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8.

While watching the female protagonist and her younger sibling hail a taxi, the phone vibrated and a name appeared on the screen.

Park Woo-jin

배진영

—Yeah, brother

박우진

—What happened? Seo Yeo-ju, it seems like you know JY Group.

I accepted Woojin's call without much thought, but

Jinyoung frowning

배진영

What do you mean you know?

As I asked urgently, I heard a sigh.

박우진

As soon as the JY Group was mentioned, he ran out from being with me.

배진영

Bro... come to the villa for now. I'm following them right now, and it looks like they're heading to the villa.

Jinyoung hung up the phone.

배진영

You know?

Jinyoung's gaze changed.

Do they know even the parts of their own thoughts?

He lets out a bitter smile.

배진영

That's fun..

My younger sibling who bites their nails

As if wanting to express that they are angry

He was trembling uncontrollably with one hand clenched into a fist.

The female protagonist who just watches that scene

My younger sibling gets out as soon as they arrive and strides into the house.

It looked as if he was about to cause trouble at any moment. The female protagonist hurriedly followed him inside.

서여주

Why, what are you going to do...?

I was half worried and half curious.

What was your younger sibling trying to do just now?

서유정(동생)

Sister... if we stay here, Mom might come.

My younger sibling speaks as if holding back tears.

It didn't seem like he was angry.

The younger sibling who eventually pours out all their longing for their mother

서유정(동생)

Ah... I know I'm sorry to my sister, but I... I... miss Mom.

— Click

I shouldn't have opened the door then.

Seeing that expression, I unconsciously frowned and let out a sigh.

서여주

Ah... go inside first.

Jinyoung approaches Yeoju, who is trying to let her younger sibling—who is crying—into the room, and opens his mouth.

배진영

How much do you know?

I nodded and asked whatever I wanted to ask.

서여주

What... are you talking about?

The female lead answers without even giving Jinyoung a glance.

The younger sibling sees Jinyoung, goes in front of him, and grabs his sleeve.

서유정(동생)

Mom... where are you?

배진영

what?

He took a step back as if flustered.

The younger sibling, still clutching the hem of Jinyoung's clothes tightly, opens their mouth.

서유정(동생)

My mom... where is she? Where is Mom?!

The female protagonist, sensing that it was too late to regain her reason

He hugs his younger sibling and shouts.

서여주

Let's stop this... please

The younger sibling starts sobbing loudly in the female lead's arms

Seeing that, Jinyoung eventually leaves the house and gets into the car.

배진영

Are you looking for your mom?

Jinyoung leans against the wall as if snapping, as if his head is aching from the unorganized work.

배진영

You're really something.

Around that time, Woojin's car pulled in.

Woojin shouts as soon as he sees Jinyoung

박우진

Who is the female lead?

배진영

in

박우진

Just a moment... wait

Woojin went in as if trying to resolve the situation.

Jinyoung watching the back view