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82. How to Ward Off Anxiety?

Author: Ayanna Dhee
last update Last Updated: 2023-07-11 19:54:11

"I heard you wanted to see me," Mr. Producer said as he took off his blazer and hung it on the pole.

"Yes, sir."

"What's wrong? Are you better?"

"Yes. I'm much better than before." Hyomi reported on her health so far. "Then how is the perpetrator doing?"

The producer blew out his breath roughly. "Still no sign."

"Is it that neat?" Hyomi searched for other possibilities.

"I don't know. I've been following the progress." Mr. Producer shared his text message with the Jeju police. "They said it's not Mira either. Mira was in Seoul when the incident happened. That's proven."

"Should we question her?"

"Go ahead."

"But why did you fire her if it wasn't her?"

Mr. Producer tried to find the right sentence. "Mira is not the culprit. But Mira is the perpetrator of this riot. We should have stayed calm and followed police procedures, but you know? She came with a lot of noise."

"But I didn't witness it firsthand."

"Ah, right!" Mr. Producer snapped his fingers. "What's clear is that we also have
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