Chapter 12

Dawn had arrived, and Ryeon didn't stop for a second from wandering his eyes around the empty corners of that waiting room. Lucy remained quiet by his side, with her knees tucked and hugged by her arms. Her head rested on her knees, staring into space, just like Park. Jungso had left, only to drop Sun-ha at home, with Yeo, and bring clothes for the boy, who refused to leave the place before seeing his mother.

It must have been past three in the morning when the man returned. He asked, still with some difficulty, for Ryeon to go to one of the bathrooms, bathe, and change his clothes. Lucy accompanied him to one of the empty rooms far enough away not to be noticed, where a small and smiling nurse led them. Perhaps the woman felt pity since the news kept mentioning the facts, showing the aggressor's photo, reporting Roseanne's name, and how she had been assaulted.

Ryeon's name was not mentioned, but only because, according to the law, they couldn't