“Darling, I know you’re still recovering, so I’m sorry for making you come all the way here,” Cha Hee-Ra said.

“Stop teasing me. I’m sure you already know everything. By the way, I didn’t think I’d be able to come back here… it feels different. Thanks for calling for me, noona,” I told her.

“Right? Almost everyone that comes back here has the same reaction,” she commented.

Cha Hee-Ra looked at me as if she had expected it. She was still the same Cha Hee-Ra that I knew. She still looked confident, and her eyes and red lips were still intimidating. The biggest part that stood out the most was her messy hair. I guess it had been a long time since we had seen each other because her hair was already down to her chest, and excluding the last time when I saw her briefly, this was the first time we saw each other face-to-face. I had an idea as to why she had been avoiding me all this time, so I didn’t bother bringing up that incident, but it was surprising to see Cha Hee-Ra pretending as if nothing had happened.

‘Maybe she’s really trying to pretend like nothing had happened…’

That was a possibility, but based on her personality, I didn’t think she was just going to let it pass so easily. Regardless of the reason, the damage Cha Hee-Ra had caused at Castle Rock was a huge mistake, and since I had been affected, I was sure I would get something out of it. Maybe the reason she called me here...