Chapter 34 - Do you know the killer? (1/2)
Ashen face and restlessly biting her nails, she paces around the house. Do Sejin also tails her around the house like a puppy, wondering what is wrong with her. Is his presence making her this way? She pauses on her feet. ”Do Sejin, how did we meet that night?”
”You were drunk. You were wearing an oversized coat over your wedding dress. Your lipstick was smeared. You were upset.” Do Sejin is straightforward, not hiding any detail this time. ”I went to the pub to get drunk. You asked everyone if infertile people worth any less than fertile ones. When I told you that they don't, you decided that I should take off your wedding dress. ”
He peeks at her. She doesn't look angry. ”Did you give me that coat?”
He doesn't know why she is asking that. ”No, I didn't.”
Ahn Hana trembles. She still can't recall what happened that night. She left the wedding after Ong Han Bin confessed to her and called off the wedding. She doesn't remember wearing a coat when she left. She was...
A faint memory surfaces.
***
She is drunk and unsteadily walking on the street. She bumps into a man. He catches her by her shoulders. Her lipstick is smeared on his shirt.
”Oops...” She laughed when she saw the lipstick mark on his shirt. ”It's ruined.”
He didn't say a word. She chins up and stares at him. He is wearing a baseball hat and a mask.
”Soooo sorry.” She laughs and tries to rub off the lipstick mark from his shirt. It doesn't get off. She hears a deep chuckle. ”Why are you laughing? Have you never been kissed before? It is just lipstick. I will pay for the laundry.”
”My dear, it's cold.” He makes her wear his coat. ”I wouldn't want my love to get sick.”
She stumbles back on her feet. ”Hey, you! Stop. Who is your lover? I was just dumped on my wedding day. My fiance cheated on me. Come back, you prick! I will beat the love out of you.”
The man is nowhere to be seen.
***
Ahn Hana sits down on the floor. She digs her fingers in her hair. Her shoulder trembles when she recalls that memory. ”Fuck!”
Do Sejin bends down on his one knee. ”What's wrong?”
She doesn't answer him. As always. She punches Jung Kwang-soo's name and calls him.
”Jung Kwang-soo, where are you?” She grasps her head because of the headache. It hurts to think now. ”Come back here, you ȧsshole. Right now. Don't dilly-dally with that girl. Leave her and come back here at this instant. If you don't, I will drop everything and quit your law firm.”
She throws away the phone in frustration. This time, it didn't land on his face. Do Sejin knows it now. She likes throwing things when she is mad. ”Ahn Hana, what's going on? Can you tell me?”