86 Dropping Bombs (2/2)

”That's great,” he smiled placidly. His heart thumped loudly. He really shouldn't dawdle.

”...”

”...”

Another bout of silence made its way into the room.

Yeo Ri was rather befuddled. Did he just take her out to eat to ask about Gun's performance in the recent exams? She had a feeling that that was not the case.

The waiter from before came back, and placed a paper bag filled with packed food containers at the side of the table. Heo Woo Seung stopped him before he exited the room, asking for the bill. He took out a credit card and passed it to the waiter.

This allowed them to have some privacy.

”Yeo Ri-ah, I...”

After struggling to arrange his words for a long time, he finally spoke.

”There's something you need to know.”

Yeo Ri straightened her back. She felt like there was something foreboding about his words, and the man in front of her seemed to want to speak about something serious. She poured all her attention on the man.

Heo Woo Seung rummaged the inside of his suit coat and took out an object. He slid it on the table, showing her the thing.

It was a picture.

On the picture, a man and a woman stood next to each other, smiling to the camera. The woman held a bouquet of flowers, and the man looked at her with an affectionate gaze. The woman was strikingly similar to her, while the man had some resemblance to Jin Goo. Perhaps, in ten years or so, Jin Goo would have looked similar to the man in the picture.

”!” Yeo Ri stifled her gasp. She looked at the picture with an uncomprehending gaze. She reached out to touch it with trembling hands, intending to scrutinise it closely.

”W-what is this?” She was so shocked that she did not realise that she had dropped the honourifics, asking the man informally.

Heo Woo Seung looked away from the trembling girl with a remorseful look on his face. ”You might not believe it, but... I am your father.”