Foe To Flame

Epilogue II

Namsoon went to visit Si-O in the prison almost every day, except for the days she was extremely busy.

She expresses her ambition to Si-O, saying that she wants to build a company that gives jobs to orphans, and their main goal is to take down Pavel.

She wanted Pavel to be burned to ashes and not have any chance to be rebuilt. Hence, the foundation aims to help all the orphans in Korea find their own families, ensuring they are safe and saved from Pavel's hands.

Si-O immediately agreed, as he also had the same thought even before he turned himself in. He had prepared a proposal and asked Namsoon to retrieve it from his apartment.

Besides talking about work, Namsoon and Si-O also managed to talk about their future. Namsoon is shy whenever they talk about their future, but Si-O is never shy, and he loves to tease her about it.

"Tsetseg." Si-O called her.

"Yes?" Namsoon asked with a smile.

"Is it okay if I still call you Tsetseg? It feels weird because I feel like I'm the only one who calls you that." He explained with an embarrassed smile.

"Of course it's fine. I love it when you call me Tsetseg. It makes me feel special because you're the only one who calls me that. We also met when I was only known as Tsetseg to most, so I wouldn't want you to suddenly call me Namsoon. It feels weird." Namsoon said.

"Namsoon." Si-O suddenly said. Namsoon could feel goosebumps raising up on her hands, her cheeks slightly blushing.

"You love it when I call you that, aren't you?" Si-O teased her with that damn beautiful smirk and dimples on his face.

Namsoon playfully rolled her eyes. Even though Si-O's hair is a lot shorter than before, he still looks as beautiful as ever. Of course, his long hair will always be Namsoon's favourite, but this man rocks any kind of hairstyle. Namsoon is proud to call this man hers.

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A year later, the company that Namsoon and Si-O dreamt of was finally established. They decided to name the company 'Hope'. The name is simple, but it holds thousands of meanings.

They wanted to convey to the world that even though all of them were orphans, they could still have a family and live like a family. They wanted to make sure all the employees felt a sense of belonging in the company, and none of them should feel excluded.

As Namsoon started to get busy, she had less time to visit Si-O. Whenever she visits him, she will always apologise for not being able to visit him more often.

Si-O being Si-O, he always reassured her, telling her she's doing a good job with the company and that he's proud of her.

After Secretary Yoon and Kyle were released from prison, they immediately worked at Hope, and Secretary Yoon still worked as a secretary since he was really good at his job.

Kyle, on the other hand, worked as the head of security and safety, where he was in charge of training the employees on proper defence tactics and ensuring the company was safe. Namsoon made sure Kyle has a professional translator following him all the time to ensure smooth communication.

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1 year later (The year Si-O's is released)

Namsoon is giddy; she has been feeling jittery for the past few days. She put on her prettiest white gown and shoes, then tied her hair up in a pretty space bun, just like Si-O likes them.

She has been praying for this day to come since three years ago, and she can't believe it's finally here. She asked Geumju to go with her, but Geumju declined, saying she wanted to give them all the space they needed.