"I've been patient for three years and never complained about anything. It's because you never ignore me before!"

Suddenly I remembered about Daehyun's words a few months ago where he had heard the news that Donghwa was in a relationship with his assistant, and the thing that surprised me the most was his concubine seemed to come to my house bravely without fear that his main wife would catch him like this.

I knew that Donghwa was in a relationship with someone else long ago before Daehyun even said it. However, what didn't cross my mind at all was knowing that he had been in a relationship with someone else for three years.

I knew that he was screwed a lot of people out there — business matters or indeed because to fulfill his lust. But, I never knew that he would stand in his relationship with another person out there. I wonder, did he share his affection to that man? He must be precious for him. Donghwa would never approach and maintain something if it meant nothing to him.

I felt like I wanted to burst out laughing —laughing at how his man was heard crying while saying his words. Abandoned for several months, and he had been crying like that? For me, it didn't hurt as much as I hurt. After you had been in a relationship for many years and exchanged sweet promises, until at the last second, someone you loved declared a declaration of war, the pain was something you would never imagine.

Donghwa was good at hiding his relationship with someone else for several years, but he wasn't smart enough to remove the evidence of his rotten behavior out there.

I didn't want to hear any longer and just stand like an idiot out here. If Donghwa could lie to me for three years, then I could do more than that. With courage, I immediately opened the door and prepared to face a pain that would hurt my heart deeper.

As soon as the door opened, Donghwa and a twenty-five years old young man immediately turned towards the door, looking at me with shocked eyes. Donghwa's eyes widened open and suddenly turned pale as if his blood had stopped running down his face, while the young man froze for a moment with a restrained cry before handing out a brown envelope to Donghwa, then running out past me.

I was sure that the young man was his affair who also had the same fate as me.

When the door closed with a loud sound, Donghwa and I stared at each other in a long silence. Donghwa still looked surprised in front of me. He always seemed about to talk, but failed because of anxiety, while I tried to look calm as if I didn't know anything while asking, "Who is he? Why is he crying? Are you chiding your employee again?"

Donghwa was still mum. He kept silent like a cat that had just been caught stealing fish.

I was stunned for a moment, then walked passing him, pretending to be angry about something else. "You're too much. You shouldn't act arbitrarily towards your employee. He's still a kid, you should know that."

I knew these were just stupid words to fool myself. I just wanted to minimize the pain of what my senses had just caught.

Before I entered the bedroom, Donghwa suddenly grabbed my wrist. I immediately turned to look at him and showed a made-up confused expression. I asked, "What's wrong?"

Donghwa was silent for a long time, so I said firmly, "What's the matter? Do you want to apologize? If you want to apologize for what you did, please apologize to the young man who you just chided. Not to me."

"You ... are you angry?" Donghwa asked haltingly.

"What do you mean? Is my face unclear in your eyes? I've told you several times that I have ...," Without being able to continue my words, I looked at his face which looked full of anxiety and fear. I suddenly realized that I was spoiling him too much even now, but maybe this was the last time for me to do this. Taking a quiet breath, I asked in a slightly calmer tone, "Do you have a problem?"

Waiting a few seconds but didn't get any answer from him, I sighed heavily. I let go of his grip, then said in a casual tone, "You came back from Daejeon very early."

Finally, he replied, "I have no reason to linger at work," paused a moment, he asked, "Where have you been? I was looking for you when I came back. I also tried to contact you but you didn't pick up my calls."

I smiled. It wasn't that I was happy, but I felt disappointed. Supposedly on this chance, he would admit his mistake, but in fact, he didn't want to do it. What a shame!

"Come here, I just bought apples candied," he said as he walked to the dining table by pulling my arm to come with him.

The two of us sat with apples candied in front of us. Now and then, he fed me, but I immediately stopped him because it seemed weird at our age. I was no longer interested in something like that, plus what I just witnessed today, made the apple I just swallowed up like a poison that would kill me.

Wiping my lips with a tissue, I was stunned before muttering with a bitter smile, "Donghwa, I'm sick ...."

He was startled instantly and grabbed my hand immediately. "Which part? Tell me ... Should I call the doctor?!"

Looking at him with worry on his face, it seemed useless. The obvious truth lingered on and shattered my remaining faith. It had given me a choice and convinced me to find the next step.

Initially, today I wanted to tell Donghwa that I would have surgery next week, but my heart was completely broken and I didn't care anymore if he didn't have to know about this.

"Chunghee, don't play around."

I enjoyed the apples candied on the table. Chuckled, it wasn't because I saw the deceived expression from him, but there was a deep sadness in my heart that I couldn't cry anymore.

My words weren't deceptive at all. I was truly sick and it wasn't a lie. It was just that hiding the truth like this had become my routine and covered everything was indeed the best way.