Chapter 169

After the last scene finished filming.

It took a long while before Sae-i could finally open the eyes she'd kept closed.

Around her, she could hear the staff's murmurs of admiration.

But even amid that warm, bustling atmosphere, Sae-i stood frozen before the shabby mound of dirt that marked her siblings' graves in the story, not moving a muscle.

"……."

Her shoulders were still trembling, faintly.

Cold sweat and tears were smeared in a mess across cheeks drained of color.

Even though the cut had been called, Su-hui's despair, her sense of loss, her hollowness, still clung thick to the actress's emotions.

It felt as though Su-hui's soul hadn't fully left Sae-i's body yet, and was still drifting somewhere in the air around her.

"Sae-i……"

Watching that wrenching performance from behind the monitor, holding his breath, Seong-ha moved forward in a rush, his face etched with worry.

Just looking at…