"What do we do now?"
Even after having gotten his revenge, her brother was lost. He should have felt relieved now that everything was done, but he didn't feel any relief at all. No matter how many times he had told himself that this was all for his mother, his heart hurt terribly as if it had been ripped to pieces.
Shu couldn't say anything. She silently poured herself a drink. Her brother needed to find his own path now. And the same went for her.
It would be wrong for them to turn back and see the people they had left behind.
Did Jun Shang think that way as well? Did he feel relieved now that they had broken up? Did he begin to doubt his feelings for her? Now that things had settled down, did he realize what was truly in his heart? Was he unable to forgive the woman who had played a part in his father's death?
"...I love you."
She remembered the words she whispered to him that final day. Her heart throbbed.
