Gillian was en route to Seoul before returning from Beijing to London. A message arrived on his phone while he was traveling by car.

「Jessica: The baby is healthy.」

It was a social media message, but it felt like he could hear his wife’s cheerful voice saying that. What motivated her to stay alive was the child in her womb. Without the baby, she would not have been able to forgive herself for the mistake she made.

Gillian zoomed in on his wife’s profile picture. Seeing that the woman who valued her privacy so much had actually chosen a sonogram of her child as her profile picture, her mental change seemed to have been immense. Although she was aware of how the world worked, she still chose that specific picture for her profile.

「Gillian: I think I will be able to return by tomorrow.」

In fact, Gillian felt precarious every day. That was the burden one had to bear when they knew the truth.

Outside the car window, he saw the peaceful daily life of the citizens of Seoul. Although it was a scene created...