All Chapters of The Nation Took My Wife Away: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

After walking through the rain for a while, Seoyun returned to the mansion and began moving the rest of her belongings out of the master bedroom.It was past one in the morning, but the guest room light was still on. Clothes she'd hastily gathered and physics books lay scattered across the bed.After giving up the master bedroom to Cha Yuri, she'd moved everything herself without asking anyone for help.An old leather research notebook slipped out from between the books.Before her marriage, she'd spent countless nights filling those pages with equations and experimental data.Seoyun leaned against the headboard and opened her laptop. Just as she found the research folder she'd closed three years ago, her phone vibrated.[Private Number]"Dr. Han Seoyun. This is the National Science Strategy Agency."It was already the fourth call."Is this about the same offer?""No. Your research has been designated as a core national technology."Her hand stilled.On the laptop screen was a research

As night deepened, a damp, oppressive silence settled over the sprawling mansion.Rain from the night before still streaked the tall windows, and the garden beyond had disappeared into darkness. Most of the staff had already retired for the night, leaving only a few dim wall lamps glowing along the halls. In a house this large and quiet, even the faintest sound seemed to travel.Seoyun closed her leather research notebook and left the guest room.Jaeheon had shut himself in his study all day. Even at dinner, he hadn't so much as looked at her.She was halfway down the stairs when Yuri's voice drifted up from the living room."Oppa, I hate that you keep fighting with Unnie because of me..."Seoyun stopped.Under the dim lights, Jaeheon and Yuri stood close enough to feel each other's breath.Yuri wore a thin dress that clung to every curve of her body, her fingers curled around the sleeve of Jaeheon's shirt."That's not your problem. Just focus on getting better."Jaeheon tried to pull

Late that morning, two black sedans pulled up in front of the mansion one after another.Jaeheon's family had heard that Cha Yuri was back, and they'd shown up without warning.Butler Kim headed for the entrance while the staff hurried to prepare tea and refreshments for the unexpected guests.By the time Seoyun came downstairs, Yuri had changed out of the silk robe she'd worn at breakfast and into a fitted cream-colored dress.Her hair was swept over one shoulder, leaving the red marks near her collarbone clearly visible.A teacup had already been set at Jaeheon's right.Yuri's place.As Butler Kim reached for the teapot, Yuri covered her cup with one hand."No sugar for me, please."Without looking up from his newspaper, Jaeheon pushed a glass of warm milk toward her."Don't drink coffee on an empty stomach."Yuri wrapped both hands around the glass and smiled."You still remember that, Oppa?"She glanced across the table at Seoyun and swept her hair back."Even last night, you kept

After Seoyun left the dining room, the door closed behind her with an unusually heavy thud.The table, filled with voices only moments ago, fell silent. For three years, Seoyun had occupied the same seat without drawing much attention. She had always been quiet, almost easy to overlook.Yet now that she was gone, it felt as though an entire side of the dining room had emptied out with her.Chairman Kang Taejun set down his teacup."Perhaps I said too much."Then, as if dismissing the thought, he added,"Still, both families knew about it. She had to find out eventually. Why get so worked up over something that's been over for three years?"Yuri was still holding the end of Jaeheon's jacket sleeve.The same hand that had wrapped around his neck and pulled him into a kiss in the living room the night before."Oppa... what if things get worse between you and Unnie because of me? Maybe I should sleep in another room tonight..."Jaeheon didn't answer.His gaze remained fixed on the empty ch

Cha Yuri disappeared the year their families began seriously discussing her marriage to Jaeheon.That day, Kang Jaeheon was sitting in a conference room at Kangseong Group headquarters.An overseas business report was underway when his phone, set to vibrate, buzzed repeatedly against the table.Normally, he wouldn't have looked at it until the meeting was over.This time, he checked the screen and answered.Within seconds of hearing the voice on the other end, every trace of expression vanished from his face."...Where?"The conference room fell silent.Cha Yuri had been in an accident overseas.Her car had crashed through a guardrail on a mountain road and plunged dozens of meters down a cliff. The vehicle was so badly crushed that it was barely recognizable.Inside, rescuers found Yuri's bag and her bloodstained phone.But there was no body.Jaeheon boarded the earliest flight that night.The moment he arrived, he went straight to the crash site. When the police ended their search, h