The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace — Chapter 31

YES?

HI, DEAR. DO YOU HAVE A MOMENT?

THANKS FOR THE COFFEE.

I HEARD YOU HAD AN UPSET STOMACH. ARE YOU FEELING BETTER NOW?

I'M FINE. I ONLY SENT WOO-WON ON AN ERRAND BECAUSE I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU.

WHAT A NICE AROMA.

OH, I SEE...

WAS THERE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO TALK TO ME ABOUT?

THIS MAY SOUND SILLY, BUT...

...THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE FOR WOO-WON.

MY SON GREW UP IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT PREVENTED HIM FROM ENJOYING A LOT OF THINGS.

HE COULDN'T RUN AROUND AND PLAY LIKE ALL THE OTHER KIDS. HE EVEN HAD TO GIVE UP SWIMMING...

HE NEVER COMPLAINED, THOUGH. HE GREW UP TOO FAST WORRYING ABOUT ME.

THAT'S WHY I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT HE WAS STAYING OVER AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE.

I THOUGHT, THANK GOD HE HAS SOMEONE TO RELY ON. HE NEVER REALLY TALKS ABOUT HIS FRIENDS, YOU SEE.

I WAS WORRIED HE FELT HELD BACK AFTER I COLLAPSED, AND THEN HEARING ABOUT HOW HE GOT SCAMMED MADE ME FEEL EVEN WORSE.

BUT SEEING HIM NOW, LOOKING BETTER THAN EVER HAS PUT ALL MY WORRIES TO REST.

THANK YOU, SEO-AN.

THERE'S NO NEED TO THANK ME.

I DON'T KNOW.

HE'S HELPING ME A LOT, TOO.

I FEEL LIKE I RUINED EVERYTHING YESTERDAY.

Express Bus

EAT WELL, AND DON'T OVERWORK YOURSELF.

YOUR HEALTH ALWAYS COMES FIRST, GOT IT?

TELL ME IF THE POLICE GET BACK TO YOU.

WHENEVER YOU'RE IN TROUBLE, CALL ME. DON'T GO THROUGH IT ALONE.

AND MAKE UP WITH SEO-AN ALREADY.

OKAY, OKAY. DON'T WORRY.

STOP NAGGING.

YOU-KNOW- WHO HASN'T CONTACTED YOU, RIGHT?

NOPE,

IF HE DOES, DON'T PICK UP AND LET ME KNOW RIGHT AWAY.

DON'T TALK TO HIM. YOU UNDERSTAND?

WE CAN'T GET INVOLVED WITH HIM AGAIN.

NEVER AGREE TO MEET HIM, EVER.

MY MOM WOULD SOMETIMES TALK ABOUT MY FATHER.

SHE'D CALL HIM A MAN FILLED WITH GREED.

SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T KNOW HIS PLACE, AND UNWITTINGLY TORE HIMSELF APART IN HIS FRUITLESS QUEST TO GET RICH.

TO TOP IT ALL OFF, HE WAS A PERSON...

...WHOSE GREED DROVE OTHERS TO THEIR DEATHS.

A PERSON SO FOOLISH, HE DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THAT HE HIMSELF WAS DROWNING.

WHEN OUR FAMILY HIT ROCK BOTTOM, HE WALKED OUT OF OUR LIVES.

SEVERAL SUMMERS LATER, HE RETURNED...

...WITH A GAMBLING DEBT HE COULDN'T HANDLE.

THE TRAIN IS NOW APPROACHING THE PLATFORM.

I ALMOST FORGOT...

...ABOUT WHO I AM, AND WHAT I HAVE.

PLEASE WAIT BEHIND THE YELLOW LINE...

I CAN'T DESIRE WHAT'S BEYOND ME.

...AND ALLOW PASSENGERS OFF THE TRAIN BEFORE BOARDING.

I DON'T BELONG WITH SOMEONE LIKE YOU.

I won't be able to go on walks for a while. I'm sorry. You don't have to come outside.

WOO-WON...

YOU SURE HAVE A TALENT FOR PISSING PEOPLE OFF.

WHAT? I "DON'T HAVE TO COME OUTSIDE?"

IS THIS HOW YOU WANNA PLAY IT?

AFTER WE KISSED THAT NIGHT, THIS IDIOT HAS BEEN DOING HIS BEST TO AVOID ME.

HE'S BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL, SLEEPING AND WAKING UP AT THE EARLIEST TIMES POSSIBLE. LIKE, IS HE AFRAID I'LL BITE HIM?

EARLY MORNING

WON'T WAKE UP AT ALL

I THOUGHT HE'D GIVE UP AFTER A FEW DAYS, BUT HE'S STILL GOING STRONG.

THAT CUTE BASTARD.

“I WON’T BE ABLE TO GO ON WALKS?” IS HE FOR REAL?

I KNEW I HAD NO CHANCE, BUT I DIDN’T EXPECT YOU TO TREAT ME THIS WAY.

NOW I’M GETTING WORKED UP.

EVEN IF I GET REJECTED, I WON’T LET IT HAPPEN THIS WAY.

GONNA KEEP ACTING OBLIVIOUS, HUH? WE’LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

I’LL SAY THE WORDS YOU’RE DREADING RIGHT TO YOUR FACE.

I KNOW.

I KNOW I CAN'T KEEP AVOIDING HIM.

BUT I JUST DON'T HAVE THE COURAGE TO FACE HIM YET.

I KNOW HOW SELFISH I'M BEING.

I'M NOT BRAVE ENOUGH TO DATE HIM, BUT I DON'T WANT OUR RELATIONSHIP TO END. THE BEST I CAN DO IS AVOID THE SITUATION.

I KNOW IT'S RIDICULOUS TO EXPECT THE OTHER PERSON TO PULL AWAY.

CAN'T WE JUST...STAY AS WE ARE?

SEO-AN AND I ARE...DIFFERENT. TOO DIFFERENT.

IF I DIDN'T LIKE HIM...

I COULD'VE SETTLED THIS WITHOUT A PROBLEM.

IT WOULD'VE BEEN EASY.

...SEO-AN?

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

ARE YOU REALLY ASKING ME THAT?

WHAT WAS THAT TEXT ALL ABOUT?

OH, THAT-

WAIT. BEFORE THAT, THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT.

YOU KNOW, DON'T YOU?

THAT I HAVE FEELINGS FOR YOU.

DON'T AVOID ME AND ACT LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW.

IF YOU HATE IT, THEN JUST PUSH ME AWAY.

DON'T.

I LIKE YOU, WOO-WON.

DON'T DO THIS, SEO-AN.

I'M TIRED OF LETTING GO.

I'M SORRY.