In the car headed back to Seoul. A red imported sports car raced along the snowy highway.

Skrrk. Skrk.

The wipers swept away the snowflakes hammering the windshield without pause.

The car had winter tires on, but the thin layer of snow building up on the road kept the car from going any faster.

At the wheel, Nam Jisu left more room than usual between herself and the car ahead.

In the passenger seat, Nam Yuri stared out the window the whole way.

The two of them had originally planned to stay the night at Yongpyong.

They'd booked a room and brought changes of clothes.

The plan had been to ski until late and drink some wine. They'd meant to rest up and head back to Seoul the next day.

But when Gu Changjin showed up, every plan went sideways.

The clash between Ha Tae-ung and Gu Changjin had left both sisters badly shaken.

Right after the crash, Gu Changjin had been taken to the hospital with the help of the resort's rescue team.

Ha Tae-ung had stayed until he saw the rescue team leave, then gone back to his parents' home in Sokcho.

The sisters had no reason left to stay at Yongpyong Resort, and no heart for it. They'd canceled the room and chosen to head for Seoul.

Nam Yuri's head was full of what had happened on the slope. Every scene she'd witnessed was still vivid.

Just as she'd feared, Gu Changjin had crashed on the frozen snow.

One ski had flown far off, and a broken ski pole was stuck in the snow.

Every time he tried to get up, the pain in his badly hurt knee and arm twisted his face.

"Don't move."

Nam Yuri sat down right beside Gu Changjin and pressed on his shoulder.

"I've called the rescue team, so stay put."

Gu Changjin didn't answer. Teeth clenched, he just glared down the slope where the blizzard was raging.

Only a moment earlier, Nam Yuri had clearly shouted at Gu Changjin to slow down.

Her shout had been swallowed at once by the…