The Cat That I Love

"Truth Unfold" Ch.25

Authors pov.

It was already 11:23 p.m. when the rain started pouring outside. By 11:30 p.m., it had grown heavier, accompanied by thunder, and soon after, strong winds swept through. The people in the villa felt unsettled by the sudden stormy weather at night. 

"You girls should stay for the night, it's dangerous to go home in this kind of weather," Lee Know said, worried for their safety. "Yes, the roads are slippery at this hour—it's dangerous," Sohyun thought with concern. The two girls exchanged a look of disbelief before nodding. "Butler, prepare the two guest rooms for the girls," Minhyun instructed his personal butler, who nodded in acknowledgment.

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Two girls were asleep in their own guest rooms when a sudden noise came from Yeji's room. She was talking in her sleep, saying breathlessly, "Sam, run," then crying out, "Umma, Appa, help me," as she tossed and turned, sweat trickling from her forehead to her neck. Suddenly, she sat up and slowly walked out into the hallway, moving as if she knew exactly where she was headed. She stopped in front of a large white and gold door and tried to open it, but it was locked.

Going to a nearby flower vase, she searched inside and pulled out a golden key. Unlocking the door, she stepped into a glass-walled room with a grand white and gold piano at its center. Outside, the dark and stormy night was visible through the walls. She sat at the piano and began playing a melody so moving it could make someone cry.

"Unnie," a voice called. She looked at the person and said, "Sam," smiling as tears streamed down her face. The man ran to her and embraced her as if he'd been longing for it for years, but before he could speak, she lost consciousness in his arms.

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The entire Hwang family was in the living room, waiting for one person—Yeji. Two girls walked in, unaware of why everyone was staring at them like something had happened. They sat down on the couch, and Hyunjin was the first to speak. "Yeji, do you know how to play the piano?" he asked. The girls glanced at each other at the sudden, random question. "I don't know how," Yeji replied. "Have you been here before?" he asked again. "No, this is my first time here," she answered, looking confused. "Do you know me? Have we met before?" he continued, making the situation even stranger. 

"Yes, you're the big-shot businessman in Korea, and we met before in front of your old house," Yeji said. Hyunjin sighed deeply. "Excuse me for interrupting, but why are you asking Yeji these questions?" Chaeryeong suddenly spoke up. Everyone turned to her as Hyunjin explained, "Last night, Yeji did something I never expected anyone to do. I woke up thirsty and saw her walking around like she knew her way through the house. I followed her quietly and saw her stop at the locked piano room. Only my sister and I know where the key is, hidden beneath the vase. But somehow, Yeji knew too. She unlocked the door and started playing a familiar song—one only my family and I know, because my sister and I wrote it ourselves."

"And lastly, I didn't call her by her name, I called her 'unnie,' and she replied that only her sister calls her that, and Lee Know calls her 'Sam,'" he said, tearing up. This made Chaeryeong realize that 'Sam' was the name Yeji mentioned that night at Choi's villa. "I don't remember doing those things, I was asleep the whole night in the guest room," Yeji explained in confusion. "After I hugged you, you lost consciousness, and I asked the maid to bring you to your guest room," he added, leaving the girl even more confused as she couldn't remember what had happened the previous night.

Chaeryeong began to piece together things that might be linked to Yeji's past life, suspecting that Yeji might actually be Hwang Lucy from before. Everything was becoming clearer as the connections formed. "I know this might sound impossible, but do you believe in reincarnation?" Chaeryeong suddenly asked, making everyone look at her. "What do you mean by that?" Hyunjin asked. "From what you said, you might believe Yeji is your sister, right?" Chaeryeong said, prompting Hyunjin to question himself. "Judging from your expression, it's a yes!" Chaeryeong guessed accurately.

"Actually, Yeji isn't human—she's a cat who turned into a human," the pale girl said, leaving everyone confused and shocked. Yeji, on the other hand, was stunned, wondering why Chaeryeong was revealing this to them. "Are you joking with us?" Hyunjin asked. "No, I would never joke about this right now. My point is, Yeji might be, or she is, your sister because..." Chaeryeong began explaining Yeji's situation and what she truly was.

"Prove something that will make us believe she's really my sister," Hyunjin demanded, which made Chaeryeong more confident to share her conclusion. "You already know Yeji's situation, right? First, she has memory dreams about her past, where she was killed by her driver, Mr. Smith, isn't that right?" Hyunjin's eyes widened, and so did Lee Know's. "As far as I know, that was the name of their driver when I was a kid," Lee Know said, making Hyunjin frown at hearing the name of the man who killed his sister.

"Secondly, before your sister died, she was wearing a white dress and red shoes that you had given her for her birthday," which left the three guys in shock. "From your reaction, I knew I was right. I know this because I wrote down what Yeji told me about her memory dream, thinking it might be useful in the future—and I was right. As you said earlier, Yeji knows where you hid the key that only you and your sister knew about, and the song that only your family knows was played by Yeji. Recently, Yeji had a dream at Choi's villa, and she doesn't even realize it herself.

Like last night, when you said she lost consciousness after the incident—she did the same after saying these things, even though her eyes were open. 'I miss umma, appa, and Sam,' she said. When I asked who they were, she replied, 'My family. I need to see them; they must be worried. I need to see them.' Then she lost consciousness again after that," Chaeryoung briefly explained what she had gathered.