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Chapter XIII

Seulgi's POV

Seeing her again, shocked me. I didn't know how to even react at that time. I tried so hard to keep all my emotions from coming out, the first time meeting her again after years of not seeing her.

From the very start, from where she decided to act like strangers that just met each other, I knew the meeting was only temporary. Regardless of what I thought of, at that time, I was kind of hoping I'll get the chance to talk to her. But that didn't happened, because she already left before I could even build the courage to confront her.

Then again, it's Joohyun, she's never taking back what she already decided on. That's why when she tries to break up with me in the past I automatically begged, but in the end she still left me.

I never understood but I wanted to, I still want to.

When I knew she's coming back again for Sooyoung's birthday, I badly wanted to comfront her already. I tried but she doesn't seem to want to talk about it. I wanted to respect it, but I needed answers.

I'm not really sure what happened in the past but I already knew something was wrong, the moment she asked for a break up. I didn't want to pry and I told myself that if she's ready, she will tell me, but that didn't happened. Instead, she disappeared all of a sudden.

I tried to find her, that my parents and some of my relatives went against. They were against my relationship with her, from the very start. I'm not even surprised anymore about how glad they are when she left me. At times I even wonder if they had anything to do with Joohyun leaving.

As the years passed by, I travelled and tried so hard to look for her with the help of my cousin, that has a sudden closeness with Joohyun too. He helped me look for her but we still failed.

It was until he gifted me a book, that gave me hope. Irene, it's the author's name but the contents of the book is too familiar for me not to recognize it. I saw her drafts before, I couldn't be wrong about it.

I asked Wonwoo where he got it but he told me it was just suggested to him too. He said I maybe I could read as a hobby. When I told him I think it was Joohyun's, he tried to talk me out of it but I was already sure. So, I asked him to help me find this Irene but we still end up with nothing.

She's too good at hiding that even with how famous her books are getting, she's still kept herself out of the spotlight. I got to a point of finding her publisher but her details and identity is highly protected.

I didn't know what to do anymore, I've grown tired, and the thought of maybe my parents were right came to me already. That maybe really didn't wante to be with me. I mean, hiding to this extent? She sure knew I'll find her, no matter what.

But then before Nana died she told me something that gave me more urge in finding her. Nana leaving half of her assets to her, just tells me that she knows at some point Joohyun will comeback. So, I waited. She did comeback, not intentionally but she did.

Last night's event went on a different path. I only planned on really talking to her, but we somehow end up doing it. I know I started it, but that's only because I thought it was the only way for me to get to know what she really feels. I didn't get the answers I need but I know now that she really had a big reason for it.

This morning, however, took me by surprise. A cousin of mine wanting to see her, to the extent of taking a break from work? I don't know what to think. Specially now that I'm seeing them hugging each other and she's crying.

My eyes met hers. I got scared, all of a sudden.

I already felt it just this morning. She never really intended on staying, no matter how she wants to. She lets me read through her, that it felt like she only stayed to say goodbye.