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To my little one. In the end, the day I hoped would never come has arrived. It breaks my heart to think of you searching for me in this empty house for so long. I am ashamed that this letter is all you found. I still remember the day I first saw you. It was a day when the rain was pouring down in buckets. I can still clearly see the moment I first saw you crying inside that wardrobe. Your parents' final plea to save their daughter... I couldn't turn away from the dying wish of my colleagues, and that is what brought you here. At first, I took you in simply because it was a desperate request from my partners and there was no one else to reach out, but to be honest, I was at a loss as to what I could do for this child. I didn't intend to keep you for long. I planned to entrust you to a place much safer than this world, like an orphanage, once things settled down a bit. But you, who used to cry and look for your parents whenever you saw me, a stranger, started holding onto my sleeve one day, seeking me out whenever it thundered, and eventually smiling at me, calling me "Ahjussi"... That bond turned out to be a strange thing that messes with a man's heart. Before I knew it, you were looking only at me like a father, and I couldn't leave you. But perhaps my greed was the root of the problem. Those people have started moving again. Because of those trying to dig up the truth of the past through me, even your safety has been put at risk. So, I have decided to leave. It's because I'm too dangerous a man to keep you by my side. Please forgive this pathetic man for disappearing without a word. Just live a normal life, like you are now. Go to school, meet friends, and grumble about failing an exam. Both your parents and I want you to live as an ordinary person. If anyone asks about me, say you don't know me at all. Don't try to find me. Don't be curious about the truth of that day; just focus on your life as it is now. Little one, don't skip your meals and don't get sick. I love you.