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Love Long Gone의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 9

9 챕터

Chapter 1

Sarah Miller looked me up and down, taking in my dirty apron and my hands covered in chapped, cracked skin from the cold. She sighed softly."I never should have agreed to let your father take you. It's really been hard on you, hasn't it? If he can't afford to raise you, he should have let go."I shot back coldly, "Don't worry about it, Sarah. We're strangers now. Talking like that might give people the wrong idea."Her face darkened. She looked like she wanted to say something else, but in the end, she just fell silent.After a long moment, she turned and walked away.Once she was gone, I just stood there holding my tray, my fingers stiff. A coworker came over and quietly asked, "You okay?"I shook my head.Another coworker whispered, "Was that... was that Sarah Miller? From Miller Group? I heard she's still completely devoted to her ex-husband. She burned bridges with her whole family for him back in the day. I even saw an interview where she said the people she feels she fail

Chapter 2

The next day, I showed up for my shift as usual. The restaurant was eerily quiet.I looked up.My mom was sitting in the middle of the dining room. In front of her sat a cup of tea, untouched. Her face was dark — the kind of dark that made your stomach drop.The manager was wiping sweat off his forehead, forcing a smile. "Ms. Miller, we'll definitely look into what happened yesterday and get back to you with an explanation..."Before he could finish, her eyes locked onto me. That familiar wave of pressure hit me square in the chest. I knew it. She was here for me.I walked over, my voice hard. "Sarah, what do you want?"She looked up at me, her tone ice cold. "Something was wrong with your food yesterday. My daughter got sick on the way home. Her father is very upset."I smiled tightly. "So? Are you using this as an excuse to come after me? Or do you want to drag me and my dad over to apologize to Caleb like you did three years ago?"Her expression shifted instantly. Something

Chapter 3

When my mom saw that I wasn't saying anything, her impatience started showing. "This is all your father's fault. He raised you to have no manners at all. He's old enough to be a grandfather, and he's still acting as unreasonable as ever."I just stared at her. It was so absurd I almost laughed. "Unreasonable? Dad and I haven't gone near you for three years. We've been living our own lives. Is that bothering you too?"Her brow furrowed tightly. "What do you know about what happened between me and your father? You're just a kid."I locked my eyes on hers. "I don't get it? Then do you? Does Caleb?"Her voice turned cold. "When your father divorced me, did he ever think about you? He only cared about his own feelings. He never planned ahead for you. If he hadn't been so stubborn, you wouldn't be living like this."I stared at her. Every word out of her mouth felt like nails on a chalkboard. "How dare you say that? You're the one who threw us out."She acted like she hadn't even h

Chapter 4

During that time, I called my mom more times than I could count.None of them went through.But online, it was nothing but news about her and Caleb. Multi-million dollar watches at auctions. A yacht for his birthday. Headline after headline.Finally, I took my dad's critical condition notice and went to find her myself.She was furious. She looked down at me and snapped, "You've been with your father for what, a few days? And you've already learned to lie? He just wants to come back, doesn't he? Why does he have to make such a scene?"She threw a card at my face. "There's 50 thousand dollars in there. Take it and get lost. Don't bother me and Caleb during our time together."The card cut my cheek. But I didn't even feel it. All I could think was that my dad finally had a chance.Not long after that, Caleb showed up at the hospital. He cornered me in the hallway and got straight to the point. The second he saw me, his face was full of contempt."I've known for a long time that y

Chapter 5

When my mom heard that, she shot up from her seat. Her face turned ugly."Have you lost your mind?" she snapped. "You'd curse your own father like that? He was always so good at playing the victim. There's no way he'd just die. Did he go into hiding again? Did he put you up to saying this?"I just stared at her coldly. "If you don't believe me, go find him yourself. Go ahead and dig him up if you can."She searched my face, looking for any sign that I was lying.But I never looked away.Slowly, the fight drained out of her. She muttered, "Don't come crying to me later," and walked out.After she left, the manager came over. "Hey... why don't you head home for today. As for the restaurant..."He didn't finish. I already understood. I packed up my things quietly and went back to my apartment alone.When I got home, I pushed the door open.My father's portrait sat quietly on the side table. Next to it were white chrysanthemums.I walked over and touched his face in the photo.T

Chapter 6

My first instinct was to shut the door.But I was too late.My mom wedged it open with her arm and pushed her way inside.She stood in the middle of the room, staring at the side table and my dad's portrait. Her eyes slowly turned red."What is this?" Her voice came out hoarse.I didn't answer.She crossed the room in a few steps and grabbed my shoulders. "Answer me. What is this? None of this is real, right? Your dad put you up to this, didn't he? He's just putting on a show for me?"She got more and more worked up. Her grip kept getting tighter.She shook me so hard my head started spinning. I finally lost it and screamed, "Let go of me!"But she only held on tighter. "Where is he? Tell me where he is! He can't be dead! He was always so good at faking things. There's no way he's dead!"I was still holding his portrait against my chest. With all the shaking, my grip slipped. The frame hit the floor with a loud crack. Glass shattered everywhere.Something inside me snapped.

Chapter 7

I spent two days in the ICU.When I finally woke up, all I saw was white.My mom was sitting by the hospital bed. There were dark circles under her eyes. It looked like she hadn't slept in days."Don't move. The doctor said you lost too much blood. If you move around, your stitches will open."I pulled my hand away and didn't look at her. "Get out."The room was quiet for a long time.Finally, she said, her voice low, "I'm sorry."I just thought it was pathetic. "You're saying that now? Don't you think it's a little late?"Her throat moved like she was swallowing something hard. Her voice came out raw. "I reached out to some ear specialists overseas. Your hearing — I'm going to fix it—""You're going to fix it?" I cut her off. "You're the one who wrecked my ear in the first place. And now you want to play the hero?"Her face went white.But I didn't want to hear another word from her. "What else do you want from me? Dad is gone. I lost my job. I almost lost my life too. Is t

Chapter 8

Caleb's voice came through the line, lazy and unbothered. "Why are you asking about that all of a sudden? People like them — why should they get to spend your money? I just wanted them to know their place. A pathetic broke man playing the victim and his tag-along kid. They didn't deserve a cent from you."My mom's face got darker and darker. "You touched that card?"Caleb let out a light laugh. "Yeah, I had the money transferred out. What about it? He always loved playing the martyr. I just wanted to see if he could keep it up without that money. Besides, it was just a little money. If his body couldn't hold up and he died, how is that my fault?"My mom's breathing got heavier. "Do you realize he's dead? Do you understand that you killed him?"There was a pause on the other end. Then his voice turned cold. "Sarah, why are you yelling at me? If he died, it's because he didn't have what it takes to live. And besides, don't you think it's a little late to be pointing fingers now? You

Chapter 9

Caleb and Sarah's daughter witnessed them fighting. She got so scared she started crying. "Daddy is so scary... Mommy is so scary too... I don't want parents like this..."My mom froze.All those years, she had spoiled that child rotten and given her everything she ever wanted. But no amount of money or comfort could protect a kid from seeing the ugliest sides of her own parents.Not long after that, there was an accident outside their villa. Their daughter was hit by a car and died.I was sitting in my hospital bed when the news came on. The anchor said that the daughter of the Miller Group CEO and her current husband had been struck and killed outside the entrance to their estate.I watched the screen. My face didn't change.At the end of the day, she was just a kid. But when my dad died, nobody thought he was innocent either. And nobody thought that back then, I was just a kid too.That same day, Caleb came storming into my hospital room like a madman. He was holding a knife.

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