TW: MATURE CONTENT AHEAD!! Minors, stay away from this chapter.
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Yoon Seri's POV
I stirred from my restless sleep when the rays of the sun, oblivious to the inner turmoil I am in, seeped through the bedroom windows.
My head felt like it would swell beyond the capacity of my skull. Waves of nausea adding to my misery.
But not even this worst hangover can dull the pain of last night. Once again, my life is in tatters.
I watched as Jeong Hyeok left the venue in the middle of my speech. I wanted to stop him. I wanted to run after him. But how can I do that without creating a scene? Besides, I didn't want ruin the moment for the kids. And so I braved it out and smiled for all the world to see.
But today, within the confines of this bedroom, I can no longer pretend.
Where I decided in a place called love, I didn't think of Jeong Hyeok's.
I deprived him of his freedom to choose by making a choice for the both of us.
I have to find him. He needs to know the truth. But where will I start? I don't know where he is staying.
Seo Dan!
Driven by a new sense of purpose, I sent a message to Alfons to let him know where I was going to which he replied "And about time, too, girlie. Do what you have to do. I'll be right here."
And so off I went to the hotel where Seo Dan said they were staying only to be told by a fresh-from-the-bed-Dan "I don't think he came back since last night. I didn't hear his door open." while pointing to the door across from hers.
"He has not sent a message either or received any of my calls. I'm sorry, Seri."
How is it possible for an already broken heart to break some more? Am I too late?
But now is not the time to give up.
Jeong Hyeok, where are you? Please!
As I drive around in search for him, the memory of what Dan said to me last night replayed in my mind.
"What did you do, Seri? He thought of defecting, leaving all of us behind, for you! Only to know that you got married here in Switzerland two months after you separated at the border!
How could you do that to him, Seri? He almost got himself killed to save you!
With tears blurring my vision, I drove to the Panorama Bridge, hoping he'll be at the first place he saved me.
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He was not there.
My fatigued body ached while my tired mind struggled to clear my thoughts.
It was almost 3:00PM when I arrived at Iseltwald via a ferry that transports tourists like me to this picturesque destination.
