Chapter 234.2

Chapter 234.2

Daria’s eyes trembled uncontrollably. Even after all these years, she still dreamed the nightmare of being forced to make a choice. At that moment, the abandoned grandson, now a tall figure, repeatedly asked to be discarded. There was no sign of twisted emotion; he only looked at one woman with unwavering focus.

The small grandson, who had once clung to a white blanket, had grown so large. It felt as though she were looking at a towering tree.

“Now, I think I understand why I survived.”

He smiled lightly with eyes that looked as if the rain had cleared. Thus, Lee Wooshin decided to bury his personal sorrow, resentment, and hatred; all of it. He was grateful for saving his wife, for saving his wife’s siblings.

Just then, Seoryeong waved her hand from a distance. With a subtle trip, she knocked Asha’s foot and smiled brightly like a lighthouse.

At the sight of it, a burst of uncontrollable laughter escaped. If he could see this scene forever, he could break through Winter Castle’s walls countless times.

“Perhaps my grandfather knew.”

As soon as Maxim’s name was mentioned, Daria stiffened. It was a habit she hadn’t shaken even after decades. The mere mention of his name made her heart ache and her breath catch.

“My grandfather must have known I wouldn’t die so easily. My bad temper, I inherited it from him. The way I only treated one woman terribly.”

She bit her lower lip, unable to look away from her husband’s eyes.

Maxim was surely in hell. He must be eternally tormented for the sin of discriminating against one woman. If that’s the case… Could she meet him after death?

“It’s more beautiful than I expected.”

Only then did Lee Wooshin seem to notice the island’s scenery, looking out into the distance.

It was truly a beautiful place. The blue waters sparkled, and the children running around were pure and innocent.

It was an unbelievable paradise created by the devil-like Maxim.

“Now, don’t worry, rest easy.”

Lee Wooshin bowed with sincerity, then gently embraced his grandmother. He felt her frail bones under his palm, but he didn’t show it. From now on, he wished for Daria to smile freely. Without hesitation, he turned and began to run.

“Seoryeong!”

Today, Lee Wooshin finally spoke to the immature version of himself from his childhood.

‘Don’t be defeated by misfortune. Grit your teeth and stand up.’

‘Even if life deceives you, at the end of it, there is that woman.’

‘Don’t get too tired before reaching that point.’

Her feet, sinking into the sandy beach, were as small as they had been when she was eight, then fourteen, and finally thirty-three.

Seoryeong, having just knocked Asha down as she kept challenging her, suddenly saw Lee Wooshin charging toward her and widened her eyes. “Oh, oh…! He’s too fast…!”

As she took a step back, the man reached her in the blink of an eye, lifting her effortlessly. Holding her under her bent knees, he gazed up at her.

Seoryeong burst into laughter at the elevated view, placing a hand on his shoulder. She was relieved to see his expression brightened. Somehow, her heart ached.

“Seoryeong, you’re my inheritance.”

He confessed, bursting with something overwhelming. What Lee Wooshin had truly received wasn’t the astronomical wealth left by Maxim, but the woman standing before him.

“Let’s live together forever.”

Seoryeong’s gaze was drawn to his smile, which looked unusually warm.

“If you give me a third chance, I’ll really do well.”

“What… chance?”

“The chance to live the rest of my life as your legal husband.”

“…”

“Please. This time, be my family.”

The shining horizon reflected the gaps between the two of them. Seoryeong felt like she was finally facing the fragile side of him that he had never shown before.

His thick arms, strangely trembling, were holding her.

“Why are you trembling? What’s so difficult about your request? You’re the first family I’ve ever had since I was born. You’re the only one who lets me live as a normal woman.”

‘The only thing I can’t give up from what I have is you.’

She wrapped her arms around the back of the man she loved and kept whispering endlessly.

Then, with a pained look on his face, Lee Wooshin pulled her down and grabbed the back of her head.

Just before their lips touched, he closed his eyes and smiled softly. Finally, a deep kiss landed, as if sealing something.

Amidst the cheers of the brothers, who lived with little joys on their faces, Seoryeong burst into laughter once more.