As for his grandfather, what he gave was not unconditional love for a grandson. It was closer to support for the successor who would carry on his business. Unlike affection, support could be withdrawn at any time depending on the conditions.
Hugo silently recalled. His grandfather, his father, his stepmother, all those tiresome things.
With no affection, there was nothing to expect.
Love was even more out of the question.
Really, there was nothing new about any of this.
4. What You Want
The summer in Seocho-dong, Seoul was hot. The concrete jungle of buildings exuded sweltering heat.
Ryan's expression, sitting across from Winter, looked as stuffy as the summer in Seocho-dong.
Winter carefully asked Ryan,
"Attorney, is something wrong?"
"Huh?"
Ryan laughed dismissively as if it was nothing.
"I'm just tired of it all, that's all."
As Winter still couldn't hide her worried look, Ryan smiled gently this time.
"It's nothing. The case is just lousy."
