The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace — Chapter 21

WHEN I LOOK BACK...

I OFTEN DOUBT THE DECISIONS I'VE MADE WITHOUT A FIGHT.

WAS IT THE RIGHT CHOICE TO TAKE IT ALL UPON MYSELF?

I KNOW I DID MY BEST, BUT MY BEST DOESN'T FEEL GOOD ENOUGH.

IS IT BECAUSE THE MEMORIES OF THAT TIME ARE FADING AWAY?

NOWADAYS, I'M AFRAID THAT THIS FEELING WILL DESCEND INTO REGRET.

LET'S STOP THINKING AND GET SOME SLEEP.

NO UPDATES...

I SHOULD VISIT A FEW REALTORS BEFORE WORK THIS WEEKEND.

WILL I EVEN FIND A PLACE I CAN AFFORD?

AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I'M BARELY SCRAPING BY.

I'LL LOOK FOR MORE DESIGNATED DRIVER AND DELIVERY JOBS, I GUESS.

WHEN DO I CALL MY MOM? WAIT, SHOULD I EVEN CALL HER? HER HEALTH JUST STARTED TO IMPROVE AT AUNT HYUNHEE'S HOUSE.

IF I TELL HER, SHE'S GOING TO INSIST ON COMING UP TO HELP. I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS MYSELF.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS...

Device control Kang Seo-an Out for delivery?

I'M SO PATHETIC...

IS HE BUSY? HE HASN'T REPLIED IN DAYS.

THE VIBES WEREN'T TOO BAD...

COULD IT BE THAT HE'S SICK AGAIN?!

NOT HOME, HUH? THEN HE MUSTN'T BE SICK.

BUT WHY WON'T HE REPLY?

UH-OH, THAT TENANT MOVED OUT!

MOVED OUT?

THIS ENTIRE FLOOR DID.

YEP! IT'S BEEN A FEW DAYS, I BELIEVE.

YOU DIDN'T HEAR? IT'S A COMPLETE MESS.

ALL OF US ARE MOVING OUT AFTER GETTING SWINDLED BY A REAL ESTATE SCAM.

I SHOULD HEAD BACK...

Hyung! Will you be home late again? Did something happen? I have to wake up early for work, so I'm going to bed :( Come back soon!

GREAT, I MADE HIM WORRY FOR NO REASON.

BEING INDEBTED TO SOMEONE ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL PITIFUL.

THEIR KIND WORDS AND ACTIONS BURDENED ME, EXPOSING MY INSIGNIFICANCE.

THE ENSUING EMBARRASSMENT DEVELOPED INTO SELF-HATRED.

HATING THIS FEELING, I WANTED TO DO EVERYTHING ON MY OWN...

WHEN I CAN HARDLY STAND ALONE.

...I GUESS I'LL HEAD BA-

WOO-WON!

...SEO-AN?

DAMN, HE'S BEEN HERE ALL ALONG?

I LOOKED EVERYWHERE FOR HIM.

I'M GLAD I SEARCHED AROUND THE PIZZERIA.

I WAITED OUT FRONT, BUT YOU NEVER CAME OUT.

I KNOW, I COULD'VE JUST CALLED. BUT YOU HAVEN'T BEEN REPLYING.

I MEAN, I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU ALL WEEK. HOW COULD I HAVE KNOWN WHERE YOU WENT?

HEY, WOO-WON.

ARE YOU AVOIDING ME?

I DROPPED BY YOUR HOUSE THIS MORNING.

I HEARD IT WAS A SCAM.

WHY DID YOU HIDE? YOU SHOULD'VE REACHED OUT.

WHY ARE YOU GOING IT ALONE? AT TIMES LIKE THIS, YOU'VE GOTTA RING THOSE AROUND YOU.

WHY DO YOU ALWAYS...

WHERE ARE YOU STAYING NOW?

HAVE YOU FILED A COMPLAINT?

...CATCH ME IN MY LOWEST MOMENTS?

WOO-WON.

...WHY SHOULD I TELL YOU?

WHAT?

WHEN THINGS GO WRONG...DO I HAVE TO LET YOU KNOW?

WILL IT CHANGE ANYTHING?

LOOK, I CAN HELP YOU.

IF YOU HAVE NOWHERE TO STAY, YOU CAN STAY AT MY HOUSE. AND THE LAWSUIT-

WHY WOULD YOU HELP?

PERHAPS YOU CAN'T RELATE, BUT I HAVE TO SOLVE MY OWN PROBLEMS, FROM START TO FINISH.

THAT'S HOW I'VE ALWAYS BEEN. IT'S WHAT I'VE DONE TO SURVIVE.

HANG ON...

HOW WILL REACHING OUT TO SOMEONE MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE?

WILL IT IMPROVE MY SITUATION? NO. IF SO, I WOULD'VE REACHED OUT A HUNDRED TIMES BY NOW.

...I THINK I STRUCK THE WRONG CHORD.

WHY ARE YOU HERE?