DESIRED HAPPINESS

Chapter 21

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Chapter 21

Yumi and Heo Joon Jae were on their way home from the family meeting. No one was talking. Yumi was looking at the city lights outside, but her mind was actually wandering away.

Heo Joon Jae gently reached for her hand and squeezed it, "What are you thinking?"

Yumi turned her gaze to him, and their eyes met. "Not—," she bit her own lips, feeling that wasn't a point of lying to say she didn't think anything. The fact was her mind was full of everything to the point she couldn't name one specific thought to represent it.

Heo Joon Jae took a deep breath. He squeezed and rubbed her hand with his thumb gently. "I'm sorry if I ask too much from you, Chagiya. But I think this is the best choice for us."

Yumi felt her tongue was too stiff to talk. She put her other hand above his, enveloped his hand in hers. "Can you give me a little bit more time, Oppa?" She took a heavy breath before continuing, "Let's not register first, at least."

She wasn't sure about everything yet. But at very least, she knew she needed a little bit more time for herself.

And for Joon Jae, that was also not easy for him. He gripped the steering-wheel so hard and turned the car to stop. He then just pulled Yumi into his embrace. He hurried his face into her shoulder.

Yumi bit her lip even harder to prevent herself from sobbing as she heard him saying, "I just don't want to let you go."

They stayed in that position for a little while before he let go of her body.

"I'll take you to your father's house. I need to go to stay in the hospital tonight." Joon Jae said without even looking into her eyes as he started to drive.

"Ne,"

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Yumi was sitting alone at the bar table in the family room at her father's house when Dami arrived home.

"Really, you look so messed, Eonni." Dami said while taking a seat beside Yumi and poured wine for herself.

Yumi spun her glass slowly. It has already been a week since the last day she met and talked with Heo Joon Jae. He didn't say any word about her pledge to postpone their marriage registration. But she could feel that he agreed.

"I'm just so tired. Mija Imo made me visit all the vendors for my wedding today."

Dami nodded. Earlier in the morning, Heo Joon Jae's mother came to pick Yumi. "Mija Imo seems very very excited for your wedding, more than you do."

Dami said that without any intention to offend her, but nonetheless, Yumi felt a little pinch in her heart.

Dami stretched her body a little bit and emptied her glass. "Let's just go to sleep, Eonni. I'm so tired and so are you."

Yumi smiled at her and nodded, "Hmm, you go first. I want to stay here a little while more and finish this," she lifted her glass a little.

Dami just nodded, "Geurae. You must sleep after that glass is finished." and then left Yumi alone to go to her room.

Yumi stayed to sit alone there for more than an hour. She still couldn't close her eyes even after she was in her bedroom.

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