Prey - Chapter 35
‘That must be quite humble. I knew it would be like this.’
Seeing that, Park In-ok sneered bitterly.
How dare Do Jeonghan even think about a lawsuit?
She was scoffing, thinking that they didn’t know their place, but one day, the news came out that Seol Suhyeon had won an astronomical amount in damages.
‘Seol Suhyeon won the lawsuit…?’
From that moment on, Park In-ok was filled with shock and greed.
‘If you made your parents like this, then half of the compensation she received should be given to us!’
… No, right?
When you think about it, that marriage was thanks to her, so as long as Seol Suhyeon gets a house to live in, she wouldn’t be losing out.
‘The compensation should obviously go to the parents who are struggling. I’m the reason she got married.’
Thinking that way made it feel like Seol Suhyeon had taken her money, igniting her fury.
‘That’s mine! I have to get it back immediately!’
However, after finally managing to get his phone number and having Seol Hee-nam answer, the response she received was nonsense about how there was no compensation for him.
To make matters worse, she was astounded to see that he had blocked her number right after.
‘That sly one is trying to keep all that money for himself…!’
Fueled by anger, she had hired someone with her nonexistent money to find Seol Suhyeon’s house and had sent Seol Hee-nam today.
“What did Seol Suhyeon say?”
Park In-ok asked impatiently, looking at the silent Seol Hee-nam. He rolled his anxious eyes and said,
“Do Jeonghan, Do Jeonghan was there.”
“Do Jeonghan… Why was that man there?”
Park In-ok frowned, blinking her eyes.
“Isn’t he there to demand compensation from Seol Suhyeon?”
“I don’t know either. Anyway, because of Do Jeonghan, I couldn’t say anything properly.”
Seol Hee-nam recalled Do Jeonghan’s words from two years ago with an anxious expression.
“I’m warning you, if you show up in front of Seol Suhyeon again, be prepared to end up in prison.”
“Prison! Just because of a business failure, what kind of terrible words are those…!”
“Is he really saying that for such a thing?”
“Then why would I go to prison?! That doesn’t make any sense…”
“You know.”
“What, what do you mean?”
“What do you know?”
“……!”
‘You need to remember what I said.’
When he said those words, he clearly remembered Do Jeonghan’s eyes. They were eyes filled with a coldness that bordered on hatred.
Seol Hee-nam’s eyes shook with anxiety.
‘How much does Jeonghan know?’
His heart trembled with unease, and it took a while before he could get drunk enough on whiskey to finally fall asleep.
After that, he kept a low profile and observed, but fortunately, nothing significant happened.
Still, just in case, since that day, he had only called Seol Suhyeon without visiting. However, as the situation worsened and unable to withstand Park In-ok’s nagging, he had secretly gone to see her today.
But I ran into Do Jeonghan there…
Seol Hee-nam’s eyes were shaking aimlessly when Park In-ok said next to him,
“Then let’s go visit again tomorrow. Tomorrow, I’ll tell you about Seol Suhyeon…”
“Do Jeonghan was there!!”
“Oh my!”
At his outburst, Park In-ok jumped in surprise.
When she looked closely, Seol Hee-nam had a flushed face and was frowning deeply.
“Y-You…”
Park In-ok blinked her wide-open eyes in shock and glared at him.
“Are you crazy? Why are you getting angry?!”
“…….”
Park In-ok’s expression grew fierce. She raised her voice and shot back,
“Are we just going to stay like this? Living in this cramped house with just one person?!”
“…….”
“That’s the one you named as the only being in the world! That Seol Suhyeon woman is living in a rich family because of us, hugging all that enormous money, and our one is living miserably in a place like this?!”
“……Ugh!”
As if he could no longer tolerate the nagging, Seol Hee-nam suddenly stood up from his seat.
“Where are you going? Honey, honey!”
As Seol Hee-nam stormed out of the room irritably, Park In-ok’s shrill voice pierced through his back.
* * * * *
About ten days had passed since Do Jeonghan had disappeared from in front of the house, and Suhyeon stood quietly in front of the empty front door, sighing in relief.
