what matters in such conflicts is your decision to stay with the person you care for. i might understand the pressure on hyesung's mom, she was a victim of severe abuse, but she decided to leave hyesung and go on with her life, and even after meeting him she didn't apologize. hyesung might've become like that, and if not for the bond, he could've left for sure, but he decided to come back and to love his baby, and he loves him still. he might've hurt byul when he was just a baby, but as byul said he doesn't hate him. because byul knows he's loved. byul has a priviledge to be loved when hyesung didn't have any. and they again hurt hyesung by reminding him of that. instead of being there for him, as he is for his family. you can understand his mom, you can sympathize with her, but would you side with her, when the one you love and care for is hurt by her?
it's an interesing conflict, and it got going in this sequel even though it seemed that hyesung got closure in the main story, but i'm a bit confused why it's here for moving the romance plot and the kiss scene? i just pain for hyesung too much to see him faint when the plot moves aside his trauma.
the conflict's painful but not bad for the plot, but why now? and like this?
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