May I be wrong but I don't think that woman was Taeha's mom.
Supposedly, Taeha is the result of an affair between the CEO and a mistress, which is why he's called a bastard. It wouldn't make sense for his mother to be married to the CEO — if that were the case, then where would Taehee's mother be? Taehee is the one supposedly considered the legitimate son, and it makes sense that he acts superior.
Think of it this way: it would be strange for Taehee to behave so confidently if the woman married to the CEO were Taeha's mother.
An alternative would be: Taehee's mother died and the CEO married another woman — but even so, it’s still strange, because if that’s the case, why do they keep calling him illegitimate?
I think that the two girls doesn’t know that Taeha is an illegitimate son from an affair, We didn’t really get to know what really happened for that (if went on the news or things like that) so I’m just assuming that only the family knows the truth, raised Taeha like a legitimate child. Since Taehee knows the truth ever since he was a child, he didn’t hesitate to bully Taeha because of that..but I haven’t seen the father treating him differently because he’s an illegitimate son..on the contrary I think he has some favoritism towards him ! So in the end, from the public eyes, Taeha and Taehee are just two normal brothers from a Chaebol family (and it adds a LOT that they are literally copy + paste of their father)
If they don’t know, then that woman being the mother makes even less sense.
To the public, he’s supposedly a legitimate son, but he’s called illegitimate by his brother and the people working around them (like the security guards and bodyguards). Why would the security staff call someone illegitimate if he were the child of a legal marriage? The girls referred to the woman as the CEO’s "wife."
That raises several questions. If that woman were Taeha’s mother, why is Taehee so confident that he’ll inherit his father’s position in the company? Shouldn’t he be worried that the wife might pull strings to help her own son take the role?
As for favoritism, I think the CEO only favors those who are "useful." Jay himself said the CEO never truly cared about Taeha. The thing is, Taeha has been showing better behavior and performance than Taehee, and that’s the only reason he’s currently being favored — nothing more.
(Of course, I could be wrong and she might actually be Taeha’s mother. If that’s the case, there must be a very complex backstory behind the family dynamic to explain it all.)
Wasn’t it already shown in the story that taeha is an illegitimate child, and his brother hates him cause he’s supposedly the product of an affair? And there was that scene of taeha at his mom’s bedside in the hospital
I don't think Joobin is gonna fuck him. He won't do it in the next chapter so I don't think the author plans to switch roles.
Some people say they want to see Mincheol run into Taeha and Haesoo together, but honestly, I think the ideal scenario would be Mincheol, completely on edge, deciding to visit Haesoo's house—only to find it empty: no photos, no clothes, no utensils, no memories, nothing. Then he’d try to call Haesoo to find out where she is, only to realize his number is blocked. And only after searching for her would he find her strolling around with Taeha, like they’re a couple. That would be magnificent. A chain of events that could push him to rock bottom.
That’s why what I’m really waiting for is Haesoo to leave that place. But of course, regardless of the scenario the author sets up, it’s going to be very satisfying.
Damn
fr! him going back to that trash apartment and seeing its for rent or someth
That would be ideal....but the time frame and the pace of the two main characters relationship development hasn't moved into a direction where she has fully detach from her past. But damn do I wish this was the direction of her Ex finding out she has moved on. But he's gonna make an appearance sooner rather than later. And I hope he's just as distract as she was. Piss of shit, is full so full of himself.
Ok, I take back what I said. I love this to be in the storyyyy. I'll take a slow burn if this is what we'll be getting.
YES
I swear
Even her living there is giving that bitch more hope (╯°Д °)╯╧╧
I paid for the next 5 chapter so I'm going to say a few spoilers but not all to encourage you to buy the original version.
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I'm really enjoying how this is going and probably the next 5 chapters are my favorite so far.
Information for the next 5 chapter:
-They've already confessed their feelings to each other and it was super romantic, I wasn't expecting it. So, they're officially dating now.
-Personally, I think Lucy seems to be getting more assertive and is finally standing up for herself. I loved what she said to her brother Theodore when he insulted her. It's probably the power of love. I think she just needed confirmation that there's someone in this world who will never leave her.
-Noah and Lucy have so many romantic moments. My favorite was chapter 79.
-Lucy pretty much tells Noah everything, including the fact that she agreed to pretend to be the prince’s fiancée—but only until he becomes king.
THANK YOUUUUU !!!! I love this novel , but gosh don't the flowers take 60% of the panels in the story . Half the time it's just flowers and environment.... pretty.... but we need storyyyy partss
I love youuuuuuu
HELL YEAHHHHH
THANK GOD im so glad she tells noah about the deal, i dont want this to be some bullshit misunderstanding again like other stories. Thank you for this!!
BOOM SHAKA LAKA
Good. I hate a misunderstanding trope, especially for a couple I love.
Holy moly that was agressive. I better not say anything. It feels better when you see it with your own eyes.
Updates:
In chapter 130, the third season comes to an end. The author announced that the fourth season will be published later this year (2025), but no specific date has been revealed.
The first hiatus (between the first and second seasons) lasted 5 months.
The second hiatus (between the second and third seasons) lasted 9 months.
Therefore, it is difficult to predict how long it will last. It is unlikely that the fourth season will be released before the end of summer. Most likely at the end of the year.
I just realized that Chapter 9 was cut, and all this time, I didn’t know she also worked at a motel. At the end of Chapter 9, there’s a scene where Taeha pays for all the motel rooms just so Haesoo can go home early and rest. I can’t believe I only found out about this today. For anyone interested, here’s the link:
https://templetoons.com/comic/tears-on-a-withered-flower/chapter-9
Thank uu for telling us!! ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ
WHATTT
You're an angel
Woahh that chapter got cut a lot, like half of chapter
For those who didn’t notice, Taeha confirmed that he’s serious about Haesoo.
Let’s compare Mincheol’s scene in Chapter 7 to Taeha’s scene in Chapter 31.
In Chapter 7, Mincheol wanted to take Ari home (she was drunk). However, midway, she confessed that she had feelings for him, and they ended up going to a motel and sleeping together. In Taeha’s case, something similar happened: Haesoo kissed him and confessed that, when she was with him, she couldn’t think straight (which already confirms that even if it’s not love, she feels a strong attraction). If Taeha wasn’t serious about her or was the type of person who wanted to take advantage of Haesoo’s vulnerability, he could have slept with her that night, knowing she wouldn’t be upset about it.
We can see this in the moment she wakes up—she checks if she’s still wearing underwear to see if they slept together, but she doesn’t look scared or upset. She seems more embarrassed than anything else.
Given that, Taeha used the movie reference to explain himself. Many people, after drinking, end up having a one-night stand just because, but he didn’t want that. He wants something serious with her, so he doesn’t want to ruin the small bit of good reputation he’s managed to build to be with her.
Because of Chapter 36, we now have a clearer idea that Taeha, despite seeming like someone experienced in everything, is actually having all of his “firsts” with Haesoo. That’s why their beginning is a bit chaotic on both sides: Haesoo has gone through so much in just a month (maybe two months), and in Taeha’s case, someone who lived his life without loving or being loved is, for the first time, noticing that what he feels for Haesoo is different from what he’s felt for anyone else he’s met so far.
For someone like Taeha, who grew up with all the money in the world but completely neglected by his family, we can see that he’s exploring this emotional territory (affection) for the first time. Honestly, I’m just happy that Taeha’s perception of affection is on the right track.
What usually happens with people like him is that they tend to express love through brute force (or just being toxic). However, the fact that Taeha saw that scene in the movie when he was younger made it possible for him to build a different understanding of what love could be (which is definitely not being forceful or promiscuous in situations where your “special one” is at their worst).
Love this analysis, it makes so much sense
i 100% agree with this. love the analysis so much
i love this
thank you very much for all your feedback
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Ross will find both Gren and Shin.
Ross shots Gren.
Shin calls Jake for help.
Jake helps Shin and Gren run away.
Gren dies because it's too late.
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Oh this is not how i wanna start 2025
Well... I guess that answers my worried questions of Gren's future as a character, feels like that's his best outcome for the story too
Good. I hate this "kid"
1. In the previous chapters, we knew that Taeha was frequently abused by Taehee. But in this chapter, we discover that Taeha has also fought back before. I assume that as he grew older, he started to show signs of rebellion against his older brother. Tired and used to the routine, it doesn’t surprise me that there came a moment when he finally snapped and crossed the line.
2. The woman shown is probably not Taeha’s mother — it wouldn’t make sense, otherwise he wouldn’t be constantly called “illegitimate” if his mother were married to the CEO. (I added more details in another comment I posted earlier.)
3. The man who appeared is most likely a stalker. I could be wrong, but based on the way he speaks and acts, he gives off that vibe. First, he was watching Haesoo from outside the store the entire time, and at first he seemed friendly when asking about her. Second, his facial expression changed the moment Haesoo’s coworker said she was seeing someone. He seems like the typical guy who tries to come off as nice when asking for a number, but his personality shifts the second he’s rejected. I get the feeling he’ll be a slight threat to Haesoo in the upcoming chapters. I say “slight” because, thankfully, she has Taeha to protect her.
4. Haesoo’s coworker is definitely jealous of her. Some people say maybe she just didn’t mention anything because she didn’t want to ruin Haesoo’s good mood, but I don’t think that’s the case. If she were that type of person, she wouldn’t have said what she did back in the earlier chapters — when she first pointed out that Taeha seemed interested in Haesoo and then joked that someone as young as him wouldn’t be into an older woman like her. I don’t think she’s a truly horrible person, but people forget that someone can have flaws without being bad. She definitely cares about those around her, but clearly one of her flaws is that when she feels envious, she lets it show and can make unpleasant remarks. Let’s say, in this case, she was worried — but the moment she heard someone praise Haesoo, her concern faded. Still, I’m sure that if she were certain that man was dangerous, she would’ve spoken up. She probably just thought it wasn’t a big deal.
5. Haesoo finally started to question Taeha, and I was really waiting for that moment to come. After all, disinterest is one of the things that drives people apart. And that’s exactly what Taeha wanted from Haesoo — for her to show more interest in him. He wants her to ask him questions, because that shows she cares. Not to mention, Mincheol doesn’t even know where Haesoo works. That’s how deep his disinterest runs.
People say it was a boring chapter — I don’t agree. It gave us a lot of information about what’s to come:
- A strange man showed interest in Haesoo. Possibly a stalker, and we may see vulnerable moments where she feels more comfortable around Taeha if he ends up protecting her in a dangerous situation.
- We’re getting more insight into Taeha’s work environment — what he does, what people think of him, and his future prospects.
- More details about how Taehee views and understands Taeha.
- I feel like as the chapters go on, the unfavorable situations and Haesoo’s growing curiosity about Taeha will help strengthen their relationship.
Either you have a career in law or you should go into a career in that cuz that's some next level analysis
The coworker “analysis” back in the early chapters were the ones that everyone would have thought in her place. Since from the beginning she is a very talkative person and just spills out wathever she thinks without carrying if those things may or not hurt somebody (remember when she talked about her sister’s mareiage and just assumed that Haesoo had a similar one)
She began to think badly about Haesoo because she thought that she was a woman player. She thought that she saw a young guy that clearly had interest in her and showed her publically affection made the move to divorced her husband in order to focus on a younger man (not knowing it was because she saw her husband with another woman in the house). If she knew the truth I believe she would have comforted Haesoo and cried for her.
She clearly misunderstood the situation. If there were any jealousy signs towards the FL the artist would have pointed that out clearly with a thought or a facial expression.
The unpleansant remarks are made due to her way of thinking and reckless behavior, not jealousy.
Sorry if my comment bothered you, you don’t have to agree with me. It seems to me that the coworker is a lot misunderstood and hated in the commets because she acted on her own and exposed her to Taeha without her consent for beeing married. This will be my last remark aboutthis topic, I don’t want to seem obsessed or that I want to defend her :))
To add to your thoughts about this: - A strange man showed interest in Haesoo. Possibly a stalker, and we may see vulnerable moments where she feels more comfortable around Taeha if he ends up protecting her in a dangerous situation*****
I think that if this guy is a stalker and some how becomes a physical threat to Haesoo, then Taeha will show his level of unhinged BUT Haesoo will not think less of him like those who call him dangerous and crazy. I think this because when Haesoo told him not to fight with her ex she sees the ex behavior as crazy verses how Taeha has treated her. In her mind Taeha is not unhinged, crazy or dangerous she knew nothing of him before and cant compare it to anything other then how he's treated her. I think that will be an interesting chapter if it does come to a situation where Taeha has to 'protect' Haesoo the way he knows how, whether through him beening a the second master or by become unhinged.
Yeah nah. There were plenty of hints that the coworker was jealous and has belittled Haesoo every opportunity she gets. Constantly making a point of how old she is and how skeptical a handsome young guy likes her- is her trying to crush her confidence. Every time she sees haesoo happy, she shows she gets upset, she’s shown that expression several times. Tons of readers know better and got that. Not every girl cares for the wellbeing of another or is misunderstood. You’re one of the few that still tries to give her the benefit of the doubt despite hundreds of readers already getting her actual intentions lmao. She didn’t begin to think badly of haesoo cause she thought she was a cheater, she ALREADY looked down on haesoo from before that.
Reply to butterfly since you decided to block me after your response lmfao:
OH! Let me give you the exact words and chapters to refresh your memory of what happened:
Chapter 1: Blue haired female coworker from another job gets mad for haesoo because people called her “ahjumma.” Says, “Nobody calls someone your age ahjumma these days! You can get mad every once in a while!
This is an example of an actual good coworker with good intentions. She notices that the title of “ahjumma” IS offensive. The only reason haesoo doesn’t take offense is because she already has low self esteem and believes it.
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Chapter 2: Coworker insists that taeha likes haesoo. When haesoo denied it, coworker insisted saying: “Aye, you don’t know anything. Nowadays younger men dating older women is the trend. You never know, maybe he’s genuinely interested.” Then haesoo tells her she’s taken.
So she’s the one who literally brought it up first and planted the idea in haesoo’s head that young guys go for older women and encourages haesoo.
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Chapter 3: Coworker still insisting taeha likes haesoo. Asks her: “What are you going to do? You said you had a boyfriend. So are you going to turn down roses? Or maybe switch your boyfriend to him?”
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Chapter 8: Coworker says: “I’m sorry unnie, I guess I was mistaken in thinking that rose guy was interested in you. These days he only buys flowers from me. When I see that I feel like I made you misunderstand for no reason, so I feel a little sorry. Ah~ rose, when will you come~! Your voice is so good, I can’t wait to hear it!” All with a smile on her face. Then is shocked and is thinking “This is crazy, what the hell. What the hell are those two doing?” When taeha approaches haesoo instead.
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Chapter 23: Coworker wonders if taeha likes haesoo. Once haesoo asked, “could he really like me?” Coworker frowns, immediately responds with: “Unnie, your jokes are something else. No matter what, there’s no way he actually likes you. When people were talking about age gaps before, that was just a joke cause you look pretty for your age. Honestly what does rose guy lack that he’d ignore all the other girls around him and be obsessed with you? Unless there’s a huge hidden story between you two, unless theres something like that, does it even make sense to say he likes you? Even love at first sight only happens when the levels match. It doesn’t make sense right? A guy like him, there’s no way he likes an ahjumma without a reason.”
Notice what that she calls haesoo, “unnie” but also refers to her as an ahjumma. She also contradicts what she said before that young guys go for older girls. And goes on a long unnecessary tangent of why haesoo will never be liked by a young and handsome guy.
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Chapter 34: comes up with her own assumption that haesoo lied she was divorced.
Chapter 35: chooses to talk with a man she doesn’t know to warn him based off her own assumption that haesoo lied that she was divorced. Taeha says: “wouldn’t you normally worry about the person you know?” She says, “An old divorcee, trying to date a younger guy!”
Notice the fact that she always calls haesoo “unnie” to her face but whenever she’s upset or talking behind her back, she calls haesoo old and an ahjumma. She is the type of person to ACT nice and says stuff for “her well-being.” But she secretly looks down on haesoo. At one point she also points out that haesoo only wore 2 pieces of clothing while laughing that it started to look sad. She’s one of those girls who give backhanded comments.
Chapter 61: Sure she tells off the creepy guy and is about to warn haesoo, but stops when she sees haesoo looking happy. She frowns yet again and thinks since she has a man now, she’ll be fine. Deciding against warning her just cause she’s got a young bf now. If she truly cared she would’ve warned her regardless.