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"I don't have anything else Jae. Why are you doing this? Give it back to me-"

He pushed her away harshly when she tried to take her purse back from him.
He looked crazy..like literally crazy. He looked like he'll kill her if she tried to stop him. She could tell that he desperately needed money and when he couldn't find any of his own, he asked her and when she hesitated, he snatched her purse and took everything in it that looked expensive along with the cash. But it was not enough.
She knew why he needed it. It's been a month since she left her house and started living with him but she got to know about that a few days ago when she saw a packet having a small amount of some white powdery substance in his drawer..but she didn't say anything. "I'm sure it's a misunderstanding, maybe I'm overthinking..it must be something else." ,She tried to convince herself.

He was doing drugs and he needed money for that...and now he had Yeona in his hands, his own personal ATM machine..

She still couldn't get him to talk to her..she was not that clueless, the way he switched the topic every time she talked about her divorce, she knew he was up to something.

"Why the heck didn't you tell me? I can help you get rid of this Jae! Please listen to me."

"Shut the hell up!" He yelled and she jumped at his loud voice, "Just shut up and be useful! I need cash right now..right fucking now."

"And how am I supposed to give you that? You already took what I had!" She tried to match his voice.

"Call your husband. Do something!" He was now pulling his hair out from frustration.

"You know very well that I am not gonna do that Jaehyun!", she yelled.

"Useless bitch!" He slapped her so hard that she fell down.."I said call him!"

She slowly got up..she was crying now..but there was no hint of remorse in his eyes.

He harshly handed the phone to her..

Her hands were shaking as she looked up for his number in the contacts. She couldn't find it there so she checked the recent calls she received...there were more than 100 miss calls from a number and she was certain it belonged to Jun Seo.
She pressed the call button and waited for him to answer...but he didn't pick up..she tried again but no use.
"He isn't picking up." She quietly said.

"Fuck you all." He walked out of the apartment and slammed the door shut..and at the same moment she fell down on her knees and started sobbing.
Her whole life felt like a lie. She knew that there was no hope. Jaehyun was always like this, it was Yeona who believed that he'll change eventually..but it was just now that she realised he won't.

She was blinded by her love for Jaehyun, but was is really love? Because it washed away just in a month! Now she realised what suffocation and pain felt like.

Realisation hit her one more time and everything she did to Jun Seo just for this wreck of a man, started flashing before her eyes..it was not like she never thought about it..she knew how cruel she was to him, but this time it hit her with unbearable amount of guilt and regret..she sobbed loudly..

How she abused and hurt him in every way possible and how he let her do that to him, it was killing her inside....he was protecting her all along, keeping her safe..he was her safe haven, her home..

She felt homeless..

A part of her was still saying that she did love Jaehyun and she should stay with him and help him get out of this mess..it wasn't easy for her to let go that easily...

Now Yeona didn't know what to do next...

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