I Really Hope So

"Oh yeah!" Eun Lee reaches the last step of the staircase on the ground floor, as he is running late for class. He carries a huge backpack which is dark blue in color, with a security feature that it only opens with either a number code or his fingerprint. He is all smiles which eventually changes when he fixes his gaze on her mother, who happens to be waiting for him in the living room. "In a hurry?" "Oh, Mama. I'm going to be late in class." She stands up and offers him to have breakfast, but the boy refuses to stay longer. "I do have an appointment Mama," "On a Saturday?" He glances at his mother and says, “Yes, I am going to see Nala today. We have a project.” Coree smiles and tells her son to take good care, and he agrees and kisses her cheek. He goes out of the living room, and closes the door behind him. Han suddenly appears from behind Coree, and asks her if she wants her to follow Eun over. She nods her head and sits down on the sofa. Han walks to the window and goes back to the living, “So?” Coree asks. “He got in a car, a woman is driving.” Han and Coree look straight into each other’s eyes, and both come to a conclusion that it could be Mari So that Eun is meeting.

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Eun gets into the car, on the passenger seat. "Hi, how have you been?" Mari asks. Eun explains that he is worried that his mother would find out that he is going out with Mari and lying about being with Nala and his other classmates. "There is nothing wrong with that, I suppose?" she says, as she continues to drive. In about a few minutes, she stops the car and a girl gets in the back of the car. "Hey Eun," Yun-Oh says as she waves her hand, "Thank you for this ride miss Mari." Mari smiles at the two, and continues to drive them to school. She drops them off at the entrance, tells them that she has spoken to the manager at the resto so they can eat after class and before going to the concert. "That is going to be great!" exclaims Yun-Oh. In a few minutes, they are already in school and waving their hands to Mari. She drives away, as the two get inside the gates and the guard closes it after they have entered.

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Jae Lee stands up and looks out to the window of an office. "Would you be sure?" he asks the man who remains seated on the couch. "Yes," the man confirms. The man is an investigator, focusing on the case of another man, who happened to die in a car accident a few days ago. It has been aired on national television that the man has died through a car crash, but it was never mentioned that some of his belongings went missing. He is the husband of the woman whom Coree has sued for stealing her designs and giving them over to Mari as an engagement dress. "I fear that there may be something more to it," the investigator tells him, but Jae is not pleased with what he hears. He faces him, and places his hands on his waist. "What are you trying to imply? Mari is a good woman." The man quickly apologizes, and tells Jae that he does not mean that Mari has something to do with it. "I mean that there might be a robbery or something, sir. His files were missing, and to consider his business along with his wife, they could be subject to other things that need light." Jae looks at him and remains silent. He wonders why he has thought that Mari is involved with it. He knows for a fact that the design belongs to Mari, she has told him that she made it while she was in college. The investigator is right. The man lost all documents related to work but not his money. "I'll see you next week," he says. The investigator gets up, they shake hands firmly and Jae opens the door for him. The man gets out and walks away. After which, Jae closes and locks the door behind him. He sits down on his office chair and stares blankly on the floor. "It's just an accident," he silently tells himself as he starts to browse a few files on the table.

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Coree receives a video call from Eun, and as she turns on her camera, she immediately asks, "Is it about to start?" A very excited Eun replies, "Yes Mama," while showing the table full of food. "This is Yun-Oh," The pretty girl waves her hand to the camera and smiles, "Hi ma'am." Coree smiles and waves at them, "Hello, I am hoping to meet you soon. You guys enjoy the food, alright?" The two nod and the video call ends. "My son is a grown up now, he is starting to have fun without me," Coree says softly as she grabs a photo of them from the console table in the living room. Han, who happens to be a few steps away from her, replies "Your son is going to be a good man, Coree." She glances behind her and looks at Han and smiles, as Han continues, "He has been raised by a good woman, I'm sure he'll be more like a male version of you" "I really hope so," she smiles, and turns her sight back on the photo, and puts it back on the table.