They came for me as soon as my so-called man disappeared to reunite with his ex-lover right under my nose. disappointment, shock and heartbreak were a complete understatements for what i was feeling in that moment. I couldn't even say anything as I was being arrested as I was thoroughly humiliated by the events that occurred right in front of the family where i was just hosted and made to feel a part of, but that wasn't the worst part. The worst part of this whole ordeal was looking at that smug bitch right the face as she lead my arrest with the scent of my man clinging onto her as he had been to me throughout our entire 'courtship'. But this was the reason why i hadn't personally dealt with this bitch yet, it was because i still never believed that i could be fully treasured by a man who gave up someone who was as beautiful and talented as Hui-Jae herself. And although i was still in shock, it looked like I was right all along. But as of now, i wasn't the same person myself, and it was wrong of me to have left this bitch in one piece. how many lives were destroyed because of this one female? She seemed to be a reincarnation of Seon-Ho's father, so what on earth had she done to make him fall for her trap? He still couldn't forgive me for staying in a brothel despite being untouched and yet she truly had the worst reputation when it came to men, and yet he still attracted to her? I wasn't completely blinded my pain to not be aware that she must be holding something important over his head, but I was no longer going to give that man any chances to come back into my life at all. The bond between himself and my brother was always going to be unbreakable, but I was now going to bury him in my heart, along where his late-son resided that he still had no idea about. And as for this meddlesome girl, she was going to meet her end by my hands i swore it, and after everything that i had been through and that i was feeling right now, i wasn't exactly opposed to murder.
She taunted me, she insulted me, she openly told me things about myself that only Seon-Ho knew, which was exactly why I was grateful that i didn't get to the stage of confiding everything to him, just as i was about to. But he had been acting really off with me for a while now and now i knew why. Despite everything that she had been through in her life, Hui-Jae was still a great beauty that could turn the heads of men everywhere that she went. And she was certainly in love with Seon-ho, she made no secret about that, even when she was confronted by the sight of my brother who slapped her across the face so hard that she fell over and scarred her pretty little face before he took me by the hand and he attempted to flee with me. But before i even had the chance to say anything at all, we were both caught and arrested by some Concubine Choi that i didn't know too much about and I didn't care to either. She was waiting for us by the prison but myself and my brother didn't give her much importance as we could see exactly the kind of woman as she was like, despite the fact that she could make our lives hell on earth for us. But us Seo's had already been through hell a few times, and we could survive anything now. But my nephew….
"Why did you come here brother? why did you leave your wife and son for me when yow know that i am with Seon-Ho…" "Oh really? So where is he now? Tell me?" "He will come when he can, but you had no right to leave your son like that, even on my behalf. Even if he is a newborn, I know that you still remember how much we both hated it when father left us alone for work. And you must never leave a newborn unless you want him to forget all about you. He will forget your voice, your smell and your presence if you are absent for too long."
"Subtly was never your strong point sister." "And how is my sister-in-law?" "She is as patent and as resilient than ever. She refuses any help in raising Chul..." "As i would..." "And she could use this time away from me to actually get some sleep. Because just like my son, I am indeed guilty of keeping her up all night long…." "And how is my precious nephew? You cannot stop me from spoiling him you know." "He is quite the handful already, but he smiles whenever he sees my face, just like…" "What kind of grandfather do you think our father would be right now? A silent one? A proud one? I never saw him with any other children apart from us…" "i have no idea sister, but i cannot wait to find out when we are all reunited again…" "Brother? what happened? Why are you suddenly so quiet?" "Yeonnie, she is coming this way and she will most likely confront you rather than myself…" "Do not worry about her, I can handle myself, you know that I can…" "Yeonnie, did you also see who is locked up here with us?" "Brother?" "I have a plan sister, and i need you to play along so we can get out of here quicker and i can reunite with my wife before she looses her damned mind all alone with my baby, and bring you home as well…"
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"Seo Yeon, you are indeed alive after all. But why! And how! How did you survive that damned fall! How did you get away with the Lady Min's murder! How do you escape everything that comes your way! How! Tell me! Why are you so quiet now! Aren't you the elegant Seo Yeon! Aren't you powerful? so why are you keeping your mouth shut now! Why! Why is he always around you like a moth drawn to the flame! I should be the one by his side! I should have been his wife long ago! I am the one he loves and not you! so why…what are you doing? Why are you touching yourself like that?" "I just thought that you would be curious." "About what?" "About how the man that you claim to love after being dumped by first my brother and then The Third Prince. i just thought that you were curious…as to how he touches me. Every single night. Ever since he housed me under his father's roof." "You bitch! Stop lying! Everyone knows that you lost your virginity in that brothel that you sold yourself in! I am the one who loves him! I am the one who has sacrificed everything for him! How could he fall for a slut like you so easily! Even after you killed his own father! What have you done for him other than hurt him over and over again! You do not deserve even his shadow anywhere near you , never mind his love! You do not deserve it!"
"Is that so? Then you can tel me yourself first, how exactly he touches you, so that i can compare our experiences with the same man? And then we can find out who exactly is telling lies between us?" "You slut! i cannot believe that i had never seen this side of you before!" "…Nam Seon-Ho has been trained to wake up at the crack of dawn and he gets some training done before taking a bath before breakfast. And it has to be a heavy one to carry him on until lunchtime…" "You lived with him as a hostage, of course you would know his routine!" "…and then a medium sized lunch with his favourite fried eggs. But he prefers a simple light dinner so that he isn't too full when he sleeps, because he sleeps much later than everyone else. So, his bedtime routine is…." She then went into insanely graphic detail that would have made a monk blush. So i had to put a stop to her nonsense once and for all.
"You know, only way to collect you, i could see that you have no servants with you. How unruly, you really should have some people to serve you..." "i have my own hands and feet to serve myself, i am not some delicate little madame that needs to be excessively pampered." "…at least you are responsible enough to not resent others for your own issues..." "...and it is too bad that i cannot say the same for you, Hui-Jae." "…so, let us get to the point. You are originally an embroidery girl whose gift is more delicate and divine than even the palace embroiders, isn't that so? You were gifted enough to start your own business and…well, i have already selected a piece of your previous embroidery work to present to The Third Prince once he wakes up. The Concubine Choi was delighted with it and sent a decree to your residence to have it replicated, but you clearly ignored it and that is why you have been brought here in the first place, as punishment of ignoring such a decree. She wants you to embroider a scroll of a Buddhist Bodhisattva…" "I cannot do the work without materials or help, even you should know that. And i haven't done that work in a year, so it will come out as corse without help…" "Do you want me to go back on a powerful Concubine then, Seo Yeon? Once a decree has been given, it cannot be taken back, not even by The Emperor himself…"
"So then what?" "You have exactly one week to get the work done in these dungeons. If you can do it yourself, i can get you out of here before The Third Prince wakes up." "otherwise…" "No, I cannot do this on my own in a single week. i will need help from the other prisoners here, apart from the Concubines Kim and Cho, since i know that they lack still in embroidery. So maybe Concubine Park…." "Do not even think about it, nobody can meet up with her. If it is help that you need, I shall house you with the concubines until this task is complete. And then you will be released when The Third Prince wakes up and if he even has the ability to remember you at all, especially since your brother cut ties with him. but if not..." "Very well, let us get this started." "Very well, let us see if you can get this job done at all, or you shall be stuck here for the rest of your life along with that brother of yours."