Chapter 112.1

“after your grandmother passed away, i cut off the aid and didn’t pay any attention to both you and your father. then, when i heard that your father and you had fled to a foreign country, i decided to bring you with me.”

chairman seo’s voice trembled slightly when she faced her true feelings for the first time.

“i needed someone to be next to me instead of my sister. however, you really didn’t resemble your sister at all.”

chairman seo forced a smile at haewon. the corners of her mouth twitching as if to hold back tears seemed just pitiful to haewon’s eyes.

“rather, she looks like that man, and on top of that, an omega…….”

tears eventually fell from chairman seo’s eyes.

“i was a person who denied everything about my sister.”

the little block of contradiction was the only trace of her sister on earth.

a terrible irony. at the same time, she was like her sister.

for woo-hee, the child left by her beloved sister was a mystery that could not be solved in her life.

“i refused to accept that reality. so i told you to live as an alpha……. i made you do something ridiculous.”

as a young woman, seo woo-hee devoted everything to expanding her mother’s business.

with seo kwon-jin as the brightest girl on the screen.

but her sister’s daughter, her only niece, has become more and more miserable since she took her instructions to live another life.

“i see…”

hae-won bowed her head when she heard it for the first time. chairman seo’s hands were shaking slightly in front of her.

hae-won, who was looking at it in silence, reached out carefully and wrapped the chairman’s hand.

“in the end, your concern for me was sincere. yes?”

“do you think so?”

chairman seo looked at haewon’s slender wrist and smiled. it may be that she resembles her older sister in always looking at the good side of her.

when she thought of that, she felt emotional and in pain.

“i didn’t know earlier. but this is for sure. my state now is a punishment for past actions.”

chairman seo gently pulled out hae-won’s hand and touched one leg.

“i hit my head as i fell, and the aftermath seems to have affected my lower body. it’s not moving properly.”

“what?”

surprised hae-won pushed the chair and rose awkwardly. hae-won could not touch chairman seo’s legs.

“it’s sera’s work. this is what happened when i stopped that agitated child.”

“s-sera unnie? but, why.”

“yeah. maybe she took too much medicine, so she’s out of her mind. apparently, she’s been hallucinating lately. that’s understandable. it’s hard to stay sober because she was caught while committing absurd things.”

chairman seo told her all about the fact that sera secretly conducted a background investigation of adam.

it turns out that she stole adam’s genes and ran a paternity test, and sera, who was in a tight spot, ended up…….

“she hired a contractor to kill your fiance.”

haewon was speechless.

it took quite a long time to understand the situation. however, chairman seo opened her mouth on behalf of hae-won, who is still speechless.

“of course, he failed. but your fiance seems to have stayed quiet at first. maybe he thought marriage would dissolve if everyone knew about it. but for some reason, he came to me today and told me the truth.”

chairman seo continued to talk while looking carefully at haewon.

“and he threatened, no, he suggested. if it turns out that sera asked for the murder, it will deal a tremendous blow to the seohwa group. so on the condition of secrecy,”

“…….”

“i was told to set you free.”

“!”

hae-won’s heart sank at chairman seo’s subsequent words. adam tried to trade his safety for her freedom.

but this was not the end of the surprise.

“that’s when sera appeared. how did she know we were there…….”

“and adam?”

“after i fainted, he overpowered sera alone. besides, he must have hurt his arm. i don’t think it’s a big injury, but……. didn’t he contact me?”

chairman seo asked, gathering his brows together.

“i couldn’t reach him….”

hae-won clasped her trembling hands. a chill came over her, as if blood had drained from her whole body.

“i-is adam also in the hospital now?”

“i heard that he is receiving treatment at home. he said he wanted to cover it quietly this time as well.”

no way. haewon’s eyes were distant.

“i’ve got to go. i’m sorry.”

haewon prepared to leave in a hurry.

other than chairman seo’s words to not worry about sera’s problems and butler kim’s greetings to return safely, no sound was heard.

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“why don’t you do it in moderation?”

li yuyen crumpled his brows as he watched adam disinfecting the wound.

medical tools such as gauze, disinfectants, and tweezers were neatly placed on the coffee table.