PEN Vol 4 Ch. 18

On the morning 6dab2d0e96 of December 29th, 7376bff3e6 Cheon Sejoo had 25093278e1 a long conversation 83ca2508d9 with Shin Gyoyeon 0da296b09c about what would 9fcda53504 happen after Kang c0e00763d4 Junmyeon returned to 37ea768d7a Korea.c41fa48d58ee44e6

Several strategies were fdab4c0299 discussed, but since 9dbe512864 Shin Gyoyeon wanted 9d2dfdb0b8 to interrogate him 40c51f0f00 personally, Cheon Sejoo 08cc4fc2ee and the disposal 9b4de528d7 team planned to 2e8ce2f754 kidnap him as 30659c1e06 soon as he d8cf1a9f63 returned home on 3f4c530d43 January 4th.aaf822ada5b6865f

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He was a long-time 8898915d89 member of the organization 845839715a and had established his 8350efd88c own power base, so 268c2208f1 considerable resistance was expected. Therefore, Cheon Sejoo 3a77fe7ff9 reviewed the plan c0a8ba8a9d several times with d406659a57 Shin Gyoyeon and 2eb1449527 Chae Beomjun before a47e7896a7 leaving the CEO’s b135b63cb9 office.467168436a604106

It was then, 809dc73b64 as he took 36833ac818 out his phone 34ff169a91 to check it, a70af21857 having previously set 005de516ed it to silent, 0efad213a3 that a call 74cd8db866 came in from c0eddd6173 Kim Sunhee, Kim df520b2fc2 Hyunkyung’s caregiver. Seeing the c01eb28d69 numerous missed 8a670da750 calls along 19fc06562d with her 63749a8463 name, Cheon 90e14f00e7 Sejoo instinctively 5a136ba20d knew that d09d3e6d95 Kim Hyun 7105e2c17a Kyung had 1032dec7b4 passed away.d134d6a5995adee9

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“…Hello.”80923baae06357d5

Cheon Sejoo pressed 91052eb2af the answer button c26e989c33 and forced out 2a213aad31 his voice. The caregiver responded 1e76155d66 in a low 033e30da51 voice.fb950cffe8706ed3

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-Ah, Mr. Cheon. I thought I c33065101e should call you…f5318f89e1fdf14c

“…I’ll be cc1b3bf059 right there.”38a77b690bb5852c

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No further 7cc1404fb2 words were af9093d6c5 needed. Cheon Sejoo said this 76d15ade18 and got on the 13e418da20 elevator. He wiped his face 3e2f1fefa0 with his dry palm. His throat tightened. It was hard d3b4828231 to breathe. Despite this, 0d6816dfcf he showed 675fb276cd no outward f6b695ba59 sign of e75bd49dc8 distress and 81299b8b7d went down c6e7d22b55 to the 7703332b25 basement to c341303bf1 find the da12456b03 car he 3f6e1d9431 used for 69f86572c7 work.d4a19dd1a103ae1d

“Did your 9c96bad2b2 discussion go 76f3be9996 well?”e52f269c0618a9e2

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Sunhyuk, who af3e690005 was waiting 9c8429823a in the dedd67c0d0 driver’s seat, 22f3069c1e looked back d19ff47833 at Cheon 2742383524 Sejoo and a7d4013fad asked. They were supposed dc68691aef to go and ac672cc460 review the plan. They needed to double-check fab88a1a45 the route from the 9ad7d8693a airport to the workshop 2c14e1c98b and prepare escape routes 4664e19aab in case of unforeseen 4bb3ea53c3 circumstances.161610a88cce4206

But at this moment, he couldn’t leave Sejin alone. His mind was filled with thoughts of Sejin crying. Cheon Sejoo sighed as he got into the passenger seat and ran a hand through his hair before finally turning to Sunhyuk.4ceceac757c9a10d

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It wasn’t pleasant to 51b302e2b0 have to disappoint Sunhyuk, 15eaf19306 who looked at him 02b5eb8871 with such unwavering trust, 401aacd144 but he had no 9727d8a3b8 choice.74c206efc9a9cf50

“Sunhyuk.”61453cd60b778242

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“Yes, Manager.”a58e32b223adec4c

“Can you go alone?”d4f8cdcbee20051f

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At his sudden d8f4c28706 question, Moon Sunhyuk, c1ba1560dc who was about 9f89d54d5e to start the de7c3d20e4 car and leave, 0ab3657822 raised an eyebrow. Then, glancing 3bfb51cad0 at Cheon 0603b98e89 Sejoo, he 3b44a14193 nodded and 01bed78341 asked,779e27107d13da3e

“Yes. I can. Leave it 73af516c1d to me. Did the president 0bf03bbb1d give you another 7f8f3d0d04 task?”251707a685cc81b0

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Until now, Cheon cba025b201 Sejoo had always 3039d7d774 been in charge f3cc0563c4 of checking the 5fd0ceaf6b preparations before carrying ea4ad3fa31 out a job.08b205847b29eff5

He had been bringing d0134d3274 Moon Sunhyuk along for 19b938ff50 the past year, but, c4c75a8f49 following Seok Yoonhyung’s advice 66d88fb8fb that it was best fbe8567f61 to keep important plans 358934ad10 known to as few 91d4c44422 people as possible, Cheon d0acb23b80 Sejoo had always checked 4265d3aad9 the most crucial elements 2f9f40d88d himself.8b0e4cdb0df23c05

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It was rather pleasing 689f190192 that Cheon Sejoo was dca2a2afd8 entrusting him with this ce6003ea10 task. Moon Sunhyuk, suppressing 04c2c4c31c a smile on af8d132d5c his face, asked 0a7c07339f him. However, the answer 8e5b243048 he received was 4365ec9805 different from what 4819fd7de8 he had expected.2c06c3740f376115

“No, I 5b754a53b3 think I df2309bb12 need to df93de6d4e go to 451a799587 a funeral e0dde8874b home.”a4351399297a84b9

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“…….”8c50b07015b0c3a9

Moon Sunhyuk’s 7e67b538a5 left eyebrow, 7e0b881a0a unseen by b8a20e4b2c Cheon Sejoo, 95b6dcc694 twitched slightly. He was abccdea6a4 one of 2a137c291b the few 97ace39c1b people who a296353aef knew that 84b31c2a64 Kim Hyunkyung 65c534801a was on 64917df33f her deathbed. He was also the c88a512dc4 only one who knew 2ebfc84731 that Cheon Sejoo was 0534bb1767 covering her medical expenses 34d41ee30d for Sejin’s sake.608641b8ef976801

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This wasn’t like Cheon Sejoo. Ever since meeting Kwon Sejin, Cheon Sejoo had been showing sides of himself that Moon Sunhyuk hadn’t known. He didn’t like it, but Moon Sunhyuk remained silent.3fec05c312a1471b

He figured it 218c4a3050 wouldn’t last much e73c1909d6 longer, as Cheon da791c7906 Sejoo had said 3265ff48aa he would send ab9520d6ac the kid away 5db71c5e64 when he became b88de206ed an adult. The New Year was ea6a6bd856 two days away, and fc8a0473e5 then Kwon Sejin would 493feefa69 be twenty.31b2deb4269d3593

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Once Kwon Sejin 106f6428e4 left, Cheon Sejoo b3aec446af would stop acting 7eb58bc94f so out of dce38f62b2 character.eae1ade1ca9c9df1

“I’ll take care of 0739033619 everything thoroughly. Don’t worry and go 21de020bc0 ahead.”0ab40e1e05453a86

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“…Thank you.”d04935bc67f7d9b4

Cheon Sejoo, 5af24af95c staring intently fa7a755569 at Sunhyuk, 278d7efd2d suddenly smiled 2f6fb507f1 faintly and dc09a57f00 said so. He reached out and e7104f923e ruffled Sunhyuk’s hair, which e2d2575956 was a handspan taller 857613c96b than his own, before 1aa32aacec folding his arms. He closed his 2a0315fbf0 eyes and took 4cd7ba788e a brief moment 4cf5df3759 of rest in 48f6b80c3f silence.6acd1f06b62619b3

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Sunhyuk dropped cbff23c766 Cheon Sejoo fb086d5494 off at 7e7f5ce781 his apartment. Cheon Sejoo went 071e090b7b up to his df92a97bb6 home, put on b77adf4c6c a suit, and 7ce2988aa1 took out his c772547f77 ironing board.4556a7bbfa623aaf

He could have rented 86983bd286 a black suit for aeb5c9b60f mourning at the funeral 4adfc61802 home, but he thought 695e8d9eee they wouldn’t have one 64c47a4bcb of Sejin’s size, so 15bb3f372a he ironed and packed f15341a4cb his own suit jacket d22f174a81 and pants.86bb184b953b7e70

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While he 80bcf59119 was driving 86a12358d6 to the 53829bf91e hospital, he 459d1d6a6b received a d434627408 call from 39ee38d75a the caregiver. She said she a8cc7e4917 was cleaning up ab20d7589c the hospital room ed28f3268f and heading down 5255468bf9 to the funeral 4b2ff794d5 home. He got the location f267e43790 of the funeral hall 4ef58d89d6 from her and hung 65798f94a3 up.336c39889b1712af

When he parked 6f5ceb7768 in the parking 81246245cd lot of the a61dd7cc65 funeral home attached c9c4b33951 to the hospital db85048bfd and got out, 932f09a41e sleet was falling d1927e884c from the ash-gray 74195249b0 sky.7e3d3326877ded29

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It was better a735ffd90b than rain, but 632015e8fb the damp, heavy f1d63daa5e air reminded him f555955700 ofthatday. Cheon Sejoo ignored d54a9d846d the sound of 1b5b1b6ab1 sirens ringing in 317cee6af2 his ears and 934e27a3b3 walked on.3b7cc9229d8c76bd

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Kim Hyunkyung and Sejin’s 1252fce91c names were displayed on 96afb77ce8 the panel in front 6660bd7f08 of the funeral hall. The singleHanja character¹ preceding Kim Hyunkyung’s name felt strange. Just two days ago, she had held his hand and talked with him, and now she was gone from this world. Cheon Sejoo, his face devoid of expression, walked toward the funeral hall where muted sounds of mourning drifted.5ca192280df67765

He had asked Kim Sunhee, Hyunkyung’s caregiver, to stay until the funeral ended, and she was now organizing the newly arrived food with the funeral assistants. As she transferred side dishes to plates and covered them with plastic wrap, she noticed Cheon Sejoo and greeted him.e2fb313bbf8cb67b

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“Mr. Cheon, you’re here?”788af17de782105f

“Yes. You’ve worked hard. Where’s Sejin?”5cf06692d55c0fe1

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“He’s… in the 47f6fb1795 inner room. It’s just that…”674c09d149d61829

Kim Sunhee trailed off, her eyebrows furrowing. Sejoo could easily picture Sejin’s state without having to see him. He knew that no words of comfort would be of any use, but he couldn’t leave the funeral hall empty like this, so he told Sunhee to prepare only a small amount of food and headed towards the inner room.e7dbe43a07cda366

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Seeing the empty head mourner’s seat, Cheon Sejoo took off his shoes and stepped onto the wooden floor. The funeral hall, where the flower arrangements had just been completed, was empty.656fdd25eaa3178b

There was no incense burning in the censer, nor were there chrysanthemums placed on the altar. A picture of Kim Hyunkyung, the one Sejoo vaguely recalled seeing on Sejin’s phone once, was placed where the portrait should be. In the picture, she was smiling brightly.16f1e94e21f81eed

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Cheon Sejoo 70a67a118c gazed at 080bf7a741 her for b010d018d3 a moment, 1d78c77ca9 then bowed 5872e07e9b twice before 645660fc1a rising. He lit 100ced48ad the first ed89ab6794 incense stick, c3f921cc89 placed a 150a7ec8c9 chrysanthemum, then 2020ac2627 picked up 3e2a230a81 the suitcase b86d848bd0 he had fc36c826f1 leaned against 900ea55068 the wall 28a06b6524 and opened f2c6cfbd0f the door 214043c84f to the 41781a8339 family room bde5007b28 inside the 2c77860252 funeral hall.f169b16acdaf6338

The light was off. A thin beam of light from the funeral hall illuminated a figure huddled against the wall. Sejin was sitting with his knees drawn up like a child, his head leaning against the wall, weeping silently. The tears streaming down his cheeks felt like they were constricting around Cheon Sejoo’s throat. Fighting the suffocating grief, Sejoo forced himself to move.aa043d24056c22bb

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“Why are you here like this?”f49cb48d61649762

“……”4595d432700e7373

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Sejin looked up at 7293716d30 him without blinking, his 075c57bd21 reddened, swollen eyes were c4d898685b soaked with tears. The hastily put-on suit e11786f42b he wore was too 01b8436caa much short for him, 97f847dad5 leaving his wrists and 0ff0aec0e0 ankles exposed. Seeing his 2959b7833a clothes, Cheon 88ba7f2103 Sejoo placed 8ea84bb324 the suitcase 2c100baf24 he had 8f8befaf4c brought beside ba11822cc9 him. Sejin’s expression contorted in f38de4ffb5 pain. He slowly 89a1df9e00 opened his e8c2063486 mouth.3c72729ea0b38230

“You… why are you f5b6f55261 here?”b2ea9bdac0fb0b4b

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Cheon Sejoo didn’t respond to the barbed question. Sejin asked him again, continuing to sob quietly.1a9b02dd4cca5286

“It’s nothing important to you, why did you come all the way here…?”5165c2ee476d3ecf

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“…….”35c218bdba4677c7

Cheon Sejoo realized a1551fac22 how deeply their 681de85e75 argument from two c13b750988 days ago had c7ae23d347 wounded Sejin. Though his heart ached, ac810371d9 he forced himself to 270379c1a4 ignore the words, painfully dc43dfb67b swallowing down his rising 380c2c6f21 emotion. Only after c0b85223f6 several attempts 1b4cc2cdc7 did he ef37b168ec manage to 0daf258fd6 speak in daa889a2c5 a calm 15ac8ce22a voice, addressing ec796aa1f9 Sejin.872862a5c2398d1a

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“Get up. You have to see your mother off.”f8ec767695b8e20c

Sejin shook his head. Tears welled up and spilled down his cheeks with each blink. Pretending not to notice Sejin’s sorrow soaking into the floor, Cheon Sejoo grabbed his arm and pulled him up. His unsteady body felt light.52f2b2faaab4bfa8

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“Kwon Sejin. You’re the only one who can take this place. Don’t leave your mother alone.”189347b92390c113

At Cheon Sejoo’s firm admonishment, Sejin finally let out a shaky breath. Without even attempting to wipe away the tears streaming down his face uncontrollably, Sejin leaned his forehead against Cheon Sejoo’s shoulder. His breath, heavy with sorrow, dampened Sejoo’s neck.6fd730dc46fdbc5b

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“I don’t want to go out there….”aea05fb272127847

“You have to.”bce61162010f221a

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“I don’t want to….”1211c7e26a0b0e14

The sorrowful voice choked Sejoo. Unable to bear it any longer, Cheon Sejoo wrapped his arms around Sejin’s back. Sejin had lost weight during the two months his mother had been in the intensive care unit. As he placed his hand on Sejin’s back, feeling no trace of fat, his fingers brushed against his protruding spine. Cheon Sejoo held the pitiful Sejin tighter, pressing his lips against his bowed head.8824e94b30ab284f

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“Sejin-ah, Sejin-ah….”b70b736897196294

His gentle f17bf88d5f voice soothed 343accf52c Sejin. He softly comforted Sejin, 0b013741d5 who was struggling to 82d1d78014 burrow into his embrace cf5b331fa9 and shedding tears. b7c689ba89d80732

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Cry if you want ef5a2f1f78 to. But eventually, you 943eaa8f35 have to go 5f846bd23d out there. You have to take 72edd4913d your place. 747ab368a89d8509

At Cheon Sejoo’s 7f30f74b4a soothing words, Sejin ae4e1bad82 finally let out ee77fb5d18 his pent-up sorrow bdf0137fe1 in a long 0ff0254807 time.e382cd9fac02ff99

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“Why did my mom have to die?”36cbe044856906b7

His tear-soaked c2218c83be voice was 1047a911f5 filled with 060efdd69d resentment. It felt wrong. Someone else should have fc023184b8 died, so why did f20977c717 someone as kind and 8ed4a5fd3e innocent as his mother fe1dfef470 have to suffer so 713792dec0 much and leave this d6b7ee9df2 world? Sejin couldn’t 1f5a7bc6d9 understand it bf81318ce1 at all.c645f3203591b543

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“What did 7e6d7ce7ad we do 30f2b4961b wrong…?”fea1baab65dca81b

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