TRWBU Ch 5 part 3

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“I’m sorry.”

Taewan bowed as he apologized. However, Jaewon’s expression did not relax. His cigarette was slightly skewed in his mouth as his terrifying glare remained on Taewan. A murky smoke flowed out of his parted lips. 

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“Why did the son of a bitch who wanted to quit come all the way here? Now that you’ve gotten so popular, this place seems below you, doesn’t it? Is this place your house where you can just roll around whenever you feel like it? If you’re angry, you just leave. You come back when you’re feeling good. Does this place seem like that kind of place to you? Huh?”

“I was wrong. I’m sorry.”

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Taewan bowed in apology one more time in front of all the staff. However, Jaewon’s anger did not go away. He felt a sense of betrayal from this actor, a sense of betrayal from a fellow human, and could not let go of his rage.

“So what now? What do you want to do? Are you saying you’ll come back to film the drama? After souring the mood here like this? Do you know how much the staff has suffered because of you?”

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“I’m sorry.”

Jaewon’s biting remarks did not stop even after Taewan’s repeated apologies.

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“After making everything like this, I saw that you were doing your best with your love life. You’re causing scandals left and right these days. You received an award, you’re dating… The drama probably never passed through your head, did it? You’ve earned enough to make a living, is that it? Huh?”

At first, the staff were all looking at Taewan in disappointment. However, when Jaewon continued to bite out spiteful remarks, they didn’t seem to know what to think. They were worried that Taewan would truly quit the drama at this rate.

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“The time we have to film is going to end soon. We need to start shooting right away.”

The assistant director couldn’t take it anymore and interrupted Jaewon. The urgent matter at hand was to try and coax Taewan to continue filming today. At this rate, the drama would not make it to air. After the assistant director successfully diffused the situation, Jaewon finally closed his mouth shut.

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The filming began again. The staff’s eyes were cold as they gazed at Taewan. They recalled the horrible acting he had done in the past few weeks. They were sure nothing would have changed today.

He must be happy because he’s dating, so will this be his final act?

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Someone whispered. Taewan definitely heard it, but he pretended not to.

“Action!”

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Jaewon reluctantly shouted out.

I dare you to fail. Just try me.

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He crossed his legs and glared at Taewan.

* * *

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“You damned son of a bitch.”

Jaewon glared at Taewan, who was standing in front of him, as he bit down on his cigarette. After wrapping up today’s filming, he called Taewan over. And these were the first words he said. Normally, it should have made Taewan feel terrible, but his expression showed that he didn’t seem to mind.

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“I’m cursing at you. Don’t you feel bad?”

“In this situation, you have every right to be angry with me, Director.”

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“Oh yeah?”

When he heard Jaewon’s banter, Taewan paid it no mind and merely gave him a faint smile.

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“Don’t smile, you bastard. You’re really… Haa.”

Jaewon looked extremely frustrated. He glared at Taewan up and down. Because Taewan was so tall, it took his eyes a while to travel the length of him.

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The scene they filmed today was the one Taewan had been unable to do.

In the scene, after breaking up, the male lead burst into tears.

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If Taewan did a poor job again, Jaewon planned on humiliating him and kicking him out of the studio. As if they were of the same mind, the staff members glared at Taewan.

He had just received the Best Actor award and was even dating. There was no way he’d be able to successfully pull off a crying scene that followed a break up.

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Everyone expected him to fail, and they were ready to scoff at him. However, the mood changed after the director’s call for ‘action’. 

As he stood blankly in the set, Taewan’s eyes lost focus. As he looked off into space, he grit his teeth. Pain spread across his face as he tried to hold back his grief.

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Soon, tears began to fall from his eyes. A moment later, a cry burst out of his lips. Kang Taewan cried like a man who had lost everything.

As if he couldn’t defend himself against the deep pain spilling out, his body shook as he sobbed. Immersed in Taewan’s acting, Jaewon missed the opportunity to yell ‘cut’.

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His trembling hair, his twisted face, the endless tears, even the shaking fingertips… Nothing seemed too excessive or insufficient.

When he finally returned to his senses, Jaewon yelled out ‘Okay!’. Only then did Taewan stop crying.

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The staff looked at each other.

What happened these past several days?

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When Jaewon heard their murmurs, he held back the curses that threatened to spill out of his mouth. After that, the filming continued smoothly.

Taewan didn’t make a single mistake and completed his filming for the day. The staff began to mumble, ‘He should have done this from the start. Then we wouldn’t have had to go through all this.’ They also added, ‘But he’s still amazing. He’s Kang Taewan for a reason.’

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Because of this, Jaewon could not give up on Taewan. It came from his selfish desires as a director. There wasn’t another actor that could digest this role as well as Kang Taewan.

That’s why he was so angry. He planned on scolding Kang Taewan for treating the staff and film set as he pleased, but now it was his turn to hold onto him.

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“Don’t get another actor. I’ll work harder from now on.”

Taewan gave Jaewon a gentle smile as he spoke. Jaewon was boiling inside, but he couldn’t get angry with him.

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Even though Taewan knew that he’d sufficiently redeemed himself, he was still being submissive and apologetic. Therefore, even if Jaewon wanted to hate him, he couldn’t hate him.

“I won’t be late. I’ll continue to give it my all. And I’ll buy the staff a meal as well.”

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Taewan added.

“Huu, as you should. After all this, were you really planning on quitting the drama?”

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Jaewon asked in a slightly calmer tone. He lifted his head and looked up at the dark sky. His eyes stared off into space.

“You owe me for this. If I call you to come work for me in another project, you can’t reject me. Got it?”

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“Okay.”

“I’m telling you this now. The genre for my next project will be action because of you. You’ll get hit, get blown up, roll around, and run in front of cars. I’ll even have you fall from the overhead pass. So make sure your body’s ready for it. Got it?”

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Taewan chuckled at Jaewon’s warning.

“Okay.”

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“I’m not joking.”

Jaewon’s expression turned grave.

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“I know you’re not joking. I’ll increase my work-out regimen at the gym starting tomorrow.”

“Okay. Now the director bullshit ends here. The girl from last night’s scandal… Is she the one who broke up with you? The article said she’s a model. I think her name was Na HaYeon.”

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Jaewon glanced at Taewan with a softer expression.

“Yes.”

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Taewan’s face instantly relaxed at the mention of HaYeon. Jaewon only mentioned her, but Taewan looked like a young boy who was deep in his first love.

To think that Kang Taewan can make that kind of expression…

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He’s that happy, but he still managed to cry like that for today’s filming. Kang Taewan was a genius actor. Jaewon sighed.

“I saw the picture. She’s pretty.”

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“Yes, she’s pretty.”

“Thankfully, she was still at the place where you dropped her. Looks like no one picked her up.”

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“Thankfully.”

Taewan recalled Jaewon’s analogy and nodded his head.

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“That’s really fortunate. Something like that doesn’t happen often. Be careful from now on. If you drop her again, that’ll be the end. Don’t turn out like me, you bastard.”

 “Yes, I’ll be careful.”

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“Okay. And make some extra time before tomorrow’s shoot. My daughter wants to video chat with you. Is that okay?”

Taewan nodded his head in response. YoungSik brought the car over to where they were standing. Taewan nodded his goodbye to Jaewon and began to walk over to the car. As Jaewon watched Taewan’s car drive further away, he threw his cigarette onto the ground and began to grind it with his foot.

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“He looks a lot better. Made it harder for me to curse at him. Jeez.”

As he breathed out the last of his cigarette smoke, Jaewon returned to the chaotic set.

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“What are you all doing?! Clean this up!”

Jaewon yelled out as if everything had returned to its rightful place.

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After the scandal with Taewan broke, HaYeon’s cell phone continued to ring without rest. Because her battery died quickly, she had to charge it with her backup battery.

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Although she had covered her face on her date with Taewan, many people had recognized her. Her efforts had all seemed to be in vain because she had been recognized so quickly. Her name was at the top of every search engine’s list in no time.

Na HaYeon

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Model Na HaYeon

Kang Taewan Na HaYeon

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Within a day, her name was associated with Kang Taewan’s name on the search engines. Starting with Jiyoon and Yulhee, everyone that knew her began to contact her. HaYeon called Jiyoon and a few other people she was close to in order to explain what was going on. Jiyoon congratulated her, and Yulhee seemed flustered.

– I’m glad! I’m so glad! Actually, I was afraid I’d made a mistake by telling him your address. But Kang Taewan-ssi kept asking, so I couldn’t keep rejecting him… And I also knew how beautiful your love was, so I wanted it to work out in the end… Either way, I’m glad everything worked out.

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Yulhee earnestly congratulated her. After thanking her, she moved on to her next call.

After that, unknown numbers began to call her. She even made a mistake and accepted a call she meant to reject.

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– Na HaYeon-ssi? I’m a reporter from One Sound. Do you acknowledge the scandal between you and Kang Taewan-ssi? Everyone thinks it’s Na HaYeon-ssi. If it is you, would you please have an interview with me? I’ll write the article in your favor.

Before she could say anything, the reporter said everything he wanted to say.

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“I’m sorry, I’m a bit busy right now.”

After giving him her response, she quickly ended the call. After that, she was flooded with requests for interviews from newspapers and magazines. She wanted to ask them how they had gotten her phone number.

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However, her agency called her to complain that they weren’t able to get any work done because of the barrage of inquiring calls.

– The calls are coming in like rain. We can’t focus. We’re completely paralyzed. I don’t know how they got my number, but they called me to ask about you. What is going on?

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The director of her agency sighed in frustration. HaYeon was just about to ask how they had gotten her number, but she decided against it. These people were able to get her director’s phone number, so finding her phone number was a piece of cake to them.

– But are you really dating Kang Taewan? It’s not just someone who looks like you? I saw the photo, and it did look like you, but you’ve never said anything about it, so I wasn’t sure.

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After he finished with his whining, the director asked in a doubtful tone.

“Yes, it’s me.”

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– Wow, really? I didn’t even know. How did you two meet?

“We went to the same high school.”

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– So what they’re saying on the internet is true. You two were classmates in high school. So you’ve been dating since then… I really didn’t know. What should we do now? Should we keep telling them that we don’t know? Or should we say that it isn’t you? What should we do?

HaYeon stared at her phone before opening her mouth.

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“Tell them it’s me.”

– Can I really do that?

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The director asked cautiously as if he’d wanted this all along. If they acknowledged the scandal between her and Taewan, there would be countless opportunities filling up her schedule.

“Yes.”

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More than that, HaYeon didn’t want to hide anymore. Taewan hadn’t even put on a hat and openly held her hand.

“Don’t worry about other people. Just focus on us. We’ve lost so much time because we were so conscious of other people.”

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His eyes and his behavior were telling her this. Even if she wasn’t as confident as Taewan, she didn’t want to hide anymore.

She only acknowledged their relationship on their official announcement and rejected any requests for an interview. Then she ended the call with the director.

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Not ten minutes after she had ended the call with the director, an article with the headline ‘Kang Taewan, Na HaYeon. Passionately in love’ was released. Before she could finish reading the article, she received an inevitable call.

It was her father.

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He told her that he wanted to see her, so she gave him her address. If they met at a cafe, she was worried other people would overhear them talking about her and Taewan.

As if he’d been waiting for this, her father showed up within thirty minutes. This was the first time she was seeing him in a year, and his face had not changed. He was wearing a suit without an imperfection in sight.

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Her father glanced around her apartment. She brewed a pot of coffee. Then she sat across the table from him. This was the first time they had met in a while, but it was an awkward occasion rather than a joyous one.

“It’s been a while.”

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HaYeon spoke first in an awkward voice.

“I saw the article.”

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Skipping over the formalities and greetings, her father got straight to the point. Instead of answering him, HaYeon gazed at him with quiet eyes. She expected him to call after he’d seen it. Otherwise, he wasn’t the kind of man to contact her first.

Her father’s brows furrowed.

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“A scandal? What do you plan on doing from now on? I had hoped you’d regain your senses at your age, but… Huu. It’s not too late. Release another report and break up.”

“……”

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“No matter how much money he earns, I have no plans of welcoming a son-in-law whose face is plastered all over the country. It would be the absolute worst if he slips up and his image and reputation hit rock bottom. All celebrities glitter at first, but they all end up that way. So refocus and let go now.”

“……”

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“If you continue to disobey me, I will no longer consider you my daughter. An actor for a son-in-law? No matter how many times you make me lose face, there is a limit. A few years ago, when he asked me to wait three years, I should have known better…”

“A few years ago?”

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HaYeon cut her father off. Her father looked at her with an insulted expression.

“That fellow hasn’t told you?”

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“Are you saying that you’ve met Taewan before?”

“I met him a few years ago. I wanted to see what kind of guy my daughter was dating.”

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“…Did you treat him the way you treated me?”

HaYeon narrowed her eyes. Her father had specific standards. If things didn’t go his way, he would leave unbearable wounds on people’s hearts. When she told him that she was seeing Taewan, he had done the same to her.

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“What is the reason you’re seeing that useless good-for-nothing boy?! No matter. Break up with him. I’ll let you meet a better guy, so quietly prepare yourself.”

“I won’t meet anyone else. I don’t plan on it.”

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“So you’re telling me you’ll keep meeting that boy? All he’s got is his good looks. He doesn’t have any foundation. And you’re still going to see him? I thought the heavens had given me the wrong daughter, but it looks like they were way off!”

Her father didn’t want to know what kind of man Taewan was. No, he didn’t even want to know what kind of woman his daughter was.

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To him, his daughter just needed to become a doctor. She was merely a tool that needed to be a doctor so that he could obtain a satisfactory son-in-law.

After he said those words to her, HaYeon never went back home again. Her father would often contact her. At the end of those calls, he’d always finish with hurtful remarks and scathing words. At a certain point, she stopped taking her father’s calls altogether.

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“You’re a disgrace.”

That was the last thing he said to her. And then today, he came to see her without having changed at all.

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The piercing words that she had hoped lost its bite hurt her once again. Just thinking that Taewan had gone through this without her by his side made her vision go dark.

When HaYeon didn’t say a word, her father continued.

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“So? He’s a lot more useless than he was three years ago. That fellow was gutsy. He told me he’d become successful in three years. In the end, his version of success was this. Best Actor in a drama? Money? In the end, all he’s doing is selling his face. Tsk, tsk.”

“……”

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As her father clicked his tongue, he showed not an ounce of apology. Actually, it was filled with undisguised scorn and contempt. HaYeon bit her lip.

That’s why he did that.

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Three years ago, Taewan never expressed the fact that he’d met her father. Except, he’d begun to change. Taewan didn’t reject any offers and began to work in earnest. Like a mantra, he only repeated the words, ‘Let’s move to a bigger house.’

“I’ll make you even more happy.”

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Only once, he looked at her nervously and spoke in a calm voice.

So that’s when it started. That’s when you began to use all your might to…

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HaYeon felt her breath catch and bit her lips.

“It’s not too late, so…”

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Her father continued to speak in a stern voice.

“Father, I will not release a statement nor break up with him.”

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HaYeon cut him off in a soft voice.

“What?”

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Her father scowled.

“I won’t break up with Taewan.”

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“Stop being so stubborn! How much longer are you going to continue doing this?”

“Does this look like stubbornness to you?”

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HaYeon looked at him dejectedly. After all these years, her father still saw her as a stubborn child.

“Then if this isn’t stubbornness, what is it?”

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“We’ve been seeing each other for over ten years. During that time, we’ve gone through all sorts of things. Taewan is now family to me. No, he’s more than that. Because of Taewan, I was able to be brave and pursue a career in modeling. I was able to become independent. Whenever I hesitated, Taewan gave me a push. If he hadn’t done that, I wouldn’t be here right now.”

“Are you seriously taking that kid’s side in front of me, your family? And what did you say? More than family? So are you really picking that kid over me, your true family member?”

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HaYeon didn’t answer him. Her father’s face reddened with anger.

“In the end, are you betraying me like this? I fed you and raised you… I did all that for your own good. Good in-laws. Good husband. Good financial status so that you could live comfortably. I was going to do all this for you, so what’s your problem?!”

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“Was it truly just for my sake? A respectable son-in-law. Weren’t you the one who needed a respectable son-in-law?”

“Na HaYeon!”

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Her father couldn’t hold back anymore and roared out her name.

“Father, I’m happy.”

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Despite her father’s browbeating, HaYeon remained calm.

“Happy?”

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Her father asked back as if it meant nothing to him.

“I’m happy that there is someone who wishes for my own happiness without any ulterior motives. No matter what I do, no matter how I am, he thinks I’m lovely. That person is Taewan.”

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“……”

“That’s why I can’t break up with Taewan. There’s only one person in the world who’s like that, so how can I let him go?”

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“……”

“So… Stop telling me to break up with Taewan. I can’t do it. Especially not because you don’t like him.”

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HaYeon spoke calmly.

“So what you’re telling me is that you’re choosing him instead of your own father?”

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Her father’s voice was low. HaYeon remained silent. Her father’s face twisted when he got his answer.

“You fool. I thought you’d realize the truth when you got to this age… He’s completely ruined you. He’s influenced you to start modeling, and in the end, he’s even ruined your life. Even if the two of you get married, there’s no need to invite me. Try living without a family! Even if you crawl back crying, I won’t receive you!”

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Her father roared as he burst out of his seat.

“Goodbye.”

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HaYeon called out indifferently as she continued to stare forward. Stung by her unwavering response, her father glared at her. He left her home without looking back.

Bang!

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The door slammed shut. A deafening silence filled the room. She wanted to cry, but tears wouldn’t come out. It had finally ended. She felt strange.

Left all alone, she sat in her seat as she stared blankly out into space. She turned her head and looked out the window. She saw thin tree branches. As the wind blew, the branches shook. The reason why she had chosen this apartment was because of one comment made by the real estate agent.

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“The trees outside the window are cherry blossom trees. In the springtime, hundreds of cherry blossoms bloom. It’s quite pretty.”

When she heard this, HaYeon didn’t think twice and signed the lease.

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After dropping everything, the branches stretched out into the sky. It reminded her of her own heart. If those thin branches could bloom, so could her heart. She thought that if this was the case, she’d be able to forget him a little bit more.

At the time, she thought she was the only one in pain.

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But you had been suffering a lot longer, and I didn’t notice.

As she gazed at the thin cherry blossom branches, her eyes filled with tears.

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