Never Be Apart

EPILOGUE

"Noona? Good morning!" I jumped a bit when Yunji suddenly pounced on me. Annoyed, I sat up and shot him a glare, which only made him laugh harder and flash a peace sign.

"Good morning, sleepyhead," Haruki chimed in with a chuckle. He had just returned from North after a month since Mr. Santos and the Judge were sentenced. Aiden, on the other hand, had been visiting daily to court me, and we were getting closer again. He shared everything he had been up to over the past year.

I couldn't stay mad at him. Part of me understood him since he had only acted to protect his parents, and honestly, I might have done the same in his position. I was just in the mood to make him wait a little since he had kept me waiting for years.

Natsumi also returned home last week, so the house felt complete again. I was thrilled, even if they were still busy, at least I could spend the evenings with them. Things between Oswyn and me had returned to normal, but the cheesiness was gone. I found out he was dating Yunah, which surprised me at first, but I eventually accepted it. Aki and I had the same reaction, although I couldn't figure out why she looked so disappointed.

Now, Yunji had planned to introduce his girlfriend to us, and I couldn't believe how grown-up he was becoming. Sometimes he and Haruki even discussed medicine, getting along better than I did with my own brother.

So now, my brother was all excited for me to get ready because his girlfriend was on her way over.

In the end, I just threw on something casual for the house, practicing my serious face in the mirror to intimidate her a little. I planned to scare her a bit and then laugh it off afterward.

I don't know what was up with today, but it seemed like all three of them had no work or plans on their own. When I walked into the living room, they were all gathered around watching Netflix. After grabbing a glass of water, I plopped down next to them.

"Don't you guys have work or something?" I asked. They all turned to look at me, exchanging glances.

"Yunji is introducing his girlfriend today, so of course, we have to be here," Aki replied.

"Don't you have a calendar at your place?" Natsumi asked out of the blue, which puzzled me. That was such a random question!

"Nope, we just check our phones. What's the date today?" I said, reaching for my phone to check, but Haruki snatched it away before I could grab it. I was caught off guard and immediately tried to get it back, but she sprinted off, wanting to turn this into a game of tag! In the end, we both ended up exhausted, but I still hadn't gotten my phone back.