Chapter 56 - He is okay now (1/2)

She smiles at him. ”It's been a while, Do Sejin.”

It's been a while. He still can't believe his eyes. She has reappeared in the world. He grabs her shoulder with his trembling hands. ”Where have you been?”

”I was on a vacation.” She tells him, amused by his reaction. ”Did you miss me, Do Sejin?”

Miss her? That's an understatement.

”I felt like I was dying every second not knowing where you are...” He pulls her into his arms. She has lost weight. The lingering scent of Magnolia. He realizes that nothing is the same with her.

”Where is our child?”

She pushes him away. She blinks at him once. ”Our child?”

Is she pretending? Do Sejin doesn't know what to say. If she lies, he can't do anything about her. He is afraid of her right now. She has a different look. He doesn't know who she is. She is Ahn Hana, but she has a different aura around her. Like the surface of the sea, she is glittering under the moonlight. However, like the bottom of the sea, the gravitating darkness insider her is unmistakable.

”I know that you were pregnant when you left.” Do Sejin cannot run away from this. He needs to know the truth. His life hasn't been the same since he met her. If something happened to his child, he needs to hear it.

She shrugs her shoulder nonchalantly. She turns around and looks at the pictures. A sigh leaves her lips.

”Just because it was your spėrm, it doesn't make him your son.”

He is relieved. He has a son. His and Ahn Hana's child. He releases his breath. A year of tightness in his ċhėst is released. ”Where is he? How old is he? When was he born?”

She walks out of the house without a word. Do Sejin rushes after her. She keeps walking on the road, ignoring his calls. There is no way that he will let her run away like this. He clasps on to her wrist and drags her to his car. It's cold. She is only wearing a thin white dress.

”Don't go like that.” He covers her with his coat. ”Let's go back home. Everyone is waiting for you.”

If she doesn't want him to tell about their son yet, he will wait. She needs time. He also needs time. They can't rush it. He will wait for her to speak up. He will hear everything that she has to say.

”I will take the bus.” She points at the road. ”Bus station is not far away.”

”Are you kidding me?” Exasperated by her words, he pushes her inside his car. ”Just sit there.”

When they are halfway back to the S city, she chuckles in a low voice. ”Thanks, Do Sejin. I guess I saved some bucks since you are driving me back.”

Strange. If she was the same Ahn Hana, she would have never said things like that.

”Where did you go?” He can't resist asking.

”You won't tell me ever, right?”

She doesn't answer him. He peers at her She is sleeping. He sighs. He didn't expect that he would find her like this.

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