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The Twenty-Fourth Chapter

The Twenty-Fourth Chapter

It was preposterous; it couldn’t be possibly true. The detective could be wrong for all Sehun knew. He refused to believe what he just read on the email – even if there were some evidence attached to it, like hospital records, an obituary and photos of a grave. No, it was all a lie. He would never believe anything unless he could see it with his own two eyes. A part of him wanted to break down and cry, curse the heavens for the miserable luck but he refused to succumb to the bitterness.

The next day, Sehun was already boarding a plane headed to Canada. Kris came with him, and like Sehun, the former refused to believe the news. Not a word was exchanged between them the whole duration of the flight. They were both on the edge of their seats, knowing that the worst was yet to come. Sehun had his eyes closed but he never slept; all he saw was Daesom’s face smiling at him.

The private investigator that Sehun hired met them at Ottawa International Airport. Kim Junmyeon’s face gave away nothing as the two men neared him. He bowed respectfully. “I have the files you wanted to see in the car. Do you want to head to the cemetery now?”

Sehun clenched his fists at his sides. He didn’t like how the man was taking things lightly but Sehun couldn’t blame him. Junmyeon was just doing his job. “Where’s Jung Daehyun?” He asked instead.

Junmyeon shook his head. “He left Ottawa together with his parents right after the funeral. They are trying to hide their tracks, since I think they know that I’ve been trying to find their family for months.”

Kris frowned. “So we were right when we assumed that they were hiding Daesom from us. But I don’t get why.”

“Darn that Jung Daehyun.” Sehun cursed the guy in an undertone.

“Daehyun must have a reason.” Kris defended his old friend.

To that, Sehun let out a snort. “Don’t stop on searching for them. I need to see Daehyun so he could tell me everything. I need to see Daesom.”

“Sehun-ssi,” Junmyeon started to say. “Jung Daesom.. is dead.”

“I don’t believe it.” Sehun growled.

Kris sighed and placed a hand on Sehun’s shoulder to calm the latter down. “Just take us to whatever you want to show us, Junmyeon-ssi. Are you sure that it’s Daesom?” Kris asked suspiciously.

“I’m positive that it’s her. It was quite hard to get her information at the hospital because it was highly private. She was confined for more than a week, before her body finally gave in eight days ago. Her funeral was held two days later after her death. From the files I found, it seemed that she was getting special home treatment this whole time. She had a private doctor. That was why I couldn’t find any other records about her after the first hospital she was confined in when you were still in contact with her.” Junmyeon continued explaining until they got inside his car.

Things were making sense and at the same time, they didn’t. What Junmyeon told them was factual, but the mystery still remained on why they hid Daesom from Sehun. Why did she stop keeping in contact with him? Knowing Jung Daesom, she wouldn’t let their communication to be cut off – unless if she was the one who wanted to hide from him.