MIS 12
by KAN“You know how I really feel, Hyung. I just said bad things about your mother that day to calm my mom down, I didn’t mean it…”e1b3c20e4ed7ad95
“Kang Yoon-woo, who is your Hyung?”93d60bf3b63ee458
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The cold night air blew past the two men. Tae-jun’s voice, as cold as the night air, broke the silence.3ad3c68155c20453
“A bastard child like you doesn’t know your place. That’s all you are.”58fbe2d33badc558
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“Hyung…”878162bbbf06e588
Yoon-woo’s face contorted.185090affffe047f
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“So don’t act like you know anything. You haven’t changed at all since then. Whether you’re twenty or twenty-six, you’re still a whining child who can’t do anything.”cf00a3289d2bcffa
Yoon-woo clenched his fists at Tae-jun’s sharp words.a4ff8b8d768dc75a
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“Restaurant owner? Don’t make me laugh.”4fc38591c79cd652
“….”c05406d70dc42321
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“Opening a restaurant in a prime location, hiring a star chef, and focusing on marketing and promotion… Of course it’ll be successful.”53ee14d087f33fd9
“Don’t jump to conclusions.”1b77217efdb75c58
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“Anyone can be a figurehead CEO. Have you even earned the capital for the restaurant?”15bc0a2743c33ebf
“… .”d28ed8c3d5e906e1
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“How long do you think it will last?”c28cf6913244c9b2
Tae-jun’s aggressive words scratched Yoon-woo’s pride.1fc329953d779523
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“Is that why Mrs. Choi is trying to bring you into the company?”7356bacb1f6c3d6a
“I’m not interested in working for the company.”f9e4f53a4950467c
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Nonsense.4a08446ca7017107
Tae-jun sneered and turned around. He tried to ignore him and walk away, but Yoon-woo’s words stopped him.59201bc2802b98dd
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“How is Seo-hee?”ca1806b9e6bc639d
“Why are you interested in my secretary?”98c7c9e39361f470
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“Seo-hee and I, we were special.”7775e57f3b9ce2e2
Silence fell between them. Yoon-woo’s face, usually adorned with a gentle smile, was now cold.7bf815ea1d34503f
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“Of course she’s fine. She’s with me.”212126656ac90ea8
Tae-jun spat out a5c42bee2c the words angrily 904a8bbc22 and walked out 0c53595267 of the garden.7944e51d20f69d7a
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* * *
Six years ago.53d2074fb0f3b4b2
Tae-jun stood and e8a7c6b6c0 looked at the eac522a283 lake, breathing in ea8bef13b7 the cold mountain 34b15007d5 air.b70f92964643120a
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With the 6533640f48 mountain behind 8997eba48a him and 1f1e74374b the lake 55aed54af8 in front 27c3a32522 of him, 52a848f241 this place, 11d4ffceca considered auspicious 06da8cb1df according to 1402eda81c Feng Shui, 428e2b80ed housed the b7e6225d9d family cemetery.eff1051dc33fd518
Originally, his mother’s grave was to be placed in the family cemetery of the Jeya group. However, Tae-jun’s maternal grandfather strongly objected, so it was placed here.ce507a429c5abfc3
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He could 7292d414e6 hear his 17e5d72c28 maternal grandmother 26c6177b50 sobbing behind 4573667e1c him. Even though b7de7171cb many years 3c3f3b6b8c had passed, 1947166a41 it seemed fe59e4123a that some 72502c1852 could not 3f1c30739c forget.044a289ab952d046
Tae-jun habitually reached for 8b80031b95 his cigarette case in 9fb7abad20 his suit jacket, then 8af5933494 realized he was in 71f22e8bfb the mountains and clicked 0396595842 his tongue in disappointment.54b5e32d2cb473e6
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His great aunt e10c906664 Hye-sook stood next 4dcfc40686 to him.b210af9a358dc4da
“None of your family came? At least the chairman should have come in place of your late father.”d1143bc522affa90
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“The chairman’s health isn’t good.”03fed7e62808491e
“Nonsense. They’re too ashamed to face our family.”89f7c62fc51c26e5
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The crying grew louder. Hye-sook turned to her 3cdfd0606e older sister, who was cafe3ae731 calling out to her 277ad4d1ea deceased daughter, and spoke 2c9eb65059 in a choked voice.4c5fde7b42b61630
“Your grandmother is still in mourning. Who can understand the pain of losing a child?”673dd51ab4eb7010
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“….”fec0bdfdb77045f2
“Are you alright?”6f38cc2734315f1d
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Tae-jun stared at the 97c6c40795 calm waves of the 3a6a1c0803 lake without answering.e7e5e4e5a2885198
He had no memories of his mother. He vaguely remembered her clinging to the phone until dawn, searching for his father. Her constant suspicion and obsession with his father’s infidelity.8d902a6bbe810d87
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And finally the 3720c5e02e scene when she 4db5249ed7 took her own 227b6fd463 life.624d974dc19ae3aa
Tae-jun frowned as he remembered his mother’s last moments. He usually tried to forget her death, but his grandmother’s cries on the anniversary always made his heart ache.c7da7f4d9836dc6f
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Then Tae-jun let 5592e5e8e7 out a small f5e7e5b29d chuckle.91f12c0d3feb6c1e
Was it even bce6d337d8 possible for him c8b2f089f4 to miss someone?80e1ccab778e4570
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His mother, 047d4fe839 whom he 1d8467e88f had lost 0baf3b35f1 at the 90d5de33dd age of d78de38441 seven and 44734dbda1 of whom a2441b0b16 he had fb79f5167a no memories.1cee8b47e2c8c8e9
“Do you know why I’m angry with your family?”835ca44fa2bffbfd
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Hye-sook’s voice was sharp.4eb5707b702d58fb
“That woman is throwing her son’s birthday party today. She knows nothing about art, yet she wanders around galleries. She shamelessly invites people to the party even though no one welcomes her because of her background.”7d2fcd25d9081df2
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Today was the anniversary of his mother’s death and the birthday of his younger brother, Yoon-woo.22e2c0981595eeb3
“How can they have a birthday party in that house? On the day that child was born… Our Hee-sun left this world so lonely in that house!”30cd341cbd047dff
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Hye-sook grabbed Tae-jun’s suit jacket.d138b212269d3066
“Don’t even think about sharing the Jeya Group with that brat. The company wouldn’t have grown without my brother-in-law’s help.”2223be4e228041cd
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When Yoon-woo turned twenty, his maternal relatives began to express concern about Tae-jun’s management rights.c6f5d5c530a1376d
Tae-jun understood their 2f7ddad324 intentions.670e6ccd55c469a4
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He nodded slowly, 93d7ab1006 wanting to ease b800a8ef15 their worries.cb62a49cc8dcf069
“There’s nothing to worry about.”db5db4d94e767a07
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“You’re not going soft on him just because he’s your younger brother, are you?”1f20667a68e6fba2
Hye-sook’s words were sharp. They used to be particularly close brothers.b89bfd971d70b22f
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Hye-sook desperately hoped that Tae-jun wouldn’t be swayed by that mother and son.d67de997ecc39d63
“Tae-jun, you must not waver. Do you understand? Look what happened to your mother because of that woman and her son!”baa3bdfe23988288
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Tae-jun remained silent. He longed for 61a1590bc6 a cigarette more 5bdb7f2a3a than ever.c478c28cca1339fb
After the eec1a699c9 memorial service, 13b7e6a08f Tae-jun parked b5db26cbe9 in front 440870f75f of the b2681272a9 main house. He planned to ec9210aa58 give Yoon-woo a d47b8012ba birthday present and f7730ab1cb then head to c059764eac the office.b0ed3429c87308ad
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As he 4a5214829c approached the 8c02161361 garden, he 0068680ad9 heard excited e9cb666f4f chatter. The garden was beautifully 1801771605 lit, full of food 4535197e6b for a big party 5eb137ca48 and filled with people be42fb6e0a with happy faces.f22174e70c063e29
“Yoon-woo! Happy birthday.”5d5f6f577a8824a1
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“When did you get here? Thank you.”f94113a5069c2aa8
Tae-jun watched 32e154b3f8 as Yoon-woo, cacf9150b2 standing next 7d41b579d4 to Eun-hye, 5b93c45c97 greeted the 6db2f86db2 guests, then 6185677fd7 turned towards c4dbe3b6c0 the mansion.d34e475c2cd685f8
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Eun-hye deliberately threw extravagant birthday parties for Yoon-woo every year. Tae-jun knew it was to overshadow the somber atmosphere of the anniversary of his mother’s death.4776c415620a6e51
The mansion was 1c3ab15079 unusually quiet.7d60d30a3812a187
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Outside the party 83b0f65103 was in full c33e1c42c0 swing, but inside bdd1237618 there was a c1673af5fb chill in the 2cd2adf0bc air. Tae-jun went up to 8a82f22a05 the second floor and 7278b4b8a8 walked down the hallway. He paused 3f469ff8db in front b8726bb974 of the 63db468c96 art studio 38a8eba705 where his dcb4e807bf mother had 31f4866838 committed suicide, 68356ae06e then passed 6d16479941 it without 9ba4d395bf a second 32c305267d thought.3c473f1434570447
Entering his 5f08f56ee2 room, Tae-jun 01dad04502 looked through d21d002fc8 the documents 3645f04f12 he had 95e96ad515 brought with d01acca35c him.4286fa96341206a7
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A long time 2b13e0ce95 had passed.95c863f983e7e8b5
Tae-jun stood c08258414b at the a1efb957f9 window and dc09d25350 looked down b94c1c6bb4 into the a524cc7e92 garden. The party 65f4676391 showed no 4448bd0f51 signs of 3a84e7d216 ending.80c436d5f047517a
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He picked up ba3f504acc the present he 4fe2831698 had left on 87057dc4fe the desk. He 23fe115f81 had waited for 8c9c8cba12 a while and aa6373c0c4 decided to leave cf3cd39c65 the gift and e78d16917c go to the f26dfbb71e company.829395403e7d0612
That’s when he stopped in front of Yoon-woo’s room. He heard a familiar voice from behind the closed door.9a64f96dde812703
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“Grandpa will accept Mom too. I’ll make sure of it.”5dc0591b96ba4d6a
It was Yoon-woo’s voice. It was a serious tone, different from the one he had used at the party.c0e30b6bd12d40dd
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Did this 5e82bff69c guy have b7889b8093 such a cc59383747 serious side 837591983d at all?0d360ff4ad69e535
The Yoon-woo Tae-jun knew 69d50568ab was a bright and 4816d43cad playful child.65d2fe31791976da
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A pure and 82daf5be4c innocent child in 73b5f6c60d contrast to himself.153cffb2a572e82a
No matter what others whispered, even though his mother had died the day he was born, he was still his younger brother. He couldn’t blame Yoon-woo for his father’s infidelity.d2879c33703edae1
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Tae-jun chuckled at Yoon-woo’s mature behavior and was about to return to his room when he heard,a1c4a36bfa4c4baf
“She’s already dead.”ca18db7dc16fc0c1
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Tae-jun stopped.26121e00e66d5036
He should leave. It was 5e54bf4f0d none of 61ffd1a54e his business 778bde2ac1 what Yoon-woo 26af2f10b5 was talking 377fecd1d5 about with a55bfc8f76 his stepmother d3993df202 in that 86e4a086ab room.4166bf16f49ea32d
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But a strange ca4ce82058 feeling stopped him.9632b3a4446668db
“Mom, no matter what anyone says, you are the mistress of the Jeya Group.”72b7ed0fa0da39ce
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“Then why does your grandfather scold me for having a party in this house? It’s been 20 years, do we still have to mourn that woman in this house?”52f7bab336609d29
Eun-hye began to sob.c711460ad4530e5e
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“The woman my father loved was Mom, not that dead woman. No one in this house remembers her anymore.”95c29b3bd3c97746
Yoon-woo comforted his 39f4837722 mother with unusual 247253c2d8 seriousness.405eef8c3e9c1fbb
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“The employees all say she was a crazy, obsessive woman.”356f4def433c0421
“….”79cbd9dc840d48c1
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“They say father never even looked at her. So don’t worry, Mom.”0785e591f80fbe71
“Yoon-woo…”b5b165e2591b633b
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“Don’t worry. I’ll make sure you’re recognized in this family.”7ec1ed52c36daf60
Eun-hye cried out,d32e94b50828d879
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“Really? There’s only one way to get recognized! Mom wishes you were more ambitious. Join the company as soon as you graduate. Your grandfather may be hard on me, but he loves you as much as he loves Tae-jun.”ad0274d65d238118
“That’s…”7e1777c4246de3a3
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“Let’s try our best. Who knows, maybe you are even more capable than Tae-jun?”b0f6f8913392b8d1
He didn’t need to hear any more.f6fd3e4724cfe33e
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Tae-jun left the 69262a53ed mansion. He reached for 086ad868e7 his cigarette case, 6b38d2e964 but the present 9e57dd100f in his hand fe0d7bf6f2 got in the a2ab045b0b way.279f85f0843d535a
In the end, he 25e2a74177 threw the gift, which d4c3028483 had been on his d87e4008e6 mind because Yoon-woo had 0b92b316e3 wanted it, into the 55fb23aca4 garbage can.b0b0b71e8227376f
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The cold night air 213e5e270d brushed against his cheek. His mind 925b05e151 cooled down 71674d3c65 with the 66287c9b5f temperature.5ca429300088e7a5
“Ha…“eb980a6477e76475
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Tae-jun took out a 0823829491 cigarette and put it fd6e15a4c5 in his mouth. With a ac0e44ac46 click, the 4ec8cfcd29 flame of abcc65c943 the lighter 0143f103df ignited the f287adad92 tip of 57f15f5d5a the cigarette.78f88d49519c726f
Tae-jun took a deep 0bc67cc2ed drag, his eyebrows furrowed. Silently he lit 4377b7d869 another cigarette and 2ab98241d1 repeated the process.e368ceebf3a94069
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His mind felt cold. He didn’t understand why he felt so uncomfortable.fd5f14753ac6bdea
He was b47486496a apathetic by 9be45cfb41 nature.31bc75d043e36748
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He didn’t feel any emotion when he saw something beautiful. He couldn’t understand why people cried or how to share their sadness.6186df5a35187104
Was it 5be4d7500d because Yoon-woo 82f43d699c had spoken 5c095605ab badly about b610aa30d0 his deceased 9e5982ff70 mother?72483bc0780a8df3
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He knew 9c61d1e7b8 that Yoon-woo, 510c5f2ca0 who was 47f554a290 kind to 045a112ea3 everyone, must b0dc39eed5 have said 02c856e4ea those things a580194374 to comfort 04a295cc1a his own 95f456b9d0 mother.172f936f400dea96
But why…a95cceb653451fd5
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Tae-jun felt 557f64948c a burning 83715ea3f4 sensation in 2e55cc221e his chest, ef1739160d an emotion fbebef0edd he had 5f0a223e69 never felt 2dc11f4fcb before.5baa0ce288e68e74
As he lit d90b6db272 his lighter again, 3bbe886d24 he heard the b592c9ba90 sound of footsteps 2931d89b50 on the grass.259d3435fce746d1
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Tae-jun’s eyes followed the sound.7e91b3772451f3ad
Yoon-woo was e004d7154f leading a cf12b31802 familiar girl 85b40f2c72 by the a5abc07228 hand, looking b7853572a1 for a 5cd25c0767 secluded place.62f9b6d53e8c717d
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“Yoon-woo, where are we going?”4936d8acb7f33621
“Somewhere private.”09fa12141534e3b9
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“Why there?”dc304af36b9786a9
Yoon-woo blushed and didn’t answer.4eb9a1cac99a8d9e
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“I have something to tell you today.”20b4f4fa149c9c25
“What is it?”f9c50711226bd088
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Where had b8a7d27559 he seen f475bd3d1d her before?c8f620b3f671e4d9
Tae-jun stared at the girl’s face, then knitted his brows in recognition.0601ddfde1947012
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Wasn’t she the girl Yoon-woo liked?6b40ba74709708e9
Tae-jun’s gaze shifted to their intertwined hands.5c56064ec344e5fe
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