The brothers exchanged a look, their eyes heavy with unspoken pain. They had chosen this path together, bound by love and a shared sense of duty, but the cost was higher than any of them had anticipated.
Now, as the carriage carried them further away from the woman they all loved, they could only hope their actions would protect her, not destroy her.
Unbeknownst to them, this was the last time they would see her—the woman who had become the center of their world.
Not long after their departure, news spread through the Gu mansion courtyard that Jiho had collapsed.
The once vibrant energy in the mansion turned to a tense, worried hush. Physicians and doctors came and went, their faces tight with confusion and concern. None could find the cause of Jiho's sudden collapse and the alarming blood she had coughed up.
