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Chapter Two

Seven years ago:

I held onto my daughter's hand trying to calm my raging heart that was being torn into pieces looking at the shell of a person being taken away from my house, our house.

They are taking Dahyeon to the police station. It's been ages that I've known that person. But looking at her right now it doesn't look like I've ever known her. We've been married for six years. We have a five years old daughter. But the person that I'm seeing right now isn't the girl I've met in high school.

The girl I loved in high school was a caring thoughtful and honest girl. The woman the police is taking away right now is a scheming murderer. What exactly went wrong?

Well to explain that we have to go back six years.

Me and Dahyeon were just eighteen when the sudden news of her getting pregnant got out. Dahyeon was the daughter of a wealthy family. Her father was in the party. Her mother was the director of the Ilsan central Hospital. But yet coming from the line of wealthy families she chose me.

Well to be honest my family wasn't filthy rich but they weren't really poor. My parents left me enough fortune and this cottage house in Ilsan before they left me alone in this world. When my parents died Dahyeon was the one who was there for me. She took care of me. She helped me get out of the sorrow I was drowning in.

After dating for nearly two years we suddenly became teen parents.

Her family chose to just disown her and go their own way. I ended up marrying her and taking care of both her and our daughter. Our little Suyeong.

Our little family wasn't filled with money but we were happy. We had smiles on our faces and we supported each other in our lives.

But things started going down when Dahyeon's older brother contacted her again. In her heart she always missed her family and I knew that. So albeit having a bad feeling, I let her go meet him and have at least this little connection with her family. But who would have known that it would turn out like this.

Eventually she started being careless of us. Even though it hurt me I didn't mind her being careless of me. But when it comes to Suyeong I was furious. She's our only daughter an she doesn't deserve that.

In the end nothing got better. And suddenly a month and a half back she became the suspect of a chain murder in Ilsan.

If I say I don't worry about her anymore I'd be lying. She's my wife after all. But I worry about Suyeong more. She's just five and seeing things turn out like this in such a young age won't do any good for her. I need to focus on her more now.

These days I leave Suyeong at school and then go to college. Then after college I go to the convenience store I work at. My friend Sooyeon picks up Suyeong and drops her off at the convenience store to me. And then after finishing work us father and daughter go back home together holding hands.

I can tell that Suyeong understands a lot of things. Even though she's so young she still tries to be helpful to me. She doesn't throw tantrums when something doesn't go her way. And as a father I feel helpless that I can't do anything to stop her childhood being ruined.

Getting back home I cook dinner for us and prepare next day's outfit. We even do our homeworks together. It might sound funny but it's one of the times that we get to bond together.

Someone once told me being a single father is going to be hard. Well they didn't totally lie. It is hard. But it still has it's good sides. Having a child who loves you unconditionally. Who looks up to you and depends on you is going to take time to adjust. But at the end of the day their smile makes it all better.

I was doing just that. I was spending my days looking forward to her smiles. And trying my best to be an attorney as soon as possible. I have to make enough money for Suyeong to not think twice before asking for the tent set she so dearly wants. Hold on just a little bit Suyeong-ah.

It's on the sixth month after Dahyeon was arrested that I got the call. Around ten at night after I've already tucked Suyeong in. It was from the Ilsan correctional center. That Dahyeon was being taken to the courtroom and every proof was against her. She will probably be pleaded guilty.

The world around me spun for a second. I held onto my worktable to regain my balance.

I didn't expect it to go this far. But did I know this would happen? Yes.

"I'll be at the courtroom." I answer through the phone.

I realised I have something to do. I went out of the bedroom to call my mentor. I called the professor to get someone draft out a divorce paper. I have to divorce Dahyeon. I don't want to ruin Suyeong's life.

After getting it settled I went back to my bedroom, that once used to be our bedroom. Mine and Dahyeon's. We have so many memories in this place. Her touch is everywhere in here. She might have lost sight in the last year but she was Suyeong's mother. She was my first love. But that doesn't seem to be what is important right now. What's important is Suyeong. Her future. Her education. Her life. And I have to secure it.

I take a cold shower and get ready to go to bed. It was a long day. But was interrupted when Suyeong comes into my room.

"Appa. Can I sleep with you tonight?"

Now who am I deny her that?

So we just hugged each other finding comfort and went to the land of dreams.

A big day is waiting ahead!

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Hello my lovely pandas! Your lazy authornim is back with a new chapter! I'm still writing the other story! But I kinda needed a break from it! So I wrote this one instead...

I hope you understand! I'm a working woman, so I've got very little time for myself! But when I get time I'll definitely update!

Anygays, after a long rollercoaster chapter this ones a filler. This shows a little bit of Gain's life and his backstory.... So enjoy!

The next chapter will be uploaded tomorrow because that one is already in the drafts! And no I'm not double updating!

So that's it for today.... See you in the next chapter!
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