Anna's mother, Mrs Kang twirled a wineglass in hand as she stared blankly into space. She had dark circles under her eyes like she hadn't slept for days but her hair was still tied neatly in a ponytail. She wore casual house clothes– a simple loose gown and fur house slipper.
"Isn't it too early to be drinking wine?" Mr Kang asked when he got to the living room and saw her just sitting there.
He was already ready for work and was just about to leave the house.
"You seem unusually calm about the whole thing." She said without looking at him.
"What do you expect me to do?" He asked in an unpleasant tone.
"Just when we were thinking about making our daughter marry Hwang Thomas, the Hwang's keep getting into trouble." She sighed in frustration before adding,
"What about her other friend? Song Joel? They both seem really close.. don't you think we could push for something between th–"
"Just stop it!" He berated with a dark glare.