“ Your mother must have her reasons for doing this Sulli-ah. She faced her own difficulties and coming to Busan was her only way of ensuring your safety. Don’t let this truth turn your smiles into frowns and burst your bubble of happiness and cheerfulness.

Your Eomma and Appa were both from wealthy family but one day, things just changed for the worse and your Eomma had to be separated from your Appa,” Sulli slowly digest what she could.

Her fingers ran across the faces of each person in her now-then-acknowledged family photo. “Mother Anna, who is this little boy in the photo then?” she tried to smile to show that she was still alright. Mother Anna in turn smiled too and realised that Sulli has indeed grown up into a fine lady. She is indeed like other girls, accepting boys in their life. “That is your oppa, Lee Taemin. I know what is your next question, dear. Your Taemin oppa was from your Appa’s first marriage. It was a failed one but your Eomma welcomed him as her own. Your oppa’s mother didn’t want your Appa to embrace him as a Choi because he was an out-of-wedlock child. Her family didn’t accept him and left your Appa to care for him. I do suppose that he had changed his surname to a Choi to handle your father’s business.”

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“Ladies and gentlemen, we have now arrived in Seoul. Enjoy your time here!" the chatty bus driver waved and bowed at each passenger who alighted f