Pay With Your Heart

Chapter 434: [Bonus chapter]

Eun-sun listened to Dan-Han’s narration about the mystery surrounding her birth with profound astonishment. Her heart thumped at every word that came out of his mouth, and her eyes equally widened in utter disbelief.

Once again, her breath got caught in her chest.

Never would she have imagined such a twist about her birth. Who would have thought there’d be so much mystery and secrets surrounding her birth? Ranging from her being taken from her mother to being handed to Song-Hee as a replacement for her dead child, Eun-sun couldn’t believe it all.

It all felt surreal.

Her teeth sank into her lips as she shook her head while desperately trying to take everything in, but it was simply too much for her.

So this meant Sena had no idea she was alive. That would explain the woman’s attitude after seeing the uncanny resemblance between them.

Eun-sun had seen the initial look of shock on her face when she first saw her, but she guessed the thought of knowing her child was long dead must have sealed her heart from developing any incredulous and unrealistic idea.

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If that was the case, then Eun-sun guessed her presence must have taunted Sena, as it might have remembered her just how her child would have looked had she been alive. She definitely would have looked like her because it was indeed her.

But wait, how did Dan-Han know?

“How did you know?” She curiously inquired. She couldn’t think of how he had known or was it their resemblance? But he hadn’t mentioned anything about it even after she had discovered she wasn’t Song-Hee’s child.

As if Dan-Han had read her mind, he subtly hissed. His eyes moved up to her, but they carefully darted away.

“I didn’t know at first because nothing had taken my mind that far. I too thought the child was dead, but not until-” He trailed and looked at her again, “Until Mrs. Park told me the person who gave you to her.”

“My mom?” Eun-sun asked in shock-surprise. Her eyes stared at him in disbelief.

“Yes,” Dan-Han affirmatively nodded. “She came to me some days ago, and that’s when she gave me the information, and that’s how I was able to figure things out.”

Eun-sun blinked a few times at the realization that Song-Hee had played a role in finding her parents. But her brows suddenly furrowed as a thought suddenly came to her mind.

If there was anyone she knew very well in this world, it was the woman who had brought her up, and knowing Song-Hee, she wouldn’t have given that away without wanting something in return.

“How much did you give her?” Eun-sun suddenly asked, startling Dan-Han, who quickly swallowed a hard lump.

“Hmm?” Dan-Han gave an innocent grunt, which only reflected the guilt on his face.

“You paid her, didn’t you?” Eun-sun didn’t mean to pose it as a question but rather as a statement. She could tell he had paid Song-Hee in exchange for the information. “Why did you do that?” She gruffly demanded.

“I had to do it.”

“You didn’t have to!” Eun-sun snapped, making Dan-Han narrow his brows at her. His forehead creased with deep lines.

“Why?” He steely demanded. “Because it embarrasses you?” He didn’t have to ask that because he already knew that was the case, and she didn’t have to deny it.

His brows furrowed deeper with annoyance when she tried to move away from his thigh. His arm tightened around her and firmly held her in place.

“Are you going to get angry about something like this? We were just talking about your birth parents, and you’re just going to get angry because I paid your foster mother to give me the information I needed? Is that it?” he irritable demanded, but despite seeing the displeasure on his face, sharply replied,

“Yes! You know how I’d feel about it.” She told him as she tried to wriggle away from him once more, but he held her still-his arm tightening more around her waist.

“Why should you have to feel anything about it?” Dan-Han angrily demanded. “Haven’t we gotten close enough to the point where you can be comfortable around me with things like this?”

“You should have told me first, Dan-Han. You just should have-” Her voice trailed off as she looked away from him, her eyes slowly filling with mist.

Dan-Han wearily hissed when he saw the change in her countenance. He moved his hand over her arm. “I’m sorry.” He apologized.

“I’m sorry, I did something like that without your consent. I didn’t mean to make you feel bad or embarrassed. I just wanted to do anything to find your family. Don’t be mad, please.” He earnestly begged.

He pressed a kiss on her shoulder and looked up at her misty eyes. “Forgive me.”

Eun-Sun down at him, and her anger slowly dissipated. She could see the remorse in his eyes as well as his concern for her.

“It’s okay,” Eun-sun said with a low whisper. “I really shouldn’t have snapped. I’m sorry too.” Dan-Han was right; this wasn’t the time for her to get angry, especially not when she knew he had done what he did for her.

It was a given that Dan-Han would do anything for her. He had even killed a man to protect her in the past and had repeatedly shown he’d do anything to make her happy.

“It’s okay. You don’t need to apologize.” Dan-Han placed another kiss on her shoulder, and she slowly bobbed her head.

“So, did you...did you tell him?” Eun-sun finally asked the question that was lingering in her mind.

Dan-Han gave a non-committal shrug. “Not outrightly, but I think he got the message. Uncle Ki-Jun is a smart man. There’s nothing like too many coincidences, and he knows that too.”

“Coincidences?” Eun-sun raised her brow, wondering what he meant by that.

“Yeah,” Dan-Han nodded. It’s one thing for you to share a resemblance with his wife, and it’s another to be born the same day as his alleged dead child, and it’s even more suspicious if you were both born in the same hospital. There’s no coincidence like that.” Dan-Han reasonably said.

Eun-sun blinked in a daze. “And how did you know where I was born?” She curiously inquired, wondering how Dan-Han seemed to know so much.

Dan-Han cautiously glanced at her before replying, “I took your birth certificate from Mrs. Park.” He paused and observed her face before he continued.

“Your certificate had the day of your birth and the hospital in it. That was what I gave him.” Dan-Han calmly said while Eun-sun blinked in disbelief. She could no longer control the movement of her lashes.

“Y..you gave that to him?” She rhetorically asked.

“Yes, I did.” He replied, and Eun-sun’s heart suddenly began to pick up pace, as her hands became clammy.

“And...what did he say? Did he-”

Dan-Han placed his hand in between hers and gave it a firm grip when he realized how anxious she was.

“It’s a lot to take in. The news was unexpected, and I’m sure he’s going to lose his sleep over this in the next coming days. And he’ll continue to do so until he gets his answer.”

“He’s going to do a DNA test.” Eun-sun reasoned out.

“Yes,” Dan-Han affirmed.

Eun-sun’s eyes suddenly widened when realization finally dawned on her. “Is that why he asked me to fix my hair?” It had to be, she thought.

Dan-Han amusedly chuckled when he remembered his godfather failed attempt to get Eun-sun’s hair. “Yes, that’s why he supported Aunt’s gesture. But since that failed, I’m sure he’s going to find his way.”

“How?” Eun-sun curiously inquired.

Dan-Han’s brows thoughtfully pulled together. “He should currently be fishing through the dishes you used in eating. Why do you think I brought you for lunch? If I should give him your specimen by myself, he might have his suspicion even though there’s no need to be. But if he does it himself, he would be more assured of the result he’d get.”