"Appa! C'mon!"
Joonwoo raised his hands in surrender. "Just saying, if they really knew it was me, I'm sure they'd make an exception."
"It's okay, Appa. Knowing you're watching is enough. Knowing you're proud is enough."
"Oh, we're watching," Calista grins. The sadness replaced by pure mischief. "And so is the rest of Korea. That song releases in—" She checks her watch. Diamond-encrusted. Expensive. Very her. "—two hours and forty-three minutes. You know. Just in case you forgot."
Soorin's face goes nuclear. "Mom—"
"'My Valentine Star,'" her mother quotes. Voice dripping with teasing affection. "Ocean eyes. I wonder who that could possibly be about. Such a mystery. Very cryptic."
"Yeobo," Joonwoo warns. But he's smiling too. Clearly finding this hilarious.
