Dear readers,
A lot of thanks for the wonderful comments and the votes. They keep me going.
Here's the continuation of the crucial events at the Kim household from the previous chapter. Much apologies for the bit of delay in posting this.
Saranghaeyo!
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Baby Ae-cha wiggled on Son Ye Jin's lap but remained quiet, still engrossed with playing with the buttons on Son Ye Jin's blouse.
No one else moved... or talked.
The silence in the room felt like a thick blanket that engulfed the Kim family while the delicious aroma of freshly brewed coffee and tea continued to flood the space.
Hyun Bin sat quietly with a stoic face, staring at his parents, starting to realize that he may have underestimated the effect of the baby news to his parents, and worse, that he may have exposed his Eon Jin to what seemed to a worsening uncomfortable situation.
He started questioning his strategy as various thoughts crossed his panicking mind.
"Should I have given my parents a heads-up of the pregnancy before we came over?"
"Or at least gave them a hint ahead of time?"
"Or met with them by myself first to discuss, before I brought over Eon Jin?"
"I feel like Ri Jeong Hyeok confidently telling Yoon Se-ri that Seo Dan is in Russia and that there wouldn't be any problem.... but came face to face with Seo Dan a minute after...."
"What....what could appa and eomma be thinking now? What are they feeling about all this?"
"What have I done?"
"What do I do?"
"What can I do?"
He had anticipated that his parents would immediately warm up to the pregnancy news. That may have been a very, very, very bad assumption.
"They had been subtly asking me on when I might decide to settle down. Well.... here it is. But why did they become quiet all of a sudden?"
"What's with their reaction? Or non-reaction to be more precise? I can't read it....."
"Are they disappointed?"
"What would we do if that is the case?"
His thoughts moved to his girlfriend who was sitting quietly beside him.
"Now I feel that I've put my Eon Jin down."
"Oh my poor Eon Jin..... I'm so sorry for putting you through this...."
"How can I make it up to you?"
"I'll do anything.... To make it up to you, babe...."
A myriad of desperate thoughts kept barging into his mind.
He reached out to rest his hand on the back of his girlfriend's hand that held the toddler, gently massaging it in a circular motion with his thumb. Her hand was ice cold.
Quickly sensing the rather uneasy quiet in the room, Son Ye JIn's eyes moved to stare on the floor while gently holding the toddler, dreading to raise her eyes to look back at the elderly couple across the coffee table. Her heart pounded uncontrollably. She was quite jittery but tried not to move, even an inch. Her palms started perspiring. She wanted to have a sip of her decaf tea but could not move.
A million desperate thoughts also crossed her mind.
"Omo.... what's happening?"
"Why the silence? Are they disappointed in us?"
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