Gayoon was on the phone with Jason while Junho was listening in. She had put the call on speaker so that both of them could talk to Jason.
"Hello, uncle Jason," she greeted. "Is everything alright?"
A hoarse breath could be heard from the other side as if Jason was trying to collect his thoughts.
"Gayoon...is my son...is Kanji really dead?" he whispered.
She glanced at Junho who looked troubled. What should they tell him? Was it really Jason or was it one of Anyal's tricks?
"Today, at the forest, I heard that boy, Lin Haejong, claim that he's Kanji," Jason said in a tone which sounded like he was about to cry. "That the person staying with me is not Kanji but someone else. It all sounded bizarre but he sounded like my son! The way he spoke and pleaded at me. Even Mina was with him and she didn't refute it! She begged for help from me. At that moment, I felt as if I was snapped out of a spell…"
