Chapter 4: at the precipice of two worlds

Amidst the dim glow of the bedroom, she cradled the chronokey—a delicate clock necklace—in her trembling palm. Its intricate gears whispered secrets of time, and she wondered if destiny could be rewritten. The old woman's cryptic words echoed: "You'll need this." But who was the old woman? A seer? A guardian of forgotten timelines?

Her parents' tragic demise, veiled as an accident, gnawed at her. Even her parents death 10 years ago was covered as an accident too. The twisted metal, the unanswered questions—they haunted her nights. And now, her sister's life extinguished, the police dismissing it as suicide. The threads of fate tangled, pulling her toward an enigmatic truth.

As moonlight traced patterns on the floor, she clasped the chronokey tighter. Its cool metal promised escape—a leap into the past or a desperate grasp at the future. She yearned for answers, for justice. Was the old woman a harbinger or a puppeteer? The room held its breath, waiting for her choice.

Then, a call shattered the silence. It's a call from Kim Song. They hurried to the police station, the chronokey's weight against her chest. Time unraveled, revealing secrets etched in blood and betrayal. The old woman's prophecy entwined with her family's tragedy, and she vowed to rewrite their story—even if it meant defying time itself.

At the police station's door,

Ji Hyun pleaded, "My sister wouldn't take her own life."

The officer's cold reply echoed despair,

"It's suicide, not murder. The truth laid bare."

Kim Song, steadfast, took Ji Hyun's hand,

Guiding her away from the case's shifting sand.

His car veered off the familiar route they tread,

To a penthouse refuge where secrets bled.

"Thank you," Ji Hyun murmured, heart aflutter,

Kim Song's "never mind,she is my sister also"

er friend, her buffer.

Yet unease settled, a storm in her chest,

As if fate's dice were cast, leaving her distressed.

Inside the penthouse's opulent embrace,

Kim Song's query pierced her fragile space:

"The USB," he demanded, eyes ablaze,

Ji-Seo Dan's legacy, a puzzle to unmaze.

Fear clenched Ji Hyun's throat, her pulse wild "which USB?" She asked in fear

"The one Seo Dan gave you before she died," he said

Seo Dan gift—did it hide truth or guile?

But betrayal loomed, unexpected and stark,

Her sister's, a painful mark.

He called his personal bodyguard to search her

The bodyguard's report, chilling and grim,

"No USB found," he confessed, eyes dim.

And Seo Dan's fate, sealed by shadows deep,

"Then get rid of her," he instructed

They thrown her in the sea

Her memory drowned in the unforgiving sweep.

Before she could drown she tried and unlock the tiny key on the necklace.

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She looked confused, lost in the city's maze,

A crossroad where destiny's whispers played.

Horns blared, a cacophony of urban strife,

And she wondered, "Where am I in this life?"

The sun hung low, casting shadows long,

As if time itself had twisted and gone wrong.

"Eclipse?" she whispered, her heart aflutter,

Seeking answers from the sky's silent shutter.

Beside her stood an old lady, wise and serene,

Her eyes holding secrets, memories unseen.

"You've been here before," the lady said,

"Across ancient ages, where destinies thread."

"Me?" she pointed, disbelief in her gaze,

The past collided with her present days.

"Yes," the old lady affirmed, voice low,

"Once, in forgotten realms, your footsteps did go."

Before she could question, fate intervened,

A black van halted, a scene unforeseen.

A young lady emerged, urgency in her plea,

"Miss Hye, where have you been? We've searched for you everywhere."

In the hushed corridors of fate, Ji Hyun stood at the precipice of two worlds. The clock necklace—the key to her fractured existence—hung heavy against her chest. Its gears whispered secrets, and she clung to them like a lifeline.

*"Me? Miss Hye." Her voice trembled, pointing to herself. The young lady's eyes widened, recognition sparking in their depths. She urged Ji Hyun into the waiting car, urgency etched across her features. Reporters loomed like vultures, hungry for scandal.

Ji Hyun's started thinking of how she entered this world but her memories rewound—a brutal encounter with Kim Song, the ocean's icy embrace, and the unlocking of the chronokey. Time had unraveled, casting her into this unfamiliar universe. The villa's opulence surrounded her, but it was the portraits that held her gaze—a young beauty, poised and enigmatic lady. Who is this lady in the pictures? she asked her self

*"Miss Hye, the company teeters on the edge,"* the young lady chided. Her name was He-Ra, a confidante veiled in concern. But Ji Hyun's confusion was a tempest. Why was she here? Why this masquerade?

*"Hye-Jin, don't feign memory loss,"* He-Ra persisted. *"You're a social media sensation, and now you've pushed the company to its limits."* The weight of responsibility settled on Ji Hyun's shoulders.

"Who…..who are you?" Ji Hyun asked

"I'm your personal assistant and your best friend He-Ra." He-Ra replied

*"Bathroom,"* Ji Hyun mumbled, seeking refuge. But the door led her astray, and He-Ra nagging echoed. Stubbornness and secrets tangled within her.

And then, the mirror—a cruel oracle. Ji Hyun's reflection had morphed. The lady from the living room stared back, her eyes haunted by forgotten lives. Ji Hyun's scream echoed through time, unraveling threads of identity.

*"What happened?"* He-Ra's concern pierced the door.

*"Nothing,"* Ji Hyun whispered, her heart racing. The chronokey pulsed against her skin, and she vowed to untangle her fractured past—even if it meant confronting the woman in the mirror.

"Calm down Ji Hyun,let's go with the flow." She said to herself. Which means from now on she will act like Hye Jin that loss her memory

The next chapter will be uploaded in the next two days

Get ready for a heart-pounding journey where passion collides with danger, and where love may be the ultimate weapon against the shadows that threaten to consume them all.

How can Hye Jin (Ji Hyun) and Sung Woo ( Park-Min-Joon) meet in this universe? Let's see what's the next chapters unfold.