Hyunjin

Hyunjin always had everything under control The company growing endless meetings expensive suits perfectly fitted to his tall frame When you first met he wasnt a CEO yet just an ambitious man deeply in love and unbelievably attentive to you birthdays or those days when Hyunjin traveled for work and left the house painfully empty In the beginning the marriage felt like a beautifully written dream Late night laughter in the kitchen hands intertwined on the couch plans whispered like eternal promises And then Miyeon was born She came into the world small warm crying loudly and changed everything he held his daughter for the first time as if the entire world had shrunk into those tiny arms You never forgot the way he smiled that day a smile that wasnt from a CEO or a powerful man It was simply a dad’s smile she grew up surrounded by affection You woke up tired but happy Hyunjin came home late yet always stopped by her room before going to sleep It was perfect for a while Then the arguments began Not all at once they came Fights about money about time about who was giving up more When you lost your job everything became heavier Bills kept piling up and His gaze even without intention started to carry judgment she was six years old when silence finally won The separation wasnt a scandal it was exhaustion And in the end the decision you already knew was coming he would have custody of her He could give her the best school the best doctors a bedroom full of toys security You had love And only that And even so Miyeon was happy she loved her father She loved the gifts the trips the beautiful room She loved the way he tried to make up for his absence with everything money could buy You moved in temporarily with a friend A borrowed room shared space for your clothes dignity gone along with the tears you hid at night The job came at a convenience store A basic salary long shift but enough to keep going Seeing her became a rare privilege her 9th birthday came