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Iseul looked at her friend who stood still while she was pushed into the busy road.

It took less than 2 seconds for a car to run over her.

It was a different type of experience. That one can only experience once in their lifetime... And then they are dead.

She didn't even feel any pain when suddenly her limbs were torn, her head hit the hard surface..

The moment she took her painful last breath... she saw a man in his 40s, rushing towards her with some other people from the crowd.

For some reason, she focused on him who had a gentle face... A lonely face just like her.

And then she closed her eyes.

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"There was a car accident! We need Doctor Kim Seokjin!"

The nurse shouted as she helped the 19-year-old girl to the OT with other nurses.

A nurse rushed back with Doctor Kim behind her.

"She needs immediate treatment doctor. But... 90% is out of her favor." Doctor Kim's assistant doctor, doctor Park Jimin said.

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As the OT's red light turned on, three men and a woman stood in front of the OT.

"Hello, you guys came with the car accident patient right?"

"Yes," The lady answered.

"The police have arrived. You need to give your statements."

They nodded as two male and a female officer walked in.

"Do you know the patient?"

"No. But this is her bag."

One of the youngest boys gave the male officer the bag.

The female officer took it and looked inside.

"Name Iseul. An orphan and 19 years old. Currently studying at Hanguk College. No... guardians then."

The female officer replied.

"Could you tell me your name and phone number and what you saw?"

"I am Kim Taehyung...and..."

"I am Kwon Y/N...and.." [Kwon Y/N from Replay 2012]

"I am Han Hyunjin...and..."

"...I am Min Yoongi...and..."

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"Sorry... we couldn't save the patient."

"What will we do with the dead body, sir?" The nurse asked the doctor.

"If the autopsy is done then we would like to hold a funeral for the young lady," Hyunjin spoke.

Yoongi and others nodded too.

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F U N E R A L--D A Y

Yoongi was wearing his black suit when he got a call from the private detective agency.

"Hello-"

"There is a good and a bad news."

"Good one."

"We have found out about Miss Choi."

Yoongi widened his eyes as soon as he heard it.

"The location is in Daejeon, Daejeon International Hospital-"

Yoongi hung up the call as he threw his black coat away and rushed towards his car.

He only wore black pants and a white shirt as he drove the car to Daejeon. It takes 1 hour and 49 minutes to reach Daejeon from Seoul.

His phone rang as he hung up but answered it when his phone rang again.

"Yoongi-ssi? We found out that she had no friends. So Miss Y/N has called the orphan children to the funeral."

"It's fine. Please do as you want to. I won't be able to come. I am driving to Daejeon urgently."

"Huh? But-"

Yoongi hung up on Hyunjin as soon as he saw the detective calling him.

"Hello?"

"Are you driving here?"

"Yes."

"You never heard the bad news."

Yoongi's grip on his car's steering wheel tightened.

"What's...the bad news?"

"The bad news is we still couldn't find Miss Choi.. We only found out her phone was being activated. It can be someone else with her phone."

"It doesn't matter. I will find out."

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2 hours later when Yoongi reached the hospital, he already saw police investigating since his detective had asked the police's help.

"It seems that.... we found out too late.."

Yoongi's eyes flashed red. Even though he was 40+, his dark and gloomy aura was still as cold as ever.

"Miss.. Choi has been dead for 19 years..."

The female officer spoke.

Yoongi's world stopped at this sentence...

He couldn't believe that... his girlfriend, whom he hadn't seen for 20 years was dead... On top of that she died only a year after she left him...

No, she didn't leave him... His family forced her to leave.

Yoongi clenched his fists as he felt difficult to even breathe. Only if he wasn't deceived by his parents.... Only if he searched for his lover, Yuna hardly... Then she, Choi Yuna would be still alive, by his side...

Maybe with their future children.

"There she is." A nurse came with a huge stack of files which was labeled as 2016 & 2017.

It took 17 minutes for them to find out about Choi Yuna who changed her name to Choi Yena. After connecting the dots, they collected all the files related to her.

"Miss Choi Yena... or Yuna was admitted by Mr. Lee. He is a fund manager and found her injured. While treating her, the doctors found out that she was pregnant."

Yoongi's world stopped again after listening to the nurse reporting about his dead girlfriend's situation as if she were reporting her lesson to the class teacher.

Without giving him a break to digest what she spoke.

"S-she was...what?"

Thankfully the police officer stopped her and they gave Yoongi some time.

"Yes.. She was pregnant. Since she was already 4 months pregnant, the doctors couldn't abort the child to save her. It seems that she had no way to be saved either. So the doctors chose to save the baby as per their observation and her request."

"She was declared brain dead a day before her child was born."

Every word that left her mouth was like a poison for Yoongi. As if she was stabbing him with her words.

The love of his life was dead. His child has been living alone for 19 years and he, Min Yoongi, a billionaire couldn't even do anything.... Nor did he know.

He wanted to kill himself but didn't want to die yet..

Not until he finds his child.

"W-where is the child?"

"Unfortunately we lost track of the child. It says that it was a baby boy?"

"M-my.... our child was a baby boy?" He smiled a little through his pathetic face.
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The moment Iseul opened her eyes she thought it was heaven but it wasn't. She checked her hands and feet but found that she could not move them.

"W-what the hell happened to me?!"

She mumbled as she looked around and found that she was in a hospital but she wasn't laying down but rather standing up.

She roamed around and frowned as she found out that people couldn't see or hear her.

"A-am I a ghost now?!" Her eyes moisture up with tears.

"You are not a ghost... but in the middle of being a ghost and getting reincarnation."

She flinched as she looked behind and saw a man wearing a black suit, sitting on a bench.

"A-are you the Grim Reaper?"

The man chuckled at the little girl as he shook his head.

"I am not a grim reaper for you, little girl."

'T-then who are you? Am I really dead?"

The man nodded.

"Iseul, 19 years old, an orphan. Died 1st December 2036 at 4 in the afternoon."

Iseul wanted to shout and cry as the man looked at her.

He had no pupils. Only eyeballs of silver color.

It was a new combination for her.

"You have regrets... Lots of regrets making it impossible for you to leave this world peacefully or for you to get reincarnation."

Iseul frowned as she looked at that man.

"So.... am I a wandering ghost now?"

The man chuckled at her confused face.

"No. Not a wandering ghost but a cupid."

"I hate this job."

Iseul never had a normal life. She never dated before so she didn't want to become a cupid and help people fall in love when she was a miserable ghost.

That man heard her thoughts as he sighed.

"Then how about you become a cupid of miserable people?"

"....Cupid is only for love."

"We can just let you work for the miserable people and let them have a decent life... Because miserable tend to end their life easily."

Iseul found it meaningless since either way she had to work for people's happiness.

"You can just think-"

"If I do so.... Am I going to get peace and free from my memories of this life?"

The man nodded his head.

"Then I am ready to work."

That man smiled a little as he put his hand on top of her head and patted her head.

"You are an innocent and honest child.... If I were a human and you were to be my child or granddaughter, I would have been very lucky."

Iseul looked away as she felt her head a little warm.

She blinked and tilted her head as she saw a small ray of light above her head.

"Iseul, I bless you with the power of an angel to become a cupid not for love but for miserable people.... The moment you accomplish your work and let go of your grief, your soul will return to its original place which is the reincarnation realm. Until then, you will be a living individual. Only those whom you will help or want to show your face will be able to see you. They will forget about you the moment you are dragged to the reincarnation realm. I, Wang, will be your witness and guardian till then."

It felt as if she was watching a historical drama with those heavy words.

Iseul's eyes dropped as she knew it was no drama but real life.

"I bless you, my child. For you to quickly leave this world."

"Just bless my new life."

She mumbled as she stood up.

"Now what?"

"Now, you can wander around and find miserable people. My work is done."

The man vanished as Iseul looked around and sighed but tilted her head when she noticed something.

"Lee Jaemin, 43 years and a teacher."

She rolled her eyes as she found that man speaking with a newly arrived soul.

She walked as she looked down and saw that she could actually fly/skate?!

She sighed as she chose to walk out of the hospital.

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It's been one week since Iseul died. The first two days, she spent crying and wandering around.

Then she found some skills. She has two appearances. One was her real self. And the other one was her child version when she was 7 years old.

Honestly, she has no idea why she can transfer back to her child form. However, that man did say once that he found her cute when he saw her during her childhood.

She then recalled one of her orphanage's teachers dying when she was 7.

That conversation was held on her 4th day being a ghost/cupid.

She also learned how to help people.

"I am a good ghost."

She grinned as the old lady smiled.

This was her 4th one whom she helped.

"I know... Then can you help me by letting me see my son one last time?"

Iseul nodded.

This kind of work was easy for her.

She helped two miserable people who wanted to meet their families. The third one was a little boy who was abused. The first one was twins who wanted to live together but were separated which affected them physically and mentally. 

This old lady only had a few days and she was separated from her son 12 years ago.

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The moment Iseul finished helping that old woman, she found a commotion happening inside that building.

Iseul frowned as she walked towards the 3rd floor.

It was a multipurpose company. Mainly for detectives.

Iseul looked for that old woman's son through the agency since she was still new to this. That's why she revealed herself to everyone and became a human for them.

She couldn't wear dresses. She has this one fixed dress. Which was a white long skirt with a white shirt.

Which kind of made her look beautiful though.

And when she is in her child form, her dress becomes a white gown up to her legs.

"What the fuck do you mean by that?! I paid you to find my child! To find out what actually happened 20 years ago and you say you can't?!"

Iseul widened her eyes the moment she saw the man who was shouting.

Because the first thing was maybe he was the last person she saw before she died.

No, he is that person.

The moment she saw his gloomy eyes.

That day, she saw his panicked and worried eyes.

But there is no doubt that this was the man whom she saw before her final breath.

Suddenly a thought occurred to her which was......where was her body?

Did the hospital people take it in their possession so that they could experiment on her body or let the new students cut off her body?

Because there was no other option. There wasn't a single person who would be at least sad about her death.

Iseul came back to reality the moment that man shouted again.

"I don't care! I will throw more money. Just go and find him!"

That man's cold eyes were as sharp as a knife. The officers and other people bowed as they left.

"Yoongi hyung, calm down-"

"Go. I want to stay alone."

That man, named Yoongi entered an empty room as the other man left after patting his shoulder.

Iseul walked through the door she made herself invisible and looked at Yoongi who slid through the door and fell down as he broke into tears.

"Yuna-ah, I am so sorry... I am s-so s-sorry... I should.. have never loved you... No... you shouldn't have loved me... I am the murderer... You died because of me... B-because I was a fucking pathetic coward.... c-coward..."

Yoongi sobbed as Iseul bent on his level.

Her heart clenched at his sorrowful crying.

"I-I couldn't save you... I-I couldn't save y-you... I-I don't deserve to be a f-father... M-my s-son.... H-how can I tell him t-that h-he lived a life of an o-orphan because of h-his coward father.... S-should I just come to you when I find h-him? I-I can't even make eye contact with him.. I-I should just give him my properties and d-die-"

"NO! Why would you die just like that?!"

Yoongi flinched as he quickly composed himself.

His usual cold expression came back as he stood up and looked around.

"Who the hell are you?"

Iseul cursed for running her mouth when she was invisible.

"I-I am your guardian angel."

She felt ashamed to say cupid as she changed the cupid with an angel.

"You think of me as a little child?"

She shivered at his cold and chilly voice.

"N-no I am saying the truth."

Iseul already made up her mind to help this man. He was the last person she saw before she died.

Besides he was too miserable.

From his words, she could understand that maybe he left his lover alone and his lover died and he now can't find his son.

Even if he is at fault, since he is too miserable she wants to look into his situation.

Iseul sighed as she appeared in front of Yoongi's sight.

Yoongi flinched slightly yet he looked at her with those death glares.

"I am not a hologram either ajussi." She spoke.

"Am I too exhausted?"

Yoongi frowned as he felt that he knew her.. he saw her but where?

"Are you from those interns? I am sure I have seen you before."

Iseul shook her head. She knew this man wouldn't believe her and might actually make people think he was insane if he tried to expose her.

"I have only seen you for a second maybe....before I took my last breath... I don't know.. it was blurry."

"I have never accompanied any-"

Yoongi stopped as he widened his eyes. He looked at Iseul closely.

"You are....Iseul?"

Iseul widened her eyes.

"H-how...you saw my information?"

He only saw her with her bloody face. But it was indeed her. That mole under her right eye made it more clear.

He also knew that she was an orphan so there was no chance for her to have a twin.

And he knew she was dead.

"You.... I am sorry."

He frowned as he didn't know what to say.

He knew that she died a few days ago. They couldn't save her... He also felt guilty for not attending her funeral.

"Why? It's fine. It's not like I have anyone for me to grieve my death."

"And... now I have a job... I can help you."

"Y-you can?" Yoongi's eyes became sorrowful as he looked at her.

He knew he was selfish for asking a little girl who died recently to help him find his son but still...

"Yeah... So, your wife died and your son is left alone?"

Yoongi sighed.

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Yoongi was sitting in his bed as Iseul sat on his couch, with his pillows stuffed around her.

"I... I fell in love with a girl named Choi Yuna... She was pretty and cute too. I was an introvert and kind of shy person. I lacked confidence. But nevertheless, we dated for 3 years. My family didn't want to accept her as they had already chosen another girl for me. She was my childhood friend. Actually, we became friends because our families had close relationships."

Iseul put her hand under her chin as Yoongi continued.

"I begged her to call off the marriage as I loved Yuna. She did. But suddenly Yuna started to behave strangely. And one day she disappeared. My family held me back from searching for her. Telling me that she found someone else and left me. My Yuna wasn't a coward so I believed them. Besides, there was no explanation for her strange behavior.

Then... I was once again engaged with Baek Sora. But I finally got the courage as I called off the engagement. My love became my rage the moment I accidentally heard my parents saying that Yuna left because of them.

I left my family, and searched for Yuna but.... I found out a few days ago that... she left this w-world.. 2-20 years a-ago."

Yoongi was now practically forcing himself to speak as he tried his best not to cry.

"I-I am so sorry... I couldn't attend your funeral that d-day since I heard about her after 17 years.. I rushed ba-"

"Wait.. funeral?"

Yoongi sniffed and nodded.

"Oh.. Yes, we held your funeral."

"I-I.... my body... it's not t-there anymore..I-I mean T-thank you."

This time Iseul cried.

"I-I thought I would become t-those medical students' experiment."

She laughed a little, trying to control her tears.

"No, me and some other man who were present that day held your funeral."

"O-oh.... thank you ajussi...So.. continue..about your c-child."

Yoongi knew she tried hard to change the topic.

"My son... I found out that Yuna gave birth to my son before she.... left this world.. But nobody knows where he is."

Yoongi's pained face made Iseul think if her parents also missed her or not.

"So, we should start by finding the doctors or nurses who assisted Miss Yuna that time right?"

"The detectives are on it."

"I can find them soon."

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Iseul was back as Yoongi sighed in relief.

"Where were you?"

He stopped interrogating the moment he found something was wrong. Iseul looked exhausted? Yoongi frowned.

Out of nowhere there was white smoke as Iseul puffed.... morphed into a child..?

Yoongi widened his eyes as he took a few steps back.

"Y-you okay kiddo?"

"Yeah..... I get on my child form sometimes and I don't know why."

She sighed as she laid on the couch as if she was exhausted like other humans.

"What do you mean by child...form?"

"This is what I looked like when I was seven years old."

"You looked cute." Yoongi chuckled.

"But seriously you kind of look like a mixture of me. I would have almost believed that you were my daughter had the nurse told me that I had a daughter."

Iseul sighed as she looked at the ceiling.

"I found the nurse who was with Miss Yuna."

"Huh?!"

"I was wondering around when a ghost uncle helped me. But the problem is... the woman died a year ago because of cancer."

Yoongi closed his mouth as he couldn't think.

"The reason why the detective Ajussi couldn't find her was that her son left Korea last year and there are no other relatives of hers here for him to inquire."

"O-Oh..."

Iseul was lost in thought after Yoongi didn't speak.

There was another thing that she found out. But she didn't want to tell him yet.

With the help of the ghosts, she was able to find out that Choi Yuna never gave birth to a son 19 years ago but a daughter. It wasn't confirmed but only a theory.

So, she didn't want Yoongi to know that there was a possibility that the reason for him not finding out about any baby boys getting into an orphanage was because there was no baby boy to begin with but a baby girl.

She knew that Yoongi would be devastated if he found out that he didn't even know the right gender of his child.

"I should check first before letting Ajussi know..." She thought.

"What are you thinking?"

"Huh?"

She saw Yoongi giving her a curious glance as she shook her head.

"Ajussi, do you think you could uhmm.... go somewhere with me?"

Yoongi gave her a confused look as Iseul looked down.

"There are some of my personal belongings that I wanted to take before my home is taken away by others."

Yoongi nodded.

"I will call my assistant and let him handle it. Don't worry your apartment will still be there."

"Huh? No, it's fine-"

"I have a lot of money. So don't worry. Since you are helping me, let me at least do this much for you."

"Thank you." She mumbled.

Yoongi smiled at the 7 years old girl who looked like a hamster at that moment.

He felt bad for the girl.

"Hey.... are your parents... dead?"

Iseul shrugged off.

"I don't know. Madam Naneun never told me."

"Naneun? As in... Okami orphanage?" Yoongi frowned.

She nodded.

"I....How long have you been in that orphanage?"

"Since my birth...Why?"

"Okami orphanage is one of those 4 orphanage where my son could be."

She frowned as she tried to remember.

"No...There was no boy... Wait, there was a boy who came around that time when I came. But he was dropped off by the police. Because his parents had a car accident and he had no relatives."

Yoongi stood up.

"We can't be sure!"

Iseul saw him leaving in a hurry as she also walked out.

She had to find out if he really had a daughter or not.

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Iseul widened her eyes the moment she saw Yoongi's lover's childhood photo. She was in his lover's old house where she lived with her family.

Because she looked exactly like how Yuna looked when she was born. She had a photo of her when she was born.

It's as if she was looking at her childhood photo but the thing was she never wore those dresses or were with those people before.

It seems like Yoongi never saw these photos. Otherwise, why wouldn't he say this to her?

Suddenly she couldn't breathe properly as she also couldn't gulp. As if there was a big lump in her throat.

Her hands were shaking as she fell on the dusty bed.

"T-this can't...b-be true."

She was 19.... And she thought that she shouldn't think what she thought.

That..... maybe.... just maybe.... she was.... this ajussi's....real daughter..

She shook her head. Even though she was a ghost, she still cried with tears.

She shuffled and became crazy as she threw things here and there.

Yuna's childhood photos haunted her. Iseul didn't want to imagine what she was thinking.

"It is true."

She flinched as she sobbed and looked behind."

The ghost uncle who helped her a few days with finding the old nurse was there.

"Y-you... who are you?!"

Iseul knew that the ghost wasn't just any ghost.

The man chuckled sadly as he sat down.

"I died 20 years ago. Do you know how?"

Iseul spoke nothing.

"Because I helped a poor woman who was running away from someone. They crushed my car. I could have been alive if I tried but....That woman pleaded with me that she was pregnant...."

Somehow Iseul could picture what he wanted to say.

"I chose to save her....But I died... "

"Why are you.."

"A ghost? Because my wife is still alive. I am staying back until she takes her last breath...."

"o-oh.."

"That woman was Choi Yuna...."

Iseul already knew that what she was thinking was right but she didn't want to admit it.

"That lady gave birth to a sweet...baby girl who was sent to...Okami orphanage and was named after the name her mother left for her... Iseul.."

Iseul let out a huge sob as she put her hands in her mouth and tried to not break down completely.

She found out about her family...her parents... but after she was no longer there.

"I was bored. So, I decided to watch that child grow up. And indeed she grew up to be a beautiful young lady."

The man looked at Iseul and smiled.

That smile spoke a lot of unspoken words.

"But...who knew she wouldn't be able to enter her 20s?"

That pained expression on his face looked as if his own child died.

Of course, he has been watching Iseul for 19 years.

He sobbed just like Iseul did.

"O-only if..I had the power to save you..."

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Iseul didn't know how much time had passed away as she walked aimlessly until she reached Yoongi's house.

Her face twisted the moment she thought she would be seeing him officially as his daughter.

Her pained face didn't go unnoticed by the ghosts around her.

Her sorrowful sobs made them shrink back. Because it was too painful.

When she entered the house she saw Yoongi talking with the detectives.

He silently gestured for her to stay still as he finished talking.

"Hah." He sighed.

"The detectives found 9 boys who were admitted at that time."

Iseul's eyes were shaking as she looked at him.

"Don't find....your child.."

Yoongi frowned as he looked at Iseul.

Her eyes were bloodshot red. How can a ghost cry this much? He didn't know.

"What are you even saying?"

"It's been...19 years...That child...what if he was adopted? What if he is living a good life? Will you still snatch his happiness by saying that you are his biological father?"

Yoongi stood up harshly as he looked at Iseul.

"Y-you found out..? You found out my son?"

Her eyes were shaking as she looked at his desperate features.

Maybe that's the only way to let him know that she is his daughter. Yoongi will be totally broken the moment he learns his daughter died too. As much her throat aches to call him 'appa', the more she knows how much it would leave a bad impact.

Maybe it will be worse than she imagined it would be.

"Let him go... That child is happy now.."

She clearly wanted Yoongi to stay in her shadow. Then why was she crying?

Yoongi saw how she tried to hold back her tears but she couldn't. She never tried to hide her tears. That's why she couldn't hide it now either.

"What do you-"

"He is happy. You...just find out what happened to your lover. Y-you family made her leave forcefully. So punish your family. And...move on."

Yoongi was shocked. His detectives just told the same thing that they suspect his parents for whatever happened.

"I...I want to see him..." Yoongi said desperately.

He pleaded as he kneeled in front of her.

Iseul gasped as she moved back.

'App- Ajussi!"

"Don't...Please..." She cried.

"I-I won't say anything nor I come face to face with him so...please..let me see my son okay?"

Yoongi won't listen to her and she knows he won't no matter what she says. Iseul gulped as she tried to find out a solution.

"I... Find out about your lover first...Then I will tell you who he is."

Yoongi sniffed as he nodded.

Both his lover's death and his son's were his first priority.

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The moment Yoongi fell asleep, Iseul walked slowly.

"A-appa...." Iseul mumbled as she sat on the bed.

She listened to his calm breath as she listened to her death heartbeat which wasn't even beating to begin with.

Iseul didn't know what to do anymore.

"Your biggest regret in life was your parents... You won't be here for much longer, child."

She looked behind and saw the same grim reaper.

"W-why... Why did it have to be appa? Why..? Why is the god so cruel?"

"No. God isn't cruel my child. He is always testing your loyalties."

"And? He threw us into hell! My parents never even got to marry! I never got my parent's love until I was dead! Are you saying letting me meet my father after I die is a blessing for me from that god?" Iseul laughed as she looked furiously.

"W-why..us? Why... It would have been better if Appa never found out that clue! Then...he wouldn't be looking for me this desperately... No..he DOESN'T EVEN KNOW THAT HIS CHILD IS NOT A SON BUT A DAUGHTER."

The man let her shout and threw her grief away as he patted her head.

"Bless you, my child.."

Iseul looked at the man vanishing into thin air as she cried in misery...

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It's been one week since Iseul found out that Yoongi was her father.

Right now she saw a man entering the house as Yoongi greeted him.

Iseul plopped on the couch in her child form as she looked at the handsome man.

"I believe you are Kim Taehyung-ssi."

The man nodded.

"Yes. We met at the hospital for the car accident girl-"

"Iseul"

"Huh?"

She frowned as she thought he called her.

But Yoongi ignored it and spoke again.

"That child's name is Iseul."

"Yes."

Iseul blinked twice. So that man was one of the witnesses.

"There are two things that I wanted to let you know," Taehyung spoke.

"First of all the driver was caught by the police yesterday. I am also a police but from a different unit. So, I got to know about it first."

Iseul was now interested as she stood up in her tiny legs as she walked beside Taehyung.

Yoongi narrowed his eyes as he saw her excited body circling Taehyung.

"So who was that driver?"

"Someone named Baek Sora. It was a woman." Both Iseul and Yoongi widened their eyes as Yoongi gulped hard.

"B-Baek Sora... I-Is she.. Umm.."

"She is in her late thirties. Why? Do you know her?" Taehyung was a police officer. Of course, he could see the conflicts in Yoongi's eyes.

"Do.. you have her photo?"

Taehyung nodded as he showed him the photo.

Yoongi knew his prediction was right. But what he missed was Iseul's expression. The moment Iseul saw that woman's face, she felt her world stop.

"N-no... way.."

She vanished from there as she gasped and leaned against the tree.

"Miss Sora..? W-why.. Was it..an accident?"
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Iseul knew Baek Sora two months ago before her death.

That lady wanted to help Iseul. She said that she felt a connection with Iseul.

But Iseul felt odd at how fast that lady was going.

Iseul refused to let that lady adopt her.

Besides she was 19. Why would a rich lady adopt her?

However, that lady said that she would pay for her tuition fee, etc.

The day Iseul died.. she was on her way to meet that lady.

Now that Iseul thought about how that day was her father's ex-fiancée.

Was all of this a pure coincidence?

She called for the Grim Reaper. She desperately shouted his name only to be greeted by the busy traffic.

She made up her mind to find that woman as she looked at Taehyung who came down.

"Oh, by the way, the little girl, Iseul's funeral will be re-held tomorrow."

Yoongi widened his eyes.

"Re-held?!"

"Yes. The hospital didn't let us have her body for the funeral. But they gave their permission now. This time the other man named Hyunjin will be holding it."

"I...I want to hold it.." Yoongi spoke.

"You already arranged it last time. Besides letting the little girl rest is what we want."

Yoongi nodded.

He looked around but couldn't find Iseul. He knew she needed some time alone after finding out who made her die..

He sighed as he asked Taehyung to arrange a meeting with Baek Sora.
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Iseul followed Taehyung as she finally found out where Baek Sora was.

Iseul gulped down as she tried to ease her nervousness.

She walked through the wall as she looked at Baek Sora who had a sad face as she was told that the chances for her getting free were higher because it wasn't fully her problem that Iseul died.

The moment Bark Sora was alone, Iseul made herself visible in front of her.

Sora was yawning the moment she saw Iseul's floating body.

She let out a scream as she shrank back.

"G-ghost! Ghost!"

Iseul walked as she made a 'shh' sound.

"Ajumma..."

But Sora was in no condition to calm down.

"H-how are you alive when I clearly killed you!"

Iseul was stunned as she looked at Sora.

"W-what..?"

"Am I in jail for no reason?!"

"I am dead... But what do you mean by kill..?"

The woman was too scared when she saw Iseul's floating body floating.

She knew that Iseul was a ghost and wasn't alive.

"Fuck... I thought all of my hard work went in vain."

The woman sighed.

"Can't believe the last obstacle in my life has become a ghost."

It was clear that the woman was scared to death but she still was laughing at Iseul.

"Finally... It took my 19 years to fucking find that bitch's daughter... Now there is no living heir of my Yoon.."

Iseul's eyes flickered as she looked at Baek Sora with red eyes.

"You...you knew I was Min Yoongi and Choi Yuna's daughter?"

The woman laughed as she nodded.

"Of course... Iseul... Haha! You have got no last name.. You will never become Min Iseul, now!"

The woman laughed as she continued.

"I don't know what my Yoon saw in that woman but it was clearly her fault for coming into our life! If she never appeared then I already would have been the mother of Yoon'a child.."

Iseul felt disgusted.

Iseul looked at the woman who was regretting not finding her sooner.

"Why.." She whisperedly accused her.

"Because I loved Yoon first! He knew me first! Then why did that bitch snatch him away?! Isn't it unfair?!"

Iseul felt laughing.

"Unfair..? Unfair for your fiancé to love someone and not unfair for me and my mother whom you killed?"

"Ah? How did you find out that I killed your mother?"

Iseul lost her mind.

She wanted to kill that woman. But she tried too hard to calm down.

"I curse you... no.. I don't have to.. You will never be able to be with Appa. He has never looked at another woman for the past 20 years.. You think he will suddenly look at you?"

Baek Sora was furious.

"That's something I am capable of! Just fuck off!"

Iseul smiled.

"You won't be able to stay happy after what happened. If they don't punish you then I will.. After all I am a ghost.."

Iseul's eyes were pure black as she looked at Baek Sora.

But before she could do anything Sora fainted because of her horrible eyes.
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That night, Iseul cried hour after hour.

She forgot to make herself invisible in front of Yoongi as Yoongi sat outside on the balcony, listening to her sobs.

He felt bad but he needed to let her know that she would be getting a funeral tomorrow.

Iseul's emotions became too heavy for even a ghost like her as she struggled to keep her sanity as she transferred to her child form and adult form from time to time.

Yoongi looked at the little girl who looked too pitiful.

He wanted to embrace the girl in front of her but he knew he couldn't.

The girl was bound to not get embraced or hugged anymore.

"Iseul-ah.." He mumbled but couldn't get the courage to talk. He sighed as he suddenly felt funny. Why won't he? Then suddenly out of nowhere, a ghost popped up. And that ghost happened to be the girl whom he tried to save.

It all felt like a dream but a necessary dream. As if the god wanted him to experience this thing personally.

Yoongi stayed there with that pitiful ghost for an hour as he finally got the courage to talk to her.

"Iseul..."

Iseul sniffed as she looked at her father.

His sympathy was something she didn't want to see but also wanted to see it.

"I... The police officer from earlier told me that... your funeral still hasn't been held.. It..will be held tomorrow. The hospital didn't let them take your body that day."

Iseul spoke nothing. Maybe she finally found out why she is still around even after she found out the root of her misery which held her back in this world even after she died.

She had a hunch that maybe tomorrow would be her last day. With her father.

She didn't want to waste any time. However, she couldn't hold back her tears.

Yoongi seemed to have the same thoughts as her.

"B-by any chance... will.. you leave tomorrow..?"

Yoongi was sad. Sad because even though she was a ghost, he still thought of her as his friend and someone of his son's age.

Iseul quickly shook her head.

"I.. I already told you. I am your guardian angel."

The bright smile that she showed Yoongi was so sorrowful yet grateful as if she was both in pain and joy.

Unknowingly Yoongi's eyes moisture up as he started to cry.

"A-ajussi..?"

Yoongi shook his head as he whipped his tears away.

"I am sorry. I-I don't know why I am crying."

"Ajussi... Since my funeral is being held tomorrow.. can you grant a wish of mine..?"

Yoongi sniffed as he nodded.

"Please... don't meet with Baek Sora.. and just... stay at my funeral.."

Yoongi blinked a few times as he looked at her. She didn't want him to talk with the woman.. Why? Did she remember that this woman was his ex-fiancée?

Yoongi didn't know. But still, he nodded.

Since that woman was involved in Iseul's accident, he will respect Iseul.

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The whole night, for some reason he couldn't sleep. He had this anxiety and fear of something that even he couldn't distinguish himself.

The morning came. He looked at her soulless eyes which seemed to be thinking something. They were in the living room.

For some reason, this was the first time Iseul talked so much about herself. From how she was raised to how she wanted to become a music composer.

Yoongi wanted to listen to her playing a piece.

But Iseul couldn't touch anything. For some reason, Iseul could only touch only one time. Which was when she was at her mother's place.

Maybe because that Grim Reaper was with her?

She didn't know.

Iseul looked at the sunlight the heavy stone in her heart became heavier.

She stood up and she tried to touch things. As expected, she couldn't.

"Ajussi.."

"Yes..?"

"Can I call you appa?"

Yoongi was stunned at her request but he nodded his head.

".....Ap...appa.."

She turned around and looked at him as she called him.

Yoongi felt his chest become heavy as he felt both happy and sad.

He smiled a little not knowing what to do.

But Iseul smiled.

"Can you promise me one thing?"

Yoongi didn't say anything.

"Can you... just live happily and forget everything after you find out what you were looking for? You will live in guilt if you meet your child. So can you please just live happily?"

Yoongi didn't know why but Iseul always wanted him to stay away from his son.

WHY?

Why won't she let him meet his son?

"...."

Iseul sighed at his profound face but she could only bite back her lips as she looked at him with a helpless face.

"I know I have no rights but still I hope that you will live a good life ahead. Okay?"

Yoongi could only nod.

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Iseul looked at Yoongi who was talking with the staff of the funeral service.

She then diverted her attention towards the coffin which was a few feet away from where she was standing.

Her heart was beating so fast.

She wanted to go and look inside the coffin.

But on the other hand, she knew she was too weak to see herself lying down.

In a few minutes, she will be burned into ashes.

Yoongi was the one who insisted on letting her body lay in a coffin until she was taken away for the burning process.

Her lips trembled as she could feel that today was her last day on earth.

Yoongi looked at her who was lost in her thoughts as he felt helpless.
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Yoongi and Taehyung finished talking as the staff came to take her body away.

"You... will stay right?" Yoongi whispered as he spoke to Iseul.

She nodded as she looked at her coffin being taken away.

But before she could say anything else, Yoongi's phone rang.

He frowned as he walked out to take the call. Iseul stood still.
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"Hello?"

"Mr. Min, is it possible for you to come to the police station immediately? There is a huge problem here. Regarding Miss Baek's case!"

"Can I come at night-"

"I am afraid, she won't be here by the time. She has confessed about killing Miss Choi and revealed that she knew your child-"

Yoongi couldn't hear anymore as he quickly hung up the call and rushed towards his car.

He started the car hastily.

"Ajussi!"

Yoongi was panicking as he heard someone calling him. His eyes moved to Iseul who was standing outside of the car.

"I-I need to go.. Baek Sora has confessed to killing!"

Iseul shook her head.

"Don't go.. Please go later-"

"I think she is trying to kill my son! I-Iseul-ah, I will come back quickly, I promise!"

He started the engine as he drove.

He called Taehyung while he was driving.

"H-"

"Taehyung-ah! I am really sorry but could you please halt the burning process for an hour! Please it's urgent."

Yoongi hung up as soon as he spoke he called his detective.
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On the other hand, Taehyung, who was immersed with the staff looked behind and saw his toddler playing with his phone.

"What are you doing?"

"Appa, I am playing with your phone!"

"Alright. Don't move and let me know if someone calls."

Who knew the toddler was the one who received Yoongi's call?
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The moment Yoongi came inside, he was greeted with the shoutings of Baek Sora.

"W-what's happening?"

The police officer turned around and he sighed.

"Baek Sora has gone crazy. She wasn't even drunk yet she confessed everything yesterday evening."

Yoongi frowned.

"Let me go! They are dead! Let me go! I have to see my Yoon!"

Yoongi was disgusted as he walked towards her.

"Baek Sora! Did you kill my Yuna?"

His deep and angry voice made her shiver as she looked at her childhood love.

She smiled as she walked closer.

"Yoon.... She is dead... That bitch is dead too... Now, there is nobody to disturb us... Let's..make a beautiful daughter after we get married okay?"

Yoongi felt vomiting as the female police officer slapped Baek Sora.

"Aren't you ashamed after killing two people! You are also a woman! How could you kill two women?!"

Baek Sora laughed.

"Why? That bitch Yuna was between us! And then she had to give birth to a fucking daughter! What if she also came between us?"

Baek Sora completely lost her mind after seeing Iseul's ghost.

Yoongi widened his eyes after listening to her words. Mostly, hearing the daughter's words.

He looked at the police officer as the officer nodded his head.

Yoongi's detective was also there.

"Mr. Min, you should look at this CCTV.."

Yoongi's mind was screaming with what daughter and what kill. Was she talking about Iseul? But why...

The CCTV camera showed only Baek Sora who was talking with nobody but air. Yoongi widened his eyes the moment Baek Sora answered the AIR.

He immediately knew who was she talking with. It was Iseul.

It definitely has to be Iseul.

"I found out an hour ago. Miss Choi Yuna never gave birth to a son but a daughter. The other nurse from 19 years ago was found. She told me that she took the child to the orphanage and stayed with the girl for 9 years before she became paralyzed." The detective spoke as he gave Yoongi a file.

"Mr. Min. Your daughter is Miss Iseul who was living in Okami orphanage."

Yoongi's ears were too hot. His heart was beating too fast.

His hands were trembling and his mouth was dry.

He opened the file as the young Iseul's photo slipped a little.

Her colorful eyes as she smiled at the camera, looked exactly like Yoongi and Yuna.

Her gummy bear smile was the same as Yoongi's, her eyes were just like Yuna's.

Yoongi's tears started to flow nonstop as he sobbed.

"Unfortunately... miss Iseul met... with a terrible car accident a month ago caused by Baek Sora.." The detective spoke slowly.

Everyone in the police station widened their eyes at the detective's words.

"NO, no no no no no !!!!!!"

Yoongi was going insane as he rushed towards his car again.

Why was the world so cruel?

Just because Iseul died, had black eyes, grey skin, and an injured face and head before she died, why didn't he recognize her? Why couldn't he notice her?

The police's car followed Yoongi since they were worried.

He didn't answer their call as he called Taehyung thousands of times but he didn't answer the call.

Yoongi felt that he would have a heart attack stroke or panic attack at times.

He breathed heavily from his mouth as he drove faster.

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He didn't even close the door as he ran inside only to see nobody. He stopped a worker as the worker told him that Taehyung was in the burning area.

Yoongi shouted as he rushed inside and found Taehyung standing in front of the window. His hands already pushed the button as the body inside started to burn.

'"ISEUL! NO! STOP IT! STOP IT!"

Yoongi shouted as he pushed Taehyung away and he pressed all the buttons to stop the fire inside.

"Hyung?! What happened?" Taehyung frowned as he held the collapsed crying Yoongi.

"M-my daughter...My daughter!!!!"

Taehyung frowned again.

"Daughter?"

"I-Iseul! For god's sake! Stop this!"

His shouting made the staff panic.

They flinched when police rushed inside.

"What are you doing here?"

Taehyung frowned as he looked at his workmate.

"Mr. Min's daughter was found."

Taehyung was smart enough to know what was the case.

He widened his eyes as he looked at Yoongi.

"Iseul was orph-"

"No, she was Mr. Min and the Late Miss Choi Yuna."

Taehyung's heart broke at the detective's words as he looked at the broken Yoongi.

Yoongi stood up as he looked here and there.

"I-Iseul-ah... Y-you are here, right? Where are you?" Yoongi looked around as he tried to look for Iseul but she wasn't there.

He walked out and here and there but there was no Iseul. Not even her shadow.

He understood that she was gone but he didn't want to believe it.

But he had to... Time waits for none.....

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2 MONTHS LATER

Yoongi walked out of the hospital as he was taken to his house by his assistant.

It's been 2 months.

After Iseul's funeral, he was admitted to the hospital as he also found out the whole truth.

Iseul was indeed his daughter. Baek Sora knew it. She found out a long time ago. Unfortunately for her that Yoongi was there the day she murdered Iseul.

Maybe if she hadn't hit Iseul that day, then Yoongi would've never found the ghost Iseul. Iseul would have never tried to help him.

It was a fucked up blessing for him.

He met his daughter but at what cost? Her life.

And what made him feel more ill was that Iseul knew... She knew that she was his daughter.

Was that the reason for her absurd request for him to not go to Baek Sora? Because that woman knew too?

Was that the reason she suddenly wanted to call him Appa?

Was it because she knew Yoongi would die out of misery?

Was that the reason for her sudden sorrowful crying the night before the funeral day?

Nobody but Yoongi and she knew..

Yoongi cursed the god for taking his lover and daughter away but also thanked the god for letting him see his daughter.

Maybe he wouldn't feel that much sorry if he never saw Iseul.

But that was the public's opinion.

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Yoongi sat in his room as he looked at the photos of Iseul and her school records.

He fetched all of her belongings from her old house. Even the chopsticks she used.

Yoongi lay on his bed as he looked at Iseul's bright smile at the school's forum.

"Ajussi..."

Her last word still rings in his ears.

Only if he never left her..

Then he could have spent a few minutes extra with his daughter.

"My daughter.... My Iseul..." Yoongi smiled as he chanted this sentence again and again.

His eyes were teary, he was crying but he was smiling too.

There was a notification from Taehyung but Yoongi didn't click on it as he continued to look at Iseul's photos and videos even if her video time was short.

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OFFICER TAEHYUNG::-

*Photo attached*

-Hyung, she is my daughter. She was born a few minutes ago. We decided to name her Iseul. Kim Iseul... How is it?

-Hyung... can you become the godfather of our Iseul..?

E-N-D