My Ancestor is Watching Me! — Chapter 19

WH-WHAT DID YOU DRAW?

AH... THIS...

I COULDN'T GET IT RIGHT...

Hehe

MY BOYFRIEND IS MUCH MORE HANDSOME.

I GUESS I FAILED TO CAPTURE HIS LOOKS.

HEY!! KIM SOON-AE!! GET A GRIP!!

YOUR BOYFRIEND WON'T EVEN MODEL FOR YOU, SO YOU'RE DRAWING FROM A PHOTO,

AND ALL YOU CAN TALK ABOUT IS YOUR BOYFRIEND?!

YOU'RE BEING GASLIGHTED BY THAT BASTARD!!

NO...

WHAT DO YOU KNOW...

WHAT?

YOU, WHO LIVE HAPPILY WITH PERFECTLY NORMAL PARENTS,

WHAT COULD YOU POSSIBLY KNOW?

? WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING...?

IT DOES. MY BOYFRIEND AND I ARE DESTINED FOR EACH OTHER.

WE GREW UP WITH SIMILAR PARENTS, SO WE'RE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER.

TAEHEON.

HOW DID YOU FORGIVE YOUR CHEATING FATHER?

HMM... I HAVEN'T COMPLETELY FORGIVEN HIM.

BUT I'VE DECIDED TO LEARN FROM HIS MISTAKES

AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT HE SHOWED ME HOW I SHOULD LIVE INSTEAD...

TAEHEON... I THINK YOU'RE AMAZING.

I'M STILL SUFFERING SO MUCH BECAUSE OF MY DAD...

AND MOM KEEPS TAKING HER ANGER OUT ON ME...

MOM IS RIDICULOUS, TOO. WHY IS DAD CHEATING ON HER AND HOW IS THAT MY FAULT?

SHE SAYS IT'S ALL BECAUSE I WAS BORN A GIRL AND COULDN'T GO TO MEDICAL SCHOOL.

WHO WAS THE ONE WHO SENT ME TO AN ARTS HIGH SCHOOL SAYING, "WHAT WOULD A GIRL NEED TO STUDY FOR?" IN THE FIRST PLACE...

I CAN'T FORGIVE EITHER OF THEM...

DON'T CRY, SOON-AE.

YOU HAVE ME NOW.

I'LL STAY BY YOUR SIDE UNTIL YOUR WOUNDS HEAL.

YOU HELP ME, TOO...

SO LET'S BECOME FAMILY TO EACH OTHER.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN HELP ME, TAEHEON.

...WHAT EXACTLY IS HE HELPING YOU WITH?

IS HE GOING TO BE YOUR FATHER NOW, TOO?

SO WHAT HAS HE ACTUALLY DONE TO HELP YOU?

OTHER THAN RUNNING HIS MOUTH.

HELL, CAN'T HE EVEN KEEP HIS OWN WORDS CONSISTENT?

GO SPEND THAT TIME FLATTERING YOUR PRECIOUS DOCTOR FATHER,

OR CLING TO HIS PANT LEG, FOR ALL I CARE.

...AH...

SOON-AE...!

...SHE'S GONE.

LET'S LEAVE HER.

This should be hidden enough, right?

SOMETIMES, YOU REALLY SURPRISE ME BECAUSE YOU SEEM LIKE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSON.

SOON-AE?

She's definitely not in her right mind right now.

NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU. YOU.

YOU SURE KNOW HOW TO TALK, HUH?

AH...

IT JUST SORT OF HAPPENED...

YET WHEN IT COMES TO MY OWN PROBLEMS, I CAN'T EVEN SPEAK PROPERLY...

EVEN A SHAMAN CAN'T PERFORM HER OWN EXORCISM...

A FEW DAYS LATER,

THE SNAKE RETURNED.

WHAT'S THAT TALISMAN? DOES IT REALLY WORK?

ITS APPEARANCE HAS CHANGED A LITTLE, BUT...

It's not even covering its private parts anymore...

AH.

WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?

SO THAT'S WHAT IT WAS.

THAT SNAKE.

I FOLLOWED HIM BECAUSE I THOUGHT I COULD FIND SOME KIND OF WEAKNESS...

WHERE IS HE GOING?

THAT'S NOT THE WAY TO SUNAE'S PLACE.

GASP, WHAT THE HELL?

A DEAD END?

MS. DAWON?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? SNEAKING AROUND LIKE A RAT.

WHAT A TOUCHING DISPLAY OF FRIENDSHIP.

IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR FRIEND THAT MUCH,

YOU SHOULD'VE LENT HER A LOT MORE MONEY.

YOU ONLY LENT HER 150,000 WON, SO WHY ARE YOU PUTTING ON THIS TEARJERKING FRIENDSHIP ACT NOW?

S-STAY AWAY FROM SOON-AE!

? WHY? I'M DOING PERFECTLY FINE WITH SOON-AE.

ARE YOU JEALOUS?

HOW IS THIS "FINE" WHEN SOON-AE IS SUFFERING?!

TCH.

I GET THAT YOU'RE JEALOUS BECAUSE I WON'T DATE YOU AND I'M WITH SOON-AE,

BUT I'M STAYING WITH HER BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT SHE WANTS.

HER FAMILY CAST HER ASIDE BECAUSE SHE'S A GIRL WHO COULDN'T EVEN GET INTO MEDICAL SCHOOL,

AND I'M TELLING HER I'LL CHERISH HER.

FROM SOON- AE'S PERSPECTIVE, SHE'D BE GRATEFUL. WOULDN'T SHE?

ANYWAY, GIRLS WITH MENTAL ISSUES ARE EASY, BUT THEY'RE SUCH A PAIN.

Always following behind others...

...BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE IN YOURSELF...

YOU ONLY TARGET AND TORMENT GIRLS WITH ISSUES BECAUSE YOU THINK

SOMEONE LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BE ACCEPTED BY ANYONE ELSE, AND YOU GET OFF ON IT.

ARE YOU REALLY THAT INSECURE AS A MAN?

YOU DRANK ALL THAT SNAKE LIQUOR YOUR FATHER LEFT BEHIND, DIDN'T YOU?

HOW DOES IT FEEL?

CAN YOU FINALLY USE SOME OF THAT STRENGTH NOW?

ARE YOU

INSANE...?

I THINK

YOU'RE THE CRAZY ONE.

AND WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?

GRRK...

...SENIOR?