One of the most heartbreaking moments in this storyline is the reason for Bear’s disappearance: he felt he had no place in Paddy’s life. And the more he looks into it, the more drama emerges.

Before his disappearance, Bear went through many moments that made viewers want to… hug him.

Paddy and Mandy, after settling into their new lives, unintentionally created a big distance between Bear and himself.

It wasn’t intentional, but the little things – not calling him down for dinner, not reminding him at family meetings, rearranging the house so that Bear’s room became a “storage room” – all pushed Bear deeper into the thought: “Am I becoming a burden?”

A particularly haunting scene is when Bear stands on the stairs, watching Paddy and Mandy laughing and talking at the dinner table. He was about to step in, but heard Mandy say: “Our house is much tidier now.” Bear paused, looking around the house as if it was no longer his place. He stepped back, then quietly closed the door. It was only a few seconds, but Bear’s expression was cut from a psychological movie.

Bear became more and more withdrawn. He tried to act cheerful, but it was clear that he felt replaced. And when Paddy – unintentionally – said, “Just leave it there, we’ll take care of it,” Bear heard it as the final door slammed shut. In his heart, his position as “the pillar” had been taken away, and no one even noticed.

When Bear left, the audience could finally piece together the puzzle: he wasn’t running from Paddy, he was running from the feeling of invisibility in his own family. This made the story so painful that it choked.

In a leaked scene from the next episode, Bear sat alone at the pier, looking at the dark sky and whispered, “If I’m not Paddy’s father anymore… who am I?”
This line shocked the entire fandom.

And from here, not only Bear but also Paddy must face his own inner wounds. Because Paddy also lost his mother, was lonely, struggled with his self-worth. Losing Bear – even temporarily – scared him in his own way.

This drama is not about fighting, not about adultery, not about crime – but about family tragedy, something that can easily touch anyone.