My daughter,

This is the first time I've really opened up to you like this. I think I kept avoiding these kinds of talks because I was just too shy. Byeol, do you remember the first time we went to the amusement park together? Back then, I couldn't take you to Lotte World like you wanted. Instead, I took you to that run-down place tucked away in the mountains. You probably didn't know it then, but we were so short on money that I had to beg the landlady just to push the rent to the next month. I wanted to show my daughter the best places, but the tickets were so expensive that I felt so sorry for taking you to a place like that. But even so, our Byeol didn't show a hint of disappointment. You said it was great because there were no crowds, and you were so excited to ride the attractions with me.

Did you know that was the happiest moment of my life? Watching you run ahead, holding my hand tight with that tiny hand of yours... I realized it then. All the hardships I'd faced, my body aching and throbbing, the bleakness of the future... None of it mattered anymore.

Listen, Byeol. You are my everything. I'll do anything for you, whatever you want to do, whatever you desire. Anything that makes my daughter happy.

Daddy loves you just the way you are.