BOOK 1: The Heir Series; Choi Seungcheol

EPILOGUE

Seungcheol's POV

"How was your talk with Daehan yesterday?" I asked while we're driving.

She's been quiet since she came home from talking with Daehan Shin. I know I shouldn't feel jealous. I was really not jealous. I just don't like it when some man looks at my woman the way I look at her. If only I could, I would let Taerin well a tag with my name on it so they could back off. Sometimes I tried to fight the urge telling every man who's talking to her that she's pregnant with my child. It's frustrating. Why Taerin did become so gorgeous? Pregnancy suited her.

"Are you spying or do you really want to know?" She looked at me suspiciously.

"Both."

I saw her roll her eyes. "You're still jealous."

I snorted. "I'm not jealous. I'm just guarding what's mine."

"Hmm . . ." She started tickling me on my side. "You talk too much." She laughed. It was infectious so I laughed along with her.

"Stop it, I'm driving" I said. She didn't stop tickling me there when she knew about my tickles on that spot.

She fell quiet again and I glanced at her. I know that look on her face. Something was bothering her. So I blindly reached for her hand and kissed her knuckles. I didn't let it go. I let my thumb stroke her hand so she could relax. I don't want her to think of something not good.

I heard her sigh. "I heard his Dad is being transferred. Jinwoon Shin's condition is not good now. He suffered from pneumonia."

Right now, honestly I don't give a damn about him. I couldn't help but think that my brother was right. He saved me from being a criminal and from throwing myself into jail. I couldn't help to think that Jinwoon Shin deserves everything happening to him. After Taerin stated what Jinwoon Shin said about what has gone through, the fact still doesn't change that he sabotaged my father and killed her father and those people. I still can't forgive him for that especially when he dragged Taerin and my child with his evil plans.

It has been a week now since that fire happen. Every time I go back to it, I can still feel the overwhelming fear and dread. The shock that hit me and almost paralyzed me. I will never forget that. But because of Taerin, I lived.

"Maybe Daehan blamed himself for helping us since his father turned into that condition." Taerin said sadly.

I know Daehan was a close family to them, especially Jinwoon Shin. It was a shock to her, especially to her Mom and Aunt, that the person they had trusted could do such terrible thing to them.

"Daehan is a brave man." Even though I don't like the guy, I admire his bravery. If I was the one in his position, I don't know what I would do. I know I'm not a saint or an angel. There was no goodness inside of me, only Taerin Dominique.

"What?" I asked when I caught her looking at me.