He calmed down Collie after running around again and took a photo. He took a closeup shot with that innocent-looking face and sent it to Haneul. She liked dogs as much as he did. She even talked about how they should raise a dog in a house with a garden.

A dusty garden table with a dog and a child running around. Despite having experienced it a few times, he couldn’t help but long for that.

“Your pay will be transferred next month. And also, take this.”

The agency’s head manager gave him two business cards. One of them was his. The other one said Choi Younghoon on a black background.

“Director Choi told me to give it to you, saying he forgot. He said he’ll see you around if his hunch isn’t wrong.”

Maru put away the business cards in his wallet.

“Good job today.” The head manager turned around.

Cars with camera equipment started leaving Yeouido park one by one. The sounds of car exhaust becoming distant notified him that his work was done. Maru also packed his bag and left the park.

As it was rush hour, the train station was cramped. After he barely got on the train, he looked out the window. He could see a row of apartments along the Han river bank. It was a scenery that people who commuted to Yeouido for work would see every day.

He wondered how much money he would need to get into those...