202 The Disillusioned Han Couple (2/2)

Once she finished, she neatly tore the page out of her memo pad and slid it over to the elderly couple. ”This is where my mother's grave is. Feel free to move her or whatever, but just remember to inform us beforehand,” Yeo Ri explained.

At that moment, the elderly couple felt that Yeo Ri's reaction was too calm and too emotionally detached. She was talking about her own mother's passing as if she was talking about the weather. It perturbed the couple but they comforted themselves with the thought that since it had been so long, the girl had probably got to terms with it ages ago.

Mrs. Han reached for the small piece of paper and carefully etched each letter and number written on it into her head.

”Thank you,” Mr. Han replied on both his and his wife's behalf.

Yeo Ri's lips slightly quirked up in response. She looked as if she was smiling softly at the couple, but the smile did not quite reach her eyes. However, the elderly couple were too absorbed in their emotions to notice the unfathomable depth in her gaze.

After witnessing Han Ka-eul's aversion to her, Yeo Ri had no mood to play family with these people anymore. It was clear that the girl did not like her for some reason, and Yeo Ri did not want to waste her time trying to fix whatever 'bad blood' they had between them. Rather than make things hard for herself, she'd much rather avoid it entirely.

”It's getting late, so I'll be going now,” Yeo Ri suddenly said, glancing at the time on her phone. Although she had only been there for less than an hour, she felt that it was sufficient enough to gauge their reactions. Inwardly, Yeo Ri had already decided to limit her interactions with the Han family.

”Already?”

Yeo Ri masked her inner thoughts and smiled at them again. ”I have something to do later, so I have to go. Perhaps we should meet again in the future,” Yeo Ri paused briefly, ”Mr. and Mrs. Han.”

”Oh,” Mrs. Han dejectedly wrinkled her nose. She felt sad over the fact that Yeo Ri referred to them so distantly, but she was also disappointed that they did not get to spend as much time together as they hoped. There was still so many things to talk about; they hadn't settled about when Yeo Ri would move in with them, or if she wanted to transfer to Ka-eul's high school, which was closer to their house. Of course, it would be understandable if Yeo Ri wanted to remain at her current school, Mrs. Han thought, since the new semester had already started, and it would be a pain for the young girl to start over at a new place.

”If you're fine with it, should we have lunch together some time in the future?” Mr. Han asked. He knew from the way Yeo Ri referred to them that she still did not feel comfortable with them. Unlike his wife, he wanted to take things slow and bridge the gap between them and their granddaughter first before adopting her into the family.

”Oh, oh yes! We should!” Mrs. Han added with a slightly more cheerful tone. ”We should get started on your adoption papers as well. We can meet up later with your current guardian and get the custody settled first.” Thinking about all the paperwork that would keep her busy, Mrs. Han felt somewhat better. At least now she had something to occupy her mind instead of letting herself brood over Yeoreum's passing.

Yeo Ri's already cold eyes chilled even more.

She had only came over to see them once but they were already thinking so far ahead. What custody? Adoption? Were they thinking about taking her away from her brothers?

Yeo Ri fixed the smile on her face and nodded her head as if to humour them, ”I'll ask my brothers first.”

Neither of the elders seemed to have noticed Yeo Ri's strange mood. They were too elated thinking about having one more member joining their family that they completely forgot to ask if Yeo Ri even wanted to be with them. After all, the Han family was well-to-do, and they were fairly influential in the society, so why wouldn't she want to?

”Great!” Mrs. Han bounced up from her seat. With a warm smile, she went to give Yeo Ri a hug.

Yeo Ri could not find the timing to avoid it, so she begrudgingly accepted the hug while trying to stop herself from pushing the old woman away.

After an excruciatingly long, tight hug, Yeo Ri bade the two elders goodbye without even turning back a second time.