Warning! The chapter contain domestic v'olence and ass*ult....

Yeesung kissed her lips, "Take care okay?"

She smiled, and nodded her head. She saw Hyeonjun, who was on a call. But his tie, gosh she just hates when they aren't tied up well.

She tried to control herself but then stepped to him to fix his tie. "Why don't you tie it properly?" She asked.

He chuckled and hung up the phone. He purposely doesn't, "You should do it for me everyday then," He said.

She shook her head. "Learn this on your own, It irritates me," she mumbled.

Yeesung just stood there watching her, he didn't like how close she was standing to her brother, and it was him, she was the one to move closer. Does she just looks for excuses to be close to other men?

She stepped away from him after fixing his tie.

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Tears streamed down little Jungkook's face as he clung to his mother, his small voice choked with sobs. "I want to go to Daddy! Why are you being a witch? Daddy loves you!"

Gently wiping away his tears, his mother whispered, "Sweetheart, Mommy and Daddy need some time apart right now. It doesn't mean I'm a witch, and Daddy still loves us, but we need to figure things out."

Jungkook looked up with watery eyes, confusion etched on his face. "But I miss Daddy. Can't we go back to him?"

His mother hugged him tightly, comforting him. "We will, my love. We just need a little time to make things better for all of us. It doesn't mean we won't see Daddy again. We'll go back, I promise."
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It was Hyeonjun's 39th birthday, Eunsook is not a fan of parties or crowds, she was holding her husband's hand tightly.

He was fine until she said she has a gift for him. Hyeonjun, "You got a gift for me?"" He asked.

She nodded her head and gave him a small box. Hyeonjun unwrapped the gift to find a bottle of perfume with a mild, pleasant scent.

"Use it, This doesn't give me a headache," she said, she was waiting for his birthday so she would give him perfume and he would get rid of his strong one which she hates so much.

"Thank you, Eunsook. This is thoughtful, since you gave me, I will surely use it," he said.

However, as the party wound down, Yeeunghusband pulled her aside, his expression stern. "Why did you give him a gift? That's not necessary, "

Eunsook, surprised by his reaction, tried to explain, "I still get headache because of his perfume,"

Her husband's frustration grew. "It's not your place to give him something."

Eunsook, feeling hurt, nodded silently.

"And perfume? Why the fck you gave him perfume?" He asked.

Because the first gift she gave to Yeesung was a perfume too, it was special to him. He thought she only gave it to him.

"What do you even care what other men smell like?" He asked. He couldn't help but question her intentions. She started crying, he was yelling at her. He has never yelled at her before.

He punched the wall. "Answer me,"

"Mom," Taehyung came and held her dress. "Can we eat? I am hungry,"

Yeesung stared at Taehyung and then at her, he wiped her tears harshly, "Focus on him except for gifting men perfumes."

He said before leaving.
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Eunsook sat alone on the balcony, her eyes fixed on the evening sky, lost in her thoughts.

Hyeonjun approached her, "Hey, Eunsook, what are you thinking about?"

She ignored him. He sit Infront of her, "Do you like stars? I didn't in past, but when I read the little one quotation stuck with me, 'All men have stars, but they are not the same things for different people. For some, who are travelers, the stars are guides. For others, they are no more than little lights in the sky. For others, who are scholars, they are problems. For my businessman, they were wealth.'"

He exclaimed. She finally spoke, completing the quotes, "But all these stars are silent. You--you alone--will have stars as no one else has them-"

He smiled. "They will be your stars, and you will be mine."

She looked at him, she knew he said the lines of the book but it still made her uncomfortable.

With a smile, Eunsook began sharing her intricate space theory, her words flowing with passion and detail. Hyeonjun hears her talks. She talks so much, he wants to shut her up by kissing her. But he sit and listened to her talk.

"Why do perfumes bother you so much?" He asked.

"It's not the perfumes, it's the scent. When we close our eyes, it easy to ignore the noises, but the scent doesn't leave, and strong scents actually bothers me," she exclaimed.

"Close your eyes, I think we can ignore the scent too." he said.

Eunsook closed her eyes. He couldn't help but smile as he observed her peaceful expression.

Yeesung was looking for her and then he saw her sitting on the balcony. He could see her back and he saw her brother who was staring at her with a smile, he leaned in. Yeesung was confused why is she taking so long to move away or push him? But Eunsook didn't move as her eyes were close but Yeesung couldn't see it.

Hyeonjun held her arm with one hand and her neck with the other Hand and kissed her. She was shocked and confused of what he was doing, she tried to push but he was holding her arm and back of head, pulling her closer. She felt disgusted as he put his tongue in her mouth. Tears scroll down her face.

Yeesung got mad and went to them and pulled Hyeonjun away from her. "WHAT THE FCK ARE YOU BOTH DOING HERE?"

She was glad he was here. She moved to the side while crying, scared because of what happened.

"HOW DARE YOU KISS MY WIFE?" He pushed his brother.

"Calm down, don't yell you are scaring, Eunsook," Hyeonjun went closer to her and hugged her tightly. "Don't be afraid of him I am here,"

She wasn't afraid of her husband, she was afraid of Hyeonjun. Yeesung got more furious, he pulled Hyeonjun away from her.

"HOW CAN YOU DO THIS TO ME?" He asked.

"Listen to me first. Don't be harsh on her please, it's not her fault we both fell in love with each other," Hyeonjun replied.

He hold Eunsook's hand and took her to their room. He shut the door loudly and pinned her to the wall. "WHY THE FCK YOU KISS HIM?"

She was already afraid and was crying. "I didn't,He t-tell me to close my eyes my eyes,-"

"AND YOU DID? DO YOU THINK I AM DUMB?" He held her neck, choking her, raising her off the ground,"ARE YOU DUMB? YOU HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGING HIS BEHAVIOR!"

He let go of her and she fell on the ground, he kicked her hard. "HOW COULD YOU LET HIM KISS YOU?"

He continued saying it while ab*sing her.
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Haeun closed the door behind her, she was going home but she was surprised to meet Hansuk,

"Hansuk? What are you doing here?" Haeun asked

He smiled warmly, "Hi, I just had some work in this neighborhood. Maybe Destiny want us together,"

As the evening unfolded, Haeun found herself enjoying Hansuk's company.

Over time, she began to notice the subtle ways he treated her-with kindness, respect, and a genuine concern for her well-being.

She started spending time with Hansuk, feeling a connection with him, but she remembers the commitment she made with her husband Jiyong, she still feels herself trapped in the marriage with her husband.

And she find someone with whom she can share how she is feeling.

"We should go on a date." Hansuk asked her.

"Date? No I am still married,"

"But you are separated right?"

"Yeah but he said he will change this time," she exclaimed.n

"Why do you think he will change in one year when he hasn't changed in 7 years and just become worse? Hansuk gently spoke, "Haeun, you deserve to be with someone who makes you happy. Don't let guilt dictate your choices."

She looked at him. "But I made a commitment to my husband. I can't just abandon it."

Hansuk leaned forward, his expression earnest. "You don't owe anyone your happiness if it comes at the cost of your own. Guilt shouldn't be the foundation of a relationship."

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Eunsook couldn't even stand properly, she held the sink, her face and body was covered in bruises but she kept washing her mouth, she kept brushing her teeth, trying to get rid of the disgusting feeling of being kissed by Hyeonjun.

With her mind repeating, 'How could she let someone kiss her?'

Again and again. She doesn't know how long she took doing that. She left the washroom and saw Yeesung sleeping. He was sleeping but he had his eyes closed. He can't believe he hit her that much, but he couldn't help, he was so furious at her.

She went near him and sit on the floor beside him. "Can you kiss me please? I feel disgusted by his kiss. Please I can't get rid the feeling,"She said.

"Stop your drama, you are acting because you got caught."

"I didn't, he did. I promise I didn't,"

He clenched his fist, "YOU COULD HAVE PUSHED HIM. BUT BUT YOU DIDN'T! SO SHUT UP I KNOW YOUR EXCUSES."

He exclaimed, making her scared again. He left the room leaving her alone.

He went to the living room and saw his father talking to Hyeonjun. He looked at Yeesung and called him.

"Have you forgotten your manners? How could you raise you hand on you big brother?" His father asked.

"I don't want to live in this house," Yeesung said.

"He is trying to break the family," Hyeonjun said.

"I am trying? What about you? How dare you have your eye on my family?" Yeesung asked.

"What is he saying?" Their father asked.

"Father, Eunsook and I are in love, he is mad because she wants to be with me."Hyeonjun exclaimed.

"SHUT UP! DON'T TAKE HER NAME." Yeesung said.

"Yeesung! Stop behaving this way to your older brother. Why are you blaming him? You should have taken care of your wife, you are the one who spoiled her. She wouldn't have dared to cheat on you if you had been strict to her from the start." His father exclaimed. Yeesung clenched his first, did he good wrong? He wanted to love her endlessly.

Their father turn to Hyeonjun, "Its ungraceful to have an affair with your brother's wife, keep your distance with her now, you hear me?"
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Jiyong was staring at the wall, "Why you look so sad?" Myeong cupped his face.

"I miss Haeun and Jungkook," he replied.

"Even when you are with me?" She asked and got on top of him.

He sighed, "But it's like the darkness won't leave."

Myeong nodded her head as she kissed him. He doesn't feel good, he wants Haeun. He liked being with Myeong because he liked the thought of Haeun being upset and showing that she cares about him.

But now when Haeun wasn't here he didn't feel good Myeong, he tried sleeping around but for how long it can make anyone feel good?

He decided to change, and take work seriously. He threw himself into his work, pouring dedication and passion into every task. Days turned into nights as he immersed himself in self-improvement, determined to be the person he wanted to be.

The person Haeun wanted him to be.

He realized that he messed up, but he wanted to make things right, he wanted to be a good husband and father.

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Eunsook approached Yeesung, holding his coat, "Let me help you with that," she said softly, reaching out to assist him.

Yeesung pushed her hand, he doesn't even looked at her since yesterday.

He doesn't want to look at her, because he doesn't want to see the bruise on her that he caused.

"Please, you trust me right?" She asked.

Yeesung's eyes remained distant, and he shrugged off her attempts to engage. She cupped his face, "I love you, hear me out please,"

"Not now, Eunsook," he replied curtly, slipping on his coat himself.

Eunsook's concern deepened, wondering how they had arrived at this point

She was not leaving her room, she was too afraid to go out. Even though she knew Hyeonjun would be at work.

But Taehyung called her, so she had too. She wore long sleeves to hide her scars. She sent Taehyung to kindergarten and was going back to her room

She flinched as she saw Hyeonjun, she didn't know what he was doing at home. She tried to go to her room, but he held her hand.

"Baby come here," he said.

"Leave me!" She exclaimed, and pushed him.

"Listen, I just want to talk, calm down." He said. But she hit his face trying her best to escape from him. She started calling out to everyone.

But he put his hand over her mouth and took her to his room and locked the door. "Stop yelling, no one is home. Shush don't make any noise okay? I don't want to hurt you, I want to be gentle with you."

She kicked him and tried to leave the room, she turned to open the door escape but he picked her and pinned her to the bed.
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Jiyong was so happy to see Haeun, he was excited to tell her how he has actually changed this time, "I've changed, really. I've quit drinking and smoking for five months now. I've been going to work regularly, and I want to be the person you deserve." He hold her hand, "Please come back, it already been 5 months, you can love with me for the rest of the time, and If you didn't see any change in my you can divorce me.

Haeun's eyes were filled with sadness. She took a deep breath,"Jiyong, I appreciate your efforts, but I need to be honest with you. I came here to tell you that I've decided to file for a divorce."

Jiyong was shocked. "Divorce?" he asked, "But I thought...you promised to comeback t.ne if I change I want to be responsible, a good husband. I'm ready to change for us."

Haeun sighed"Jiyong, it's not about you not changing or trying. It's weird, I ran away from my house because I didn't want to marry Hansuk, but now I fell in love with him."

Jiyong was even more hurt, "Fell in love? How can you be in love with anyone other me?"

He shook his head, "I have changed, Haeun, I can love you more than anyone else," he pleaded, "I'll do whatever it takes to make you happy."

Haeun looked torn, "Jiyong, it's not that simple. It's hard for me, too."

Jiyong interrupted, his voice firm. "Is it because he's rich? Is that why you are choosing him?"

Haeun shook her head, sincerity in her eyes. "No, Jiyong, it has nothing to do with money. It's about feelings, about where my heart is now."

"Please no, it belonged to me right? Please I will do anything for you, I swear I will try to do everything to become rich. Just stay with me," His eyes got filled with tears.

Haeun felt bad but once you actually get treated the way you deserve,you realize that the toxic relationship is not worth it.

"I can't," she said, while looking down.

"I just got my life together, if you left me I will start drinking again, and I will d'e in darkness please stay with me. I still have 7 months, please."He started crying, making her more guilty

She had to choose herself. She deserve some respect.

"If you're going to marry someone else, there's one condition," he declared. "Give me custody of Jungkook."

Haeun's eyes widened in surprise. "Jiyong, Jungkook is our son. I can't just-"

"If you're moving on, Haeun, I want to be there for him. I want to be his father," Jiyong insisted, his request.

"I can't live without him," Haeun said.

"How will I gonna live without you and Jungkook? Please just give me Jungkook, at least I can be a good father, I couldn't be a good husband, but I want to be a goof father. Please don't be too cruel."

Haeun doesn't know what to do, but she knows if she left him and took Jungkook from him too, his life will be ruined completely.

Maybe for Jungkook he will become a better person.

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Yeesung was unable to work as thoughts of Eunsook occupied his mind throughout the day.

Would she still be in pain? He can't believe he hurt, but she hurt him more.

So much more.

How can she ruin their beautiful relationship?

With a sigh, he made a decision to leave the office early.

He went to his car, while he waited in the traffic, his gaze fell upon a flower shop.

He wanted to buy her flowers, and maybe he should listen to her. She can be manipulated. Maybe she is guilty.

But he knows she doesn't like flowers. She hates them, she says there are bugs in them and it's sad to pluck the flowers just because they are pretty.

She says it's cruel to keep them because of their beauty and throw them away when they d'e.

Meanwhile, Hyeonjun caressed her face, as she fainted, after crying and begging so much, for hours. And no one came, not even the maids and servants who are there all the time.

He wore his pants and laid beside her and pulled her closer her bare body to his chest.

He played with her smaller hand. "You fainted so early, Yeesung hasn't trained you well, I wasn't even rough," He kissed her cheeks.

He stared at her face, admiring her. He likes her more. He wiped her tears, which were still there

Yeesung came home and was looking for Eunsook, he asked the maids who lied saying they don't know.

His heart dropped when he saw her in his brother's room. He saw how he cuddled her.

He got really furious and kicked the door open. He was mad but he didn't like the sight at all, he wanted to take her away first, he couldn't tolerate seeing her in someone else's bed. His hand tremble as he approached her.

His brother stood up, "Don't touch her, how dare you hurt her? She was crying so much because of you, I comforted her, now let her sleep,"

Yeesung lost it when he said, "WHO THE FCK ARE YOU? HOW DARE YOU! HOW COULD THIS TO ME?" He started hitting him.

"As for her, she told me to not go to work today and fck her." Hyeonjun said and he really wanted to k'll his brother.

Eunsook got her conscious but still she looked lost, and empty. She doesn't care about the chaos which was happening there.

She was too traumatized and scared.

She felt a little comfortable when Yeesung put his jacket over her wrapped his around her to lift her and bring her to their room.

She doesn't even want to talk, she wasn't even crying, the tears were scrolling off her eyes non stop.

She wanted to get hugged by Yeesung, she wanted him to comfort her and tell her she is fine now, she is safe with him, no one will touch her.

But he was not saying anything, he sit on the bed. "Why did you? Don't I love you?" He asked.

Her worst nightmare had become reality for him. He wiped his tears with his blood stained hand.

He cupped her face, "Are you really in love with him? Tell me,"

She wasn't in a state to speak or say anything. She couldn't defend herself or even tell him she got ass*ulted.

"Eunsook, why did you go to me? I know I hurt you, but how could you?" He kissed her lips. He felt vulnerable, is she gonna lose him?

He pinned her to the bed. She pushed him away, she was still traumatized. "Don't touch me!"

He was hurt more, "You don't want me to touch you? But you want someone to do that?"

He asked and tried to kiss her again, but she pushed him again. "It's disgusting, STOP."

She couldn't even trust his touch at that moment.

"Disgusting? My touch is disgusting to you? And you tell him to touch! Are you serious! I caught you n*ked in my brother's bed and except for kicking you out of the house I bring you back to my room! You are disgusting. I love you all my life! And you couldn't even be loyal to me!" he exclaimed while taking off his belt.

He always tries his best to make her feel comfortable, and not scaring her.

But when she needed it today, he was not listening to her. It hurts her more, getting r*ped by her own husband hurted her more.

She wanted to get comforted by him, but instead she got more tortured.

He moved to another house but the ab*se never ended after that.

Even when Hyeonjun was away, he would write her letters, in a way that the letters looked like he was replying to Eunsook's letter.

Which made Yeesung more mad thinking maybe after everything she is still in touch with Hyeonjun.

Yeesung refused to let go of her, even after she got pregnant with Hyeonjun baby but he never let her explain, even if she tells him the truth he never believe him.

Neither Jungkook parents got happy ending nor Taehyung's parents.

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Ahhh, no me feeling bad for Taehyung's mother she and Yeesung deserved better. I wished Yeesung never change, but I am the one who made his character so who I should blame😭🥲😂