By Zephyria Haa, haa. Haa, haa.
He didn’t remember how he got to the Delights. Yu-jin gasped for breath, his shoulders heaving. His face was flushed red, covered in tears. It can’t be. Yu-jin repeated the words he had repeated countless times in his head. My Winnie wouldn’t do that. Abandon me and be with someone else… That can never be!
“Please let me see him.”
Yu-jin begged and clung to the guard standing at the main gate.
“Please, please, just once… Tell Winston. Tell Winston that Yu-jin is here, and he will definitely see me. I’m begging you, please…!”
Until then, Yu-jin believed it. That there was some kind of misunderstanding. That Winston would never abandon him.
He didn’t know what kind of misunderstanding it was, but if they met and talked, Winston would definitely believe him.
The guard, looking embarrassed, reluctantly called the main building. During the few seconds that passed, Yu-jin felt like his blood was drying up as he waited for an answer. Finally, the guard hung up the phone and opened his mouth with a reluctant look.
“He’ll come out to meet you soon, so wait there. He can spare you about 5 minutes…”
“Thank you, thank you!”
Without even listening to the end of the sentence, Yu-jin bowed repeatedly like crazy. He could finally see him. Just being able to see his one and only love made him endlessly happy. A little later, as he rode in the car that came to pick him up, speeding across the wide garden, Yu-jin imagined countless things in his head.
How was Winston’s body? He must be much better, right? What should I say first? I want to say I missed him, and, and…
Just as he unconsciously stroked his stomach, he felt the car slowing down. Finally arriving at the Delights, he took a deep breath and followed the Butler’s guidance into the house.
The Butler, who led him to the same drawing room where he had waited for Harold last time, soon disappeared, and Yu-jin was left alone, pacing anxiously inside. The house had a strangely chaotic atmosphere. Luxury cars were arriving one after another in front of the mansion, and the laughter and voices of people were mixed together, creating a constant small noise. The excited atmosphere clearly revealed that something good was happening, but the more it was, the more Yu-jin’s anxiety grew.
I want to see Winston soon.
That was the only way to get rid of this anxiety. The headline in the newspaper must be some kind of misunderstanding. There’s no way this is an engagement ceremony. Winston engaged to someone else, that’s absolutely…
As he unconsciously wiped the cold sweat on his palm on his pants, he heard the sound of the doorknob turning. Startled, Yu-jin turned his head, and soon the door opened, and he smelled a faint sweet scent.
Ah.
The corners of his mouth relaxed on their own, and his face brightened. Yu-jin, who was waiting for the other person with his heart pounding and his eyes wide open, burst into tears when he saw the man who appeared next.
“Winnie…!”
He wanted to run and hug him right away, but he stopped when he immediately saw an unfamiliar object. Winston was still using crutches. He’s still not well. He felt a heart-wrenching sadness, but he couldn’t easily offer words of comfort. Winston’s expression as he looked at him was so cold. The cold gaze made it impossible for Yu-jin to move his feet. Feeling a chill down his spine for some reason, Yu-jin opened his mouth with difficulty.
“How is your body…?”
“Good.”
At the calm voice, Yu-jin breathed a sigh of relief and asked carefully.
“What happened to the crutches…? Are you going to keep using them…?”
“It’s okay, I’ll be able to walk without them soon.”
This time, a fortunate answer came back, but Yu-jin couldn’t just be happy. Because Winston’s attitude was so cold, he hesitated, unable to easily talk to Winston like before.
“…Um.”
Yu-jin felt like his tongue was stiff and barely made a sound.
“Are you, very angry with me…?”
“Me?”
Yu-jin had to take a deep breath to say the next words. Otherwise, he would have just burst into tears.
“Because of me… you almost, died.”
Recalling that day made him want to burst into tears on the spot. Thinking of Winston bleeding and losing consciousness in front of his eyes, he couldn’t express in words how much his heart ached even now. I wish I had been the one who got hurt. He asked, recalling the self-reproach he had repeated countless times.
“I’m sorry, Winston, did it hurt a lot…?”
He tried to control his trembling voice as much as possible, but it was impossible. Winston opened his mouth to him as he barely said that and took a breath.
“Yu-jin.”
“Yeah.”
As he gasped for breath and listened, Winston quietly asked.
“Is that all you have to say?”
A tense silence flowed. Yu-jin finally remembered why he had come here. He thought it was impossible, but he had to say it. After barely swallowing his dry saliva, he barely made a sound, feeling as if his vocal cords were tearing.
“The, engagement, is it… real? With Evelyn?”
Winston just stared at Yu-jin without saying anything. But that expressionless face seemed to convey a clearer answer than thousands of words.
“How could you…”
Yu-jin protested fiercely, unable to control the tears that filled his eyes.
“How could you do that? You left me… You said you loved me, you said I was yours!”
His whole body was shaking so much that he couldn’t stand, but despite that, Winston’s attitude was still cold. Yu-jin was horrified and ran after him as he turned away without showing any reaction.
“W-wait a minute! Don’t go!”
Thinking that Winston would leave forever, he couldn’t think of anything else. Yu-jin knelt down and clung to Winston’s legs.
“Don’t go, Winston. You can marry, Evelyn. I’ll endure it. Just let me stay by your side, I’m okay with that!”
Winston’s eyebrows furrowed deeply, and his cold expression hardened at once.
“You like being a mistress better? What was all that jealousy towards Evelyn before?”
Did I say something wrong? Yu-jin felt a chill in his heart, but he didn’t know what the right answer was. So he came up with the best solution he could.
“I’m okay with being a mistress… I won’t be jealous, Evelyn is more suitable for you.”
Just let me stay by your side.
That was all Yu-jin wanted, but all that came back was Winston’s dumbfounded sigh.
“W-wait, Winston! I was wrong, I was wrong about everything, so please forgive me!”
You’re the only one for me, Yu-jin looked up at his lover, clinging to him with all his might as he tried to turn away. His face was already soaked with tears and a mess. The man who used to be at a loss, not knowing what to do at the sight of even one tear from his lover, was now just looking down at him with a blank expression.
“What?”
At the low voice, Yu-jin couldn’t answer immediately. What answer does he want? He was just frantically thinking, but Winston asked again.
“What did you do wrong?”
What should I say to make Winston feel better? Yu-jin could only think that he had to hold on to him somehow.
“…I.”
Yu-jin, who opened his mouth with difficulty, swallowed his dry saliva. This was all he had left now.
“I’m pregnant.”
As he barely confessed, Winston looked down at him without saying a word. Yu-jin continued to confess.
“It’s your child.”
“Ha.”
Winston chuckled briefly. Yu-jin was dumbfounded at the low laughter. As he quietly released the hand holding his leg, Winston looked down at him with a face that still had a smile on it.
“Who are you trying to fool, coming to me pregnant with a child that even Angie doesn’t know about?”
Yu-jin thought for a moment that he had misheard. He blinked blankly, then belatedly understood Winston’s words and widened his eyes.
“What are you talking about? I told you, it’s your child!”
Yu-jin hurriedly got up and protested to Winston. He had never imagined such a thing. That Winston would deny his child. But this was also reality. Winston was now glaring at Yu-jin, grinding his teeth.
“Don’t lie.”
“It’s true!”
Yu-jin couldn’t bear the injustice and shouted.
“It’s your child, what’s in my belly is your child!”
Eventually, he sobbed and pleaded.
“I love you, Winston… Please, why don’t you believe me?”
It was when he desperately reached out his hands. Winston, who had been glaring at him with scary eyes, shouted in an agitated voice.
“You slept with my father!”