Chapter 183
“Why is a small-framed woman acting so composed?”
Wondered Seol Hee-nam as she squinted and glanced at the woman. After swallowing her fear from the tense atmosphere of the interrogation room, the woman walked in steadily.
‘Who is she? That woman.’
Seol Hee-nam narrowed her eyes on the woman. It was an unfamiliar face, further confirming his suspicion that this was all fabricated.
‘That bastard Do Jeonghan is trying everything to get me killed. Damn bastard.’
As Seol Hee-nam cursed silently to himself, Taewoo spoke to the detectives seated in their chairs.
“This is Lee Seon-hee, the mother of the witness, Lee Bona.”
Lee Seon-hee calmly stood beside Taewoo, who continued.
“At the time, Lee Bona was 5 years old and is currently 14. She accidentally witnessed Seol Hee-nam pushing Oh Kyung-hee at Seoraksan and has been receiving trauma treatment ever since.”
The detectives turned their attention to Lee Seon-hee.
“Is that correct?”
Lee Seon-hee opened her mouth to speak.
“That day… I remember because I had taken my daughter to the mountain. We went up quite high to show her the scenery from the cable car….”
After glancing briefly at Seol Hee-nam, Lee Seon-hee turned back to the detective and continued.
“In a brief moment when I wasn’t looking, I lost my daughter. Frantically searching, I eventually found her, but she had wet her pants. Her face was pale as she told me what happened. She said a man pushed a lady over there—from that big rock.”
The detectives listened to Lee Seon-hee’s words with serious expressions.
‘I can’t tell you how much I’ve regretted it since. Even now, she has constant nightmares, begging not to push, saying you must never push…’
“Shut up!!”
“!”
The sudden outburst startled Lee Seon-hee.
When Seol Hee-nam, handcuffed, rose menacingly from his chair, the detectives immediately restrained him.
“Mr. Seol Hee-nam, stay where you are.”
“What nonsense are you spouting? Do you think you’ll get away if you’re caught lying now?”
Seol Hee-nam shouted at Lee Seon-hee, his voice filled with rage.
“Mr. Seol Hee-nam! Be quiet!”
The detectives surrounded Seol Hee-nam, and Taewoo stepped in front of Lee Seon-hee as if shielding her.
“Don’t worry. Please continue.”
“…Yes.”
Calming down at Taewoo’s words, Lee Seon-hee regained her composure.
“To be honest, I couldn’t even believe my daughter at first. There was no news about any murder or fall that day, and nothing seemed to have caused any commotion. I just thought, ‘Why is my daughter acting like this?’ and have only found it strange all this time…”
Lee Seon-hee turned and stared straight at Seol Hee-nam, whose eyes glistened with malice.
“My daughter clearly said that a man pushed a woman off the rock.”
“That’s nonsense bought with money!”
“Mr. Seol Hee-nam!”
Despite Seol Hee-nam’s vicious shouting, Lee Seon-hee no longer wavered and firmly spoke her part.
“For the sake of my daughter, who has suffered from nightmares and pain all this time, I sincerely ask for a severe punishment for that man.”
“That woman dares to demand punishment?! I wouldn’t feel satisfied even if I ground her to pieces… Do you think I’ll let this slide?!”
“Will you be quiet?!”
As Seol Hee-nam bellowed like a madman, chaos erupted in the interrogation room.
Watching the commotion, Jeonghan stepped into the room.
Click.
“!”
When Jeonghan appeared with a cold expression, Seol Hee-nam’s face turned red as he glared at him, his eyes gleaming maliciously.
“Do Jeonghan, this is your doing, isn’t it? You bastard! Trying to bury me alive like this! Huh?!”
“……”
Jeonghan silently stared at Seol Hee-nam, who was hurling curses and glaring with eyes filled with rage, as though he had no control over his fury.
“That’s right. I did it.”
“What?”
Seol Hee-nam’s eyes widened at Jeonghan’s words.
“I orchestrated this to send you to hell. You need to pay for your sins, don’t you?”
“That bastard…!”
Clang!
“Sit down already!”
A detective shouted angrily at Seol Hee-nam, who had abruptly stood up.
Jeonghan stared coldly at Seol Hee-nam and spoke.
“Why did you push her?”
“Push who?”
Seol Hee-nam scowled, pretending not to understand.
Jeonghan glared at him and spoke in a low voice.
“Oh Kyung-hee. Why did you push her?”
“Maybe that bxxch’s fate ended there, damn it!”
At Seol Hee-nam’s response, the detectives froze in place.
“…What?”
Everyone in and outside the interrogation room, including Lee Seon-hee, turned to Seol Hee-nam with stunned expressions, unsure if they had just heard him correctly.
Smirking, Seol Hee-nam sneered at Jeonghan and said.
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