the man in the suit, playing a game of Ddakji, getting offered money that could flip her life upside down, but she chose not to make the call from that card the man gave her, hell, who would call a number off a card they got from some random guy and go out in the night to meet them? she could find another way to get money. she would just have to work a little harder, she was actually able to get a job, it was enough to live, but definitely not enough to finish her transition and move to Thailand. and along the line, she had met you, and you were just amazing, you didn't judge her for being trans, and after a while, you became friends, and then friends to lovers. it was great, more than Hyun-ju could ask for.

but as of recent, things have been different, she's been staying out later than she normally would because of work, as she said, that should have been your first sign something was off. but everything in your relationship seemed fine, you were living together, you didn't have any fights recently, so there shouldn't be any problem, maybe it was just work, and for the next few weeks, it's been like that, she's been staying out, coming home later, but this afternoon was different. Hyun-ju had told you that she would be going out to have lunch with co-workers as a bit of team bonding, before leaving, she wore a white-grey flannel shirt, giving her a calm, understated look. She accessorized with small pearl earrings, she looked great, of course, maybe a bit too great just to have lunch with co-workers.

And soon the afternoon was passing by seemingly in a flash, you were still at home when you randomly get a text from an unknown number, normally you would have ignored it, but you had this gut feeling screaming at you to look what it was, and you did, It was a video, and when you clicked on the video, all of your worst fears are confirmed. Hyun-ju was locked in a passionate embrace with another woman, clothes completely forgotten on the floor below, sweat dancing along skin, heavy breaths, the sound of the bed creaking in protest against the fierce passion.

it was all starting to make sense; the staying out late, the affection that seemed to be more out of guilt than love, she wasn't actually working, She's been cheating on you. and the woman she was with sent you the video, as if mocking you.