âSee, I knew youâd want to come and I wasnât about to do that. Listen to me. I wanted to go to your father and ask for his permission myself, coming from an honest and open perspective. Without his daughter there. Not to beg or try to be manipulative, but to be forthright and vulnerable in my intentions.â What has happened here? Heâs grown up a bit. âIâm not going to leave. Iâm going back to school, so Iâll be here in the house since I moved back. Hopefully once Iâm done with school, Iâll start working as a partner at my momâs company. I thinkâŚ.I think weâre going about this wrong, Wisteria. I get what your dad is saying. Heâs trying to protect you and I really sat back and thought about it. If it were my dad, heâd do everything in his power to keep my mom from getting hurt and that includes, and Iâm sure, letting her do her thing for awhile.â He sighs heavily. âIâm going to be here, and whatever you want to do with that, you can do. But weâre not together, and despite my feelings for you, Iâm going to live my life like a normal twenty-two year old should. My feelings are never going to change, so when youâre ready for that again, Iâll let you come to me. Iâm not going to hurt your dad and go behind his back, I respect him enough to respect his wishes and one of them is not letting you get hurt or involved in things that you shouldnât be.â
She could see where he was coming from up until his last few sentences. They werenât together, when had they ever really been together? It had always been on and off again, maybe her father was right. Maybe having a relationship wasnât in the stars. Tears were brimming but she held them back. âMore like when my father is ready. Donât word it like Iâm the one that dropped you like a hat Jinwoo. Iâve been ready to be yours for years. Donât put words in my own mouth that never came out.â Naeun glared for a split second before going over his words once more. Trying her best to form words not out of hate but like that of an adult. âYou want to do what my father wants, fine. Weâre not together. Iâll go my way, youâll go your own. Now, if you donât mind Iâd like to watch Auntie Taviaâs new drama. So, either sit here and watch it with me as a friend or leave.â