TMPW Ch 16 part 2

It was pouring.

The people who had come to mourn the dead were silent. Their cold, hardened faces merely looked down at the ground. They didn’t say a word.

Wearing a black suit, JoonHun looked pale. He stood at the very front and looked down. Behind him, Seo MoonHyuk looked anxious for some reason. The heavy monsoon rains drenched everyone’s expensive shoes, but nobody outwardly complained.

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Time passed. JoonHun calmly performed his duties. No matter what storm was brewing inside, right now, he was HyunJin’s successor. The guests approached him and gave him the typical words of comfort, but he continued to solemnly listen attentively.

Finally, the funeral ended, and all the guests got in their black cars and left. The rain began to fall harder, and a heavy atmosphere pressed down all around them.

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In this gray world, JoonHun was left alone with his father.

Holding an umbrella, JoonHun coldly watched as the workmen began to shovel the wet dirt on top of the coffin.

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Why did you do it?

So many questions began to go through his mind, but one question was absolutely clear.

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Just why did you do it?

Why did you give up Kang Yina’s whereabouts to Min DaeYup?

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Why did you do such a thing?

Why did you do such a horrible thing?

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The dead didn’t speak. It was better that way. Suffering and chaos was a burden left for the living. Having dumped all of his responsibilities onto those left behind, his father had broken free of the chains that bound him and escaped.

JoonHun couldn’t forgive him.

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He grit his teeth.

More than any other time in his life, he felt an incredible hatred for his father.

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Suddenly, JoonHun heard a sound behind him. On a hunch, he turned around. He saw Yuan standing there, holding a black umbrella. She must have been suffering all this time. She had lost weight. As soon as he saw her gaunt face, JoonHun felt something rise up inside him. He clenched the umbrella handle in his hand.

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Yuan didn’t say a word.

Cliché condolences or etiquette were pointless. Yuan merely looked at JoonHun’s face and at President Seo’s coffin that was covered in wet dirt. Her face was so pale, so hard, that JoonHun could barely stand it.

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They stood like that for a long time. The rain continued to pour down. The raindrops flowed down the umbrella and dripped onto the grave.

JoonHun suddenly remembered the first day he had met her. He had been worried that she would fall for him. They were contract marriage partners, not Romeo and Juliet.

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A faint smile spread across his lips. He shouldn’t have thought that way. Fate worked in mysterious ways. No one knew what twists and turns would come their way.

He could still vividly remember her pale face as she sat gracefully in front of the backdrop of magnolia blossoms. He remembered how she had walked towards him as a bride at their wedding. How she had been sitting in front of the wisteria flowers that night as if she were an illusion.

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JoonHun didn’t realize that he had slowly been falling in love this whole time.

He didn’t know how sly love could be. How cruel.

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Once you fell, it was incredibly difficult to get back up. No matter how much suffering and pain it caused, you couldn’t throw it away. He knew this now.

No matter what happened between them, he would never be able to forget the image he had of her when they first met.

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He could barely stand it as he watched his wife standing in the rain, tears flowing down her pale face.

JoonHun threw his umbrella down and walked up to her. He hugged her tightly to his chest. She had also walked towards him. The rain drenched the couple. They were both trembling. They were both crying, but their tears mixed in with the rain.

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“…I’m sorry.”

JoonHun whispered.

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“Yuan, I’m sorry.”

“I’m sorry too.”

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“What could you possibly be sorry about?”

“Just everything… I’m sorry for everything, JoonHun-ssi.”

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They were like fools. Even though none of this was their fault, they were the ones left suffering.

Just when did things get twisted like this? If only they hadn’t met. If they had been more wary of getting close to each other, would they have been able to avoid all this?

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If only they could have completely hated each other. If only they drew the line and lived as complete strangers. However, they couldn’t do it.

Seo JoonHun’s sin was that he was Seo JoonHun. Min Yuan’s sin was that she was Min Yuan. Their crime was being born as who they were. Yuan tightly closed her eyes. The raindrops kept flowing down her face along with her tears.

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Yuan didn’t know how she got in the car. JoonHun had dragged her by the hand and got them both inside. The raindrops hit the roof of the car before trickling down the windows. Yuan heard the engine start. They began to race towards an unknown destination.

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It was dark outside. The pale streetlights looked deformed through the wet windows. Yuan calmly looked out the windshield. She wanted to run away like this, just the two of them. How long were they on the road? She flinched as she woke up. The car had stopped in front of a cliff.

All she could see in front of her was the blue sky. Yuan became nervous and looked at JoonHun.

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Why did they come here?

“There’s something I need to give you.”

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JoonHun whispered in a low voice. He turned his head and looked at her. His face was haggard. It looked like he had also been suffering.

“What is it?”

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“My father left a letter for you.”

At those words, Yuan’s body tensed up.

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“I know it’s painful. But something important is written in it. I’d like for you to take a look.”

He reached back and grabbed an envelope. He handed it to her. In the dim light, Yuan had turned as white as a sheet as she looked at the envelope. Did she have to read this? A dark hatred began to bubble up inside her, but she couldn’t stand back.

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“Read it. Please.”

At his words, Yuan carefully opened the envelope.

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Dear Yuan,

By the time you’re reading this, I’ll have already left this world. I don’t know what I can say to you. But please listen to my final words that are accompanied by my death.

I’m sorry. I’m sorry for everything.

I know that I cannot possibly repent for the sins I have committed against your mother because of my foolish selfishness.

The sin of revealing your mother’s whereabouts to Min DaeYup, the sin of bringing all this misfortune upon you. For those sins, I will ask for your forgiveness through death.

But, Yuan. I never dirtied your mother. I swear to you, that wasn’t me. How could I have done such a disgusting thing to her?

It was Seo MoonHyuk. I knew that my younger brother had done such a thing. I heard the rumors that Min DaeYup was doing something like this, but I never knew MoonHyuk was also involved until recently. When I found out that the bastard was also interested in having you, I quickly arranged your marriage to JoonHun.

Please believe me. It’s the truth. I know that this is a pathetic excuse. I understand that this is only the first of my sins. But I never dirtied your mother. How could I possibly carry that sin with me as I made you my daughter-in-law?

I sincerely ask for your forgiveness for not kicking out my younger brother for what he had done. I was punishing him, pushing him down step by step, but I don’t think I can hold on any longer. I will leave the rest to JoonHun.

This letter, this truth, and this misfortune… I plan on leaving it all to you as I leave this world. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. I know that I will never be able to repay you even in death, but all I can say is that I’m so sorry.



Seo JaeHyuk.

Yuan was frozen as she read the letter. She read it once but couldn’t understand it, so she read it again. It was a dizzying letter where he had poured out all the chaos and suffering he had been feeling before he died. However, one thing was true.

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It was Seo MoonHyuk?

The man who had dirtied her mother was Seo MoonHyuk?

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She was confused. She thought she had definitely seen Seo JaeHyuk… But it did happen 13 years ago, and she had only caught a glimpse through the closet door. Shocked by the disgusting scene, Yuan had closed her eyes and covered her ears. She could have confused Seo JaeHyuk with Seo MoonHyuk. The two looked very much alike.

“The content of this letter is correct. It definitely wasn’t him. My father… had an illness. He couldn’t embrace a woman properly. That’s why he never married another woman after my mother.”

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What? Yuan’s eyes widened.

“It was my father’s deepest secret. It’s definitely not him, Yuan. If you’d like, I’ll even show you his medical records.”

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That’s…

Ghastly pale, Yuan looked at him. Then it really was Seo MoonHyuk all this time?

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“I’m not trying to belittle the suffering your mother went through or the suffering you and Lee TaeKyung lived through. My father really was planning on punishing my uncle.”

Yuan stared at him as tears began to form in her eyes. She felt as if a huge weight had been lifted off her shoulders. Just thinking that JoonHun’s father had done that to her mother had made her feel so disgusted.

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However, this didn’t solve everything. On top of that, President Seo JaeHyuk had passed away because of all this.

“I don’t know what to do.”

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Yuan covered her face with her hands. She really didn’t know what to do. She didn’t know what to think. She didn’t know how to proceed. Suddenly, JoonHun grabbed her hands and lowered them.

“Yuan. Look at me. Look closely.”

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He muttered quietly. Yuan raised her eyes and looked at him. As he softly held her hands, JoonHun whispered.

“Let’s forget the past.”

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What a cliché. However, those were the words that they needed to hear right now.

“I’m a man who is lacking. I never believed in love and was cautious about marriage. I was trash that only thought about profits and money. I didn’t know the consequences that would come from my actions. I didn’t know the pain I inflicted on others as I lived my life.”

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“JoonHun-ssi.”

Yuan frowned. That was the same for her. She had also used him and their marriage. For revenge, she had justified it all. She made mistakes. She hated and loathed. She thought it was a given that people would get hurt in the process.

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However, in the end, everyone had become the offender, and everyone had become the victim. Was there no other way? Was there no wiser choice? Looking back, she was full of regret. Everyone had gotten hurt.

“Don’t regret the path we’ve walked. Don’t look back at something we cannot change. Nothing good will come out of dwelling on it. Nothing will get better just because you’re suffering.”

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He raised his eyes and looked at her. He gripped her hands a bit tighter.

“Our next steps are going to be very important. I’ve decided to only focus on that. The important thing right now is you and me. Don’t think about my father or your mother. Right now, only think about us.”

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His grip tightened again. Then he pressed a kiss onto her hand.

“Min DaeYup, Seo MoonHyuk. They will be collapse by my own hands. I will thoroughly crush them. I will trample them down so that they will never do something like this again. So… You need to leave me.”

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Yuan flinched in surprise as her eyes widened.

JoonHun was looking into her eyes. He still didn’t truly know what love was. But he didn’t want anything to hurt her anymore. The disgusting events she had to live through… He didn’t want her to live through them again.

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He wanted her to be happy. He wanted her to be free. He would never forget the way her face had looked as she gazed out the window during the emergency landing. He wanted her to take some time away from the pain and suffering to heal.

He wanted her to get healthy. He would do anything to make her genuinely smile.

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He recalled how she had laughed when she was by his side. Even though she was wearing incredibly expensive clothing, her smiles were all fake. He never wanted to see Yuan like that ever again.

“If it’s for you, I’ll do anything. Nothing will hurt you anymore. I will never forgive anyone or anything that hurts you.”

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“JoonHun-ssi.”

“Go somewhere else. Live freely. Don’t worry, I’ll take care of the rest of your revenge. It’s going to be an intense and disgusting battle. I don’t want you to be a part of this fight anymore. Forget everything. Don’t worry about anything. Eat well. Smile everyday. Draw and do whatever you want to do.”

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Yuan didn’t move and continued to stare at him.

“How can I do that?”

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“Of course you can.”

“But…”

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“You can do it, Yuan.”

He laughed softly and whispered as if he was reciting an order.

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“You can do it, Yuan. Leave your mother behind. Leave my father behind. Leave the sickening memories, hatred, and revenge behind. That’s the only way you can continue to live. That’s the only way I can live. No matter what it is, just do what you want. Visit the places you wanted to see, and try the things you’ve always wanted to do.”

“JoonHun-ssi.”

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“Tell me you’ll do it. That’s what I want. Can’t you see?”

Yuan’s eyes wavered as she looked at him.

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Could she really do that?

Could she hand him all of her burdens and leave?

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Did this make any sense?

She didn’t know. But Yuan only had JoonHun left.

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Suddenly, the clear sunlight shone on his face. Surprised, Yuan turned her head to find that the bright sun had begun to pierce the dark sky. Unable to distinguish them before, Yuan could finally see the purple sea that was separate from the dark blue sky.

“Ah…”

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Yuan’s lips opened as she looked at the sun.

The bright sun was rising right on time. Yuan felt as if everything was being reborn. She bit her lip. The earth revolved around the sun, but it never revolved around the same spot. The sun was also moving around in this huge galaxy. Perhaps every day was a truly a new day, a new place, as they traveled with the sun.

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Could she do it?

Yuan tightened her grip on JoonHun’s hand.

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Could she really start fresh? Be free from revenge? Could she choose love over hate? Could she leave this place and discover herself? Could she truly do it? Could she test their love like this?

JoonHun gazed at her. Through all the pain, there was a strength rising in her eyes. Even if she changed, he had to accept it. Yuan lifted her face and pressed her lips onto his.

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“…I love you.”

Her short phrase seemed to surprise her battered heart. The two continued to look at each other.

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“Me too… I love you, Yuan.”

The confessions began to flow with their tears. He lowered his lips onto hers. The sun pierced through the sea and the earth. The rays gently shone down on them.

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