Semua Bab The Price of Hidden Sins: Bab 61 - Bab 70

Josh and Sharon spent their days in Paris full of laughter and fun.As per the list they had made long before their departure, they started exploring one tourist spot after another.Their first destination was, of course, the Louvre.They walked hand-in-hand through the iconic pyramid-shaped glass entrance, Sharon's eyes sparkling with enthusiasm.Inside the museum, they stopped for a long time in front of the Mona Lisa painting, talking quietly, joking about how small it was compared to their expectations. Josh took many photos of Sharon in front of other famous paintings.No matter that there was a ban on photography in some parts, Josh quietly stole moments - too eager to capture Sharon's contented smile.Afterwards, they walked to the Eiffel Tower.There, they took pictures at various corners of the Champ de Mars park, and then climbed to the top of the tower, getting a bird's-eye view of the entire city of Paris.Sharon hugged Josh tightly as the wind picked up, chuckling and tea

Sharon's first night in Paris, after she arrived and met Josh, the hotel felt very different to Ashley. As expected, Josh did not return to their room that night. Instead, he stayed in Sharon's room which was located right next to theirs. Ashley lay down on her bed, but the sadness that was choking her heart prevented her from sleeping. Amidst the silence of the night, Ashley could hear quite a few noisy and disturbing sounds - laughter, small talk, and above all, the sound of Sharon who was probably enjoying her evening with Josh. Every second felt like time stood still, yet filled with anxiety.Ashley pulled the blanket closer to her body, trying to calm her mind. However, in the darkness, the loneliness and hurt continued to haunt her. It was a very hard night. Ashley thought, why did this happen to her? The two of them-Josh and Ashley-had shared beautiful moments. They had laughed together, talked about the future, and planned things. But now, Ashley felt like a stranger in Josh's

The words of her mother and Josh's mother came to mind when Ashley spent her breakfast alone this morning—for the umpteenth time after she and Josh returned from Paris.In fact, after the incident where she was injured, she felt that her relationship with Josh was somehow going quite well as if nothing had ever happened. Although at that time there was still no clarity on the exact solution that the two of them should do about Josh's scandal with his girlfriend.Ashley also still hoped that Josh would agree to her proposal for a divorce at the right time one day. She had even offered to think of a good scenario that would allow them to separate without disrupting the business relationship between the two families. But Josh just ignored her. When Ashley asked Josh if he wasn't afraid of Ashley snitching on his family or leaking it to the media, he remained calm and continued to ignore all her remarks. It was as if Josh knew that Ashley would never do that because the impact would clear

Ashley felt like she was being bludgeoned by a blatantly sharp sword at that moment. How dare that man twist Ashley's words in front of her, just to save his own skin. Throwing the blame on Ashley and setting her up to be a sacrifice for her own mother.What a shameless, bad, evil man.From the bottom of her heart, this time Ashley wanted to spill all kinds of curses in this world.The man knew very well that Ashley's entire family lived in Seoul, but instead of being careful he was hanging around with his girlfriend in this city. As if there was no other safer place they could go. The two of them—or at least one of them—could have thought to find a place where it would be impossible to cross paths or meet anyone who knew them. Such a simple thing was impossible if they couldn't think of it.But what happens now? Dating in the most crowded cafe in the most crowded city in the country? Ashley couldn't help but say that this couple was really stupid.Even so, Ashley still couldn't do an

After a heated argument and Josh's yelling which turned out to be quite traumatizing for Ashley, they didn't speak to each other at all. The short drive to the hospital felt like an uncomfortably long one. The air in their car was cold, but what Josh and Ashley felt was stuffy and claustrophobic.But after all, they were two adults who needed to take responsibility and control their behavior. They both knew they had to calm their hearts and cool their heads in front of Ashley's mother and her business partner later. Because if they were to clearly show the atmosphere of their quarrel in front of others, it would only invite more problems—Ashley's mother would become even more suspicious of Josh, and what if she found out what Josh had done?He, and his family, would be finished right then and there.And it all happened just because of his carelessness.This, for Josh, was like a vicious circle that was increasingly entangling him. He had to cover up his relationship with Sharon by tel