BL REBIRTH: You Were Mine (MPREG)

Chapter 74

UNEDITED...

Chapter 74.

Kim Ae Cha sat at her desk, the weight of the invitation in her hands feeling heavier than it should. The embossed golden lettering glistened under the soft light of her office, spelling out "Lee Family Birthday Banquet"—an event she had no desire to attend, yet one she couldn't escape. Despite its elegance, the delicate paper felt like a chain binding her to a past she had long tried to distance herself from.

Her eyes darkened as she stared at her mother's name on the card. Memories of her childhood flooded her mind—endless days of being the unwanted child, the one always living in the shadow of her "twin" sister, Lee Ari. They had never truly treated her as part of the family, and now, years later, she knew it was time to sever the remaining ties.

This wasn't just a banquet. It was a battlefield, a chance for the Lee family to flex their influence and status, and for her to finally break free.

Determination replaced the fleeting sadness in her heart. She straightened in her chair, her eyes narrowing with resolve. She reached for her phone, dialing her assistant's number with a calmness that belied the storm brewing within her.

"Ms. Kim?" Her assistant's voice came through the line, bright and professional as always.

"Get the lawyers to draft a severance contract," Ae Cha's voice was steady, but there was an edge to it. "I want it to be clear. The Lee family will have no legal or personal claim over me, and I will renounce any inheritance from them. I want the papers ready by tomorrow."

There was a pause on the other end of the line as the assistant absorbed the gravity of her request. "Are you sure, Ms. Kim? This means forfeiting everything your grandfather left you."

Ae Cha's gaze turned to the large window that overlooked the manicured gardens of her villa. The sunlight filtering through the glass seemed to mock the darkness she felt from the past. But she was no longer the powerless girl she had once been. Sage was hers, her success. She didn't need anything from the Lee family, not their name, not their inheritance, and certainly not their affection.

"I'm sure," she replied, her tone unyielding. "I don't want anything to tie me to them anymore. Let them keep their blood money. I have my path now."

Her assistant, sensing her conviction, didn't press further. "I'll have the papers ready by tomorrow morning. I'll schedule a meeting with the legal team."

"Good," Ae Cha said, hanging up the phone and tossing the invitation onto the table like a piece of discarded trash. Her gaze lingered on it for a moment longer, her fingers curling into a fist as she imagined the confrontation that awaited her at the banquet.

This wasn't just about cutting ties with her family. It was about reclaiming her identity, fully and completely, on her terms. The Lee family had loomed over her life like a spectre for too long, dictating her place in their world. But not anymore.

Her thoughts wandered to the severance contract. The document would state everything clearly: the Lee family would no longer have any legal claim over her, and she would formally relinquish her rights to her grandfather's inheritance. It was the ultimate severance, a final act of closure.

But more than that, it was an act of defiance. A statement. She didn't need them. She had her strength, wealth, and family—her proper family—Jae Soo, Ji Su, and Shin Young.

The banquet would be the last time she ever allowed the Lee family to affect her life. After that, she would be free.

With a deep breath, she stood up from her desk and walked over to the floor-to-ceiling windows, staring out at the meticulously groomed gardens. The beauty of the view didn't quite reach her, not when her mind was swirling with thoughts of the impending confrontation.