Chapter 212
“Considering that the eldest son has returned, shouldn’t we at least give him a proper welcome?”
Seeing the two brothers leaving in different directions, Elder Song gave Butler Hwang a look of gentle reproach.
Butler Hwang’s expression dimmed. “It was my mistake. I failed to recognize the eldest young master and missed the opportunity to greet him.”
“You failed to recognize him? He might be a bit thinner, but his appearance hasn’t changed that much from eight years ago.”
“Perhaps not, but the feeling he gives off is... Well, different. ”
“Mm.”
Elder Song didn’t know Kang Dae-Seong well, so he hadn’t been distracted by the differences. Meanwhile, Butler Hwang had watched Kang Dae-Seong grow up. There had been a time when he’d looked after him no differently from how he looked after Jae-Hyeok now. That past familiarity clashed heavily with Kang Dae-Seong’s current self—to the point that Butler Hwang hadn’t immediately recognized him.
Elder Song hesitated, then asked, “In the first place, wasn’t he always a psychopath?”
Kang Dae-Seong’s behavior today had been bizarre and cruel, but hadn’t it been the same in the past? To Elder Song, it seemed like Kang Dae-Seong was the same as he’d always been—and, truth be told, it was hard for him to sympathize with that character of his.
Butler Hwang explained, “If it were the Eldest Young Master of the past, he wouldn’t have threatened Second Young Master’s friends like that.”
Kang Dae-Seong’s love for his little brother had always been deep and delicate.
He could act like a madman with others, but when it came to Jae-Hyeok, he’d always been sensitive and took great care not to make mistakes.