Standing alone in his office, Hyun Woo closed his eyes briefly.
That memory...So clear, so vivid, so… final.
"You forgot," he murmured softly. Not accusing, not bitter. Just stating what was. Ji Eun had forgotten the boy in the rain. The food she gave. The life she changed.
She had forgotten the boy in the garden. The one who stood between her and danger. But him? He remembered everything. And that was the problem. Because this wasn't just love. This wasn't just obsession. This was a promise...Carried across time.
"You gave me something no one else did," he said quietly.
A chance, a reason, and a life, and now...
"I'm taking responsibility for it."