NOVEL NEXT Chapter 108: On what rights, are you her father?
Kyuri screams in fear when Little Hae jumps suddenly. However, Kang Si An catches her in his arms. Little Hae laughs loudly. Her pure laugh melts his heart. She coils her arms around his neck and says,
"Daddy, do it again."
"Do what again?" Kyuri scowls at Little Hae. "I should land you my shoulder and let you make a jump again. Little Hae, I ban you from eating candies for a week."
Eating candies? He smiles at Little Hae. "You also love sweets?"
Little Hae nods. "Little Hae also likes you."
Kyuri sighs and tries to take the girl from Kang Si An, but he turns his backs on her. By then, people have noticed them. Kang Si An is recognized right away. Some people are also making a video. Manager Jeong purses her lips. If this gets out, it's bad for them.
"Kang Si An, stop right now," Kyuri loses her temper and yells at him.
"Promise me that you won't run away." He isn't willing. He knows well that she will run away. Without explanation, he isn't letting her go. Who knows where this woman will take away his daughter? He might never see his daughter again.
Each time Kyuri tries to come in front of him to take the girl, he would turn around. Little Hae continues to laugh when she sees her mommy running around her daddy. The crowd is also enjoying the show. Manager Jeong decides to intervene even if it means losing her life. She wraps her arms around Kyuri's belly and pulls her away from Kang Si An.
"Kang Si An, I will kill you if you don't return my daughter now," Kyuri screams at him and tries to break free. But, Manager Jeong is a black belt.
"She's my daughter too." Kang Si An holds his daughter possessively. He gave up everything before. He thought that there was nothing left in his life. Seeing Kyuri again and finding out about his daughter has injected him with new hope. "On what rights, did you keep her a secret from me?"
"What rights?" Kyuri laughs like a madwoman. "On what rights, are you her father? Answer me, Kang Si An."
"Kyuri, I know that I have done wrong." Kang Si An steps backward. "But, she's still my daughter. She's my only child. You want to hate me. Then, hate me. But, doing this is to me... you know how much I love you. You are the reason for my existence. I couldn't live or sleep for the last three years. You were planning to keep me in dark till our death."
He's glad that he didn't die. He would have died without knowing. He has a child. A lovely child like her who calls him father.
"She's not your only child." Kyuri shows a bitter expression. "Little Hua was also your son. Ki Mi Ran's unborn baby was also your child. I didn't ask you to live miserably after I left. Love me? Don't make me laugh. I am easily replaceable in your life. Ki Mi Ran replaced me. Little Hua's mother replaced me."
Her piercing words stab him everywhere. He looks at her with hot tears in his eyes. She's never replaceable. He can bet on his life and say that she was never replaceable.
Kyuri didn't stop screaming at him. She's also crying. "You never loved me. It was just because of him. You were forced to feel for me to find me and make his job easier. When there was no need, someone else came to your life. You did the same things with them that you once did with me. How do you dare to say that you love me? It's not love, Kang Si An. Wake up. I don't care what you do. Give my Little Hae back. You will have many reasons to live again. It's not the same for me."
"It's not like that, Kyuri." Kang Si An didn't know that she thought things like this. "My feelings for you aren't unreal. You are never replaceable. I am sorry for everything that I did before I remembered. Please forgive me once. You know that things weren't in my control."
"Even if I consider the fact that you didn't remember, that doesn't change anything." She lowers her head. "That night three years ago... if it wasn't me, it would have been someone else. You would have done the same things to that woman. Then... Little Hae's mother would have been someone else too."
When Little Hae sees her mommy cry, she struggles in Kang Si An's arms. He puts her down slowly, going numb because of Kyuri's words. Little Hae runs to her mother and hugs her.
"Mommy, don't cry."
That only makes her sob harder.
Yeom Young Hwa has only heard the last past of Kyuri's outburst. He takes long steps toward Kyuri and covers her with his coat. He picks up Little Hae in his arms and smiles at her mildly. "Little Hae made trouble again."
"Daddy, Little Hae is sorry." She presses her face on her father's shoulder. Kang Si An is jolted awake when he hears her call someone else her father. Yeom Young Hwa pulls Kyuri's arm to make her stand up. He embraces her with his one arm and whispers to her, "Kyuri, I am sorry for being late."
Kang Si An can's see Kyuri's face hidden under the coat. He feels a sense of urgency. His daughter. His love. They will be gone. He rushes to them and grabs her wrist when Young Hwa is leading her away from the spot.
"Kyuri, she's my daughter." He speaks with desperation in his voice. "You... I only love you. With everyone else, my life was an illusion that I didn't understand before I remembered. You are my clarity. Don't leave me."
She clutches Young Hwa's shirt and trembles once. Her resolve is wavering. Young Hwa pulls her hand away Kang Si An. He tells him calmly. "You should stop now. This is not the right place to make a scene. You have already done enough. My fiancee and I will discuss the child custody with you later."
Without another glance, Young Hwa takes away Kyuri and Little Hae with him. Kang Si An can only watch.