Within the flood of truth that surged over Baek Seo-jin, what seemed like a fleeting moment to others was an eternity to him as he processed a cascade of revelations.

First and foremost was Kim Ho-jun, the man he had loathed, resented, and vowed to kill.@@novelbin@@

Contrary to his years of hatred and blind accusations, Kim Ho-jun had done nothing wrong. In fact, the true culprits were himself and his parents.

“Ye-jin noona…”

His first love, Seomun Ye-jin, was no exception. For years, he had convinced himself that she had called out to him for help, that she loved him, and that she wanted to be saved from being bound to Kim Ho-jun.

But the reality was starkly different. All she had ever done was point out his wrongs—his lies and slander about his brother, Baek Seo-jun. Yet, he had twisted her words into a declaration of love and lamented that she was "forced" into a relationship with Kim Ho-jun.

“Se-hee, Ha-yeon…”

His childhood friends, Han Se-hee and Lee Ha-yeon, had never once called him a friend. On the contrary, they had always drawn clear boundaries, expressing their discomfort and disapproval of him.

But through delusions and self-rationalization, he had denied this reality, convincing himself otherwise.

“Yuka, Yu-ra…”

Neither Moriya Yuka nor Kang Yu-ra had ever shown him any affection. In fact, they had made their disdain for him clear. Yet, he had presumed that their beauty meant they must naturally be attracted to him, dismissing all evidence to the contrary.

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