Minhyun stayed quiet. His eyes not leaving hers. There was a lot at stake for Jaeun at this moment. If she were to mess up, even though her brother would be able to escape, she would not be able to leave this room. He would make sure of it. Not only that, but he would personally take part so that she would go into jail.
Therefore, it was unlikely that this was a lie.
Jaeun"s whole body was shaking. The secret that she had kept to herself had been released in only a second. Was this the right choice? She wasn"t sure herself.
"You killed her?" Minhyun asked. He played with a pen in his hand, swinging it back and forth. The tip glistened against the light. "How did you kill her. What drove you to become murderous. Tell me everything."
She paused for a moment, slightly regretting her words. "What will you do with this information?"
"The youth"s protection act is in place so you will not get into trouble for any crimes you committed before you turn into an adult. You know that murder will do nothing to your criminal record. If you tell me what happened truthfully and if what you have said about Jaemin"s whereabouts is true. I will forgive all your sins. I will not help you, but I will not be malicious."
Too much eyes. And there was too much camera"s on the Moon group. Therefore, he couldn"t threaten her with her life. However, what he could do was give her the choice of saving the future. Jaeun had lost everything. She didn"t have anything more to life for. To give her the hope that she will be able to revive her life again was the most accurate and efficient method of obtaining information in this situation.
Ji-ho leaned in. He stopped typing on his computer to listen to the conversation. Since he was equally involved in the Moon family and had scavenged their records, he wanted to learn the truth. In all honesty, when Jaeun said she was the killer, he couldn"t believe her. Not because she was a girl or anything, that didn"t matter. Anyone could kill if they had the mindset too.
It was the remorse on her face. Deep down. She was showing human emotions towards her sister. Not negative emotions, but something more than that. A sisterly love. Maybe he was imagining it, but that was what he felt from her heart. He didn"t have siblings but he"d observed people who did.
He also linked it back to Jaeun"s psychological report.
The doctor had said that Jaeun was mentally unstable after the death of Jihee, in the sense that she hated her own self. Although she mourned for her other half, due to her own self-hatred, she also wanted to take the place of her sister. There could only be one of them, that was the nature of the game ever since they were young, and she was the one that survived. The family dynamic reinforced ruthless compet.i.tion between the family members. The twins no exception. In the end, for one of them to become happy, the other had to disappear.
These were the words she said to her psychologist: "For the both of us to become happy. I have to become Jihee."
Maybe this was the reason to why she bullied all girls who were better than her. She wanted to keep Jihee"s legacy.
And the reason to why she hated Yoona? The young girl reminded Jaeun that she could never truly become Jihee.
Was he right? Who knows. Did someone with these values kill their own sister? She could"ve. In the end, even if she loved her sister, she could"ve loved her so much to the verge of hate and to the point of death. There was many cases of people killing their loved ones, why was this different?
But did she love her sister? Or was it fake? Or maybe was it obsession.
Ji-ho couldn"t wrap these thoughts around his head.
In the end, all he could do was listen and wait for the answer. To find the truth in the past.
She took a deep breath. "Y-you"re going to miss my brother if you keep spending time on me."
"There are people, more capable in handling the situation then me heading towards the direction you led them to," he said. "Speak."
Seeing that he wasn"t going to be patient with her any longer, Jaeun let out a shaky sigh. This was it. In the end, the hidden Moon family secret was to finally come to light.
"To begin, there is one rule that all high-cla.s.s people are aware of. I"m sure you are socially aware of it. It is a rule that Jihee was ignorant to. No matter how nice you are, if you succeed, your enemies are going to increase. Although she was known as an angel, the perfect one, she wasn"t aware that this t.i.tle was the one dragging her to h.e.l.l. Do you think that I was the only one that was threatened by her presence? No. Jihee didn"t know her place."
A dry laugh escaped her lips. "That little girl didn"t realize until it was too late. Everyone was her enemy. n.o.body truly loved her. Her death? Do you think people really cried over her? The Moon family? Crying over a GIRL out of anything?"
"Keep that in mind as I tell this story, for it isn"t one with a happy ending."