Bab 307: Volume 1] Chapter 306- pay the price.

Even as she took in their words and saw the warmth in their smiles, Jiho couldn't bring herself to smile back. A heaviness settled in her chest, a gnawing guilt that refused to let go. They trusted her so completely, yet that trust didn't erase the pain she knew they were enduring.

Her heart ached as she realized the depth of their suffering, and a bitter taste filled her mouth at the thought. She had always despised those who betrayed their spouses, and now, she was no better than the ones she had loathed.

Her gaze dropped to her hands, trembling slightly in her lap, as the memory of the previous night clawed at her mind. How excruciating it must have been for these brothers, who cherished her so dearly, to see her in such a compromising position with someone else.