Chapter 194

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His last question struck my ears sharply. I closed my eyes and opened them back. The fluorescent light above my head seemed to fade and brighten again.

'Weird,' I said to myself. When I heard Jooin speak, it made me feel like the things that had happened clearly got rearranged one after another and went by my sight. My heart throbbed at the same time.

Frankly speaking, I, of course, wasn't okay yet at all.

Just by a few weeks, the happening wouldn't be forgotten like nothing had happened. The wounds that they engraved were left like pale scars on my heart.

Ignoring those bruises, I raised my head to look at Jooin.

"Are you mad at me?" I asked him.

Jooin then looked as if he was smashed on the back of his head. Regardless of his reaction, I continued my words nonchalantly.

"I wasn't trying to toss the question to you. It's just that... I want to know how you feel right now."

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