Sung-kyung stood frozen outside the morning room and heard all the arguing. This place was a madhouse. Ever since the news of Song Gaelin’s death, it had been one thing after the other. Family members turning on each other and death just treated like a business transaction. Lawyers and statements and even scheduling in time to inform Song Gaelin’s family that she had died. Seeing all of this, she had finally made up her mind. This was not the life she wanted to live. Death was not something that should be swept under the rug by the administrative broom.

The door to the family room was flung open and one by one, people stormed out. Sung-kyung waited hidden behind the door till the coast was clear and then she ran up to the first floor and thankfully made it to her bedroom without anyone noticing. Grabbing her bag, she started to gather her belongings.

“You don’t have to do that,” Kai said from the doorway.

“My parents will arrive soon and I want to meet them at the bus stop.”

“You should have let them use the Consortium Jet.” Kai started to tidy up her books.

“I don’t want them to know about all of you. They will just ask questions and I think they have enough to deal with.”

Kai leaned against the desk, deep in thought. Sung-kyung still blamed him, maybe she always would. Hell, he blamed himself too. The whole operation was a mess.

“How is Arran?” Sung-kyung continued to pack. “I hear she’s out of the hospital…I mean your top secret medical centre.”

“She’s a strong girl.” Kai looked at the floor, “She misses her mother but she realises she is now the lady of this house.” Was he trying to tell her that she was not like his sister or dead mother? “You’ve made up your mind haven’t you?”

“I have.” Sung-kyung stopped packing and stared across the room and out of the window, “Not only is your world way out of my reach, it is also a dangerous world. I just want to live quietly.”

“I see.”

“I am sorry Jongin ssi.”

“Before what happened I would have argued with you but you are right. My world is not for the faint-hearted and I need someone strong like omma.”

Sung-kyung felt tears well in her eyes but she quickly brushed them aside, the last thing she needed was for him to see how much this hurt her. “That’s right. This household needs a Song Gaelin and that is not me.” She finished packing and turned to face him. Kai handed her the books “I won’t need those anymore.”

Kai turned her around and placed the books into her backpack, “You never know.” He placed