'I don't wanna look at anything else now that I saw you.'
Coming from a wealthy family was never the major flex in her life. To others, she might come off as a rich spoilt brat but the reality was far from what they perceived her to be.
In a world...
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"Lee Juwon was arrested."
The words dropped into the room like a stone into still water. Silent at first, then rippling outward in stunned waves. Relief wasn’t immediate. It took a second for everyone to register what they’d just heard.
But Miyeon’s mother heard it clearly.
Her hands trembled so hard that the jacket she had clutched against her chest slipped from her grasp and crumpled to the floor. Her eyes darted between the faces in the room, searching for understanding. And then they landed on Dino.
He didn’t look up.
He stood there, fists clenched at his sides, jaw locked, unable to meet her eyes.
"Chan…?", her voice cracked as she stepped toward him, "What is she talking about? What does she mean your father was arrested?"
She reached for his arm, making him look up. The pain in his eyes alone made her breath catch.
He swallowed hard, and his voice came out a whisper, as if saying it too loud might make it worse, "My father… he’s responsible. For all of this. Everything Miyeon went through."
Miyeon’s mother blinked, stunned. Her lips parted, but no words came out. She looked as if someone had knocked the air from her lungs.
Seeing her frozen like that, Eunwoo quietly stepped forward and gently took her hand, "Aunty,";he said softly, "I’ll tell you everything. Let’s sit for a moment, okay?"
He guided her gently toward Mirae, who watched the adults with wide, silent eyes.
Sohee stood before the rest of them now, her shoulders tense as she turned to face the four remaining in the hallway.
"My father and Miyeon," she began, "They had been in contact for weeks. They were building a case... waiting for the right time to get Juwon to confess. They just needed something solid. Something irrefutable."
Nari crossed her arms tightly, her voice low and clipped, "So this... this accident… it was a setup? Miyeon was bait?"
Sohee flinched at the accusation in Nari’s tone but didn’t shy away, "No," she said quickly, pulling her phone from her coat pocket, "It wasn’t the plan. The opportunity came suddenly. Juwon didn’t mean for anyone to survive tonight."
That made all of them pause.
Jeonghan stepped forward, brows furrowed, "What do you mean?"
Sohee exhaled shakily, "The explosion at the university auditorium, it was Juwon’s doing. He paid a man named Sangwon. An underground name. Someone who plants bombs, cleans up messes, makes things disappear. His plan was brutal and simple. The blast was supposed to go off while everyone was inside. No witnesses. No survivors."
