34 The bargain

At that realization, he didn't even need to think twice before he turned around and walked away.

How could his mother dare to deceive him when he hadn't that time?

Just like that, he strode away in anger while typing something on his phone.

As soon as he was done, he slipped his phone into the inner pocket of his suit jacket before getting into the car that was waiting outside for him.

At the same time, Kim Chae-Yeon was still chatting and laughing with Jang Ma-Ri when a notification sound went off on her phone.

"Wait a minute," she said to Jang Ma-Ri still in the mood of laughter. Taking the phone out from her handbag, she glanced at the lit screen.

"It's a message from Ji-hun."

Kim Chae-Yeon briefly shifted her gaze away from her phone to glance at the father and daughter before returning her attention to it.

Tapping on the notification, the message opened properly.

As soon as her eyes came in contact with the simple string of words, the smile on her face faltered.