Iirc, Chapter 44 will be the wedding day. After that, comes the cruel Prenuptial Agreement.
THE PRENUP Jinhyeok proposed a prenup before the wedding. Despite confirming that the child Asel is carrying is his (after the vasectomy reversal confirmation), Jinhyeok still doesn’t trust Asel as a person. Jinhyeok ultimately proposed the prenup to protect his assets, leaving Asel with no claims whatsoever.
This scene was quite sad and humiliating for Asel as a reader. Jinhyeok— like the rich ignorant person that he is, suggested that Asel should get his own lawyer (because he saw how Asel willingly signed the documents without reviewing it). But Asel is young and poor, he doesn’t even know how, where, and why he has to hire a lawyer. He’s broke…
THE WEDDING No, Jinhyeok still doesn’t genuinely LOVE Asel even during their wedding. Jinhyeok’s mind was highly logical and calculative. Despite knowing that the baby is his, he still thought of it as a TRAP, and saw his situation with Asel as a DISRUPTION to his carefully planned and systematically organized life. He saw the entire ordeal as a BABY TRAP.
THE TRUTH Asel eventually found out about the contents of the prenup. It showed that Jinhyeok still doesn’t fully trust nor love him. I kinda forgot the specifics of the prenuptial contents, but it indicates; Separation of Assets (Asel has ZERO claim to any of Jinhyeok’s money); Spousal Limitations (highlights the TRANSACTIONAL nature of their marriage); Legal Formalities and Responsibilities (this specifies that Jinhyeok is pretty much only marrying Asel because of OBLIGATION and the baby).
When Asel found out about this, it was clear that Jinhyeok never planned to become a REAL FAMILY with Asel. This triggers Asel’s trauma as an orphan who got returned multiple times, and he ran away to the countryside after.
Iirc, Chapter 44 will be the wedding day.
After that, comes the cruel Prenuptial Agreement.
THE PRENUP
Jinhyeok proposed a prenup before the wedding. Despite confirming that the child Asel is carrying is his (after the vasectomy reversal confirmation), Jinhyeok still doesn’t trust Asel as a person. Jinhyeok ultimately proposed the prenup to protect his assets, leaving Asel with no claims whatsoever.
This scene was quite sad and humiliating for Asel as a reader. Jinhyeok— like the rich ignorant person that he is, suggested that Asel should get his own lawyer (because he saw how Asel willingly signed the documents without reviewing it). But Asel is young and poor, he doesn’t even know how, where, and why he has to hire a lawyer. He’s broke…
THE WEDDING
No, Jinhyeok still doesn’t genuinely LOVE Asel even during their wedding. Jinhyeok’s mind was highly logical and calculative. Despite knowing that the baby is his, he still thought of it as a TRAP, and saw his situation with Asel as a DISRUPTION to his carefully planned and systematically organized life. He saw the entire ordeal as a BABY TRAP.
THE TRUTH
Asel eventually found out about the contents of the prenup. It showed that Jinhyeok still doesn’t fully trust nor love him. I kinda forgot the specifics of the prenuptial contents, but it indicates; Separation of Assets (Asel has ZERO claim to any of Jinhyeok’s money); Spousal Limitations (highlights the TRANSACTIONAL nature of their marriage); Legal Formalities and Responsibilities (this specifies that Jinhyeok is pretty much only marrying Asel because of OBLIGATION and the baby).
When Asel found out about this, it was clear that Jinhyeok never planned to become a REAL FAMILY with Asel. This triggers Asel’s trauma as an orphan who got returned multiple times, and he ran away to the countryside after.
That’s when the chase arc begins.