The Wicked Wife 2

Chapter 174: The Search Is Over

"You must be thinking that I am so selfish for not even trying to give Jennie a chance to know her birth mother. Do you think Jennie would hate me if she knew that I hid the truth from her?" She chuckled, feeling foolish for wanting to keep Jennie to herself.

When Jennie was growing up, she slowly became a beautiful rose that had yet to bloom. Many of those who'd seen her daughter commented on how beautiful she looked and how her Jennie resembled Bae Irene, who had already reached the peak of her career at that time.

As Hye Kyo stared at her young daughter, she could see why those people said those words. Indeed, looking closely, one might easily mistake her daughter as Irene's child or a relative of hers.

The seed of doubt had ingrained itself in Hye Kyo's heart and because of the constant comments she received from others, she decided to hire someone to investigate Irene. There must be a logical reason why her daughter had an uncanny resemblance with the actress.

As a famous celebrity, Hye Kyo wasn't surprised that Irene was hiding a secret from the public regarding her personal life. However, she didn't expect to find out that her assumptions about the actress were spot on. Even more, the possibility of Lee Jun Ho being Jennie's real father. She was afraid that if the two found out about her daughter's existence, she would lose Jennie for eternity.

Irene had gotten pregnant at the time when her career had just taken a spike. Hye Kyo wasn't surprised that Irene had chosen her career over starting a family with her lover. After all, not many would have a chance to get popular overnight.

Still, she felt annoyed knowing the fact that Irene had the heart to abandon Jennie in an orphanage that cannot even sustain the needs of the children that were left there. Even though it wasn't new to hear this in showbiz, the fact that Irene abandoned Jennie at her very young age left a bitter taste in Hye Kyo's mouth.

If she hadn't seen Jennie that fateful day, she couldn't imagine the kind of hardship her daughter would suffer growing up. She didn't think she would be able to live if she knew what could possibly happen to Jennie if she listened to her ex-husband.

Hye Kyo still couldn't understand how a mother like Irene could do such a thing to her own child. Perhaps she would never know, because she had neither carried nor given birth to a child. Because of this, she misplaced her resentment towards Irene and decided to keep her young daughter to herself.

As for Jun Ho, she could feel regret and guilt towards him. She hadn't even surmised that the father and daughter's paths would collide, eventually meeting each other through Lisa. Seeing them interact with each other, Hye Kyo's heart breaks a little, knowing that she denied Jennie a chance to know her real father.

This was why when she found out that her daughter met and got acquainted with the Lee family, she didn't dare to stop Jennie from meeting them. Hye Kyo knew that she had purposely deceived her daughter due to her own selfishness.

"I'm not the perfect mother she assumed me to be."

She was ashamed of what she had done, but Hye Kyo didn't think she regretted doing it. Even if she sought Irene at that time, she was certain that the actress wouldn't treat her Jennie kindly and admit that she was her birth mother.

"Mother, I'm sure Jennie would try to understand if you come clean to her rather than finding out from another person." Lisa said.

He was in no position to reveal Jennie's knowledge about her birth parents, but that didn't mean he would allow Hye Kyo to be depressed over the matter. He understood why Hye Kyo had kept in from Jennie, and he couldn't blame her for it.

"Just as you said, Mother. Each of us has a dark secret that we keep from everyone."

"I know what I've done is unforgivable, Lisa. You don't have to try to convince that I'm not guilty of it." Hye Kyo sighed dejectedly. "Even if I give Jennie everything that I have, it still wouldn't change the fact that I have robbed her of the opportunity to get to know and live with her real parents. It's no excuse for betraying Jennie's trust in me."