The Morning Star Baby Wants a Family - Chapter 35

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Chapter 35
‘It worked!’
Hae-na’s face brightened. With her small hands gripping his collar tightly, she pulled Seowan toward her.
The child clung to his arm as though she would never let go, and Seowan’s eyelids—which had been shut in apparent agony—slowly opened.
Upon seeing Hae-na, Seowan’s eyes flew wide.
She grabbed Hae-na’s arm, intending to push the child away at once, but hesitated as a wave of pain washed over her.
Hae-na only held her sister tighter, her small arms now clinging around Seowan’s neck—but she wanted to return what her sister had given to her.
The more Seowan suffered, the more turbulent the water became. Hae-na gazed at her sister with sorrowful eyes.
Seowan clutched at her heart with one hand, as though that were the source of her torment.
Hae-na placed her hand over that spot and began to stroke it slowly.
‘Be well, be well.’
The desperate prayer she had whispered to Hwi-seo during those days trapped in Yeon-ga.
It must have been mere coincidence that Hwi-seo had shown signs of improvement each time.
But now, Hae-na prayed it was no coincidence.
Please, let a miracle occur.
Then, Seowan’s heart gleamed with light.
Hae-na’s eyes widened in wonder.
It was but a moment, yet she saw it clearly—and as if to prove it, the light blazed white once more.
She thought it a sphere, but upon closer inspection, countless threads of light were tangled together, forming a sphere.
The spirit core—a knotted skein of luminous threads—writhed violently. Though pressed down by an invisible force, it soon resisted with greater ferocity.
Without thinking, Hae-na reached toward it and began to gently, gently caress it.
As the child’s touch made contact, the sphere’s frenzied movements began to subside.
Simultaneously, the pain etched across Seowan’s face slowly began to lift.
‘Be well, be well.’
Hae-na whispered softly. Soon the spirit core ceased its movement and began to glow ever brighter.
From the tangled mass of light, a single thread began to unravel. With that, the skein gradually loosened.
The hopelessly knotted tangle unraveled, and the threads of light blazed brilliantly. They slowly wound around Hae-na’s hand before dispersing and seeping into her.
A current of energy flowed in from her fingertips, spreading throughout her entire body.
Hae-na could only blink in astonishment. The cold energy circulating through the child’s body gradually grew warm.
The current, now bearing the same warmth as Hae-na’s own body temperature, slowly gathered toward her heart.
The child carefully placed her hand there, sensing the invisible energy enveloping her heart as it beat slightly faster than usual.
The energy felt as familiar as though she had been born with it. Hae-na reached out instinctively.
The fierce whirlpools that had raged so violently began to quiet one by one. The water, once pitch-black, gradually began to clear.
When the Water Barrier became transparent enough to see through to the outside, Seowan slowly opened her eyes.
Her hazy, deep blue eyes widened as they met Hae-na’s.
Just as she was about to speak, the Water Barrier transformed into hundreds of water droplets.
They gently caught Seowan and Hae-na, lowering them to the ground.
The tiny droplets danced through the air, each one shimmering with a faint glow.
“What is this…?”
Seowan murmured in bewilderment.
Unlike before, when the droplets had merged and swelled in size, they now fractured and splintered repeatedly, growing smaller with each division.
Countless tiny droplets gleamed with brilliant luminescence.
It was as beautiful as a sky showering with meteors. Hae-na reached out her hand gently.
‘Come here.’
The minuscule fragments of light converged toward her fingertips, then seeped softly into her skin.
At that same moment, the droplets burst in unison. The world before her eyes turned white, as if fireworks had exploded at close range.
Soon her vision cleared, and the Yul Family Residence appeared as it always did. The energy she had felt at her fingertips vanished without a trace.
Then someone seized the child’s shoulder. Hae-na turned her head, her eyes widening in shock.
Seowan’s face, who had caught her, was deathly pale. Her white undergarment was stained with blood.
“Sister.”
Are you all right?
That was what she meant to ask. But something warm and damp trickled down from her nose.
Hae-na instinctively wiped her nose with her hand. When she looked, bright red blood smeared her palm.
‘What?’
A nosebleed. The moment the thought crossed her mind, the world began to spin.
Through her dimming vision, the residence tilted slowly. The last thing Hae-na’s eyes caught was Seowan’s startled face.
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Hae-na did not wake until a day and a half had passed since that night.
Her body felt languid, as though she had slept deeply. Through her still-hazy vision, she saw Chung-yeon’s face.
Her dark brown eyes were wide with concern.
Chung-yeon said something to the other servant girls standing behind her, then carefully helped Hae-na sit up.
“Miss, are you all right? Is there anywhere that hurts or feels uncomfortable?”
Hae-na touched beneath her nose. Nothing was smeared there—Chung-yeon must have cleaned it.
When the child nodded, urgent footsteps sounded from beyond the door.
The sliding door opened at once, and a familiar face appeared. It was Seowan.
“Sister…!”
Hae-na faltered just as she was about to greet her warmly.
Seowan’s face was cold, as if covered with a thin layer of frost.
Seowan approached Hae-na without a word. After exhaling slowly, she turned her gaze toward the servant girls around her.
“All of you, leave.”
At her command, the servant girls bowed their heads and filed out of the room.
Chung-yeon, who had been watching Hae-na with worry, hesitated, but she could not disobey Seowan’s order.
Once alone with Hae-na, Seowan sat in the chair beside the bedchamber and gazed at the child quietly.
Hae-na shrank back at the sight of the deep blue eyes that had grown so grave.
“…I’m sorry.”
“For what?”
Seowan’s question came like a blade, sharp and cutting, in response to Hae-na’s subdued apology.
Hae-na could not answer immediately, her eyes only darting about nervously.
Seowan’s words tumbled out in a rush, her fury evident.
In truth, Hae-na did not fully understand why Seowan was so angry.
“You’re being troublesome…”
Hae-na had spent her time at the Yul Family Residence bathed in love and concern.
But a mere fortnight could not yet overcome the eight years she had endured at Yeon-ga.
Seowan, who had been watching the restless Hae-na intently, finally spoke.
“A mortal caught in uncontrolled spiritual energy dies nine times out of ten.”
Seowan’s voice was naturally low, but now it was even quieter than usual.
“Chung-yeon told me. You pushed her away when she tried to take you outside the Residence and threw yourself into danger.”
My sister must be truly angry. Just as Hae-na was about to apologize again—
“I was worried.”
Hae-na’s eyes widened. The eyes that met hers again held a sorrowful light.
“I was terrified you wouldn’t wake again. I barely managed to save you, and I thought I had destroyed everything with my own hands.”
Seowan lowered her head slightly. The child’s wrists, marred by bruises and rope marks, came into view.
“Hae-na.”
“….”
“Just as you consider me family, you are family to me.”
At those words, Hae-na’s breath caught. The child’s round eyes trembled.
I had never imagined my sister would say such a thing.
“How could you not realize that if you worry so much about my safety, I would be just as anxious about yours?”
I didn’t know. Truly, I didn’t.
My own well-being had always been insignificant. It had always been that way.
But now it was different.
I remembered when everyone had been concerned when I injured my hand at the Palace.
I also recalled how all the servant girls in the room had looked at me with worried eyes just moments ago.
And I remembered my sister, who had pulled me from the water and scolded me with frightening anger.
At that time, I had thought her fury was because I had caused trouble. I had believed her trembling was from the cold water.
Now, at last, I saw the real reason.
She had been worried about me. So worried that she had grown angry, so afraid that she had trembled.
Tears welled up in Hae-na’s eyes. But I reached out and wiped away the tears from Seowan’s cheek.
Seowan’s eyes were dry. Yet to Hae-na, it seemed as though her sister was crying.
“Please don’t cry…”
Tears streamed down the child’s cheeks as she spoke with a trembling voice. Seowan let out a soft laugh and wiped away the tears.
“Who’s crying? You’re the one in tears.”
“No, I’m not crying.”
Hae-na swallowed her tears and smiled.
Crying while smiling made for a ridiculous expression.
Seowan gently stroked the child’s hair. Her touch was tender as she caressed the fine, honey-colored strands.
“Thank you for waking up, Hae-na.”
“….”
“My sister.”

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