Chapter 41

"Lucy stood up and went downstairs. Even before reaching the kitchen, she could smell Jungso's cooking. Her mouth watered.

Her mother was setting the table, and Lucy approached her father to ask if he needed any help. Her father handed her the dish with the meat and asked her to place it in the center of the table.

And so the girl did, watching her mother grab the glasses and her father bring the rest of the food.

They sat at the table, and Sun-ha made a point to thank before they started eating. The woman didn't do that often, there were only a few times when she genuinely expressed gratitude, but for some reason, she had been doing it more frequently, and Lucy didn't protest. She simply followed what her mother asked and waited to eat quietly.

But that night, she wouldn't eat quietly.

"So, did she tell you?" the man asked his wife, but he looked proudly at Lucy.

"Yes," Sun-ha replied.

"And