The journalists went silent.
This wasn't what they expected.
Soorin leaned forward. Coffee forgotten in her hands.
Yura continued. "I want to apologize. To LUMEN. To their fans. To Jung Haejin specifically."
Haejin went rigid.
"The relationship between HAEL and myself was fabricated. For publicity. It was fake from the beginning."
Gasps from the reporters.
"I knew this. I agreed to it. But somewhere along the way, I became..."
Her voice cracked.
"Delusional."
More gasps. Cameras clicking frantically.
"I thought I could make it real. That if I tried hard enough, he would eventually return my feelings."
Soorin glanced at Haejin. His face was unreadable.
"I was jealous," Yura said. "Angry. When I saw him connect with someone else—someone genuine—I couldn't handle it."
Soorin's chest tightened.
'Don't say my name. Please don't say my name.'
