The Debt Begins
That night, he had decided something. Not consciously. Not in words. But deep inside.
I will repay this.
No matter how long it took. No matter how many lives. Because kindness like that, does not disappear. It binds.
The Present
When Park Hyun Woo first saw Ji Eun again…He knew. Not immediately. Not logically. But instinctively. The same feeling. The same inexplicable certainty. As if something long buried. Had just opened its eyes again. He had investigated her quietly.
Watched.
Analyzed.
And the truth revealed itself piece by piece. The Song heiress. The pampered daughter. The so-called arrogant girl. But he saw through it. He saw the same child who stepped beyond gates. Who ignored fear. Who gave without calculation. Only now...
She had grown sharp edges. Built walls. Learned to fight.
And forgotten.