𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡 ;ʰˢʲ 『English Version』

Chapter XXIX

TWO YEARS LATER

Two years had passed since Aera last contacted anyone she had left in Korea; the same situation happened with Suho.

Her father had miraculously managed to recover from his condition and was now only undergoing some mobility therapy. As for hers, that was another matter; her father had passed away two months ago after falling into a coma for a month and a half. Although the girl was mentally prepared for that situation, her mother was not, so she had to support her in every way due to the shock it caused her.

She had started studying design at the university her father had wanted her to attend, just like her mother, who had halted all production of her designs for those long two years, including the collection that had taken both her and her daughter so long to create.

The one she had decided to launch that very week, thus reclaiming the image of Hanna Jang that she had lost over those long years.

In Aera's life, aside from the death of her father, everything was going well. Suho was studying music at the same place as her, and they had become even closer. Although at one point during the two years they spent together, they tried to rekindle what they had, it hadn't worked.

It was no longer the same; now they both had different people in their minds and hearts.

She still had Seojun.

She had heard very little from Seojun, but since he would be part of the management team at one of the best entertainment companies in Korea, she knew he had become an apprentice again and would be making his debut very soon. In fact, it would be on the same day she would debut as a designer alongside her mother on the runway.

Since she found out, the girl wondered if that was what he had wanted to tell her that day. However, she never reached an answer; she couldn't even ask one, having decided to leave her number behind, knowing that a reunion would be extremely difficult.

"Darling, are you ready? We have to record your entrance."

"Of course." Aera said, standing up from her chair before running to the designated place, leaving her phone behind, where the sent messages to that number glimmered under the bright lights of the vanity.

Her life had been too busy.

***

"Oh... Han Seojun."

"You're back." He smiled at Suho, giving a small wave before both entered the house. "Ah, everything looks the same."

"I haven't been here in two years; what were you expecting?"

The boy handed him a bottle of water, prompting the other to thank him. "How's your father? Is everything better?"

"Yeah, he's receiving some therapy, but everything is better now." The boy said. Seojun nodded, glad to hear that. His eyes dropped to the table for a second, unsure if asking would be the right thing. "You can ask; you know that."

"How is Aera's father? Is he also receiving therapy?"

"I'm surprised you train under his company and don't know." He said, smiling a bit sadly. "Aera's father passed away two months ago."

Seojun froze upon hearing that; his ears couldn't believe what they were hearing. Had he passed away? How must she have felt? How is she now? Is she better? "She..."

"Is she okay? She handled it very well; of course, she was devastated; after all, it was her father, but... she always tried to stay sane; she didn't want her mother to see her in a bad state."