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The pointed remark from Ayeong hit its mark.
Ha Eung Eung couldn’t bring herself to meet her gaze directly and turned her eyes to the side.

[Please don’t tell anyone else.]
“Are you worried they’ll be concerned about you?”
[Just this one instance of coughing up blood, and they’re already so worried.]

If they were to learn she was suffering from a more severe condition like internal hemorrhaging, they would surely tie her to a hospital bed and insist she stay there for 365 days a year receiving treatment.
She appreciates the concern, but …