Chapter 43.2
Absolute Advantage
âWell, Iâm not a strange personâ¦â¦!â
She doesnât know if sheâs just weird.
âI know it sounds weird to say this myself, but Iâm not a strange personâ¦â¦.â
In addition, she kept saying things that were only less persuasive, but she was tired of her own excuses and bowed her head.
âOkay, letâs go.â
â!â
But Bora nodded reluctantly, as she was not going to leave until she said yes.
So the two arrived in front of the police station. However, the woman did not enter the police station and kept touching the wallet.
When she saw her exceptionally white skin turning red to her ears, she saw through it.
This woman is so tactless.
She canât even act.
âThis is actuallyâ¦.â
âActually?â
âActually, itâs my wallet. Iâm sorry I lied.â
The woman bowed her head.
Bora burst into laughter as she stared blankly at the scene. It was so funny and sad that she crouched down until the laughter turned into crying.
âHicâ¦â
The woman stood by her in silence. Bora cried for a long time and sprang up.
âI know it was a lie.â
âD-did you know that?â
The woman stared at Bora with her eyes wide open. Then why did you follow me all the way here? Her feelings were penetrated into the light brown eyes.
âCause I think you want to save me.â
ââ¦â¦!â
âI want to live, too.â
ââ¦â¦.â
While standing awkwardly again, the child in the stomach knocked on the stomach. Bora solidified with her belly wrapped in the fetal movement she had never felt before.
âAre you okay?â
âOh⦠Itâs a fetus. Iâm actually pregnant. I just got fetal movement. Itâs called fetal movement, right?â
âYes, yes. Fetal movement. I think itâs right.â
The two women talked awkwardly as if they had first spoken of the words pregnancy and fetal movement.
âWould you like to touch it?â
â!â
The woman timidly approached Bora. Bora grabbed her gently stretched wrist and took it to her stomach. Soon a small sound came through the palm of the hand.
âOh.â
âIt moved, right?â
âYes, it moved!â
The woman said she was running a small volunteer group. Her name is Haewon.
Haewonâs first impression was like that to her.
Someone who canât lie, has no knack but looks around better than anyone else. A person who stares beyond the sight of others
Nothing in this world is given for granted.
However, among the countless people who passed Bora on the bridge that day, only Hae-won noticed her in danger and talked to her as if it was natural.
Letâs live. Letâs not die like this.
She only remembered the not-too-distant old memories, but Boraâs nose was sour. However, she added with a brave smile, conscious of Hae-wonâs worried gaze.
âNot anymore.â
She no longer felt guilty. Bora was saved by Haewon that day â Â her clumsy kindness moved her.
Hae-won held Boraâs hand without saying a word.
Sometimes the warmth of others permeates the mind faster than words. The two thought at the same time that this was the time.
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âAre you eavesdropping?â
âWhat do you mean by eavesdropping? Iâm hearing a lot of things at Haewonâs workplace.â
âOrdinary people call it a crime.â
âToo bad. Iâm not normal.â
Adam took off the earphones one by one and put them down on his desk. Then he put his chin on the back of his forelocked hand.
âYou sound like youâve never committed a crime in your life.â
âIâm a civilian now.â
Now, Li Yu-yen emphasized.
âNo, everything else aside. Stop monitoring Seo Hae-won, alright? What are you going to do if you get caught later?â
âDo you think Iâll get caught?â
Adam asked back shamelessly.
ââ¦â¦I donât know about people. Haa, thatâs good, and itâs up to you.â
Li Yu-yen shook his head as if he were sick of it. Adam stared at Li Yu-yen and snapped his open mouth.
âStarting tomorrow, Iâll go to work at Seohwa Welfare.â
âWhat?â
âI donât do anything these days.â
âThatâs true. Whatâs up with Seohwa Welfare?â
Li Yu-yen frowned sharply.
Is it related to eavesdropping on Seo Hae-won just now? As far as he knew, Seo Ellieâs problem ended well. Then why? It was frustrating to see what Adam was up to.
âA fly got twisted.â
The subject was omitted, but the context was Seo Hae-won. What about the fly?
When he peeked at Adam, he didnât look like he would answer even if he asked him. Irritation and discomfort were evident from his expression as if he didnât want to speak.
âDonât you want to go in person?â
âItâs so obvious when I go to her.â
âAre you jealous?â
Adamâs eyebrows wiggled at the word jealousy.