Chapter 19

POV: Jaewon

I felt awkward with the way he rested his hand under his chin and leaned his face, staring at me. I averted my eyes, looking at the city below, and guided Harin to do the same.

“It’s so beautiful, isn’t it?” I heard him ask. “I remember that since I was very young, I wanted to come to Seoul. Not that Busan was bad or boring, but I was curious, and I felt it would be closer to my dream.”

“Can you believe I’m also from Busan?”

Harin looked at me and nodded.

“I suspected. Your accent gives you away.”

“How old were you when you came to Seoul?”

“As soon as I turned nineteen. Taesu already lived here, so since the building where we live is his, he gave me one of the apartments. And you?”

“I came when I was still a kid. When my father died, I was nine. At ten, my mother and I came here. She has a candy shop in Itaewon; that’s where she got the income to raise me.”

“Wow, your mom seems to be a really nice mom.”

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