Chapter 173

While they unpacked ahead of dinner, Yeom Mi-seon kept Sae-i tucked close beside her the whole time.

Watching the veteran actress treat her with such warmth, Sae-i found herself remembering the conversation they'd had on set, the last time.

"You—by any chance, is your mother's surname Joo?"

"....."

"Really... you really are Jeong-wol's daughter. No wonder—I thought your eyes looked just like hers. And of all things, you had to become an actress and turn up right in front of me, straight out of that family."

That moment, when her heart had plummeted.

The feeling that had struck her when her mother's name—a name she could never forget, even in her dreams—came out of the veteran actress's mouth.

"Sae-i. From now on, don't think of me as just a senior—think of me as your aunt. Whenever things get hard, or you miss your mother, call me anytime."

An adult who…