Chapter 324
To offer something of an excuse,
“…I’m not perfect.”
That was true in a number of respects.
It was an obvious statement. Nothing in the world was perfect. The same applied to Gio. Contrary to what his students believed, he was exceptionally careless. He acted without thought, deliberated only briefly even when he did think, and made many mistakes. Although he liked good people, he was not particularly good himself.
And that was not all.
“I try not to change, but I cannot always succeed.”
Humans were said to be creatures of adaptation. Adaptation meant change. The same was true of Gio. More importantly, he was currently receiving help from several different “Gios.” There were quite a few gaps and tangled portions.
“George,” his helper this time, was a particularly remarkable fellow.
“So what I’m trying to say is….”
“…….”
“I’m an ordinary person.”
Cha Eunhye let out a disbelieving laugh.
“Even though you became a Portrait?”
“I didn’t know this either, but apparently a person can become a Portrait over the course of their life.”
“Everything you did was always connected to some enormous purpose.”
“Even though that was not my intention.”
It was true. In every situation that befell him, he lived however he pleased. Each time, he simply made a choice he would not regret. That was all. None of the grand conspiracies Cha Eunhye imagined existed.
Yet Cha Eunhye seemed to find Gio’s words difficult to believe.
“…Let’s accept that for the moment and move on.”
“You don’t believe me at all.”
“Jeong Haewoon recovered part of his memory. How much…