The woman who was not chosen

Chapter 12

"Does that mean you're not mad at me, grandfather?" She asked him, her voice filled with high hopes that she would escape from his scolding.

"I will let you off this time because you were under the supervision of someone trustworthy." Elder Park couldn't help but relent.

Hearing her happy voice and seeing how diligently she followed the promise for one year, it was safe to say he wasn't really angry at her anymore. Besides, he knew it was unrealistic to force a grown woman to stop drinking. He just wanted her to be able to control herself.

"I knew you would eventually break the promise sooner or later. I know it's an impossible dream to force you to never drink, but I hope you will do it in moderate amounts and be around a friend who'll take care of you when you drink." He continued to nag her, despite the fact that he wasn't mad at her. He couldn't help it.

Even if Elder Park was an outstanding man who was a ruthless military Sergeant Major turned businessman, he cared for only a small number of people.

"I will lift my ban on alcohol but you cannot drink yourself stupid like you used to do." He did not want history to repeat itself. And above all, he didn't want to see her passed out in her living room, surrounded by empty bottles of wine after drinking and crying herself to sleep at the latest news of some scum's despicable love affair.

Seeing her in such a pathetic state brought him immense pain, especially because she was such an outstanding woman with high potential.

She shouldn't have to lower herself for a wretched man like Hero Ang, much less cry a river for him.

Dara Park was surprised to hear this. "Alright, but rest assured grandfather, I won't drink unless it's necessary."

Elder Park smiled at her words. Instead of readily jumping on board with his words, proving she was still addicted to alcohol, she had impressed him yet again by always knowing the right things to say to him.

In all honesty, had she happily replied to him or even think about thanking him for erasing the ban, she might've lost some of his affection.

"I will hold you to your words, Xiao Fei." He warmly told her, his voice finally sounding like a man his age.

She laughed and said, "Then again, I am human so I cannot make sure that I can forever uphold this promise. But I will promise you I will try my hardest." She didn't want to give him any false hope so she decided to give him a realistic expectation.

"Of course, and I expect nothing less than that." Elder Park mused.

"Moving on from the topic, have you eaten dinner yet?" And there it was, the doting grandfather yet again. He would never admit he loved her or discuss anything that concerns feelings as it wasn't in his style to do so.

Grandparents like him show their affection by asking if their kin had eaten yet and perform tiny acts like cutting fruit for them. And since he would never do the latter, it was always making sure she was well-fed, protected, and her wallet was brimming with endless cash.

Some people would call it spoiling her rotten, but he liked to justify that it was his duty to cherish her when her parents couldn't do so.

Dara Park looked at the clock and realized it was the ideal time for an early dinner.

It was barely six in the evening, but she was pretty hungry after not eating anything since breakfast.

When she remembered how Kwon Jiyong had cheerfully cooked her breakfast in her own kitchen, her mood slightly soured.