The Chaebol Family’s Youngest Daughter Doesn’t Hide Her Acting Skills - Chapter 35

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Episode 35

 

Since I didn’t want to deal with Uncle in the room where I was staying, I took him to the Annex Lobby.

 

Uncle sat arrogantly on the sofa and looked me up and down. Then he asked.

 

“Is Jaedamjae comfortable to live in?”

 

If it were my previous life, I would have answered with a silly laugh. But now, I couldn’t even force a smile. I barely managed to nod my head.

 

“Well, actually I came because I felt like we couldn’t have a proper conversation during the meal.”

 

“…Yes.”

 

Uncle spoke to me warmly. He said he heard I was in the same class as Ju Suyeon, and that he would tell his daughter to take good care of me.

 

If I didn’t have memories of my past life, I would surely be grateful to Uncle for caring about me right now.

 

However, now I could see his true intentions.

 

For example.

 

“So about the shares we talked about before, when can we discuss that again…”

 

His plan was to lay the groundwork with words that seemed to be for my sake, then take what he wanted like this.

 

Uncle was always like that. He would approach with a good-natured smile on his face and speak as if he were on my side.

 

“Ah, Mother’s shares…”

 

Uncle had already driven me to death in my previous life. He had completely devoured our mother’s shares, his own sister’s shares.

 

And here he was, smiling slyly in front of me again. Even though I knew what was coming, it was infuriating.

 

Why couldn’t I see through this dirty ulterior motive in my previous life?

 

Back then, I wanted to look good to Uncle, so whenever it seemed like his mood was even slightly hurt, I would bow down. Looking back now, I keenly felt how useless that was.

 

“I don’t think it’s the right time yet.”

 

As soon as I finished speaking, Uncle’s eyes turned cold. In an instant, the smile that had been stuck to his face like wrapping paper peeled away.

 

“Ahem, it seems like doing that acting stuff has made you lose your sense of fear.”

 

“…”

 

“Do you even know what kind of world this is? Sae-i, how dangerous a place this is for a kid like you who knows nothing…”

 

I desperately suppressed the trembling in my fingertips.

 

‘It’s hard just listening to this.’

 

I thought I’d be fine facing Uncle, but I felt nauseous. I was disgusted by Uncle making excuses about the world being dangerous as if it were for my sake.

 

The most dangerous person to me is you – I didn’t know that then, but I know it now.

 

“I’m doing this because I know it’s dangerous.”

 

“…What did you say?”

 

When I, who had been quietly listening to his lecture, opened my mouth, Uncle’s eyes widened in bewilderment as he asked back.

 

“As Uncle said, I don’t know anything, and all I have left are the shares.”

 

“Right, so I’ll take care of it instead…”

 

“That’s why I’m afraid of Uncle too.”

 

The moment I spoke those words, his expression hardened. I didn’t avoid his gaze and looked Uncle in the eyes until the end.

 

“At least I have no intention of handing over my shares to someone who calls what I’m trying to do ‘acting nonsense.’ This is everything I have.”

 

I was worried my voice might tremble, but it came out more firmly than I expected.

 

“I’m grateful for your concern. I’ll think about it more and let you know.”

 

With those words, I turned away from Uncle.

 

Rather than showing his true colors and shouting, Uncle’s silence from behind pierced my back like a blade.

 

‘…I didn’t provoke him too much, did I?’

 

Even while worrying about that, I didn’t stop walking toward my room.

 

The moment I stopped, I felt like I would look weak. If I didn’t want to be defeated by him like in my past life, I couldn’t show any wavering in this life.

 

‘I did well. I did the right thing.’

 

I comforted myself in my anxiety. When I barely suppressed the dry heaving, cold sweat poured out.

 

As soon as I returned to my room, I poured digestive medicine into my mouth and collapsed onto the blanket. Soon after, I fell into a deep sleep.

 

***

 

When I opened my eyes, I wasn’t at Jaedamjae but in the living room of the House with Father where we used to live together.

 

A fishy scent spread throughout the house where all the lights were turned off. Every time I breathed in, my chest felt chilly.

 

When I frantically looked around, what I saw was.

 

“…Father!”

 

Father was kneeling and struggling to lift his head. The floor was soaked with the blood Father had spilled.

 

And beside him stood Uncle.

 

As always, with that good-natured smile on his face, Uncle grabbed Father’s hair.

 

Tightening his grip even more, Uncle looked straight at me. The chilling look in his eyes gave me goosebumps for just a moment. Then he spat at me.

 

“What you have will eventually become mine.”

 

Uncle’s voice echoed low. The quiet living room air seemed to vibrate.

 

“Father…”

 

I wanted to scream for him to let Father go right away. But no sound would come from my throat. Only my lips trembled pitifully.

 

Uncle kicked Father in the ribs as if to show me. Father, who fell to the side from the impact, groaned but rolled his eyes to look for me.

 

The moment my eyes met Father’s, I could immediately read the meaning contained in that desperate gaze.

 

Run away quickly.

 

That’s exactly what his eyes were saying.

 

When I shook my head without moving, Father moved his lips several times.

 

Run away, Sae-i. At least you must live. Though only metallic sounds came out, I could read his lip movements immediately.

 

“Please let Father go…”

 

Even though I wanted to rush at Uncle, I couldn’t move at all as if the floor was holding my legs tight.

 

“You’re trying to get your hands on too much for being nothing.”

 

“Please…”

 

“No matter how much you struggle, nothing will change.”

 

With those words, Uncle kicked Father violently.

 

“Father…!”

 

Only then did my voice break free. I cried out for Father and reached out my hand, but there was nothing at my fingertips.

 

I suddenly felt my mind becoming distant and opened my eyes wide. After taking several rapid breaths, I looked around.

 

‘…This is Jaedamjae.’

 

Where I opened my eyes again wasn’t the house where Father and I lived alone, but inside My Room at Jaedamjae.

 

It was all a dream. Uncle harming Father was also not real, but a dream.

 

Should I be happy that I had a nightmare?

 

In the quiet room, I stroked my chest. My whole body was soaked with sweat.

 

‘Even if I’m going to dream, why did I have to dream that kind of dream…’

 

As I blinked several times to collect myself, my cell phone screen lit up brightly. Dojehyeon’s name was displayed on the screen.

 

I grabbed the cell phone with trembling hands.

 

“…Hello?”

 

“What’s wrong with you? Why does your voice sound like that? Did you catch a cold or something?”

 

My voice was just slightly hoarse from sleep, but Dojehyeon’s worried voice stuck in my ears.

 

“That’s why I told you to take good care of your voice. I’ve said countless times that an actor’s voice is their lifeline…”

 

Hearing my hoarse voice and mistaking it for a cold, he immediately poured out nagging. By the way, he’s still not calling me noona. I don’t even expect it anymore though…

 

“No, listen.”

 

“Shut up and stay still. I’ll send you something through KakaoTalk gift right now.”

 

Anyone would think he’s my guardian or something.

 

Still, the lingering bad feeling from the nightmare seemed to fade away with Dojehyeon’s noisy voice as he picked out gifts.

 

“My throat doesn’t hurt. I just woke up from sleeping.”

 

“…You were sleeping at this hour?”

 

This guy seems like he’s about to nag about my lifestyle patterns now.

 

“Who sleeps like that in broad daylight…”

 

My prediction was right. I hurriedly cut off his words and changed the subject.

 

“So why did you call? Is something wrong?”

 

“You didn’t see the KakaoTalk I sent.”

 

“KakaoTalk?”

 

It suddenly came to mind. Dojehyeon’s KakaoTalk that I couldn’t read because I had no time to check it after dealing with Uncle and falling asleep immediately.

 

“…Oh, right. I fell asleep without reading it.”

 

“Yeah, that’s why. I called because I was worried you’d miss the news with how scatterbrained you are.”

 

“What is it? What happened?”

 

I could hear the sound of quiet breathing from the other end of the receiver. Soon after, Dojehyeon spoke with anticipation in his voice.

 

“You’re joining writer Choi Gi-yeong’s project.”

 

“How did you know?”

 

“Haven’t you heard the casting news for the male lead?”

 

“It’s already been cast?”

 

How did he hear about my casting news? No, and how does he know all this information that I haven’t even received yet?

 

Just as I was wondering internally, Dojehyeon slowly continued.

 

“Your co-star is.”

 

“…Kim Won-seok sunbaenim?”

 

In my previous life, the actor who played the male lead in 【May the Mountain God Bless You】 was Kim Won-seok.

 

“Me.”

 

What?

 

“I got the male lead role, that’s what.”

 

My co-star is again… Dojehyeon?

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