Chapter 138
Soon after, pushed by So-yeon, a woman entered the hall hesitantly, her eyes darting around with anxiety.
‘Finally, time to put everything back in its rightful place.’
During the transport from the hospital, they deliberately made her drink water and prevented her from using the bathroom.
Seon-mi’s humiliation would become Ga-eun’s humiliation.
“Who’s that person?”
“Look there. Oh my, did she wander in by mistake?”
Nearby guests began murmuring upon noticing Seon-mi.
Approaching her, Park Ju-yeon signaled So-yeon to disappear before addressing Seon-mi.
“How did you get here?”
“I-I-I, Ga-Ga-Ga-eun, s-s-said she’d sh-show, but, but I n-need the ba-bath-bathroom…”
Wow. She really was as impaired as they’d said.
‘She’s even more simple-minded than I thought. This will work even better.’
After being in low spirits since Si-heon’s marriage, she finally felt elated.
“What? Ga-eun? You mean Gye Ga-eun?”
“N-no, no. Ga-Ga-eun, Ga-eun is E-Eun Ga-eun. L-like me. Eun Ga-eun.”
“What? Are you saying Gye Ga-eun is actually Eun Ga-eun?”
As Park Ju-yeon raised her voice, even people from across the room turned to whisper and stare.
As attention focused on her, Seon-mi’s eyes trembled with increasing anxiety.
She saw the startled Yoon Ji-yeon running out.
Presumably to fetch Ga-eun.
After being such a nuisance for days, she was finally doing something useful.
“G-Ga-eun, wh-where is she? I-I need the ba-bathroom. Please l-let me go.”
Park Ju-yeon lowered her head and whispered in Seon-mi’s ear.
“Call out loudly for Ga-eun, and I’ll let you use the bathroom. Say her aunt is here.”
“I-I came to s-see Ga-eun. A-aunt is here.”
“If you speak that softly, Ga-eun won’t hear you outside. Call out properly, damn it. Stop being so pathetic.”
Terrified by the threatening tone, Seon-mi frantically looked around for Ga-eun.
“G-Ga-eun, you s-said you’d show up. Ga-eun…”
At that moment, the gray pants Seon-mi wore began darkening from the inner thighs – clothing deliberately chosen to make any accident highly visible.
“Oh my! Look at her pants! Are they getting wet?”
“Good heavens! She’s wetting herself!”
Just as shocked gasps spread throughout the hall, the doors opened.
Park Ju-yeon couldn’t suppress her smile watching Ga-eun freeze at the sight of Seon-mi.
Ah. How long she had waited for this moment.
Turning her head, she saw Yu-mi’s jaw dropped while Yeo-jin wore a satisfied expression, arms crossed.
“Look who’s here, Eun.Ga.eun’s aunt.”
At Park Ju-yeon’s murmur, Seon-mi’s eyes widened upon seeing Ga-eun, immediately filling with tears.
“G-Ga-eun, it’s G-Ga-eun.”
“Aunt…”
As Ga-eun whispered in shock, Seon-mi clutched her head and hung it low.
“I’m s-sorry. I wet m-myself. Going out em-embarrasses Ga-eun. Someone l-like me should stay l-locked up in the h-hospital. Ga-eun is b-busy…”
Her confused aunt had become a spectacle for the Jinri Association women.
Snapping back to reality, Ga-eun rushed forward and embraced her aunt tightly.
“Aunt, it’s okay. Alright?”
“S-sorry, Ga-eun. Th-they said I could s-see you if I came here. I m-missed you. I was sc-scared you wouldn’t come see me anymore…”
Ga-eun drew in a deep breath, suppressing the surge of emotions rising within her, and gently stroked her aunt’s back repeatedly.
“I missed you too, Aunt. Please don’t apologize. You’ve done nothing wrong. This is all my fault.”
“N-no, Ga-eun, not your f-fault. They m-made me keep dr-drinking water. I needed the ba-bathroom…”
“It’s alright. It’s okay, Aunt. We’ll get you cleaned up and changed, okay?”
Ga-eun tenderly wiped her aunt’s tear-stained face with both hands.
“It’s been so long, Aunt. I’m glad you’re here. You did well.”
“I d-did well? You’re not em-embarrassed of me?”
“How could I be embarrassed of you? You’re so beautiful, kind, and you eat all your food so well.”
Ga-eun smiled with all her might.
Her words gradually calmed Seon-mi’s trembling body.
But the peace was fleeting.
Shrinking under the crowd’s stares, Seon-mi caught Park Ju-yeon’s gaze and immediately burrowed deeper into Ga-eun’s embrace.
“Aunt.”
“I’m sc-scared.”
“It’s okay. I’m here.”
Park Ju-yeon watched the trembling Seon-mi with evident pleasure before speaking:
“My, my. So she really is your aunt, Ga-eun? Then I suppose the rumors about you being illegitimate are true as well?”
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