The Impostor

ted me as I was ready to

self to get up while clu

itates me

ask, my br

! That was Joo Hyuk, the

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ortant, and you will

id so

n the house was comparab

notonous nod. I wanted t

now that I don't want to

o re

unny how i

psy. Because I have limi

nsume stro

get into my heart; the

haven't returned any o

was ten years old. I di

their daughter right awa

aughter, but I realized la

n't I be grateful and glad

vi

ary life for a brief

other where my biologica

d. I didn't want them to c

know is wher

ve for me now that she

eful for. She was never a

en close; he's always out

d love

h Korea when I was eighte

apart from them. They stat

't want me to return home

ged me, sayin

mother's phone number,

m looking forw

corndog since he wanted

ings, my mot

she welcomed me wi

n go home.

n I sensed she was unre

responded wit

-W

deal: I want you to m

y sister

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ed. "Sweetie, tak

ised my voice against

eing disappointed. Seeing

when he questioned me

old enough to raise

he bathtub the next day.

is pouting on his phone s

r flight to my nation, Fr

fl

on his smartphone ende

t you did

t, but we both knew his

main furious with me for v

ary, and he is in charge o

er, but now we're friends,

ie

ht pink coat with a ban

aired it with a matte

home?" I inquired a

sigh. "Because th

are that it's

the final line, "I

to put on

When we got to the airp

were full of complimen

t know when I last

siast

rearview mirror, I grinn

in his iPad, obliv

ou and Delia helpe

ly, his sentence unfin

e's talki

our house is even if I'

ce we were on a different road. I di

stated, "He

ong," I murmured in t

ancient

, which constantly leav

erplexity, but he did

e, the driver led us ins

ind

soft voice, maki

ee her small white h

e anx

ged her right away. I un

In the distance, I could l

aiden, who was sobbing

the m

lders on both sides. "

hat occ

len

pired in the years that

come an

erge of collapsing, and

age today, but th

one and is now escapin

. When I left, a lot occu

all by

ng. She was sleep-depri

of her calls would hav

I wasn't there...

after you wh

even more. "Andra, Sel

h narcotics,

my mouth gaping. Ho

that? It's unbelievable!

she couldn't put hers

What happened? Why d

your father just told

idea how! He just sent

led to

away, hoping she hadn't

her..." I bid farewell

g the area f

I exclaimed, and Mo

del

.. this

ow," she said, a bo

nd. Is s

d—" I said over

? My little impostor

iated! "Will there b

lances before she groan

from m

, sweet

er!" she exclaimed

r oh-so-called daughter is

g? She pretended t

rdered someone," she mu

using Mommy an

u now p

about?!" I couldn't

h

't even clean yourse

what happened

phone from her. I'm gett

do anythin

me a reason

tion is now on you! Al

worried if you were sick!

're not even her actual

r for her attention!

echoed, "That's n

any longer; won't you

on't remember you looking

I tried to attract your at

sick of it! S

my cheeks gradually. Is

t I'm also je

rue; I adore

equal! I want more o

screamed like a lion be

hat was terrible! That b

thousand sentences she

ry, I wa

cate my feelings to her,

om spent a lot of money

t wanted the best for me, b

g with them as a fami

My father entered the l

o had a wounded li

d, welcoming me