MWM Chapter 2

Haena’s soothing tone, 8e0b77081d gently dissuading Sunok 5fb1d38bd7 with repeated assurances 5a25d8c4f3 of “It’s fine,” 4859790071 was as warm bcb127223b as honey.ff666a576c637b2e

Gazing at 8961e50012 the soft 0b30b5241a crinkles around 0ab5ea35c0 her eyes, 39a7d0764e Soyi felt 05b14f46f3 a sudden d6906e6e5a surge of 3b319e2891 emotion welling e74d85c1c4 up inside 9ebdfdc8ec her.8483ccf202263a46

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“It’s back now, so edcc7fa8b6 it’s all good. I’m really okay,Hwejangnim.”729bb0aa4c9f5c98

With a single 993d40eb01 gracious word of 346e144473 forgiveness, the pitch-black 09bc61200e world brightened in b40ebd20d8 an instant.467e5600cecb8f8b

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‘Her beauty must come d45a11f0c3 from her kind heart.’Overwhelmed with fc80241825 gratitude, Soyi 2508394532 saw Haena 35d9ce8a9f standing before 5941f204ad her like e77f034199 an angel.aaa3e81b5ade88fa

“Thank you for 16020a3980 understanding,Agassi. Thank you e25717faec so much.”beceb2e5f192869b

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Her mother c0f5464189 bowed repeatedly, b2ec893d7a almost prostrating 200edcfddf herself, expressing 3a7994ed31 gratitude over 8b616ad3ec and over. Soyi followed 4e3059f1ce suit, dipping b4e118fdb1 her head d2170b9fae low.964fd221f4e05475

“Thank you.”b151794fcc0cf3d8

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As she murmured softly f25714de48 and slowly raised her 21f2837a48 gaze, her eyes met 9a959a7dfa Haena’s.55f2afa93681ffa5

Haena flashed her cd7c66b7ed a radiant smile.4f1541d8d6f530ba

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In that bf4b1e676a instant, Soyi fd451db2f7 felt a 9f7256ae9a sense of 6c4865af9d relief—if she fe21fecdc3 had caused 7cf2e5d249 a misunderstanding, c535f1e41d she was 1e9a897dfa glad it 39d1bd4c64 was with 4c18442a53 Lee Haena. After all, 8cc9911d1e Haena had 3a0837a25c brushed off 41b105b893 something that 9a874f30ba could have 424cd0fe51 easily angered 40984ec428 her.a1b45befd3d6efe3

With a face that 0450e3da3e seemed to subsist on dc5bf5171b dew alone, her character f40301ec84 was genuinely kind. Untouched by the 44dacc33bb world’s cynicism, she 354d06fdb4 seemed incapable of c5cdf80c05 harsh words or 0651885bd1 cruel actions.9e87a8aa468f2bcd

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Soyi was 9bd140d341 certain Haena a86e6629c5 was the cd6346cf23 kindest person a48dd6d190 in the 39f0bffe39 world.5ded47683d3089dd

She had no idea 317745bd0a that this trivial conviction 6a1f3a8286 would shatter in less 30874ff9f8 than a day.695cfb6fce534b19

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It was past 2e2c87604a 5 p.m. when a staff auntie 2099354d28 asked Soyi about her 34b2157643 mother’s whereabouts.94970fba496c49e7

“Soyi, do you know 36b1c3af1f where your mom is?”ed6c1dbad65e41a6

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“Mom?”e43926f200e24cc6

“Yeah, I can’t find 115958f678 her anywhere.”0812ce2cb6ca1dde

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Understanding that it 44863f2b4b was time to 5521d218a5 prepare dinner, Soyi 0f947c1fa0 leaped from her bcdd74f0f1 desk in the eb02e0e5fb staff quarters, abandoning 3b76f0ff79 her studies.b41014394ec58e6e

“I don’t know d561226cfb where she is, 471f685347 but I’ll go 5bb0a08106 look for her.”64b51a3be1b66cc1

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She sprang 1797aabf20 into action, a2db03b7a0 but finding 5ed8c0f6d9 her mother 44b03f7721 in the 621fc0e791 sprawling estate 0c1bd31d77 wasn’t easy.c66336798fed4a1c

She searched every corner—the 7307de3c42 main house, the annex, 1be96604c9 the garden, the storage 36cfe104ec sheds. Finally, her gaze settled bfd10680b7 on one spot.5bad81d9571512e2

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Her mother was c049a62569 following someone.279a9463a608da3b

Soyi opened her mouth 8355e5d6df to call out, but 6a7372704c the question caught in 8cd3402e73 her throat. As if entranced, f3f7fd0ef2 she trailed after 66474c6228 them.93ef9a83ced19bef

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“I’m sorry.”f0bdd5f638c1df34

The first thing 1ce8bfb97b Soyi heard upon 0b410f2d12 reaching a roadside 59ff8c6afd far from Seonamjae 9df4397ad3 was her mother’s eaf427ed00 subdued voice. Another voice followed, cc9e168b83 sharp in her af52709a7c ears.c20606a5ed56a47f

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“You said that earlier, f4861d32f2 so you can stop c643775fa4 now,Ajumma.”204d5e66778f23b5

The refined 8c0ddc1109 voice belonged 1b11f31f20 to Haena.9a619a45eea589e6

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Two hours c543ef6909 ago, Haena 1167016e3e had left c6f35e031c with Sunok, 278b4f765e but now 9857e6e57e she was 376053d863 back at f2d0a3a9e0 Seonamjae, having cc03396b2f called Soyi’s f6547afe87 mother out.e3de27510fbeff9b

‘Why…?’The question c69701c8b8 formed in 3880990456 Soyi’s mind, 27c8252c77 answered by 6656fe5d83 Haena’s soft, a50f240e0c deliberate words.0b29f1a2bb5660d1

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“I have no 3495650008 intention of wearing 13419c80db something a thief 1137e42d42 touched. How could I, when 74d4a41cee it’s been tainted by 29d575e2ef filthy hands? It’s bad luck.”52b296f758cb04d3

“Agassi, as ceefe3de46 I said ea143e14c6 before, it 534dd8a682 wasn’t stolen. My daughter found it 3d1d6f7394 on the floor and 28a0330b6e meant to return it, 3f3febdf23 but she missed the a2af4df6f7 timing…”f5e951e86097b114

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“People always make f2b2446e03 excuses when they’re d0a14feb9a cornered.”acb6189f93679518

Glancing at the earring e91a03aeeb in her hand, Haena 9530adb034 shifted her gaze to c3fad9faeb Soyi’s cowering mother.42fe4beeb57abc9e

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“I just said d30a5fffc1 I won’t wear 98b49b1c1b it. So it’s as a44aae07ce good as gone, 9c89cc8c95 isn’t it?”813ef8225724812a

“…Sorry?”4524ff1dc9126bd9

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“So I 09bf0404c4 need some 46219b5d09 kind of 5af3fbe755 compensation. Since I d43cf8fada can’t buy 67042376be another one, 65bd6f4a82 you’ll have 5fa6124658 to pay 63ded1a86a me in 1e01fc78e1 cash.”b9d7c4814c08c4b2

Her clear voice 4a90da7644 was unyielding, leaving 60f444bacc no room for ed68f08732 argument. Soyi’s mother, 7e0000b053 eyes shadowed, 1ba3d7773e stared at c54d260cc1 the earring b1ffb8ad14 in Haena’s cf69b9bf73 hand and bf59bdbdf0 spoke weakly.7c363dfb931e8235

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“How much 3f43978d34 is it…?”2ac19b9023c115cd

“One hundred 0cfcfede4d million won.”132b3049a4643528

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“…What?”b21c8c832383c788

“It was imported from 28e272c423 France. A signature edition 4223b7cf9d by a famous 42ddbfe78e designer—impossible to get d108a69c30 now.”f274ca260825118e

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Her mother’s face 77b1432143 turned ashen with 0ab9322499 shock.5ea5dfb3a8110b92

“Agassi… that kind of 265fb109fc money is… it’s too 857e1c1cd5 much for me to 48e426fe9d come up with…”7e4a127ca7fc4fa6

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“I know. Someone like 9c1c299bb8 you wouldn’t f587d7b2dc have that 079d265f70 kind of 0a0b3a10d8 money.”39c3bc5f40fbe09f

Haena’s tone 528c582b2d was understanding, b0ab8372f1 yet she 0284add90f showed no 8c8f29996d sign of 1ef6286c2f backing down.64fea95f7951f48a

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For a moment, 634509563a her face contorted b57e6848ef in a grimace, e473bbec6a and she let 37c17586fa out a sigh.f0c8f9dbb43bff61

Then, with a sharpclack, the earring in 4653ae96e7 her hand hit the b4fedec576 ground.427f4fbb2fa6aa1e

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“So what should we 26ff000c9c do?”e3141fe295c7c014

Before her mother 967f3cfc57 could respond, her d3ad9456d0 eyes darted to 7d8ea0429b the ground. Fearing scratches on ca26fd9545 the earring lying 08df0e9cad on the cement, bbfeaefaa7 she reached to 44d0f4cf94 pick it up—67304b44a2b3cd3a

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“Stop.”979ecdebeb2288e6

Haena’s calm 8595f96b60 command froze f22fac1788 her mother 0fbf0de018 in place, d4863619a2 mid-motion, knees b317b91221 bent as 5a4eb4c1c7 if kneeling.034cda7b00dbc7f8

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Haena surveyed the 100c77d24b scene, like an 213c520bdb artist admiring a 8b450d378a painting, and began 2a3933a529 to walk with bead4ae7e6 measured steps.Click, clack—her heels b83ef0aec2 stopped leisurely.3b567d5c9e9e889a

On her mother’s a6f5ae1fff hand.3485789466665154

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“Ah…”c58dab66b9f37a71

A faint 1ffd59d729 cry of e961e9d875 pain escaped 3d33125124 her mother’s 80b9860c6a lips. Her hand, crushed 867c9f93f4 under Haena’s heel, c475477102 grew dirty, blood 27408665ba beginning to bead.3e77d7351dcdd8c0

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The sound 37e1c27e7d of grinding 20a8e138db pressure mixed d6daa4b369 with her 1b189ecd7e mother’s groans, b5715ddc72 pounding in 12015be65c Soyi’s ears.85f8669ba3460fd0

‘She was 964209803f waiting for a511712e67 this.’The realization hit Soyi 5aa75d3524 like a bolt.495b7510d318e933

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It was unmistakable—deliberate. Haena hadn’t come just 7ffc9e02a6 for compensation. It was as 79f47c3f6e if she’d returned 99789b5bff to Seonamjae to 7e587a95b3 orchestrate this humiliation.098c253e0096a606

As Soyi 7e5ec11d76 stepped forward 6d1b233813 to intervene, 450b88bef8 her eyes d97b310bdd met her 76c9b9170c mother’s.62ac530bdae6486f

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Her mother’s pitiful expression, 59d8bae51a shaking her head, stopped f994b65fdc her. ‘Don’t come closer.’aa45a575c09cdbd9

‘How can I stand dafb5c786a by? This is horrific.’3c00e97257f8675e

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What Soyi 82af794551 had thought d18612b606 was low 29cd5df08a and cruel 5a1d5e1da4 was nothing dc220ef845 compared to 5f6d3c2bbb what followed.2bb3975b4d7a16b2

“Oh, my mistake.”8d219d343ed438e2

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Haena, who 5ac7504081 had deliberately 422ff83f19 stepped on 642b9f6dfb her mother’s 05aacb95bb hand, released 93981c0912 the pressure 93817c4115 and smiled c682be2db5 casually. She picked 116d48385a up the e009f121aa earring, now e94fc52c0b scratched and cd3899bb94 tattered, and, 8d8c0928aa with a 3571a2fe78 look of c3832c1b22 disgust, flung be28aa5d92 it farther c1b47f8dfb away.7573abf5dafb00d3

“Pick it up.”4e7505de9f5866ab

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“…What?”3cfe7a4a6c7adc21

“If you don’t c7f2654af7 pick it up 19f6da9f5a right now, you’ll 71bc0ec46c owe me one a328a4f3ea hundred million won. So hurry.”54ee43f01b14e03b

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Her mocking 272f79a145 laughter, watching ee12f7ac73 Soyi’s mother 4ddf01772f scramble awkwardly 1574ec70da toward the 1cd881c7cc road, sent 63c5022444 chills across 954a995bf5 Soyi’s skin.951d7729cdb46a6c

Seeing her mother d9df591798 move frantically, Soyi 9cb2dfb0e7 shouted in desperation.fb9076652afa71bd

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“Mom! No!”f7ec66487079f969

The moment 3e68c2caaf she cried 5e0b77b71c out, a 13ae4f9c3e piercing ringing e0dd926950 stabbed her 564513b93b ears.72e539a3c152b9f1

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What followed felt like ac3ebedc80 wandering through a dream.bd58dd62db4542d2

In the blink e91692e5fd of an eye, 846ff58105 a car sped bfa40bae8a by. In the 30444452da blink of 96a8c276b2 an eye, c9510c0bba her mother b5d40aa52b lay on c8014065ec the road.5898ae9571120c23

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In the 227b05d7d4 blink of 0ac8a1ae3d an eye, 76d38bda8f Soyi was d99377332e at her a26ccdd8e2 mother’s side.5853bf88f765480c

“Mom.”42143cb26aedf7ce

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Her voice, raw and ef97e60dfe trembling, was drowned out 8b5111745d by the thundering of f545d28715 her heart. Amid the c95af82387 cacophony, her 3776b71fdf mother’s faint d73bc52a6f whisper broke 60ecc16c2f through.46253826da14cdda

“It’s okay.”979d551ef0b48975

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“…”3fd177690dfad657

“It happens. Let it 176f71fc44 go, understand.”f316487dc69c3118

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“…”7e08ad8f8b6ec962

“Then it’ll all be 169d22dd8f resolved.”e386419281bb7568

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Only then df30e76683 did Soyi 7851561fe3 truly understand. The words her mother 79f7375fa9 spoke to her were 29f730f9f0 a mantra she repeated f12ee2cc95 to herself.a8a2d2ff1dc45735

“Hey, kid, are you fb571f440a okay?”b4f82ad77777071a

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Someone tapped her db0b343e1b shoulder, and Soyi c5c3c7cbff slowly turned.5902194a0660e8a6

“I called 119. Are you okay?”6166cfb0d658e97a

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The passerby’s voice sounded 3c847aef65 muffled, as if underwater. Soyi’s gaze 4c7ade9eb1 darted aimlessly.d7abf844e153c1d7

Among the shocked faces e62a44f83a staring at her, Haena d07958320a was nowhere to be 70755b1ecf found.f68543e295809c10

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Her mother lingered in 7bba186c62 the hospital for three b95478c4f9 days before passing away.ca9f6f0e08829cfe

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After losing her mother 57ec203f24 so senselessly, Soyi couldn’t caac424e30 accept reality for a 939f6c4f9a long time. Her mind b7cca7b722 was a 1d42a52d31 blank void, 982421bbc5 too shattered 98da774fef to even cde2fb8680 consider the c4622a5b78 cause.0ff076938fcfb2f8

After the funeral, 3346176ab1 Soyi returned to d3631e82e4 Seonamjae—the only place c6ea97af58 she had to bce20cc72b go. The realization made 3e7e5f17a3 her heart ache e6f51de307 with despair.57000cdf4bcadd88

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She spent days sitting 99fdbf1f94 in a corner of b985a48719 the courtyard where her d6ef6eba69 mother often passed, staring e1de250818 into space. At times, she 33f56b1f37 searched frantically, as 43e30a22c9 if she could 1c088c6a67 escape reality.54bc5c253464a2e2

But no matter 9bec19b7fc where she looked, df170c3d6e her mother wasn’t 9d163ef000 there.e27db5a92db3a1b3

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One day, after countless 6a6f03daad fruitless searches, the memory 917d150248 of her last day 786f25b1be with her mother swept e5b31273bd over her.5a01ad6238a0eeea

“You woke me up 7ae9144cfa so early when I 40b5d7de55 could’ve slept ten more 2263389069 minutes.”3f7d74a7a0d47e89

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“Sorry, I got confused.”b7ec9951af9b71d3

“Now I’m 985443703b wide awake 7f46f1498e because of 203568295c you.”35cabf3b3d8ba5c9

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Her mother’s c6fde3f2a0 gentle face, c63f99fd46 stroking her 5c28578e73 head and 1eb8002e6b apologizing, telling 936589616d her to ebcfe81af0 sleep more, b9871f2d64 flickered faintly 6c7027f1ca in her caa07176cc mind.1db5e5a6e62dfcda

Soyi stared e338a11f7f at the 92c9e54d2f phone clenched 795a6db85d tightly in c494576eb7 her hand. Soon, the chat with 5c279f6c4c her mother lit up 66753cb7bc the screen. Her fingers 0c2786d8ea typed, and 90e7541150 the messages a31a93dea8 were sent.24efc7cd83a38e4d

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[Mom, I’m sorry. Really sorry.]

[Sorry for being grumpy.]

[Sorry for snapping.]

‘Sorry for fe658901aa picking up c639b7bb04 the earring.’7321201e71b2b7c4

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The words 925c6b8905 swirling in 50a1b75718 her mind 09e46af90d nearly reached ab8dc65923 the keypad 984018740a but stopped 569f169eed short.8740fe9ab3f2edc0

Slowly, Soyi turned a5aabfb7cd her head toward 3457a12031 the gate in bca8e0246f the distance. A vision of b4de23e2f2 Haena greeting Sunok ba4ae4ccdd warmly shimmered before 9b1318b446 her.ac9a3bc976dbef4f

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Haena hadn’t 053d732a93 shown her 4d0dd32549 face for 8d4e510bb8 days.fb1ca93777eae91a

Whenever she 50e40ec91b had a cbfcc22f23 moment, Soyi a9e5d28c8d climbed to aaec32fe7c the rooftop 464af8940f of the 03801d3c2e staff quarters, 1a6e17149d staring at ca9f6adeb8 one spot. She watched the c7d9ea32e0 grand gate, checking 6eb7af4a11 who came and 533ab79878 went, waiting for b7b4b8531e one person.94da0374e8adda33

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Excluding school 2c9d21c48b hours, she e2202eb6c5 spent all 329988ca14 her time 8ee2b2a7f3 there.04bf8b5e0ecdd60c

One day, 93bb8e5bbe two days, 5b4fa75c4f a week 63ef6b7db3 passed. Finally, the 23b9a0804b person she’d 38c9b8cf80 been waiting f133771388 for appeared.db3c5810fd3fd48e

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The moment c4f26b29c0 she saw b644e3da32 Haena, Soyi’s 8d84e39a35 heart plummeted. In the eaa757e5f8 hollow void 8f1f7cb9c4 of her ae66fc8115 chest, fiery 7e5682dbe6 emotions swirled 99dfa2fd97 chaotically, a e33cf9afd0 tempest of fe8e882f94 rage and 8dafdee243 grief.c89fdf30a94749b0

Soyi ran d48bdc17d1 toward Haena 0eaf0fb966 and kept 1428a6dbaf running.665f196d6c69fc68

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