Did I Ever Love You?

Chapter 13

"If you have money, if you're smart, you'd be just like Kim Ji Won, wouldn't you? You'd look down on me and ignore me. Since childhood, you must have lived a life looking down on others from among such people."
Ju Ran's strange inferiority complex manifested as torturing and making Ji Yeon's life more miserable.

However, Cha Min Woo, knowing this about Ju Ran, did not stop her at all, and she drew more strength from his attitude.

As if he were saying, 'Mother is doing well'.

Although they were a couple, Ji Yeon, who was in unrequited love with Min Woo, took all of Ju Ran's torment without resisting, in fear of falling out of favor with Min Woo or Ju Ran.

How delightful it was to see Ji Yeon stumbling and following Ju Ran's words.

"It's all up to the person. No matter how smart you are, it depends on how your mother teaches you whether you'll be obedient or rebellious."
Ju Ran even bragged to her friends about the things she did to Ji Yeon.

[What are you up to these days, no contact?]
She sent a message and waited, but there was no reply for a long time.

'She definitely read the message, but there's no reply?'
She was angry and called Ji Yeon immediately, but she didn't answer.

It was the same no matter how many times she tried.

"What on earth is she thinking these days? Is she getting cocky because my father- in- law likes me? Does she think I'm a joke? I've been too lenient with her recently."
Often when she was angry, or when she had complaints about Ji Yeon, she would visit her house without a word.

After carelessly discarding things that Ji Yeon cherished or messing up her house, seeing her flustered and sad was so delightful.

It felt like she had gotten one over on the high and mighty Kim Ji Won.

It was an excellent time to do as she pleased since Ji Yeon and Min Woo would be at the office, and nobody would be at home.

Excited at the thought of venting her anger, she headed straight for her son's house.

But, the front door was open.

"Aren't you at work and staying at home?"
She carefully looked around as she slowly entered the house.

"Why has the house changed so strangely? What's with these odd pictures and old- fashioned furniture? If she wants to change or redecorate something, she should contact me and let me know. She does everything as she pleases."
At that moment, Ju Ran, who came face to face with someone coming out of the room, shouted in surprise as if she was shocked.

"Why are you here!"
"Uh... Mother."
The person who came out of the room was none other than Jung Se Ah.

Surprised, Ju Ran paused for a moment, then quickly composed herself, approached Se Ah without hesitation, and hit her hard on the back.

Then she grabbed her arm, shook her, and yelled loudly.

"Why are you here! She's crazy, crazy! Jung Se Ah, you're really crazy, coming in here."
Se Ah, grimacing, stood still, leaving Ju Ran to shake her, but as the intensity grew stronger, she couldn't bear it any longer. She forcefully grabbed Ju Ran's hand and pulled it away from her body.

"Why are you doing this, seriously! Oh shoot... it hurts."
"What? Do you really not know? If you're taking the money I gave you, you should live low- key from afar! Where do you think this is, showing up like this! Are you really crazy?"
Ju Ran swung her arm again, ready to hit Se Ah, but her arm was soon caught.

"What do you mean, live like a dead mouse after giving me such a pittance? Back then, I was naive enough to think that I had to step aside, and that's why I did. It wasn't about the money!"
"What... what? A pittance? To your eyes, is 100 million a pittance? Huh?"
"And it's not like I showed up, Min Woo found me. What do you want me to do? Did I come looking for him, send him a letter, or contact him? I was living quietly in a corner of the province, and he found me in that rural place. What do you want me to do about that!"
"What? Min Woo found you?"
"I told you back then, didn't I? Min Woo will never be able to give me up. He would search for me all his life. Why didn't you believe me?"
Se Ah, unaware that Min Woo had stumbled upon her by chance, was firmly convinced that he had found her after years of searching everywhere.