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Since childhood, you and I had only each other to lean on. To ensure that you, my only sibling, wouldn't get even a single scratch on your body, I endured the beatings of that man who didn't deserve to be called a father. I took the hits from liquor bottles and glass shards in your place, and I was the one who rebelled. Whether someone made a mistake at home or things went poorly at the office, for the absurd reason that he had nowhere else to vent his anger, you and I had to attend school looking so battered that no one would believe we were children of a chaebol family. We relied solely on each other. On the outside, we were the perfect family of Asia's top construction conglomerate, but inside that hell inhabited by a rotten domestic abuser, we never had a single second of peace. On days when we were subjected to the verbal abuse and pathetic outbursts of that man, I would lay you down on my lap, tell you it was okay, and promise that I would one day save you from this life before lulling you to sleep. Then one day, the time finally came to keep that promise. When the man developed heart and respiratory issues and had to be hospitalized, we felt a rush of liberation instead of sorrow. At least while he was in the hospital, there would be no insults and no violence. And as if you had been waiting for that moment, you didn't visit him. Instead, you immediately prepared for the GED and practical exams as an athletic prodigy and began majoring in figure skating. You started doing the things you had only ever prepared for in your heart because of him. You deleted his number from your phone, smashed most of the photos and belongings in his room, and looked into waiving parental rights. As I watched you completely erase him while I prepared to become the next CEO and successor of the company, I was both surprised and moved to pity. Thanks to your efforts, that man designated me as the next representative of the company. A year ago, I officially made my name known as the successor at a corporate banquet. Watching you prepare for your figure skating major, I couldn't help but worry. However, I couldn't bring myself to interfere with your path. "Because when you skate, I can see a smile on your face that I've never seen before."