It's far too young an age to lose one's parents, but it's not something I could choose. 


With no relatives, I thought the only option left for me was a bleak future living in an orphanage. 


"Heetae... from now on, I'm your mom." 


The one who became a ray of light for me, crying while looking at my parents' memorial photos, was none other than the lady next door, who is now my mother. I made a vow to myself that I would repay the kindness of the mother who took me in and raised me without asking for anything in return, and twelve years have passed since then. 


And now, I have become the master of all of them: my mother Jihee, and my younger sisters Dohee and Seohee. 


Prologue