Come Back To Me

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Seojin stopped dead in her tracks after noticing what Eunbyeol held in her hand. Seokkyung stood behind Eunbyeol, trying to calm her down, but she resisted. "Why? You can't tell me?", Eunbyeol added, cornering her mother into a situation she couldn't face. Eunbyeol looked at Seojin's eyes, which were flooded in pain and guilt. Seojin came up to Eunbyeol and placed both her hands on hers, as she kneeled down. "I'm sorry I couldn't tell you sooner", She cried out to her. "What does that woman mean to you?", Eunbyeol asked, calming herself down a little. Seojin wasn't sure how, but she was certain Eunbyeol knew about Yunhee. "She's my everything, I love her", Seojin replied, digging her knees harder into the wooden floor, begging for Eunbyeol's support. "She came back to me", She added.

Seokhoon and Rona had finally arrived at the Hera Palace after some commotion about the kitten. Rona decided it would be best to keep the kitten at her house, since she still had some things leftover from her old cat her mom used to own.

"Mom, I'm home", Rona shouted out, making sure her mom could hear her. "I brought someone home for a few nights", she told her mom, running into her in the hallway. "Who?" Yunhee asked, looking around for a person. "Her", Rona giggled, as she raised to cat to her mother's face. "Rona! Who said you could bring an animal home!", Yunhee told her, getting angry. "She had no place to stay and she was hungry. I'm not asking to keep her forever", Rona replied, knowing that was a lie.

Eunbyeol sank to the floor after talking to her mother. Seokkyung offered to help her up, but the girl resisted. "Do you think my mom doesn't love me?", Eunbyeol asked her, genuinely. "No! Of course not! Why wouldn't she love you? You're her daughter", Seokkyung replied, making her question seem like nonsense. "She would've told me if she did", Eunbyeol told her. "Your mom probably wasn't ready to tell you yet. She must've been so scared of what you would think", Seokkyung replied. "Think about it this way, you didn't tell her about us, did you?", Seokkyung added, picking up Eunbyeol and bringing her over to her bed. "I'm sure she didn't have bad intentions", Seokkyung told her, as she kissed her forehead goodnight and left her room. Tapping Seokkyung's shoulder, Seojin looked at her, sincerely. "Thank you, for being understanding", she said, showing her gratitude. Seokkyung looked at her shocked, "You heard us?". "Don't worry, I knew since last night. My cousin works at the restaurant you brought Eunbyeol to." Seojin chuckled.

The next morning, Rona woke up early to the kitten vomiting. Immediately getting dressed, she rushed to Seokhoon's house, as he was competent with animals. After their housekeeper answered the door, Rona scurried in, straight to Seokhoon's bedroom. "Wake up!", Rona yelled as she shook Seokhoon awake. "What's wrong?", he asked, mimicking the worried expression on Rona's face. "The kitten's sick! You know more about animals! Is it choking?", she asked, consequently. Seokhoon grinned trying to hold in his laughter, "Is that why you came to my house, at 5 A.M. on a Saturday?". " if it'd be choking it would already be dead by now with your slow feet", he added, teasing her. "Shut up and tell me what's wrong with the cat", Rona insisted. "She's fine, cats vomit all the time, she probably didn't chew her food properly", Seokhoon told her, calming the overly worried girl.

  Suryeon heard the commotion and entered Seokhoon's bedroom. "Rona, you're here early. What's with the cat?" Suryeon asked her, rubbing her eyes awake. They calmly explained the situation to avoid any rising suspicions.

  Rona went home, dropping the cat off at the penthouse after she felt she was not ready for a pet. "Rona? Where did you go so early in the morning?", Yunhee asked, still half awake. "Oh just to throw away the trash" Rona answered.

   Later that day, Eunbyeol had went to pick up some groceries and noticed Rona walking the same way. Debating whether or not she should ask Rona about their parents, she ran up to her regardless. "Hey..so about our parents ", Eunbyeol said, rethinking her decision.

Shoot. What If she doesn't know about it?

She thought to herself, knowing it was too late. "What.. about our parents?", Rona asked, confused. Eunbyeol froze, not saying a word. "Eunbyeol~ah, tell me now!", Rona told her, getting more suspicious. "Well, yes, um their business isn't going well?", Eunbyeol quickly spoke up. Rona got closer to her, knowing she's telling her nothing but lies, "What is it?". Eunbyeol, forced to tell her, looked down and spoke, "O-Our parents are dating". Rona tripped backwards, almost stumbling. She had a feeling this was the situation, she just hoped she misinterpreted it.