Chapter 128: Seon-Ho

Yeonie didn't even tell me that soon after that encounter that my soon-to-be-wife who I still hadn't put in any effort to meet her or her family, had found Yeon and threatened my life if she didn't stay away from me but I had already predicted that. And I would make her pay for that very soon. I don't know how she managed to hide away from me so long but here I was with her again, eating her food and reading all her diaries and letters that she wrote to me while I couldn't find her.

When she saw me reading it all she couldn't even say anything; which were just daily entries about her life and how much she missed me. Tears ran down her face and she tried to leave again but I gave her a look that she knew she had better not try that. I motioned her to come and sit next to me; no matter how upset and frustrated she was, she still did what she did best, which was comforting me. She came over to me with a blanket and covered me with it, place more food into my bowl, kissed me, and held me like she used to. I informed her of her role as I couldn't fully dismiss my politically arranged marriage no matter how hard I tried and I let her know that. I also prepared her for the possibility that I have managed to rise up the ranks that I may have to take in a few concubines that we both knew I planned never to use although I could sense her uneasiness; I knew she knew about my new family although she didn't ask about it, which made me all the more determined to bring her home so she would see how much I would treasure her. Despite her feeble attempts to push me away, she just clung to me harder in her sleep. She loved me so why waste time falling for her attempts to do the right thing and stay by my wife's side when Yonnie was the only one for me in this life and all the others?

We had a great time; we ate together, bathed together, went out together, and slept with each other a lot. We went around the village a few times on horseback, she took me to almost every inn that served food and shopped in the markets, although she was still understandably upset. I felt bad about not telling her about another part of my being with her and more intimate than usual but all I was doing was building our future together; it was a risk I had to take. But I knew that she wouldn't hate me for it, not really, in fact, she would see how serious I am about not losing her, and unlike my father, I would go to any length to keep her. But observing her work only assured me that I made the right choice in choosing her as my wife. Her intelligence only captivated me even more as well as her kind nature but she wasn't a pushover either and wasn't afraid to stand up for herself. She put in all her effort in every single task that was given to her, and her dedication to other people's children only ensured me that she would be the mother to my future children that I had always dreamed of.

My free time came to an end and I had to return to work. I already felt agitated by her absence but thankfully it wasn't the same as her previous job. I couldn't help but laugh to myself; she really didn't make it easy at the start and I was almost scared I would lose her. But I was so glad I didn't give up on her, she couldn't hide how much she loved me no matter what tricks she pulled, even surrounding herself with other men in the palace. She took it too far with that but I would make her pay for that later with a crude smile on my face, thinking about the ways in which I would. Even when I frustrated and cornered her, she still clung to me like I was the only person she could hold onto for life, for oxygen and for her love for me that had never faltered once. We were drawn together by an invisible force every day and I had no intention to let her go and live her life without me, that wasn't an option I had at all. I had Yeon relax her investigation now that I had arrived, but I know she wouldn't leave the palace until the truth was uncovered.

I waited for her to fall asleep until I rode to an empty home a few minutes away from Ihwaru based off of some information I had received...I could only hope and pray that it was wrong. But before I knew it I found myself in her presence. "How did you manage to come back at the right time?" I asked with a tired sigh. Frankly I couldn't wait to wed Yeon so I could stop having these delusional woman chase after me as if they had nothing else better to do. "I've made some good connections through my work. I had someone bring me back home. And I've been waiting for you for almost a week in this empty home so we can finally take our plan into action!" She was still trying to touch me but I caught her arm in time and threw it onto the ground. She raised her eyebrows at me "excuse me? Are you already forgetting what happened between us in the war?" I couldn't help but snort before trying to maintain my composure "believe me I haven't forgotten. But...it will never happen again. By the way the plan is off; if I ever see you around my wife I'll kill you on the spot" but she grabbed me with her filthy hands "the plan isn't over until I tell you it's over" "well it is. Because I'm marrying Yeon...and your sister thanks to her plea to the Queen" I walked away from the shocked look on her face, having no premonition of the regret I would go through in a moment of anger and war rage...