Chapter 24: Unease
As soon as Ha Giyeon stepped out of the car, he hurried away like he was escaping.
Once safely inside the front door, he headed for the stairs—only to run into the housekeeper coming out of the kitchen.
“You’re back, Giyeon?”
“Hello, ma’am.”
The woman looked at him with concern and cautiously asked,
“Did you sleep well last night?”
“I stayed over at a senior’s place.”
She smiled faintly with visible relief.
The image of the boy running off with only a thin jacket, clutching his backpack to his chest, had haunted her all night.
Abandoned in front of the house, he hadn’t shown the slightest hint of frustration or sorrow. Like it was nothing new, he’d accepted it immediately, slung on his backpack, and left without a word.
His steps were swift. Not a single pause.
She had a vague sense of what this house now meant to him.