Yes, exactly! The only thing I'm slightly iffy about is whether the chairman assaulted only the oldest brother or the middle brother too before minjae arrived. But there really seems to be incestuous vibes between them as well.
Oops clicked post too soon. Anyway this whole thing has me nervous because it feels like shit has barely started to hit the fan and is only going to get worse
Yes! I was wondering that as well?? It seems possible that the middle brother (black haired) may NOT have been m*lested like the other two, as he seems to be the most level headed of the three, yet also kind of obvious? If this is the case, it makes me wonder if it’s possible that he is actually the only biological child. I’ve heard cases of people adopting children and abusing/ molesting them while never laying a hand on their biological kids. Whichever the case, it ain’t pretty. This is gonna get bumpy
Yes, I've heard of that too unfortunately! I'm wondering if junghyuk is completely unaware of everything which would explain his behavior and feelings towards minjae and also why jungwoo wants minjae to continue keeping it a secret. Also it's hard to tell in a medium like this because it could just be art style or the fact that irl siblings don't always look alike, but it just seems like jungwoo and junghyuk have very different looks all around. Hair color, height, build, eyes, etc. I had been thinking maybe they're half siblings or even cousins where one was taken in by the disgusting chairman. I'm also super curious about jungwoos health problems. The way he seemed to cope with his csa is avoidance and completely blaming himself (and minjae), so I wonder if his health problems are physical and/or mental health related to the abuse and trauma. This is gearing up to be a really rough story. I know that jungwoo and junghyuk seem like antagonists right now but I do feel for them and their upbringing/trauma so I'm kinda hoping they get better and the true antagonist is the chairman because he's obviously evil and deserves to pay for what he did.
Gaaah it’s like you’re voicing everything I’m thinking! It will be very interesting to see how this all plays out. I just need everybody to sit down to a nice round of counseling & therapy, stat! Dutifully bracing myself for another 50 chapters or so of pain before then. (￣∇￣")
It's so nice to finally be able to discuss this because this manhwa has had my poor brain Charlie Day from it's always sunny in Philadelphia conspiracy walling for weeks now. You're so right about them all desperately needing therapy. They've been through the wringer. And now Minjae is so confused by what hes feeling that hes grasping at straws to try to distance himself from taeyoung by saying he hasn't suffered even though he obviously has. It's all so messy. Mess mess mess. I love it and can't wait to see how it plays out
I'm not gonna shit you right now, but I honestly thought the other 2 brothers were the biological sons.
Which ones? Based on looks alone I would've said it was junghyuk and minjae. Their eyes look so so similar. Threw me for a loop that it was junghyuk and jungwoo
I don't think the middle brother knows since he's so loyal to his father (the chairman)
That could still be due to trauma, but I personally also dont believe he's one of his victims
I believe Junghyuk's unaware of the abuse but then I wonder, why does he treat Minjae like that? But then I remember it must be because of that incident where Minjae nearly killed Jungwoo ? Iol Idk but this story is so dark and I love it
That's what I'm thinking too. Jungwoo seems like he really wants minjae to keep it a secret and I feel like that's because he specifically doesn't want junghyuk to know. And there was that flashback to jungwoo telling minjae that it was all their fault and that seems to be what triggered minjae to hit him. If junghyuk doesn't know about the abuse, it would make sense for him to think minjae is unhinged after that. Also I really do think the relationship between jungwoo and junghyuk is off, which makes both of their reactions even more understandable imo
What makes you think the relationship between the brothers is off? I feel like there would be more instigators atp if there really were some incest going on hmm.
My heart just really hurts for Jungwoon and especially Minjae, they're both just abused victims of rape. Jungwoon and Junghyuk need to apologize to Minjae and these three should team up. Hopefully there's isn't like a second antagonist, like for example Junghyuk
Some of their interactions have just been a little odd to me and the vibe feels off for some reason. But off the top of my head, I think of the scene with junghyuk bending down and rubbing jungwoos foot and their convo during. It could totally be brotherly or because of jungwoos health but...idk. The vibes I'm picking up could just be their trauma and jungwoo trying to keep the secret from junghyuk. For some reason it's a trope that pops up surprisingly often, so I might just be concerned for no reason due to other stories lol.
Yes weird dynamic between the brother Js aside from the weirdness with Minjae from
each of them. Sometimes there’s a survival of the fittest thing that happens in abusive situations where the only way to help oneself or someone close is to throw somebody else in front as a sacrifice so to speak. What who knew when in this story is also very ambiguous so far. But for sure the kid was lucky mr yoon kept him safe from it all, right?
Oh btw why is minjae trying to get to mr yoon?
I'm wondering if he's trying to get at the chairman to bring about his downfall since Mr Yoon is his longtime secretary and must have a lot of info
Ya, it really does seem like taeyoung lucked out by being adopted by Mr Yoon. Like he was near the chairman's family for so many years yet never knew of any of this going on. I hope Mr Yoon stays the good guy he seems to be so far. If he isn't, that'll probably be devastating for taeyoung
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i know this is an old thread and this might be spoilers (so warning in advance) but i’m pretty sure the latest raw chapter confirms that the two might develop into something more than brothers (or at least the middle brother has more than brotherly feelings for the oldest) - also it’s hard for me to feel sympathetic toward the oldest brother so it’s interesting to see this perspective, ofc i know he was probably SAed and that is horrible and ofc i in no way expected the eldest, who was a child himself at the time, to intervene…. but the oldest brother is just weird and i don’t believe he has any genuine affection/intentions toward the mc…
So….the Chairman is a p*do/ rapist, and once he adopted the redhead, he stopped messing with the other kids and started focusing solely on the redhead, and the other two were relieved by that which is why they never really tried to help him. So now the redhead acts out as an adult because he’s still traumatized by what he went through as a kid. Meanwhile the other two brothers ignore his self destructive behavior and rather pretend they have no idea why he’s like that and that it has nothing to do with them. These two also seem to have some incestuous shit going on now, which isnt unheard between kids who have been m*lested and have “trauma bonded” so to speak.
If I’m correct with what the current plot is implying this is probably going to get much worse, isn’t it? Oh boy