Chapter 24: A Difficult Relationship (3)

Yeongnan eventually went back to her family home. Her parents had caught her skipping classes and drinking herself into a stupor in her studio apartment, and she had let them drag her back to her hometown without a single word of protest. On her way there, she called Juwon from a highway rest stop. —“Juwon, thank you for everything. I know you were an amazing boyfriend… but I couldn’t help being drawn to Seongbin. I’m so sorry.” She let out a weak, forced laugh, claiming she felt lighter now that she’d gotten it off her chest. But her laughter sounded hollow, entirely different from before. Juwon listened in silence to the faint, fragile sound.