Chapter 119. Reconciliation (7)

Translator: Aura

“Yes, of course. I understand what you meant by that. I don’t want her to feel pressured either. No matter how comfortable you are in a relationship, marriage always brings changes. I know her performance at work is excellent and is loved at home as an only daughter. Still, it may be too much for her to come into this family at such a young age.”

“It’s not that. She’s twenty-nine years old, aunt.”

Unable to understand what he meant, Seonae simply stared at him.

“It was you who got married at a young age, aunt. I heard that your dream was to become a journalist, so you wanted to continue your studies abroad. However, unexpectedly you had to get married.”

Shortly after her wedding, her mother-in-law’s health deteriorated, while her father-in-law, the chairman of TK Group, was someone much scarier back then…

Seonae had been forced into marriage. She betrayed the love of her life and became the victim of an arranged marriage intended to mend relations between her family and the man whose mere presence made her uncomfortable.

Although her married life wasn’t unhappy thanks to her precious children, it was difficult and burdensome. Whenever she set foot in Songbaekjae, memories of the deceased Tae Seo-Hee came to her mind to torment her.

Seonae took a deep breath and pressed her eyes with the handkerchief again.

“I just wanted to say that I’ve never held any resentment towards you, aunt. Wookyung will be happy to receive your call. She actually wanted to get married soon, but preferred to delay it so as not to cause trouble.”

Joon-Seob smiled a little shyly, which was a rare sight.

“Since the wedding needs to be done as soon as possible, you’d better meet with my fiancée to coordinate the details. At the moment my workload does not allow me to be involved. But please let me know if you need me. I really appreciate you being the one to take care of my wedding preparations.”

With that said, Joon-Seob stood up to leave. Although she also stood up to escort him out, she seemed to have more to say. When they both made eye contact, she spoke,

“By the way, there will surely be a lot of noise and the flashes will be too intense at Lee-Seob’s photo shoot. Don’t you think he’ll be very nervous? It hurts me not to be there for him.”

He let out a short laugh.

“I know, it seems like an excessive worry.”

“It’s not, aunt. If you ask my opinion, I think he will at least be able to maintain mental stability. Someone will be there to make sure that happens.”

Joon-Seob reassured her as he hinted at Senior Manager Kang’s role in Lee-Seob’s mental stability.

“Thank you for the snack, aunt.”

As he bowed his head in farewell, she smiled brightly,

“Come by sometimes. When I send snacks to Lee-Seob at work, I will include some for you. Ah, I should send you herbal medicine too. It’s the best for your health. If you take it properly, once or twice a day, you will feel revitalized.”

“Um…”

Joon-Seob scratched his cheek, a little worried. While he welcomed snacks, herbal medicine was a different story. He had heard Lee-Seob complain about its awful taste more than once.

‘Come to think of it, he has taken that herbal medicine without fail for the past few months. Maybe the dreadful taste becomes as sweet as sugar when Senior Manager Kang gives it to him…’

“Thank you.”

He responded with a smile.