Silence.
There were no words needed between the two.
They sat there in each other's arms, savoring the newfound brotherhood they had formed.
Minjun always wanted a real brother, and now, he had June.
Meanwhile, June never thought he'd have another sibling in this lifetime aside from Mei Ling, but Minjun proved that wrong.
As they continued to bask in the beauty of silence, there was another person trying to stay as silent as possible.
She covered her mouth to choke back a sob.
Lena leaned against the wall and peeked inside the room, her heart aching as she looked at her broken child.
After June rejected her offer to find out what was truly going on with her son, Lena did a background check on June.
She had found out some pretty interesting things—some that could potentially ruin his career.
June was the very first person who made Lena question her worth as a parent, and she admits that she acted rashly with her decisions.
However, after hearing their conversation, she felt a newfound respect for the idol.
Never in her life had she seen Minjun cry as hard as he did just now. Aside from the times when he was a toddler, Minjun didn't cry much. He didn't even cry when Lena got divorced with his dad.
So, Lena always thought Minjun was stronger than most kids.
She admired him for that.
Lena didn't pay much attention to Minjun's feelings because she thought he could handle them better than the average child.
Yet, in the end, she was wrong.
Minjun was still a child—a broken child who only put up a brave facade.
Was it for himself?
Or maybe it was for his parents?
Lena shook her head, looking at the flash drive that had always been in her pocket after the background search she did on June. She quickly destroyed the flash drive before tossing it into the trash, walking away from the room with a heavy heart.
As she walked, she bumped into her mom, who was shocked to see her presence.
"Lena?" Grandma exclaimed, placing down the food she had prepared on a nearby seat. "What are you doing here?"
Lena didn't say anything and just wrapped her arms around her mother, leaning into her embrace.
Grandma was stunned for a moment, but she also wrapped her arms around her child, resting her chin against her shoulder.
The older woman smiled and rubbed Lena's back, comforting her daughter.
"Oh, you fool," Grandma said. "What have you gotten yourself into?"
Lena let out a deep breath before gently breaking their hug.
"What did I do to Minjun, Mom?"
"You weren't there," Grandma said. "Although I tried to fill the void of your absence in his heart, I just know it could never be replaced."
Lena looked down at the ground in disappointment.
The life she had chosen—it made it harder for her to pay attention to her child.
However, hearing Minjun's honest confession, Lena wanted to try harder as a mother.
"Is it too late now?" Lena asked, tears welling up in her eyes.
