heard Jae words, she felt betrayed by him, she thought back to the time when he faked his acting of being a good father for her. However, her words stopped him on his spot.
"Thank you but you failed as my father."