The Regressed Chaebol Grandson Finds It Hard to Forgive - Chapter 84

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Episode 84. Sokcho (4)

“Ugh…….”

Han Ji-yun opened her eyes, groaning against the dull throb in her head.

Through half-lidded eyes, she recognized the familiar ceiling.

“How much did I drink?”

The clock read 2 p.m.
She must have collapsed in complete intoxication.

Her son had appeared without warning, catching her in this shameful state.

The two of them had shared a hearty soup and soju, wanting to lift their spirits.

Drinking freely with her son there for the first time in ages had contributed to this excess.

Her usual limit was about half a bottle of soju.
Yesterday she’d emptied more than a whole one.

Last night, she simply couldn’t avoid drinking.

Kang Deuk-su had been pestering her whenever he got the chance.
Lately it had gotten worse, leaving her stressed beyond measure.

But her dependable son had thrown him out of the shop nicely.

“I need to look for a new place…….”

After all that chaos, there was no way she could stay in that shop any longer.

Besides, her contract with the flower shop was expiring soon anyway.

If she lowered her deposit requirement, she could easily cover moving costs.

Click.

Han Ji-yun finished preparing and stepped out into the hallway.
A cool expanse of sea spread before her eyes.

Sokcho Beach stretched out clearly beyond the corridor window.

Even the throbbing in her head seemed to clear.

The apartment was small and aging, but it was her only nest.
Two rooms, a living room, and a single bathroom.

The oldest structure in the neighborhood, yet the view of the sea was unmatched.

“Mom, Dad. Hello again today.”

Her parents were sleeping in the blue sea that met Sokcho Beach.

They had passed away in a traffic accident caused by a drunk driver during a trip to Gangwon-do.

Following their dying wish, she’d scattered their ashes over these waters off Sokcho.

Han Ji-yun, who had worked in Seoul, made the pilgrimage to Sokcho Beach on every memorial day.

That’s where she met her husband.

A man who felt like a gift her parents had sent from heaven, to a woman left alone.

She’d felt the connection at first sight, and loved him just as fiercely now.

“He left early.”

Her son’s shoes were gone.
He must have gone for a beach walk.

“Did he really win the lottery?”

Her son’s Large SUV Vehicle.
His playful declaration of becoming a tycoon during their last call.

Seeing it with her own eyes, it no longer seemed like a joke.

“Could it possibly be……related to the Ha family?”

Her in-laws were real tycoons.

She had never once been treated as family by them.

All she knew of her father-in-law was through television screens.

The Ha Ryun Group—a name any Korean knew, one of the country’s top ten conglomerates.

A humiliating memory suddenly surfaced.

Young Tae-ung had been ill for days after that incident.

The pitiful sight of their family standing in front of the in-laws’ gate in the pouring rain.

After that day, the three of them had never spoken of it.

“Please, just leave us three alone.”

Han Ji-yun shuddered at the thought of her in-laws.

Chairman Ha Cheol-gon had forbidden her husband from ever returning home, and the rest of the family followed suit.

Only her mother-in-law had called a few times.

A cruel father-in-law who had severed even his bond with his mother for the sake of the company’s reputation.

Han Ji-yun was thoroughly sick of the Ha family.

Her only wish was for her son to stay clear of them.

A woman’s intuition told her that entanglement with that family would bring nothing but harm.

Ding-ding-doo-roo-roo~♬

Her smartphone’s default ringtone chirped.
It was Tae-ung calling.
She pressed answer immediately.

-Mom.

His voice was pleasant to hear.

“Son! Where are you? Taking a walk?”

He always enjoyed beach walks when he came to Sokcho.

-The flower shop move is finished. Come see it and bring opening gifts.

“Fl—flower shop moving? Opening?”

His words didn’t make sense to her at first.

Ding.

At that moment, photos transmitted during the call lit up her smartphone screen.

Her flower vases and plants, along with trees and various flowers, arranged in an unfamiliar space.

-You know that ice cream specialty shop you like below the terminal? Right next door. The interior’s roughed in, but the flowers are looking for you.

Han Ji-yun couldn’t process what was happening.

She stood there bewildered, barely listening.

Just minutes ago she’d woken up, and now she was heading out.

Yet the flower shop move was already complete!

“Son! I don’t understand what you’re saying. Did you really move it??”
-Yes!
“Tae-ung…….”
-Come quickly. Customers have already stopped by.

He spoke playfully.
But this was reality.

“I’m c—coming! Right now!”

Han Ji-yun answered loudly without thinking.

Her heart began pounding wildly of its own accord.

From the photos transmitted, she could see the interior of the flower shop.

It was the perfect flower shop she’d always dreamed of.

* * *

“Mr. Song, this is Daewoo Real Estate.”
-Kim? What brings such a busy person calling?

Kim Ju-hee’s mind was racing.
Sokcho’s real estate market had entered a boom period.

Thanks to the highway favorable news, the dormant property market had come alive.

Wealthy Seoul investors were pouring into Sokcho, driving a second house boom.

Sokcho Beach was a gem that could stand up anywhere in Korea.

Unlike the saturated Gangneung real estate market.

The connection to Yangyang brought fresh vitality to the city.

Yet Kim Ju-hee hadn’t been able to pluck the ripe fruit.
She had very few brokerage listings.

Despite being a local, the limitations of being a female broker in a beach town were clear.

Her deals were just apartment deposits and rentals.

Large properties—commercial buildings, land—remained out of reach.

But that’s where the real money was.

Real estate transactions that could net millions to hundreds of millions in commissions.

Every broker dreamed of landing a big deal like that.

But today, luck was on her side.

Weekends usually meant nothing.
Yet this morning, she’d met a serious buyer.

‘I can’t miss this. Absolutely not.’

The dormant broker’s ambition stirred awake.

Closing even one large deal would let her live off the commission for a year.

And she’d managed to land not one, but two major properties!

Kim Ju-hee steeled herself to pursue the transaction with everything she had.

“How have you been?”

-If an old man like me is breathing, that’s good enough.

Mr. Song was the most connected real estate broker in Sokcho.
A true local who’d gone through local schools.

Not only did his long track record speak for itself—he also served as chairman of the Sokcho Lions Club.

His father had been a prosperous businessman and retired high-ranking police official.

With family standing dating back generations, the caliber of clients he dealt with was exceptional.

“If you’re not too busy, could we meet now?”
-Today?
“Yes! Right now.”
-……Your voice sounds excited, Kim. I’d say you’ve hooked a big fish.

Truly uncanny.

Kim Ju-hee bit her lip, trying to contain her excitement.

If she hesitated, she might lose this buyer.

“Mr. Song, I’ll be honest with you.”

-…….
“That fire-damaged commercial building next to Hanjin Apartment—it’s on the market, right?”
-Yeah…… Why?

This listing hadn’t gone to general brokers.

But Kim Ju-hee, eager to close, boldly cut her share.

“Yes.
-It’s commercial space, but remodel it into a café and you’re set for generations. You know about that big residential complex going up next to the beach?

There was real potential for it to become the next-generation café district, rivaling Gangneung’s famous coffee street.

-It’s listed at four billion won. Can you handle that?
“F—four billion?”

In Gangneung’s café district, a commercial building that size would easily go for a hundred billion won.

He was genuinely curious too.

-A what? A conglomerate heir?

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