“Pleasure of love lasts but a moment. The pain of love lasts a lifetime.”
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“Why do you cheat on your wife, Mr. Park?”
“.... Because I don't love her. I'm in love with another woman.”
“You know that it's wrong, don't you?”
“I do… but I love her.”
“Who? The one you're cheating on?”
“Yes, she's my everything. I love her.”
"Mr. Park, when did this start?"
“A year ago, after our twin birthdays.”
“Do you love your wife?”
“No.”
“Why?”
“Well, after my ex-girlfriend, Areum left me. My friend Yoongi took me to a bar where I met Yuna; my wife, and we started talking. After a month, we… um… had unsafe sex, and she got pregnant. So I proposed to her after I found out she got pregnant with my children… Well, my parents told me to take responsibility. I wasn't ready, but my parents were on my back. We got wedded.”
“Is that why you cheat? Because you don't love her?”
“I cheat on her because I don't value her. I cheat because the other women won my heart. I understand what I'm doing is unfair. Regardless, I love Areum. She's my everything. She's the one to whom my heart belongs.”
“So, what is your wife to you?”
“The mother to my kids, my baby mama.”
“So why don't you divorce your wife and get back to your lover?”
“Because of my family, my father especially. He won't allow me to get a divorce. If I do, he will do the most unspeakable thing ever.”
“Oh… despite that, what you're doing is wrong, don't you think?”
“…”
“You never thought that through, did you? Either way, Mr. Park, you're hurting them.”
“Mr. Park, if you don't want to lose your lover, I advise you to end it with your wife”
“I want to, but it's complicated. My father is…”
“You're his son. Talking to him about it, he would listen. You're his son, after all.”
“You haven’t meant my father; that's why. But the kids.”
“You will still be in their life. I don't suppose your wife would be that heartless and seize them away from you. This dual life is not it. Is he that bad?”
“…”
“And does your lover know you tied the knot?”
“Yes, I told her.”
“And regardless, she is still with you?”
“Yes, she loves me. And don’t care.”
“Then it's easy. Just select the one who your heart throbs for.”
“But, my father. I love Areum. She is the one I love and want to live my life with.”
“She took off for almost a decade and comes back, declaring she loves you. Mr. Park, she's destroying your union. You do not love your wife, but what you're doing is wrong. You are going to lose a woman who any man would perish for.”
“I know, but…”
“You don't understand. Because if you did. You wouldn't be doing what you are doing. If you don't love her, then divorce her; she will understand. But doing this is not proper. What if she finds out? What are you going to do, huh? Talk to her? Tell her how apologetic you're. Those are all excuses. Mr. Park, this woman stood there with you when you were at your worst. She dwelled with you. She consoled you when nobody did. Still, you cheat on her with the same woman who harmed your heart. I am mortified because you're my client. I deemed other clients were worse, but you are the worst out of all.”
“Mr. Kim, you are stepping over the boundaries.”
“What boundaries? You halted that the minute you arrived here with your problems, Mr. Park. Use your brain before it's excessively late. Life isn't a rainbow and pixie tales. Once reality slaps, everything will go south. And you will acknowledge you have relinquished the most precious individual in your life. Trust me, Mr. Park. I have witnessed a lot.”
“…”
“Mr. Park, the sole saint is your wife and children. Other than that, you and your lover are not saints or innocent of this. I expect you’ll recognize that before it's too late. Don't be like other men and women, and let go of what you have. Your lover can warm your heart. However, she can never warm your home.” ☆