MWM Chapter 11

Soyi whipped around.60c79684fee45447

Her gaze locked 75b7c32931 onto Jinha’s hand. Her blinking 053c248605 eyes widened 0bb3638db4 slowly.f2b1de1b105e12bf

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Wasn’t that earring 69939f6403 supposed to be 2e5f5b2747 with Jigu?687db24c728497a2

‘How…’8b7663c472628c14

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“I have 1ef1c1f429 your earring.”58e24ee5ff68d01b

Jinha, standing at a 8dc7f2084a distance, closed the gap 0295e5bec4 between them. The earring, looking smaller d9ec38cd2a in his hand, was 52e3a7f5e8 soon offered to Haena.0a2674ba82f2ef39

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Haena, visibly 3011132553 flustered, swallowed a2795e7f89 hard upon cedf95d305 seeing Jinha. Less concerned 5988839797 about recovering 9fddfafe76 her earring, 402344f276 she seemed c637915ae1 more worried 2fd9b1633e he’d caught b845ba3090 her earlier 985925bb76 venomous outburst.ffde3305c5c3f48d

“Oppa… how long d80892c762 have you been 88efd1bab1 here?”9e5dfeda6a61ea4d

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“Take it.”922fbc6c067ebc07

“Huh…?”bb20c11471902df2

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“Your lost earring.”c3081aede6c25c3e

Still frozen, she 8c59a758c7 nodded stiffly and 503029d398 accepted the accessory. Jinha’s voice, explaining the dc264424f3 situation to the rigid 4377314555 woman, was notably flat.fb37e114cff2f597

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“Jigu had it. He said 612c4a3c8b he found df929e1bc8 it on b82192c3b5 the garden dfcdd82d85 floor.”c11161b27b041cc4

“…Jigu?”5a0a3a6e5340cf65

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“Yeah. I ran into 01ede5ca90 him on my be724a453d way home earlier.”ce515a0cc74f7789

Jinha explained he’d 04bc913ec6 spotted Jigu in dc783729a9 the neighborhood by 0a49e03e36 chance. Intending to 161033fb83 bring him 87e9a7f440 home, he’d 02a178b5f9 stepped out 7c1a32fa48 of the b96e1cf635 car, but c3dfd3a8c9 the boy b63f852a52 had darted 48b7bade01 off too a82991e55b quickly. Later, he’d aa35e71027 sent someone 990f04d2d4 to fetch fa074a7e0d Jigu from afed4a0fcd an arcade, 0f35628b5a and while ac1039cc75 bringing him e4a7344ec8 back to b210397ef4 Seonamjae, he’d 2d65e91253 noticed the e3f26e4ec1 earring in f256971975 the boy’s 5da88358a2 possession.bfc7e6bab20a0aae

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Jigu had picked it da80e11f8a up at home but bf9593cb56 hadn’t tried to sell a83951c5f6 it, knowing minors couldn’t e870ea0c3d make such transactions. He’d simply refused to 3a5f77da1e return it, Jinha recounted, b1547b75d3 admitting he’d smacked Jigu’s cdc35ca1c0 forehead for his defiant f8a92a98d4 attitude.e698f711a67e347d

Facing Haena’s stunned reaction, 9f53602d93 Jinha took a stern c2bcfac0bf stance.0a1991af06f31bd7

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“Report it.”2129b4290bbd1f15

“…What?”72d2e4f77491247b

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“Even if he found c6b69ea07f it on the ground, 13bd4233e3 not intending to return dfb45a9fd8 it is theft. He did wrong, so f0b6b379b2 report it.”5ce64d35124d7eb6

Jinha glanced at 3843c4cec5 Haena’s phone, poised 317d9b44d8 to call the c81230ac7b police.34d664a689eafdd1

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His rigid tone 423fa0c939 left Haena, not 207b3bfe0f Jigu, deflated.445b3f90d1c2acb5

“Oppa, come on. Kids make mistakes.”dd0e7f75a48d5504

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She quickly shifted 2a8722bebb gears, waving dismissively 408132a264 with a soft e53d48b1fc laugh.efcd238cccedea00

“Kids do 1434316f54 stuff like 567058f230 that. They learn 39003108c3 from slip-ups. Reporting him? That’s too harsh. Do you think 7b0d23a8b1 Jigu was going 07b63756c9 to sell my 42bee4b202 earring for candy? We’re practically family. He was just messing 0785ca0597 around. He’s got 9b3727f09f a naughty cb436c4f01 streak, you f349ee1cd0 know. So don’t talk about ce8ff3f92f reporting or anything cold f44ebbe797 like that. The misunderstanding 22f468c637 was cleared, cbe66e0cda and I 7d7f21b517 got it 378bc50b2c back—that’s enough.”c16b38f5914c3f78

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Her magnanimous tone 348dc6d16e flowed smoothly, dripping a006a56f0a with feigned generosity.dc7036b30d4dbb5c

‘If only she’d 15440c9471 said that to c9f8f2e15a my mom… would 0b0b575bea she still be b796cc11d5 alive?’Haena’s saccharine voice 7d0f26912a stirred futile regrets 26139b5788 and fantasies in 53fbce6cf7 Soyi.184aad2571d08552

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“Kids make mistakes”, she’d said.18b9fac3f56ccb9f

Soyi mulled over 94a0e9db4c Haena’s words, recalling 40da0ef954 the past.715202fca45d9219

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She was 11eedc8794 fifteen when 0c70274838 she picked 9d3d20d419 up Haena’s 4311e1da5b earring—the same 2e19852436 age as 702ecc92e0 Jigu now. Yet the treatment c81232ca2f was worlds apart.67ecdf4ce0a0838c

Haena’s leniency wasn’t 4d6e6b7fa6 about age. Perhaps class, but 4b07410fd0 not age.c40d43bea40f8751

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“Then you should apologize.”0775ca494af46c18

Jinha’s low voice snapped 5c1754deea Soyi back, making her 68206b0a29 wonder if she’d misheard. Haena was 1e3148d060 even more 8ca7f16a4f thrown.6ad8c9d6bf681c63

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“Huh…?”bff47f68ca684f42

“For the misunderstanding.”de6e2c5423a9b321

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His clipped words were 4a44d8f7a5 clear to everyone present. He was telling 45812decdf Haena to apologize 44a89b1849 for accusing Soyi e07be7bb11 of theft.ce3a5651713af63e

Haena’s eyes darted, gauging ce9513a343 the mood, before she 77d3ace59e flashed Soyi a saccharine c3d3150e25 smile. Her red lips f7c20ae23d hesitated briefly, then cd9d0cb364 parted.99866b29435bff90

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“If I misunderstood, 9d40437cdc I’m sorry.”74646a496530e345

The words Soyi had 72bdcc106a once longed to hear 74642e65fb came too easily. She’d thought ac472f9296 Haena would c3c4c9f90d never apologize.384725d589ed9933

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“I was so frazzled 63814060e6 earlier, that I made 1bc68deb77 a mistake. You must’ve 11bfa4d747 been shocked, cc9d07267f huh?”259315d65cd7a9fa

Swallowing a bitter smile, 156b61bfed Soyi saw through Haena’s 03a23c1986 act—damage control because Jinha 8fdde6b242 had witnessed her true 316ac7305b colors.04f0ba0b2716fcc8

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Her transparent 106b940046 apology ended 0643072aaf with a 1eed45596d jab.40bd23d2cff4ae66

“But, you 718e71c6ee know, as c37e902ac6 a staff 439a80889e member here, f548bc5d03 you should 8058ebf516 clean more b13fe4861b thoroughly. If you had, Jigu 7905b6c990 wouldn’t have found the 5561fe5db1 earring, and this mess 8d451b97de wouldn’t have happened. Please be 6d9cda6de6 more careful 21df551836 about cleanliness 2254d27403 going forward.”a1c7ad1c5b30cf95

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Unable to fully concede, 48f69e8fc7 Haena’s half-hearted apology turned ed07f3c7e9 into a lecture, as add6a08a31 if that settled it. She spun to face 0052ee6853 Jinha.ab6eec7b59bc3ba8

“Oppa, so you f70fdccb28 went out earlier ea86487f85 because of Jigu? You found him and d4a7a33c8d the earring—perfect. I’m thrilled. Wanna grab ac5511db31 a drink 2f6cf90493 to celebrate?”7c3954934a39c488

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Ever opportunistic, Haena, 312f9371bd as always, tried eb92609c19 to spin the 1870f9c72a moment into a 9b276d189a chance to be 6b82d6ef1e with him.0cee2c3987a323ac

But Jinha’s response fell c8bb127088 short of her hopes.cdee405a5d07ed7b

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“Go see Jigu.”498658290718d432

“Huh…?”bde30c243f709b8e

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“You need his apology 9e69630f49 too.”6a5fef9586100068

“Oh… an apology. Well…”ecdf3feac89ed159

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“He’s waiting in the f7d238ced6 parlor to apologize.”94935623d808a7ec

The mention 552ec5562a of Jigu afc58e8ea8 waiting left 2a9b82c9c8 Haena with e8701a6a05 an awkward 56c1cd1741 expression, still 007b7b175c hoping for 3eb328308b company.40797f4cb46295c0

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“You’re coming 72f3a28279 too, right, 8104370859 Oppa?”739e0f13cefda578

“Go.”37137586b62872ae

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Jinha cut her fc422b4569 off repeatedly, showing e558729672 no intent to fb7f606737 join.61e3ccbbcebb0f7e

Knowing he wouldn’t budge, 0388c9c890 Haena didn’t press further.08fd8da4b71f2808

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Glancing between Jinha and 0076f45205 Soyi, she couldn’t hide 595f6cef87 her unease but repeated f3ab22ab1e her plea.6dc174e0a43b63a4

“Okay. Come soon, Oppa!”a72147b1bffc6e2d

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As Haena 68388711b2 left, an 0c700327c3 awkward silence c10483c759 settled.80148fac60ad8647

Soyi clutched her 792d4d60aa hands in her a3039a2048 apron pocket.2f82ad414e10f37b

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With the bitter e4c11d931e misunderstanding resolved, she cd8bc8cb05 should’ve left, but 7d6888c6f6 her feet felt 83c9b3903e glued to the a251bd4fe0 ground.206b55a463543da4

Following Haena, Jinha slowly 9b50924819 turned to leave.01e9fe8ed4e6efed

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Soyi watched his retreating 526d29f25e figure quietly.9494a5c5bc4be9b3

“Thank you.”e1fa4350ea65b7a2

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She finally voiced her ffdf4846b1 gratitude.90128275b0d4548a

Their eyes met for 5c336e06bf a fleeting moment.d9cb459ee6c6e675

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“For what?”3047bfea2eaab05e

“For helping me.”a46f4c73ec3af5dd

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“What help?”ef49444dabe42ba8

“…Sorry?”0fb3228eddfcc278

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“What did I 377524ed1e do?”8b0e5d89b6d6afa8

Jinha, already looking away, 361c80e39e kept walking as he 5f194592ba countered, as if questioning 9fd88609d6 when he’d ever helped.201a2f294ae37dc6

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All he’d done was 0bf6161bfc catch Jigu skipping school, b5cf09d564 find the earring in bcb20bc0d3 his possession, return it a820359de7 to Haena, and clear 662209929e the misunderstanding.5cfaa4118df82914

Soyi knew 297b6ca6da this, but db3050698d she didn’t f57d11caf9 want to 1cef9ad190 hide her 8eb3b384ad feelings.1ad2dd705a04048b

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“Still.”dc3cf5453eb94fa5

His steady 3fb6fe8fb2 strides slowed, 137dde3a2f then stopped. He turned back.b19831e8e50b7c7e

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After a brief locking 03176d83bc of eyes, he moved 712c712ca8 away again.851c63e613022fbe

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That day, when 9e74ca4adb he’d offered help eb671468af that didn’t quite 01af1e6a30 help, the image 59cbb9b949 of the stoic 4eec107eb9 man lingered on 686ba2009f Soyi’s retina.70366d70ab5e0ce3

Would it caefe323ee have been 2641b72f76 easier to 6e0f72eec9 give up d8e595654f if he’d 35ee3c902b been outright a63d07f874 cruel?245824d1cb16476e

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Probably.bf413537638987e7

If he’d never spared 1afce306b3 her a glance or bfaf5612ac shown any interest, she 65eebc01ff might’ve burned out, packed af0cea5493 her bags, and left 3ae404a37a the stifling Seonamjae behind.000cf9e017e209db

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His ambiguous actions 696451470b had once again 870466e5fc disrupted her routine.c0269ea2410ede53

“Soyi, the annex bf3cc67e63 where Young Master 80a3dfe411 Jinha stays—did you 34b61ad931 clean it?”bb1dd983a50667ce

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“Yes, I cleaned 093d1aa53c it earlier this d1697649e3 afternoon.”67033cc6864754c2

“What about 59f1014082 his room?”7f7f5a7859d681ed

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“I can’t 7f8343d9af clean his d609df1fba room. He said no a7d05bc95f one’s allowed in 3366c815fe there anymore.”b09335397f7f8a65

“Right, true.”045bdce4aaedeb1f

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Soyi, idly mentioning d2d539176c Jinha’s name during 2f0135874a cleaning, forced herself 73e3569ebc to focus on 3b0cf87829 other thoughts to 60c36ebfef shake off the 5e7bfc1a73 distraction.f9efc68e37a59e37

“Soyi, check e346f67649 the kitchen f659fe13d1 around 8pmHwejangnimsaid the 4f05d3629a young master 200db8e25d needs some 5d689174e8 nourishment, so c493d0b39f we’re making 4a6035e61a bear soup. He eats dinner d3772c7cb0 in the main 26395ba409 house, but breakfast 953b1b22cc is in the 72a7f950d8 annex, right?”80320275b462fde4

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“Yes.”27e4e1bd348a2496

“It needs to abe848b3b9 simmer until it’s 06b353ad03 done, but I’m 3957e5e3bf stepping out today. I’ll be back tomorrow, d7a94009c3 so you must handle 6db70b1efc it.”13b0c1053525fced

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“Yes.”efee8f0ff40464b7

“Since no one’s in 9f162fb535 the annex, be thorough. I’m counting b9bc39d616 on you.”1119060fd961da7b

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“Yes.”faa198a5bc1f74c5

Soyi responded mechanically to 8ddcf3b9d6 the staff auntie’s frequent b3e1fa27b8 instructions, letting the day 66db3abb50 slip by. Amid tasks, cef57531a6 she often f25c68729f lost track 6439cdec13 of what a4c6b6b54c she was f1b30c7d89 doing.1ab9add6f1e0a162

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Then, out a45d8fac6e of nowhere, cb010fd9bf lethargy hit.47b2fe0f96183c75

This was new.a25b24702ae656b9

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Like a f89a5770d6 runner suddenly 66e1494181 out of 9d3864a943 steam, nothing ec547ce038 felt within 61f52e7689 reach.0a0e51a817fff71c

Using feeling 8717844078 unwell as 8d2b805bda an excuse, a7caf40541 she postponed 0633a4f835 Jigu’s tutoring 8b511f276c and retreated 6813d5ace6 to her 9065401db3 room. Hoping to sleep, she 241b874aad climbed into bed, pulling 940fee3007 the covers over her 10f56fec11 head.253377d356c7be2f

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Drifting in 9ea1fd51af and out 1768510f3e of sleep, a63aa42931 time blurred.beaf37b43d6b49fa

“…Oh!”e16817751e531fce

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Soyi’s eyes snapped open.5458b4bc16f6e65a

“Bear soup.”517e859edb987ce1

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The staff auntie’s earlier 2344c4ebe3 instructions hit her now.6df97e1d8542c229

Checking the clock, her ac319f8e8d face fell with dismay.f06364e68c8bb842

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“Oh…”9486c0080b7406b7

It was 946b897d86 already 11 ba7a8378fb p.m.a530b096a302746c

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“She said to 332cd28490 turn it off b9e46dc151 at 8.”71d0d304bb64fb12

Recalling the auntie’s 974265892d words, Soyi threw a589913e59 on a cardigan 41d83450e9 and rushed out.0a5cd5647c27b50a

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‘It didn’t 61dee2cf23 catch fire, 899564fb23 did it?’e87b425bd8bd1ce6

Leaving the staff 0c0b3025ea quarters, she raced 94276b3cc4 to the main b0992c3856 house kitchen, but 01e3aaef8f nothing was cooking. Puzzled by the spotless 4ba7275e18 kitchen, cold sweat pricked a3bfd576aa her hands.4d6575c5a54b37fb

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“Since no one’s in 31d8d8dfc5 the annex, be thorough. I’m counting on 8d1cd71c4f you.”9687d59c484e1d8d

“Where’s my head at?”bca701e6d0ba143e

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Blaming her day-long 519e81a194 daze, she retraced 1cf1f6d84a the auntie’s words 4b1e0dce1f and bolted for 338d430071 the annex.9947bf248c8ae801

Sprinting with all her 36299eb73d might, she reached the ec0c8ccbc4 annex kitchen and shut 50138476f6 off the stove, where 54bf9aa20b a pot boiled furiously. Lifting the lid cautiously, 255731c834 she saw the bear 9a0fee5261 soup reduced to a 721e3084d3 thick sludge.fd85979f75a2165f

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‘I’m in b82d593cb8 for a ac1c0c26e9 scolding tomorrow.’Sighing, Soyi turned weakly.c53118f521bb0453

But her 1806dac73e steps halted 0d7841b33b after barely 4a6f9ea52c two.482523f7f22957b9

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Jinha stood 9baf0c42a1 before her d695ccdb5c like a e48c841a3e fortress.92ea71645abc0533

His lowered gaze 1238593ee6 slowly scanned her.d5dfc01da023001b

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From top to 4d4fd3c794 bottom. Then bottom 8b6d0aec3f to top.1b1037e5b59ae7bc

Following his 771be6a3b1 uncomfortable stare, b98f21cb0d Soyi glanced 06d25587d7 down at ec3124d592 herself. Only then did she 8f27870d82 notice her state—pajamas, no af6512cdd2 bra, her chest faintly 161fe7e0d1 outlined. Panicking, she held her eddb271888 breath, fumbling to close 48d65a7c1f her gaping cardigan.49a42ce1ba7e193a

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“Stop.”f21b4b157d8997e0

It was too late.1a885d7a16acc847

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