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It has been a while since I’ve had hot tea.
Tea drinking was like a ritual of serenity, meant to be savored slowly with patient sips. By all accounts, it wasn’t suitable for someone like Jae-Hyeok—who, having grown bored to the point of discomfort, grabbed his teacup and downed it in three gulps, ignoring the scalding pain entirely.
Hae-Rin tilted her head.
Although they both carried wounds in their hearts, the lives they’d lived had been different. At the very least, she had grown up being treated as a young lady. It was impossible for her to understand Jae-Hyeok’s discomfort with leisurely activities.
Meanwhile, the old pharmacist had gone through many storms in life and was different. Standing by the doorway, he watched Jae-Hyeok and shook his head. This kid, he doesn’t know how to enjoy anything.
He wasn’t surprised.
The old pharmacist had known Duke Kang for many years and wasn’t ignorant about the state of his children. As a child, Jae-Hyeok had been forced to watch everything and everyone leave, while only he remained to endure others’ hatred and disdain for his family.
How could a child like that have grown up understanding the meaning...
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