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A sacrifice here, a sacrifice there… Dong-sik was so tired of seeing Joo-won destroy himself because of his guilt and excessive sense of responsibility. He wished he could hate him for his father’s sins. But that was impossible…
Unlike Jeong-je, the friend who had betrayed his trust and kept silent about his involvement in the case for 20 years, Joo-won had never let him down. He had always sought justice, even when that justice harmed him and his reputation. He was just so pure, so righteous… He truly did not deserve to plunge into Hell.
I’ll protect you from yourself…