If that were the case, she wondered how she would face Professor Choi Taehyuk, feeling sorry.

Unable to wait any longer, Nayoung called Jang Suho.

If her father was involved, Jang Suho would surely know.

After a long time, the phone rang several times before Jang Suho answered.

[Hello.]

Whether his voice felt heavier than usual due to her misconception or not, she couldn’t tell.

“Hello, it’s Moon Nayoung. Did my father say something to Professor Choi again?”

[…….]

As Jang Suho didn’t answer, anxiety overwhelmed Nayoung.

“Is it true? Did Professor Choi come to our house today because of my father?”
[Perhaps Professor Choi Taehyuk may be summoned by the prosecution.]

Nayoung staggered in shock and sat down, overwhelmed.

[He said he would turn it around instead of Grandfather.]

Upon hearing her fall, Yeanhee rushed to Nayoung, who turned pale.

“Nayoung, are you okay? What’s wrong? Are you hurt anywhere?”

[Sorry. I couldn’t help or stop it.]

Her mother’s voice and Jang Suho’s voice sounded confusingly intertwined.

[This person Choi Taehyuk seems to want to protect in his own way again. Except for himself.]

Nayoung’s body shivered as if caught in pouring rain.

She thought it couldn’t be like this. It shouldn’t be like this.

He was the one who saved her in this dark and frightening world.

But she could never let him go to prison because of her.

Nayoung rose from her seat.

“Nayoung! Where are you going?”

Yeanhee, worried about Nayoung going out in such a state, followed her.

“You can’t go out like this.”

When her mother grabbed her arm, Nayoung shook off her hand decisively.

“I have to go to Father and tell him.”

“What are you going to say?”

“Everything!”

Even without evidence, it didn’t matter.

Even if no one believed her, she had to speak.

If Taehyuk tried to go his own way again,

she had to protect him in her own way.

Without that, if she only received his protection, what kind of love would it be?

What meaning would such love have?

Nayoung, who left the house, flagged down a taxi.

“Please go to Taeyoung Construction.”

The taxi carrying her rushed through the lit streets towards her father’s company.

As if it were that day.

On that day, she collapsed from guilt for hurting her father.

But today was different.

She would not collapse until her father understood.

⭐⭐⭐

When the taxi stopped in front of the Taeyoung Construction headquarters building, Nayoung got out of the car and walked towards the building.

But before reaching the main entrance, someone forcibly grabbed her arm and she was forcefully pulled, her body rotating sharply and dragged backward.

The person who grabbed her was Taehyuk.

His breath was rough, as if he had rushed over in a hurry.

“Let go of this.”

Nayoung knew that and exerted more strength to pull her hand away.

However, the more she resisted, the more firmly Taehyuk held onto her.

“Let go right now! I’m going to Father and tell him everything! The person who saved me is a professor.”

Worried that it might be so, Taehyuk had rushed over as soon as he received Yeanhee’s call.

Taehyuk pulled Nayoung and hugged her. In an instant, her long hair fluttered in the wind.

“You’re not the only one hurt by that incident. Your mother and father, too, were hurt the same way. Your father doing this to me is a defense mechanism to avoid going through that hurt again. But what if his daughter, you, make that hurt more painful? What then?”
“If I don’t say it! What is Father doing to Professor! Did he ever think to tell me? He was determined to hide it until the end! Foolishly, I knew nothing!”

“It’s a money problem anyway. It’s better to end it cleanly with that. Do you really have to bring up that unfortunate incident with your own hands again?”

“Even so, I will tell. No matter how much Professor tries to stop me, I will tell Father!”

Nayoung insisted on going to talk to her father about the kidnapping case, and Taehyuk did his best to prevent Nayoung from doing so.

Since neither of them backed down, the struggle continued.

“What a disgrace in front of the company!”

The sharp voice of Munsungcheol echoed.

Taehyuk finally let go of Nayoung, and she glared at her father, who was coming out of the main gate with tear-streaked eyes.

There stood Munsungcheol in front of the two.

It was the first time the three of them met together.

“Release my daughter’s hand first.”

Although Taehyuk tried to let go of Nayoung’s hand at Munsungcheol’s command, Nayoung grabbed his hand tightly again.

“I have something to say to Father.”

Thinking Nayoung was trying to talk about the kidnapping incident, Taehyuk preemptively made a move.

“We’re getting married.”

At his words, Munsungcheol’s expression became stern, and Nayoung also looked at him with surprised eyes.

⭐⭐⭐

Seunghee was once again holding the walkie-talkie and attempting to connect.

“Hello? Can you really hear my voice?”

But today, it was still unresponsive.

There had been no connection since receiving it.

Apparently, the walkie-talkie given by Professor Choi Taehyuk seemed to be malfunctioning, so Seunghee, in frustration, threw it onto the bed.

However, as if in response to the shock, a sound came from the walkie-talkie.

Zzit.

“Can you hear me?”

When a human voice came from the walkie-talkie, Seunghee hurriedly ran to the bed and picked up the walkie-talkie.

“Hello? Is it Director Chahyun? Is it true?”

Zzit.

Although it was analog, the noise was severe.

It was suspicious enough to doubt if it was not connected from the past like in some drama.

“Yes.”

When Chahyun’s real voice flowed from the walkie-talkie, Seunghee was overjoyed.

The walkie-talkie was indeed working properly.

“Where are you now?”

“I’m on my way. Wait for me.”

Thump.

The waiting words pierced into Seunghee’s heart.

She hadn’t realized until now how thrilling those words were.