章 82: Chingu

"Noona didn't die in the fire. Dae Won saved her, "Jun Hyeon said simply, coming out of his painful memories and looking at his watch with tear-soaked eyes. Fortunately, Ye Rim was not there personally to see his moment of weakness and self-deprecation. Because of his selfish desires and guilt, his sister had suffered for years, until she died. 

Night had fallen and the hours had passed and Dr. Kim was freezing at the coffee table outside as he talked and talked like crazy. He was hoarse. He got up and started walking back to the hotel.  People hurried past him in the street by the lake, completely ignorants of his suffering. He looked at the phone screen, still lit.

"Ye Rim? Are you still there? Or have you slept yet?"

"I was just wondering if you were okay after talking about it."

"No, I'm not. "

"Opp..."