68. Back to you (1)
"You just have to say one word."
In suffocating silence, he opened his mouth.
"That child is mine."
A heavy voice resonated in my heart.
It seemed like an inevitable sigh would burst out, but Noon kept his mouth shut.
Have you reached certainty, or do you just want to believe? I couldn't tell what was inside him.
My heart, which had always been beating fast towards him, was now throbbing. As I strained my eyes, the corners of my eyes became even hotter.
"Yena is my daughter."
Noon noticed that his eyes were also slightly trembling as he looked at her. Even his voice was earnest and desperate.
"Tell me you're my daughter."
Since she didn't answer, Jiheon raised his voice again. I tried to suppress my emotions, but waves were shaking inside my throat.
All saying the same thing.
As he demanded an answer, Jiheon's suspicions suddenly became confirmation.
There was only one acceptable answer.
All you have to do is answer.
I'll give you everything if you just answer me.
Were his earnest emotions conveyed? Noon's right hand came up to his cheek.
The touch was soft and gentle, as if tickling the skin, but their lips were still tightly pressed together. It seemed like he would never get the answer he wanted. It seemed like she was trying to coax herself out of this situation.
Jiheon became anxious and grabbed her hand, which was teasing his cheek.
"say."
"... ... ."
"say. please."
Now his voice became a plea.
Noon, looking at him, also felt heartbroken. A feeling of sorrow lingered throughout.
What made you like this?
Who drove this man crazy?
Who made this man so desperate?
Noon could not help but feel confused as he had no way of knowing what had happened to him in the meantime.
Whether it was true or false, he didn't seem to care anymore.
He just wanted an answer.
I had to open my mouth for him.
Her eyes wandered like a lost child as she weighed the weight of my answer.
As always, you must think rationally. Realistic judgments must be made.
His desire for her to be completely his may have been a misjudgment. It may be a dangerous impulse for her to abandon everything else in order to grab the one thing that is hers.
Can I tell you? Is that okay?
If he really got to the truth, if he knew everything, there was no way to confuse him further by weighing his memories.
Because I was just waiting for you to tell you the truth.
It was also something she desperately wanted.
She was twenty-three and has now turned thirty.
Almost 7 years. I just wanted to end this pain.
I wanted to become someone who would not lie to myself and my daughter.
