Those red lips that seemed like they would taste sweet.

Just by looking, it felt like her chest was being constricted.

Tae In shook her head gently.

This was entirely because of Kang Nok Hyun. All because he said he wanted to sleep, his impure words.

As Tae In licked her lips, Nok Hyun opened his mouth instead.

“Watch a latenight movie, eat chicken and beer in front of Cheonggyecheon, go to the amusement park, go to the night market.”
“…….”
These were things Tae In had noted in her notebook. She had created her own bucket list based on what she saw in dramas.

“These are things you said you wanted to do if you had a lover.”
“Where’s my notebook? I’m going to tear it up…….”
“Even if you tear it up, it won’t help. I’ve already memorized it all.”
Nok Hyun, who was smiling slightly, held out his palm.

It felt intimidating.

Nok Hyun had extended his hand, and she had laid hers on top of his, asking for tape.

As Tae In hesitated, Nok Hyun firmly grasped her hand, which was fidget

“Break up when you get tired of dating?”
“Who starts a relationship thinking they’re going to break up?”
“……You never know.”
Nok Hyun ruffled the head of the sly and playful Maltese lightly.

“Would they keep you if you hang onto them desperately?”
Tae In puckered her lips and then smoothed out her hair.

As if someone other than Kang Nok Hyun would hang onto someone else desperately.

“I would like it if we had physical contact gradually. I’m overwhelmed to match you until the end.”
Who dares to act so boldly towards whom. Nok Hyun just chuckled instead of responding.

Tae In looked at Nok Hyun with a seemingly serious expression.

“Okay.”
“Really?”
The car arrived at the destination and stopped. Nok Hyun, unbuckling his seatbelt, pressed his lips against Tae In’s lips.

Their lips brushed lightly, then quickly parted.

It all happened before she could react.

“Let’s start from here.”
“Where do you start with a kiss……”
Before Tae In could finish her sentence, Nok Hyun’s lips were on hers again.

“There are couples who get married first and then date, so…”
“……”
Dating Nok Hyun was a challenge from the start.

Well, he wasn’t wrong, so she had nothing to say back.

“I’m really looking forward to the future.”
Could I, who had never dated before, keep up with the cunning Kang Nok Hyun?

Tae In was already fearful.

Nok Hyun was cleared of his false charge, and the daughterinlaw, who was thought to be dead, returned alive, but Mora’s life didn’t change significantly.

She continued to take care of the old man in the back room, looking out the window with lifeless eyes.

Thinking about how much her cancer cells might have grown made her shiver, but there was no reason to keep up the cruel life, so she didn’t find the will to live.

The garden outside the window was already turning yellow.

Mora hated fall the most among the four seasons. It reminded her of herself, lifelessly withering away.

Mora, wrapped in a blanket, sipped her warm tea, leaning against the sofa.

It was a day no different than the others.

If only an unwelcome guest hadn’t intruded.

“It’s been a while, mother. I should have visited sooner, I’m sorry.”
The uninvited guest greeted with a notatall apologetic face.

“You came so quickly.”
“You know very well how much you dislike me.”
The daughterinlaw, who had nothing to be pleased about, responded innocently.

Mora didn’t exactly dislike Tae In. She just didn’t like her.

After losing her son, Mora didn’t even glance at a passing stray cat.

She knew from experience that the pain of loss is much greater the more you give your heart.

“And who is that child?”
Mora frowned at the child Tae In had brought with her. Perhaps seven years old?

The child was hiding behind Tae In, peeking at Mora.

Without asking, Mora knew how she must look in the eyes of the small child.

“She’s my little sister.”
Mora clicked her tongue. The girl looked so much like Tae In, she thought she had brought her granddaughter.

“So what?”

“I’ll leave Arin with you.”
“What?”
Mora doubted her own ears.

“Please take care of Arin, mom.”
As if she had long anticipated Mora’s reaction, Tae In replied firmly, her face calm.

“Are you out of your mind?”
At Mora’s words, Arin, who had been peeking out with only her eyes, hid behind Tae In.

A sigh escaped from Mora’s lips.

“You’re not particularly busy, mom.”
“What does my free time have to do with that kid?”
“I’m busy.”
Tae In had come to visit Mora on impulse before.

Bringing a cake that Mora didn’t even like, or bringing a book that wasn’t even entertaining.

She didn’t come so often that it was bothersome, and she wasn’t the type to be annoying, so Mora just let it be.

In truth, Mora didn’t mind Tae In visiting. There was something vaguely lacking about Tae In, similar to Mora, and it bothered Mora a little.

But not today.

Tae In, with a smile, pulled Arin closer and brought her to Mora.

Tears were welling up in her big, round eyes.

What did I do, already?

“You should say hello.”
“Ah, hello. I’m, I’m Seo Arin.”
So, it was her. The pretty child who stammers when she speaks.

Tae In had casually mentioned that she had a sister.

Mora hadn’t been curious so she hadn’t asked more, but she remembered that child when she thought Tae In was dead.

“I’ll pick her up tomorrow.”
“What, tomorrow?”
At Tae In’s words to Arin, Mora flared up.

“I’m counting on you, mom.”
Just as Tae In was about to leave Mora’s place, she ran into Yoo Ran who was just coming in.

“It’s been a while, Tae In.”
Yoo Ran smiled gently, as if she were Tae In’s motherinlaw.

“Yes, it’s been a while.”
Yoo Ran seemed displeased at Tae In’s stiff response.

Tae In had a knack for upsetting Yoo Ran with her nonchalant face. She didn’t seem aware of it, but Mora found it entertaining to watch.

“You’ll have to keep a close eye on your husband. It seems like he met that woman he had a scandal with before marriage.”
If it was the woman from the premarriage scandal, it was Lee Joo Yeon.

Mora frowned. Lee Joo Yeon was from the Sim Yoo Ran line. It was obvious that Sim Yoo Ran had stirred things up, and it upset Mora to see her provoking a child over it, tsk.

“I’ll be careful. Aunt.”
Tae In passed by Yoo Ran with a sly smile.

Yoo Ran’s face hardened in real time.

Mora had to desperately hold back her laughter.

Well, I might look after her for a day.

Mora nonchalantly drew the restless Arin closer and placed her behind herself.

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