A DEAL OF SIN의 모든 챕터: 챕터 121 - 챕터 130

A quiet realization settled in Jaxon's mind. His boss had been right all along. But questions began forming just as quickly. Why was she living like this? Why had she changed herself so completely just to stay away from Zayren? Why change her name, her identity? And what was the truth that Kim Zayren wanted from a woman who was now married… and raising a son? Jaxon’s phone began ringing just as he stood under the dim streetlight. He glanced at the caller ID. He answered immediately. “Tell me where she will go tomorrow and when she comes back. Everything and... ” The voice on the other end was controlled, but beneath that control was something restless, something barely restrained. Jaxon waited respectfully for him to finish, but the sentence stopped midway. “And what, sir?” he asked after a brief silence. There was a pause. A long one. As if words had risen to the surface but were swallowed before they could escape. “Nothing.” The call disconnected. Jaxon lowered the phone slowly

“I don’t want to lose you,” he murmured, voice breaking quietly. “You and Reynez are my family. I don’t want to lose my family again.” He wiped his tears quickly and went inside the bathroom, closing the door behind him. Outside, Sarang stood still near the doorway, her back pressed against the wall. She had heard him. Every word. Her chest felt tight with guilt. She never wanted to hurt him. That was the last thing she ever intended. But she couldn’t give him what he wanted. She couldn’t ask for a divorce either. He saw them as his world. Breaking that would shatter him. And she didn’t want to become the reason for another wound in his life. She just wished something would happen... something that would free him from waiting without crushing him in the process. She knew one thing clearly. She would never love anyone again. But she wanted Jaeyoung to be loved. Truly loved. He deserved that. “I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to accept you as my husband,” she whispered to herse

The ache that spread through her chest was sharper than she expected. It hadn’t hurt when she imagined seeing him again someday. It hadn’t hurt so much when she thought about the wedding day he never showed up. It hadn’t hurt imagining he moved on. But this cold indifference. This deliberate distance… that hurt. “Aera, do as Mr. Z is saying,” Nicholas reminded her gently. She nodded slowly and opened the file. Her voice remained steady as she began reading each clause, each term, every condition clearly. She forced herself to focus on the words, even though she could feel his presence only a few feet away. Zayren stood with his hands in his pockets, listening without interruption. His expression remained composed, unreadable. When she finished, Nicholas looked toward him. “Are you okay with all the terms and conditions, Mr. Z?” Zayren finally turned. His eyes brushed over Sarang for the briefest moment, just a second, before shifting to Nicholas. “Everything sounds well, Mr. Wi

“You want to take my son away from me again?” he asked, his voice no longer just angry but edged with something deeper, something wounded and possessive. That snapped something inside her. She pushed him away with all the strength she could gather, breaking free from his grip. “Yes, I’ll take him away from you. Because he is my son. And you are no one to stop me!” she shouted, her voice breaking but fierce. Zayren stared at her, his jaw tight, his eyes dark and storming, as the words hung heavily between them, neither of them willing to step back from the line that had just been drawn. “Why are you here now? Where were you when I was waiting for you at our wedding?” Sarang’s voice trembled, but it carried years of buried hurt as she stepped closer to him instead of backing away. “Now I know why… you didn’t come because you didn’t want to marry me.” Her words were sharp, but her eyes betrayed the pain she had carried alone. Zayren’s jaw tightened so hard it seemed as if he might s

“Zayren is his biological father, yes,” she admitted softly, stepping closer and taking Jaeyoung’s hands in hers. “But you… you’ve loved him more than his real father could ever. You’ve been there every day.” Her voice trembled with sincerity. “No matter what happens, I won’t let Zayren take Reynez away from us.” Jaeyoung swallowed, searching her eyes. “What if he doesn’t just want Reynez? What if he wants you too? Would you go back to him for Reynez?” She fell silent, startled by the question, until she felt his hands tighten around hers. “Do you still have feelings for him?” he asked, vulnerability breaking through his composure. “How can you ask me that?” she responded, hurt flashing across her face. “You know how he betrayed me. He didn’t come when I was waiting at the altar. My mother chose you for me, and you’ve supported me more than anyone. I won’t go back to Zayren, even if I had to divorce you.” Her words were meant to reassure him, but Jaeyoung’s heart skipped for a diff