The Nation Took My Wife Away のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

Inside the VIP lounge of the luxury floor at Kangseong Department Store, several shopping bags were already piled across the leather sofa."Unnie, try this one too."Kang Minju held a cream-colored dress against Yuri and tilted her head, studying how it looked.Yuri glanced at the price tag and quickly waved her hand as if embarrassed."Minju, that's enough. You really don't have to buy me anything else. I don't even have any money right now...""Who said you had to pay?"Minju laughed as if the answer were obvious."We can just use Oppa's card."Yuri hesitated—or at least pretended to.Her eyes, however, remained fixed on the newest designer handbag displayed beneath the soft lights in the center of the room.Minju noticed immediately and called Jaeheon."Oppa, can Yuri unnie get a bag too? This one's pretty expensive."Muted voices came through the phone, suggesting Jaeheon was in the middle of a meeting.—Don't worry about the price. Get her whatever she needs.Yuri slowly traced th

The divorce papers crumpled mercilessly in Jaeheon's fist.The seat where Seoyun had been sitting only moments ago was empty.His wife had handed him divorce papers with another man standing beside her.Han Seoyun had never been this kind of woman.She had always been the one who waited.Even four months into their marriage.That evening, Jaeheon had plans with Seoyun.And he had been the one to ask her to dinner.Around five that afternoon, an executive meeting at Kangseong Group headquarters was drawing to a close when Oh Sejin held out his phone."Sir."A photograph filled the screen.It showed a woman walking down a street somewhere overseas. Sunglasses covered half her face, but the long hair and sharp line of her jaw looked remarkably like Cha Yuri.Jaeheon enlarged the photo."Where?""Prague. The local investigator sent it today.""Are you sure?""If I were sure, I'd already have booked the flight."Jaeheon's gaze remained fixed on the photograph."Book it.""What?""The flight

"You think I'll give you a divorce?"The divorce papers crumpled mercilessly in Jaeheon's fist.The lounge door had already closed behind Seoyun and Lee Jungwoo. All that remained was the low murmur of the other guests and the occasional clink of glassware.The seat where Seoyun had been sitting only moments ago was empty.A half-finished glass of water remained on the table. Several pages of the divorce petition lay scattered across the marble floor, some still damp from the water she'd thrown in his face.Jaeheon ignored the people watching him.As he stared down at the crumpled papers, Seoyun's face filled his mind.The woman who had always waited for him.The woman who used to look toward the door whenever he came home late.And now that same woman had brought another man with her as her attorney and demanded a divorce.Jaeheon called Seoyun immediately.No answer.He called again.Still nothing.The image of her leaving the lounge beside Lee Jungwoo flashed through his mind.She h

"I'm not going to ask where you were or what you were doing all night."Park Junghee looked Seoyun up and down.The old family albums were still spread across the living room table. Photographs of Jaeheon and Yuri lay between half-empty teacups, their younger faces smiling beneath the morning sunlight.Seoyun stood alone on the other side of the table."But if you've married into this family, you need to earn your keep. Did you think being the daughter-in-law of this family came for free?"Seoyun's gaze turned cold.Park Junghee jerked her chin toward the sofa across from her."Sit.""I'll listen standing.""Fine. I suppose a brilliant doctor like you is too busy to sit down."Park Junghee's lips twisted."The Chairman's birthday is this Saturday. All the relatives will be here, so come home Friday and help prepare.""Me?""Who else? Me?"Park Junghee scoffed."I finally get a daughter-in-law, and somehow I'm still expected to do the daughter-in-law's work myself."Yuri quickly stepped

Saturday evening.The Kang mansion was far more lavish than usual for Chairman Kang Taejun's birthday celebration.Black sedans lined the driveway, while enormous flower arrangements and gift boxes arrived one after another. Beneath glittering chandeliers, formally dressed relatives mingled with Kangseong Group executives, champagne glasses clinking amid polite laughter.At one end of the living room stood a floral arrangement nearly as tall as a person, with an enormous birthday cake displayed beside it.When Seoyun descended the stairs, several heads turned.Her black dress hugged her slender waist before falling in a sleek line to the floor. There were no extravagant jewels or decorations, yet the clean curve of her bare shoulders and the elegant line of her neck drew more attention than anything glittering around her.Jaeheon noticed her too.His hand stilled around his champagne glass.His gaze moved slowly over her, tracing the line of her neck before lingering at the narrow curv