Only one thing in this world resisted change, and that was the fact that everything was bound to change sooner or later. Lately, it felt like Kang Jin-Ho was getting constant reminders of that unchanging truth.

Everything about himself had changed. His life, his surroundings, and his fate, too... Even his firm stance on never changing his belief ironically had a change of heart, too.

Azure Demon's betrayal taught Kang Jin-Ho that there was no such as absolute trust in this world, but this was a different situation altogether. Kang Jin-Ho believed that his trust in this person would transcend what he had for Azure Demon and that it'd never change. But it did, and that hurt him to his soul.

Even if everyone in this world changed, at least this person before Kang Jin-Ho's eyes shouldn't have. She should not have...

Unfortunately, this person's trust in Kang Jin-Ho had been shaken up. And that was making Kang Jin-Ho sad, and... And...

“Are you listening to me, son?”

“..! Yes, Mother!” Kang Jin-Ho flinched awake and hurriedly nodded.

Baek Hyeon-Jeong tutted unhappily at this sight. “You were thinking of something else even though your mother was talking to you?”

“...My apologies, Mother.”

“You're too absent-minded lately, son.”

“Yes, I am.”

Baek Hyeon-Jeong sighed while looking at her son. Not too long ago, those eyes looking at Kang Jin-Ho sparkled in the light of trust and belief. Eyes that seemed to say, 'I believe my son will do a good job no matter what he's doing!'

However, Baek Hyeon-Jeong's glare today only contained distrust and disappointment. She crossed her arms and asked Kang Jin-Ho....