Clues
A Butterfly in a Vase (1)

Early dawn, when the darkness had not yet dissipated, the small pond, which was quietly embraced by the silent manor, contained a finely shining full moon. Captured by the falling moonlight, the clouds stopped for a while.

On the wooden-floored porch of the elegant pavilion illuminated by two months, a huge wolf with coveted white fur sat motionless like a statue. Sometimes the wind blows and the view under the roof hangs. The misguided mountain bird was terrified and chirped loudly, but the wolf, who only focused on the old silver mirror at its feet, never shook its head all night.

“Subscribe.”

Around the time when a familiar voice sounded, the cold blue sky started to turn red little by little. The wolf did not look back at the voice calling out to him, but he violently wagged his tail at the person giving him daily food indicating that he heard it. She knows it's time for Hee-Joo, who is getting impatient, to call her .

"CEO hasn't returned yet?"

"Not yet."

When the wolf, who still did not take his eyes off the silver mirror and answered briefly, the face of a polite-looking woman wearing a neat daily Hanbok full of anxiety appeared behind him. Hee-joo, who faithfully arranged the daily work of CEO Jungcheon for over 40 years, could at least understand Gaon's hunger or sleeplessness.

[T/N: Hanbok ( ⁇ ) is a traditional Korean dress.]

"If she wants to sleep, she should return quickly ... At this rate, he won't be able to sleep and will have to get on a plane."

“He needs to find a strategy while considering even the smallest details to keep the profit line stable.”

“Of course it's true, but…. Been hours. He didn't even eat dinner last night.”

“Because it's been 15 days. I don't know why crazy things get more terrible when the full moon rises, the 21st century is troublesome.

As soon as a small vibration was felt on the surface of the silver mirror, the tanned woman leaped in shock and quickly retreated. At the same time, a strong light emanated from the small palm-sized mirror, and a somewhat tired-looking Gaon slowly walked out of the light.

"CEO has returned."

Gaon nodded lightly at Hee-Joo who greeted politely and stroked Sorang's head several times with a regretful face. She knew she had been in Jungcheon for quite a while, but she did not know that so much time had passed. He had no time to get bored even though he was tired of working all night, but it was not easy for Sorang, who had been keeping his way home in one place all night, and withstood the boredom.

He was very happy to have her, but because of him, he had a hard time. He should have let her run through the field and killed the boredom. When Gaon's face showed signs of regret again, the wolf, who turned its head as if it did not want to see him, knocked on the floor with its claws and opened its mouth bluntly. He didn't want to say anything because his mouth hurt from telling him that he never regretted his decision related to CEO Jungcheon.

“Do not think of useless things, eat and sleep. I heard you were going on a business trip today.”

“Oh, business trip... Lady Kwon, is it today?”

"Yes sir. The flight was at 2pm First, eating like Sorang said. Are you hungry?"

"…little."

Gosh darn. You say you're hungry now? I couldn't eat a single snack all night and I was starving. Tsk, it's because that person knows very little about his health even at this age…. He was probably chosen as his familiar because he had no flexibility at all.

The wolf, who shook his head with a deeply disapproving look, entered the manor. By the way, Gaon is back safely, so he's going to sleep. Gaon, who for a while watched the back of Sorang disappear like the wind, entered the main house. He was in a hurry to go to sleep, because he had a long flight. He had to recharge his energy to some extent to stay in shape.

Gaon, who was quietly walking down the long hallway connected to the main house, stopped walking due to the fragrant scent of flowers blowing in the wind, and looked around the garden which surprisingly brightened. When you live with little awareness about the changing seasons, you cannot understand how time passes. But when you see a flower tree that blooms occasionally, you still realize that time continues to pass.

"Is it time for peaches to bloom?"

As Gaon mutters in a weak voice, Hee-Joo, who is quietly following behind, widens the distance a few steps further without saying anything. Gaon, who lives a work life without entertainment even though he has the power to rule the world, can enjoy the scenery for the first time in a long time. So she thought she should never bother him. Gaon's appearance in front of the delicate flower branches was as beautiful as ever, and as pitiful as it was.

Wiiii. Wiiii.

However, the momentary game, which was like a dream, ended up with an absurd mobile vibration. Don't tell me it's from the company again . Hee-Joo, who has a sad face upon seeing Gaon, who takes her eyes off the flower tree without regret and starts walking again, opens her eyes a little wide after checking on the caller. It was the Chief of Security, so Hee-Joo took it.

"What happened at this hour?"

[.. Sisters.]

When he answered the phone in a hurry, a voice he had never heard before scratched his ear. Hee-Joo is completely shocked by her brother's voice, which has changed completely overnight.

“What's with your voice? Are you sick?"

[ Cough . It's flu.]

"Have you taken your medicine? How can you be so stupid in the spring blooming in March…. By the way, don't get close to the CEO for now. How are you going to travel business today? Where is the Head of Security, huh?!”

The source of the flu is believed to have come from a meeting where secretaries and security office executives gathered to check Gaon's business itinerary. In other words, nearby groups that moved like Gaon's hands and feet were dissolved. As Hee-Joo's voice rose, Gaon, who had long walked in front, finally looked back.

“Is that Kwon Manager?”

"Yes sir. But…. I think we have some problems.”

Gaon who immediately reached out his hand and received his phone, quietly listened to the Security Chief's report. His forehead was slightly wrinkled, but there was no sign of unease on his calm face as usual.

***

On a sloping hillside where there is enough sunlight, various trees of various sizes and types line up regularly. Meanwhile, the two people walking slowly stopped in front of a sakura tree that was quite strong.

"Sister, we're here."

It's been a while, right? How's it going? I heard a lot of snow falling last winter, wasn't it cold?Ji-Won glances at Lisa who is whispering to the blooming tree, and puts the bouquet of lilies she holds under the tree without saying a word. Then he glanced down at the cherry tree with slightly irritated eyes. Again this year, the flowers are falling and only the undisturbed flowers are hanging in a mess, but the unkempt appearance stimulates Ji-Won's aesthetics with great discomfort.

If he knew this would happen, he would plant a tree that bloomed later. Is this every time he comes? But he couldn't uproot an existing tree. It's like digging your own grave. Ji-Won, who kicks her tongue in disapproval, feels Lisa's gaze staring at her and hurriedly smiles.

"Cha Ji-Won, aren't you going to say hello to your mother?"

"My mom's not even here, so what do you mean by saying hello?"

Not just my parents, there aren't even their ghosts in this whole park. As soon as his car got into the parking lot, it was already revealed to him. Both of them passed through the Door of Reincarnation a long time ago. Although she knew that clearly, the reason she came here every year on time was to make her aunt feel at ease.

“After all he's a cold-hearted person.”

But it's better than when he was younger . Lisa, who had been staring at her niece, who was old enough to look up, became a little serious with a thought that suddenly popped into her mind. It was something that could be ignored, but it bothered him because Ji-Won's tone of voice was strangely confident.

"Ji-Won, do you still see ghosts?"

Ji-Won, who gasps at her aunt's worried voice, raises the corner of her mouth with a calm face. It would be sad to say that he made it his duty to catch ghosts, not just see ghosts.

"Sometimes."

'Sorry, aunt. Actually, I see them often. I used to only see ghosts, but now I even hunt them down.'

"Should I call an exorcist?"

"Ha ha ha. Enough."

Ji-Won, who immediately shakes her hand, laughs out loud, but Lisa's expression doesn't brighten easily. He laughed but he couldn't. Given the people trying to get her healthy niece into a mental hospital, it was enough for Lisa to jump out of bed as if seeing a nightmare.

“Auntie, can't you come back from America? If my aunts were legally my guardians, they wouldn't have come to bother me and we could have lived on our own. You can kick my Uncle out! I had to get them out of my house as soon as possible! They say I'm crazy! They want to expel me!”

Sixteen years ago, the persuasion of the young niece heard over the phone was still clearly heard in her ears. The police were not helpful because the public forces were not very involved in family matters, and it had been a long time since he left Seoul, so there was nowhere else to call. a 14-hour flight on a busy plane to Korea feels like a long time. Holding the phone tightly in her hands that no longer rang, Lisa had begged her sister, who was not in the world, for help more than tens of thousands of times.

Her sister-in-law's family, who assured her at the sudden funeral of her sister and her husband, said, "Don't worry, we'll take good care of the child," showing their true color by yearning for their young niece. property less than a month later. Lisa, who lives in New York, does not know that her sister-in-law is an independent businessman and has enormous wealth. He exhaustedly helped his brothers who constantly opened their hands to ask for money from him, and ended up severing their relationship completely.

When Ji-Won was very young, her uncle agreed to send Ji-Won to a mental hospital that remembers once saying she could see ghosts. They will judge that there is no need to debate the position of guardian since her mother's only relative is her unmarried aunt.

Ji-Won, who has just escaped into the basement while locking the front door with a cell phone in her hand, is unable to take off her golf club for nearly 20 hours until Lisa arrives in Seoul. Ji-Won, who was once gifted in golf to the extent that she dreamed of becoming a professional, has never held a golf club since.

"NO! Do you think I'm making it up? She said she really saw her late grandmother! He even drew the face of a person who had just died…. Hey, you saw him back then, right? If he's not crazy, he can't do that. That's why we're trying to cure him. Shouldn't sick children be treated? Isn't it a guardian's job to raise her healthily?”

Lisa probably won't forget the horrific sight of Ji-Won, whose veins break and her eyes turn red, falling as soon as she sees his face, until she dies. Fortunately, the change of guardianship lawsuit is not difficult. Lisa soon files a lawsuit against the best law firm in Korea, and Ji-Won's uncle, who has little time to turn their eyes to their young niece's property, naturally fails to hold it well.

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