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Chapter 24
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Present time.

10 mins before the news of the children being poisoned.

So Doyun’s P.O.V

I am beginning to notice the amount of stares Hajun gets every time we go outside. Hajun says that these things happen that all we have to do was wait for the investigation to be over and everything will come back to normal but I can’t help but think that it's more than today. Today seems particularly hostile and I couldn’t shake the feeling off no matter how I tried. I kept my eyes open for any signs of danger as Hajun walked into a store to get something but relaxed a little because of his carefree attitude. It was nice to know that this was not affecting him like how I thought it would.

The stares were more direct now instantly telling me something was wrong. I began to lead Hajun towards the door with haste and as I rounded a corner my eyes caught the screen of a television and right there in bold was a statement saying that the children of the orphanage has been poisoned. Panic set over me as I
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