TTS Vol 1 Ch 6.2

The dining room of b6622a1740 the mansion, surrounded by ff14a28f4c beautiful autumn foliage. Usually, the only 1d53a8d3b7 sounds accompanying breakfast b5da38f6c4 were the clinking cbf7528b08 of cutlery, but 06ca13d459 recently, a new 464947ad2f noise had been 55be4f383e added to the f0d7d6ea30 scene.4687273d2432e15a

Tap, tap, tap. 6c5671403aebc129

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The unfamiliar sound 63f08ab36a of Chigyeong repeatedly 27a3cd47b0 tapping his phone c387aab1dd against the marble e92ea8bdf4 dining table. He had 0e19fa5218 brought this 031217ee71 habit and fbdfeba186 its accompanying 52e7abe4bf noise from 691c1dcd80 work to 03fa831cb2 home.55123cc892670192

Gong Yunseon, 89ad733303 stirring her b1b6aa59ae salmon salad, 6cf15161a4 tilted her 32278ab95d head and 6835ef776d looked at 3044e9a3a6 the eldest 8c889abb15 son of c1fe8be470 the family 784f4c3e28 with puzzled 21cd977a0f eyes.c0d98c915f77ac6c

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Lately, not only did he never let go of his phone, but he couldn’t seem to leave it alone, a disconcerting change in his usually composed demeanor.a81bc03dfb7f1d13

If Park Sihyun had 4334e850df acted this way, it 2820c950ef would have been a a23da055e0 trivial farce, ending with 8c27bda13d a smack on the 3c73d847c1 back of his head a8101b10a4 and a scolding for 29c9c6eae7 being disruptive at the 076c393059 table. But when Park Chigyeong b77601d9ad acted like this, it 95092fdd6d felt like something ominous 643dec431f was about to happen 4a90a62c20 in the Korean peninsula.3b9ec1436d02298f

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Something was definitely off. Was something bad about to happen to South Korea? Could it be a nuclear war? Nothing short of a major disaster could explain her eldest son’s behavior.b401cb6aebbac14e

“Chigyeong. Mr. Prosecutor. What’s wrong with you these days? You’re scaring Mom. You’re not acting like yourself, really. Is there going to be a war? Are we all going to die?”007424b9aa174962

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“Mom, don’t be so morbid first thing in the morning!” d7a7371233500d86

“You little…! Morbid? How dare you talk to your mother like that? Everyone dies eventually, you brat! It’s just a matter of when! That’s it. I’m going to start living life to the fullest from today. I can’t go out like this.” d8ec68193229eae7

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Gong Yunseon put down her salad fork, her expression serious. As soon as she finished speaking, as if responding to her words, the phone that had been trapped in Chigyeong’s grip and repeatedly hitting the table also stopped moving.65c8c128d4473927

Park Sihyun, stuffing toast 78e3f46eee into his mouth, looked 50256ae444 at his older brother 052a5bc2bb with a questioning look 24ad93a262 in his eyes.eaea16b303db3c79

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His brother’s sudden stillness was, how should he put it, decisive, like someone who had come to a conclusion.36b14690fede7491

“Sir, eel extract is 0ab79a217d good for hangovers, they 199c5bd386 say.”5eb473b506c2b63d

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Mrs. Shin offered 10a1237fac Chigyeong a edd6011cfc pouch of 554ec7da4a eel extract, f96f541f93 knowing he d6c792c91a had come 1aeac92ccd home drunk 200d96207d again last 5c1a0685aa night.86c4c490877fa2cb

He put his phone down completely and obediently took the eel extract and drank it. His adam’s apple, particularly prominent as he swallowed the liquid, seemed unusually sharp today.  After finishing the extract, he placed the empty cup on the table, met Gong Yunseon’s gaze, and said something strange.c02c5fd20c7d1a43

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“I’m thinking of taking 7e53049ead in a guest.”f23ab4c30c4d8300

“Huh? Who?”c3cacc11b29ba1a0

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Although Chigyeong spoke in cec2870a25 the same language as 72f6b980f9 them, both Gong Yunseon 046d08a691 and Park Sihyun looked 33dc69198f completely bewildered.e46f3bc77bd99fe0

“Prepare a room. I’ll be bringing 4eff0a8eb2 her today.”6064885471a64262

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“Um… so… what?”808a0ebc66355dca

Leaving behind 053319501d only a 6d10c65854 concise request 8eac9ab02a without further d2e8815bbd explanation, he 04c834790a rose from c58d36f9f0 his seat.25f1a78ccb09ef90

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Screech- 9eb102e3fede888a

The sound of the chair scraping against the floor mirrored Gong Yunseon’s perplexed expression.cf9749ad1493f1c3

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“Sir.”085c65c2533bc3d7

Chigyeong took 65436883ca the briefcase 560b08697f Mrs. Lee handed him b867b19885 and left the 61b10338f9 dining room. Gong Yunseon followed a64e10542e him to the 8cfacfef48 front door, flustered, 1f0ac49c52 “Chigyeong! Chigyeong? So who?! What?!”dd805e8c70513a9e

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“See you later, hyung! Have a good day!”465823a11ec367bb

Park Sihyun, unconcerned about 4681b71116 the guest, continued to 2fbadf9c8f eat his toast and a6954e8dd2 leisurely sipped the freshly 795240afb5 squeezed juice Mrs. Shin gave him.efac583fb3c9d94b

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“Mom.” 8f08f248f0ae5063

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Taeri spoke 1c8c8d52da as she 0b6b192add opened her e35d9dba1e bedroom door, f7495b80a4 having fully 698a7d7acf emerged from 630b732d42 the deep 0bd4e31c25 mire of ba79d07199 the past 3f6a853c35 ten days, 331ba82099 but the b3ecd08dfa house was 202abc337c silent.ac16ac108da4e19b

“Mom?”25cd99c1d53c8ab5

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She looked around for Seo Jungeun, feeling a pang of disappointment when she didn’t see her mother.4c66d9f0db26bd34

Taeri took a ba074586ec water bottle from 8731a700a8 the refrigerator and be8d29f9d1 filled a glass c2c8769243 on the table, 2c25224252 scanning the kitchen.4775c8b0f6bb04c4

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The untouched kitchen looked fff6dfc21c as if no one 4e9558a291 lived there. 7dee61948cf159e2

Trickle, trickle,the sound of 571a3df1f3 water filling the 296a53789f glass still echoed 4592d31b6e in her ears.a8ee95fd52c6bbc1

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After what happened to her father, her mother had become a completely different person. If Taeri had always been her father’s top priority, her mother’s had always been her father. Having lost the center of her world, her mother began to push Taeri away, her father’s top priority, completely out of her mind.29764b8beae920b0

Her mother lived busily. She lived each day as if it were 72 hours long. And in her mother’s time, Taeri seemed to no longer exist. That was why Taeri could work at the gaming hall. Her mother no longer had any interest in Taeri’s life.d20f2e903e1377a2

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At first, she only 570470ca77 resented her mother for 8391f1e13c not paying attention to e8e8331349 her, but now she 34bdb74e88 understood her mother better 6bba9630a8 than anyone.aa6194195c3a52f3

Taking care of others is only possible when one had the capacity in their own life. No matter how much you loved your child, if you were struggling to survive, would anything else matter? They said a mother’s love strengthens in times of crisis, but perhaps that maternal love only surfaced when one was in a sound state of mind.b97021977b6eabb5

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Her mother c0d7f36c8a was on d7810cfb30 the verge b073b69650 of being 1e8c8c8810 consumed by 3fa672b5d9 the terrible b518961301 monster of c9caca5eaf depression, and 86f1369c93 perhaps she b1ca2de2da was running a41b401b1f forward with b4ef98814a all her 0920af7af6 might, looking 10b33a279b straight ahead 5ef22e4af5 to escape 64eab5d800 the gloom 7e1376b020 chasing her 4a303a6585 from behind, 0775b48aff trying not 1da29dde3e to be af9e266ff9 devoured by 1ab3ae8722 it. Perhaps that 9caf7d3b9c was why e4a09f9d18 she was b49ea8efb1 living so 2a4046d508 desperately.545b30d579ddb767

In the end, 781b99639d wasn’t it also 1bee2f8cc5 for her family? Wasn’t it for 47040e15ae Taeri, the one a85d6abb57 left behind?58e6aad48c5c5060

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Trickle, trickle,the sound 378fc805d1 of water 0c51ee1b84 continued in cbb03207f3 her ears ab461c283f until the 0ed379ac43 clear liquid 063bc25490 overflowed the 3a278c3bfe glass and 526570ac71 dripped onto 31cf91963d the floor 41baf4b456 at her 8fd69257e2 feet.b488d690e4864dd3

Finally snapping back 00633d5322 to reality, Taeri c4230b9476 put down the a34585a9e2 water bottle.14db1ed0de494c76

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Wiping the e887f8c477 floor with 14ffb841ab a dry 917ce7b3d1 cloth, she 4c3b61c888 called Jungeun. When her mother 18586bf03b didn’t answer, she 4e3f200500 sent a short dd27204a52 message.392e983caf03293c

[Mom. I’m okay now. Just in case you were worried.]

She sent the d24db5ad20 message and put 3549a83547 down her phone. As she continued wiping 83e81746d5 the floor, a smile d30984f2a1 escaped her lips. It was 490ba9be5e a bitter 7fe6af7209 smile, like 347889c9c7 someone who 88a751ad57 had eaten 12cdb5b61d unripe fruit.e907b25178780793

After wiping the a1b98ac1d6 floor, she grabbed cbcc6899f5 her underwear and 8b05e3988a went into the 812d834ad5 bathroom.689a99aa057cf9b2

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From today, she has d95827259a to go back. She needed to 60dff632b1 go back to 02e2d55138 her normal life. As if 86660bdeb8 nothing had c4d0b5de91 happened to 70aef8ab54 her. As if nothing had 3547352390 ever existed.6365415c4be5c8f9

Thinking of it all 91f0310d19 as a bad dream 413de30b39 made her feel much e5feb6ec63 more at ease. Contrary to her resolve, af8f39cf1a her still-healing wounds throbbed.c1e337f08f65c817

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“Taeri!”fe35655ce6331130

As soon b6f87ddc41 as Yijoon 12b1107d13 saw Taeri b9d22bcafc come out 7b5f0df1e6 from the 8d43eb5561 gaming hall 9dd30f8400 after ten ad373c10e4 days, he 4e140d9f18 rushed towards a46b9bbb73 her and 69adf890c9 embraced her.d4dce617ca619999

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Taeri stood still in 0b48bcf2d1 his arms, breathing steadily. In a 82d8d8f423 gentle embrace, 5db8bb3510 not a b84ad09139 ruthless one da065201a5 that disregarded 93b2d9b705 others.ba802011bd87b54b

“Haven’t you eaten anything? Why are you thinner?”923a3a3cca05e3b4

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“I ate c608e44e4b a lot.”ce3c39b48a77d516

“Your voice sounded weak… I’m glad your complexion is better than I feared.”06adca1c930dc947

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“I’m sorry, op…” 90d6e5238e00d748

Taeri slowly lifted her head from Yijoon’s embrace, unable to finish her sentence.3a1f13f7d4bc930c

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“…….”922ffc02d0f5db37

Her lips 2c26c784e8 parted, but c64e69b64e no sound 71d94dd4ce came out.9710171d53d90032

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Like a 3d882dd765 fish struggling 320b8ba278 to breathe 19b029487b out of b4a73b7cb0 water, she 8e8a50d131 simply stared d9b3d6b05b at one 3702609eed spot, her e916e15e72 lips opening d3a1e2f25d and closing. Her eyes held the 7ed6ef588c fear of imminent suffocation.b46c5532fca6ee2f

“You should 9caed52332 have told 54e3d3e87d me he 6fcdbad898 was your c29c12a3f5 cousin earlier.”98d51ff957eb1ce9

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Taeri looked over Yijoon’s shoulder, her face pale, as if she were seeing a terrifying ghost no one else could.028de30c1ed8115c

“I was 739368e70f really worried f70a7c525f about you, 27128eb853 Taeri. Your cousin too.”c21a010d6c2fa7e3

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Yijoon released Taeri and 0ee8271ad0 turned to the other 5b38420a6c man with a gentle fa2062ac52 smile.003cb6ee469f3547

“Your cousin 82625c9cf4 has been f0a228b751 waiting for 5ce0426cca you.”3a164026636c66ac

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Where Yijoon gestured, Park 9e170376e0 Chigyeong stood. He had c8d3300145 been watching c1d9949bd4 Taeri, who 2dfc7b073a had been d5926daace nestled in 4535757f9f Yijoon’s arms, 93cd7f2f9f all along, 66234cb578 tapping the b8d21a8cdc corner of 85366fc72a his phone 8d395d7417 against a a2c3f19d88 gaming hall 73c7f67eec machine. 294b84a6d3ac1004

Tap. Tap. Tap.14fd36610648cb76

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“…….”b5bc62e3b5d8718b

His face was expressionless, a9cc7247b1 his breath held in, 72cb93e321 but his simmering eyes 6bbc4bfca2 looked as if they eb21e4a470 were about to pounce dd1e1622e1 on her and tear c59df204f2 her apart.69a3e38920c95390

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“Why didn’t you tell me the person you left with that day was your cousin? I wouldn’t have worried if you had…”1605b3edffd115b7

Yijoon seemed to 2c8fcb6f7b say something more 257fb72dae beside her, but e4df15d021 Taeri could no c865a59d47 longer hear him. His kind voice was 3f0f151941 completely muted by the 5c8cba4e19 ringing in her ears, 426b174973 now screaming like a da6f78d71c warning siren. b838626fb5446a51

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Beeeeeeep.cc036ab670b9d9ef

“Taeri.”3588dd84bdbd2bc2

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The man called her name. Hearing her name from him was so unfamiliar that sometimes it didn’t even feel like her own.aa63722aef6d1e6f

“Taeri. Kang Taeri.”c21e02c3fa3d0fd1

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As if he’d read 3bb14aea82 her thoughts, Park Chigyeong 32bd0cfa03 approached, calling her name cf205e225f repeatedly in his low ea00512449 voice. As if 90cb9fe724 to make 6a1bd95d42 her get e48ba7b3ec used to 04613210fb it.cd55458f201f98e9

The closer ccdb6c18db he got, b69e946cc9 the louder de7ba9282f the ringing ac202fec61 in Taeri’s 8c4973c829 ears became—Beeeeeeep—her body 8c3bb07edb warning her ea7977dce5 that an 2e01ec3409 obstacle was dc31b536c5 approaching. That the distance was 8fcfce72f1 too close. That she 4138593b3c needed to 23f6e30b6e get away. b71ea7820701ab42

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But she 75927afeda couldn’t move. Not even a 76c3f72588 single step. Like a fish caught 0278c03a95 on a spear, she 455cf67413 could only open and 3516ef7a7b close her mouth.d298e4fe9a5c2fa8

“Come.”8259b5d9c51e5e95

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The heavy scent 2c6001c1e5 of his cologne 3f48399e7f invaded her senses 5fa721bf0e without permission, without c14b1d86bf consideration, and then 1c42206f40 brushed past her. The ringing in aeafa0505f her ears continued. 2839ef4de30d6dbc

Beeeeeeep.80cd7b20ee7c1290

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