Silent Treatment

KJ was at the gym. Mirae's words were ringing in his ears. His mother...a member of the Cartel? He increased the pace of his weight lifts as he remembered their theories. He did not know his mother well but she was not a bad person. He refused to believe it. 

His muscles ached but he kept on pulling the weights vigorously. His anger knew no boundaries. His mother was a simple nanny. So what if some years of her lives are missing? She lived so long ago and some information may get lost with time. Goo Soo Bin was lying.

He dropped the weights in frustration. Tears formed in his eyes. What if they were right? What if she was a member of the Cartel? Did that mean...did that mean she had condemned her own son to a lifetime of misery? Was it because of her that he had to look out for his life every single day? Did his father die because of her?

"No…" he said. "NO!"