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Tears on a Withered Flower
Na Hae-soo's life unravels when her husband betrays her with an affair, leaving her burdened with debt and losing their child. In a devastating blow, she witnesses him with a younger woman. Broken and despondent, Na Hae-soo feels her life crumbling around her. However, a mysterious young man unexpectedly enters her life, asking to be taught about adult love. His vulnerability and sincerity begin to stir emotions within Na Hae-soo, challenging her to reconsider her path forward.
Genres: Romance, Adult romance, High Drama Romance, 2030 lovers, Straight Man, Younger Man, Older Woman
Genres: Romance, Adult romance, High Drama Romance, 2030 lovers, Straight Man, Younger Man, Older Woman
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January 6, 2025
Status: Ongoing
When did they add it on gr 😭😭😭 i remember searching it 1000 times
Tho there are still many manhwas I've read that aren't here 😶🌫
The main mmc (Beom Tae-ha) is a biker 🏍 need i say more need i say f*cking moreee
He isobsessed OBSESSED with her like crazy obsessed like I'll-do-everything-to-make-her-love-me obsessed (idr much i read it few months ago but he stalks her to her work, buys flowers, even lies to spend time with her (cuteeee).. We love psycho possessive mmc right??? These stars are just for Beom Tae-ha, his bodyguard and his dad LOL because I'm not really a fan of the fmc ik she loved his husband (Mincheol) but enduring domestic violence was still out of question and moreover giving him a second thought after you've seen him with another girl on your bed 🙄🤚
I've their pins saved too hehe 💋
When did they add it on gr 😭😭😭 i remember searching it 1000 times
Tho there are still many manhwas I've read that aren't here 😶🌫
The main mmc (Beom Tae-ha) is a biker 🏍 need i say more need i say f*cking moreee
He is
I've their pins saved too hehe 💋
January 3, 2025
4.5/5
[manhwa cr chapter: 33]
OMGGGGGGG YESSSS ITS FINALLY ON GOODREADS!!!! But anyway, if you want to read the most slow burning of slow burns that will drive you insane because of the tension between the main characters, with a hero who worships the ground the heroine walks on—RUN AND READ IT. Seriously.
[manhwa cr chapter: 33]
OMGGGGGGG YESSSS ITS FINALLY ON GOODREADS!!!! But anyway, if you want to read the most slow burning of slow burns that will drive you insane because of the tension between the main characters, with a hero who worships the ground the heroine walks on—RUN AND READ IT. Seriously.
October 13, 2025
BEOM TAEHA>>>
all these 3 stars are just for him, how could someone possibly draw a man so gorgeous???
and na haesoo… she’s just there. I swear I wish she had personality 😭
if I knew this manwha was ongoing tbh I would’ve never started it but now that I’ve reached the 68th chapter it just feels like it’s stretching on so I’ll just mark it as read, I get the gist of the story
BUT MAN THAT GUY IS SCRUMPTIOUS
all these 3 stars are just for him, how could someone possibly draw a man so gorgeous???
and na haesoo… she’s just there. I swear I wish she had personality 😭
if I knew this manwha was ongoing tbh I would’ve never started it but now that I’ve reached the 68th chapter it just feels like it’s stretching on so I’ll just mark it as read, I get the gist of the story
BUT MAN THAT GUY IS SCRUMPTIOUS
January 1, 2025
El slow burn y la construcción de personajes son increíbles.
November 25, 2025
not really my cup of tea, mmc and fmc dont go together in my opinion and the story moved really slow. defo not for my age group anyway
December 14, 2025
ongoing ~ so in love with this
June 11, 2025
All caught up to ch 56 and OMGGGG. THE BLUE BALLS???
December 25, 2024
MOTHERFUCKING BEST MANHWA I HAVE EVER READ😭😭😭😭🙏🙏
ITS SO GOOD ISTG
😭🙏🙏
THIS MANNNNNNNNN😍😍😍😍😭❤❤❤❤
HIS DAD???????😍😍😼😼😼😼
THE BODYGUARD😼😼😼😼
SCRUMPTIOUS ART AND THE FUCKING PLOT
😍
ITS SO GOOD ISTG
😭🙏🙏
THIS MANNNNNNNNN😍😍😍😍😭❤❤❤❤
HIS DAD???????😍😍😼😼😼😼
THE BODYGUARD😼😼😼😼
SCRUMPTIOUS ART AND THE FUCKING PLOT
😍
June 6, 2025
I don’t care if Beom Taeha is fictional, I’m delulu and I’m putting on my best dress so meet me at the altar, babe 😭
December 18, 2024
obsessed with this, the weekly updates are gonna kill me
December 5, 2025
Ongoing. Currently on ch 80
November 3, 2025
One of the best manhwas I've read ever!
November 27, 2025
1.5 stars ⭐️
2 of 5 chili peppers (WEBTOON version) 🌶️
As part of my branching-out effort from traditional books I turned to manga and wanted to try Webtoons for the first time. “Tears on a Withered Flower” has probably ruined me as far as artwork because it’s beautifully stylized and laid out in a way that’s easy for English readers to understand.
As an overall story, I do appreciate a “reverse” age gap romance among adult characters. But I could NOT get over how much this reminded me of watching Toonami as a kid: the recaps are long, the setup for the next “episode” is long, and thus the actual plot movement is berg-paced. I was initially really behind Haesu’s plight and representation of depression in the first few chapters, but that quickly tires out. After 10 chapters the most I know about her is just physical attributes; nothing to build the “why” behind the arrangement with her ex-husband or why Taeha might become an interest as she’s still clearly working to put her marriage back together.
I only had access through chapter 10, and the TBR is too long to pay for more at the moment. This felt like a good introduction to Webtoons, but it’s incredibly repetitive and I’m not sure I’m going to hang on if I’m only getting scraps of this story every few weeks.
Update on 9/21/25: Read through Episode 23. Slow burn indeed. And still nothing. Literally no plot movement (because we always know what’s going to happen long before Haesu does) has happened and, while there is some great tension between them, I wish Taeha would buy pants that fit.
Update on 11/26/25: Read through Episode 38 and flipped review to “Spoilers”. Finally some life from Haesu (and now I sound like Mincheol, I guess?). I do appreciate as we get further into her headspace she never thinks of Taeha for his looks, unlike everyone else — including us readers, because what else do we have to work with? — but her constant ennui and infantalizing of him out-weirds the supposed weirdness of his interest in her. This episode felt like a sort of angsty climax (no pun intended) so maybe the actual plot can begin.
Update on 11/27/25: Okay, I skipped ahead to Episode 77…and am officially done with this series. Haesu is the absolute worst partner in so many ways: emotionally, financially, physically — what partner’s favorite words during sex aren’t “Just put it in” and “Are we done yet?”, big sigh, for gods sake woman! The author must not think much of women’s pleasure. — and Taeha must not have much of a character arc if we’re this far into the series and they’re having the same conversations as in the first 10 Episodes. Such a disappointment, because this has a lot of potential and moments of lightning; they never last. Dropping to 1.5 stars ⭐️
2 of 5 chili peppers (WEBTOON version) 🌶️
As part of my branching-out effort from traditional books I turned to manga and wanted to try Webtoons for the first time. “Tears on a Withered Flower” has probably ruined me as far as artwork because it’s beautifully stylized and laid out in a way that’s easy for English readers to understand.
As an overall story, I do appreciate a “reverse” age gap romance among adult characters. But I could NOT get over how much this reminded me of watching Toonami as a kid: the recaps are long, the setup for the next “episode” is long, and thus the actual plot movement is berg-paced. I was initially really behind Haesu’s plight and representation of depression in the first few chapters, but that quickly tires out. After 10 chapters the most I know about her is just physical attributes; nothing to build the “why” behind the arrangement with her ex-husband or why Taeha might become an interest as she’s still clearly working to put her marriage back together.
I only had access through chapter 10, and the TBR is too long to pay for more at the moment. This felt like a good introduction to Webtoons, but it’s incredibly repetitive and I’m not sure I’m going to hang on if I’m only getting scraps of this story every few weeks.
Update on 9/21/25: Read through Episode 23. Slow burn indeed. And still nothing. Literally no plot movement (because we always know what’s going to happen long before Haesu does) has happened and, while there is some great tension between them, I wish Taeha would buy pants that fit.
Update on 11/26/25: Read through Episode 38 and flipped review to “Spoilers”. Finally some life from Haesu (and now I sound like Mincheol, I guess?). I do appreciate as we get further into her headspace she never thinks of Taeha for his looks, unlike everyone else — including us readers, because what else do we have to work with? — but her constant ennui and infantalizing of him out-weirds the supposed weirdness of his interest in her. This episode felt like a sort of angsty climax (no pun intended) so maybe the actual plot can begin.
Update on 11/27/25: Okay, I skipped ahead to Episode 77…and am officially done with this series. Haesu is the absolute worst partner in so many ways: emotionally, financially, physically — what partner’s favorite words during sex aren’t “Just put it in” and “Are we done yet?”, big sigh, for gods sake woman! The author must not think much of women’s pleasure. — and Taeha must not have much of a character arc if we’re this far into the series and they’re having the same conversations as in the first 10 Episodes. Such a disappointment, because this has a lot of potential and moments of lightning; they never last. Dropping to 1.5 stars ⭐️
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 23, 2025
You know how, when you read something SOOOOO toxic that you do not second-guess stepping away from it and pledging to never touch it again nor recommend it to anyone? This book is the first 9 words of the previous sentence lol
BUT, I can't stop reading it! It's definitely not the best book to read at this point in time, given the situation I'm dealing with this year. It's lyrical a lot of times, but toxic for most of it.
I have nothing more to say about the art, though, except that it's amazing!
Don't blame me when you hear the song Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home) by Usher when you finally meet the male lead, though mehehehe
Trigger Warning: Infidelity, Domestic abuse
Note: The webtoon series is ongoing, so I'm still reading it as the chapter updates get released
BUT, I can't stop reading it! It's definitely not the best book to read at this point in time, given the situation I'm dealing with this year. It's lyrical a lot of times, but toxic for most of it.
I have nothing more to say about the art, though, except that it's amazing!
Don't blame me when you hear the song Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home) by Usher when you finally meet the male lead, though mehehehe
Trigger Warning: Infidelity, Domestic abuse
Note: The webtoon series is ongoing, so I'm still reading it as the chapter updates get released
July 5, 2025
Currently @ chapter 59: God, fuck Micheol
November 3, 2025
Le mec est clairement un putain de psychopathe, J’ADORE, J’ACHÈTE 👊🏻💥
Green flag avec elle et red flag avec les autres.
L’histoire est trop bien j’adore, mais il y a des longueurs sur la fin des chapitres… On ne sait toujours pas pourquoi beom taeha est obsédée par elle, ni trop son passé etc. Mais par contre la tension entre les deux 👊🏻💥
Psychopathe, manipulateur, calculateur, stalker = MA CAME 👊🏻💥
Green flag avec elle et red flag avec les autres.
L’histoire est trop bien j’adore, mais il y a des longueurs sur la fin des chapitres… On ne sait toujours pas pourquoi beom taeha est obsédée par elle, ni trop son passé etc. Mais par contre la tension entre les deux 👊🏻💥
Psychopathe, manipulateur, calculateur, stalker = MA CAME 👊🏻💥
December 31, 2025
Con lo mucho que me gustan los obsesionados aaahh
Bueno tenía mis dudas sobre este manhwa pero no pude resistirme, todavía sigue en emisión pero estoy emocionada sobre cómo seguirá la trama
Na hae soo es una prota que tiene una voluntad fuerte, puede que parezca débil pero tuvo por muchos años el peso de llevar dinero a su casa sin descanso, solo espero que sea feliz y al fin viva tranquila
Beom Taeha que hombreeee, me encanta cuando maquinan todo para forzar el destino, no tengo palabras para él, es todo lo que está bien para mí
Y ojalá sufra Mincheol que lo odiooo desde el inicio no merece más que desprecio
Hay cosas muy cliché pero por el momento no merece quejo, el dibujo es muy hermoso aunque siento que exageran ciertas facciones… pero dejando de lado eso la trama atrapa
Bueno tenía mis dudas sobre este manhwa pero no pude resistirme, todavía sigue en emisión pero estoy emocionada sobre cómo seguirá la trama
Na hae soo es una prota que tiene una voluntad fuerte, puede que parezca débil pero tuvo por muchos años el peso de llevar dinero a su casa sin descanso, solo espero que sea feliz y al fin viva tranquila
Beom Taeha que hombreeee, me encanta cuando maquinan todo para forzar el destino, no tengo palabras para él, es todo lo que está bien para mí
Y ojalá sufra Mincheol que lo odiooo desde el inicio no merece más que desprecio
Hay cosas muy cliché pero por el momento no merece quejo, el dibujo es muy hermoso aunque siento que exageran ciertas facciones… pero dejando de lado eso la trama atrapa
September 28, 2025
This is such a well made Manhwa.
The characters are very relatable, they're fleshed out, it's DEEP, and the artwork is STUNNING; Every panel has been well thought out and drawn immaculately 👌
Reading something illustrated has been a wonderful and enlightening break from traditional reading. The art style is top tier and very sexy.
This is SMUT, but with PLOT! TOAWF's story is character driven and mature. Josei.
33 yr old emotionally damaged, but beautiful, Haesoo catches her "husband" of 13 years cheating with his younger co-worker. Her ex husband has also taken out a huge loan in her name, leaving her in a ton of debt. Haesoo then embarks on a journey of self discovery and healing. Her self esteem and self worth, which has been WRECKED by her shitty ex husband and absusive up bringing, is slowly strengthened over time with the help of a super sexy younger man. A man 10 years younger than her (23) and who has also been STALKING the FL for like, ever. A secret admirer of sorts. Cross that- HE IS OBSESSED, and completely smitten with the FL. The ML, Taeha, is on a mission to win her heart. And wreck her p*ssy. It's so cute, sweet, thought provoking, relatable, and HOTT! Of course- He's also super rich, a chaebol heir (an extremely wealthy and powerful korean family), associated with the Yakusa (possibly), and pretending to be poor and naive in order to get closer to Haesoo. The ML is manipulating his way into the FL's life and doing whatever it takes to make her his.
- Reverse age gap (FL 33, ML 23)
- Class difference/Rich MMC, Poor FLC
- SMUT
- Stalking
- He Falls First
- Virgin MMC
- Biker MMC
- Mafia/Yakuza
- Secret Identity
- Slow Burn
- Mature storyline that's character driven 👍
*It's implied that the FLC has suffered a miscarriage in the past with ex husband.
**Webtoon's version has been heavily edited and censored. IYKYK (Feel free to msg me if you wanna know where I read it).
The characters are very relatable, they're fleshed out, it's DEEP, and the artwork is STUNNING; Every panel has been well thought out and drawn immaculately 👌
Reading something illustrated has been a wonderful and enlightening break from traditional reading. The art style is top tier and very sexy.
This is SMUT, but with PLOT! TOAWF's story is character driven and mature. Josei.
33 yr old emotionally damaged, but beautiful, Haesoo catches her "husband" of 13 years cheating with his younger co-worker. Her ex husband has also taken out a huge loan in her name, leaving her in a ton of debt. Haesoo then embarks on a journey of self discovery and healing. Her self esteem and self worth, which has been WRECKED by her shitty ex husband and absusive up bringing, is slowly strengthened over time with the help of a super sexy younger man. A man 10 years younger than her (23) and who has also been STALKING the FL for like, ever. A secret admirer of sorts. Cross that- HE IS OBSESSED, and completely smitten with the FL. The ML, Taeha, is on a mission to win her heart. And wreck her p*ssy. It's so cute, sweet, thought provoking, relatable, and HOTT! Of course- He's also super rich, a chaebol heir (an extremely wealthy and powerful korean family), associated with the Yakusa (possibly), and pretending to be poor and naive in order to get closer to Haesoo. The ML is manipulating his way into the FL's life and doing whatever it takes to make her his.
- Reverse age gap (FL 33, ML 23)
- Class difference/Rich MMC, Poor FLC
- SMUT
- Stalking
- He Falls First
- Virgin MMC
- Biker MMC
- Mafia/Yakuza
- Secret Identity
- Slow Burn
- Mature storyline that's character driven 👍
*It's implied that the FLC has suffered a miscarriage in the past with ex husband.
**Webtoon's version has been heavily edited and censored. IYKYK (Feel free to msg me if you wanna know where I read it).
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August 29, 2025I think I finally fell asleep at chapter 41.......
This is one of those series where I was awake in the middle of the night and decided I wanted to read a random series I kept seeing online. Would I have picked it up any other time? Probably not. Will I finish it now that I've started it? Yeah, probably. Red flags, mind games, and so many other things are keeping me guessing.
I'm still trying to figure out the characters and what's going on in their heads. And by that I mean Taeha.
This is one of those series where I was awake in the middle of the night and decided I wanted to read a random series I kept seeing online. Would I have picked it up any other time? Probably not. Will I finish it now that I've started it? Yeah, probably. Red flags, mind games, and so many other things are keeping me guessing.
I'm still trying to figure out the characters and what's going on in their heads. And by that I mean Taeha.
September 14, 2025
de momento terminado hasta la fecha, esperare unos meses a q publiquen mas capitulos y ya haré update pero no tengo palabras esq me lo he metido por el culo 69 capitulos en 2 dias estoy esquizofrenica
July 15, 2025
Obsessed. Now I have to forget you so I can remember you once you’re complete cause I cannot handle weekly updates.
September 21, 2025
After chapter 70.
The art style is a chef's kiss. And it has a plotline! 😂
(Again: completely ignoring the problematic age gape so I can enjoy it)
The art style is a chef's kiss. And it has a plotline! 😂
(Again: completely ignoring the problematic age gape so I can enjoy it)
December 30, 2025
4.5 I didn’t realize I could mark this as a book read on goodreads. Heehee, feed my reading goal!
October 15, 2025
[Chapter 68 read - Chapter 73 Out]
October 8, 2025
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️. It’s ongoing but I still wanted to drop my review and rating! 🩵 Please don’t sleep on this manhwa, I’m sure you won’t regret reading it. It’s one of the best I have come across especially for some of us who prefers a good amount of character development along with mature scenes. The chemistry between the MCs is chef’s kiss 😮💨. Really made me blush and all giggle-y. I wish it was completed before I started reading it though.
October 25, 2025
3.75 so far 🤧🫶🏻
very Dark Romance Coded 🌚🎀
very Dark Romance Coded 🌚🎀
December 19, 2024
I NEED MOREEEE
November 22, 2025
I love the story so far. It really shows everything she’s been through and what it means to finally break free from a toxic Michael. But honestly… Taeha is the one who has me hooked. He’s mysterious in that quiet, dangerous way — the type where you’re not sure if he’s a yellow flag or a straight-up warning sign, yet you still can’t look away.
There’s something about him that feels dark but protective, cold but deeply loyal.
The way he loves her is insane. It’s intense, almost overwhelming, like he doesn’t know how to feel anything halfway. You can tell he’s been carrying those feelings for so long, and I just know his backstory is going to crush me. I can’t wait to see how he fell for her, why he’s so devoted, and what he’s willing to risk for her.
Tears on the Withered Flower has me fully invested — mostly because Taeha is such a beautifully complicated mess, and I need more of him.
There’s something about him that feels dark but protective, cold but deeply loyal.
The way he loves her is insane. It’s intense, almost overwhelming, like he doesn’t know how to feel anything halfway. You can tell he’s been carrying those feelings for so long, and I just know his backstory is going to crush me. I can’t wait to see how he fell for her, why he’s so devoted, and what he’s willing to risk for her.
Tears on the Withered Flower has me fully invested — mostly because Taeha is such a beautifully complicated mess, and I need more of him.
July 15, 2025
i saw this on tiktok and kept reading. i rlly dont like most things about the plot. but i continue to keep up w the weekly updates as it is entertaining to read when u want to not have thoughts
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