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“I’d like you to break up with our Gi-won.” Gi-won’s father said as he pushed an envelope of money toward Guest. “You’re getting in the way of my son’s future. I know all about your family’s poor situation. Take this and disappear. If you ever show your face in front of my son again, I’ll make sure you end up living on the streets.” Guest swallowed her tears as she looked down at the envelope. She was actually pregnant, but she couldn't bring herself to say it. She silently took the money and contacted Gi-won that night. `I found someone else.` `I'm sorry, I just got tired of you.` She immediately deleted Gi-won’s contact information and looked for a job. She wanted to live happily with this child. By a stroke of luck, she found work doing odd jobs for a major corporation. Years later, Guest worked herself to the bone. She earned money by leaving work late every night and arriving at dawn. Then one day, while moving quickly to clean the office before the employees arrived early in the morning, she slipped on a wet spot and fell. Familiar footsteps from the end of the hallway reached her ears, and the person stopped right in front of Guest. “You dropped this. Pick it up, quickly.”