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tighter. I was unsure
of who held on harder. Perhaps it was the both of us.
    Drake spoke first. “Did
you speak to Su-Min?”
    We quickly found out that
was the woman’s name at Lotte World due to our helpful friend who
acted as translator. Other than that, we didn’t get any more
information. Su-Min was at work and the young girl was on vacation,
so we were limited for information because of that. Not to mention
Drake was essentially ambushed, and I felt a more formal
environment was needed for discussing Su-Min’s claims. If only for
the sake of Drake’s heart. It had already been broken once since we
came to Korea. I didn’t want it happening again if I could prevent
it.
    In the end, he agreed with
a more formal way of communication, and we exchanged contact
information with Su-Min. The first thing we did was give the
information to Hana, and she did the rest.
    Hana took a seat at her
desk, nodding with a wide smile on her face. “We actually met with
her this morning, and I think I have the answers to all your
questions.”
    “Do you mind if I record?”
I asked, holding up my camera.
    She said she didn’t, and I
got it set up to get both her and us in on the shot.
    Drake got right down to
business. “So what did she say?”
    I squeezed his leg for
support, and he put his hand on mine.
    “Well, she claims you hold
a strong resemblance to her nephew. The boy is sixteen and lives in
Busan with his mother and father.” She opened a folder on her desk
and handed Drake a picture from inside. “I think with this you may
see why.”
    Drake and I could only
stare at it, silence ringing in the air. The resemblance
between Drake and this kid in the photo
was uncanny. He even had his choppy haircut and that heartbreaker
smile. The sixteen-year-old was a smidgen darker than Drake and
clearly looked a few years younger, but really, those were the only
differences that were keeping this kid from being my fiancé’s
twin.
    Drake looked up. “So
there’s a teenager out there who looks a lot like me? What does
that mean?”
    Hana retrieved the photo
and placed it on her desk. “We asked Sun-Min if she knew if her
sister had ever given a child up for adoption. We felt it best to
get right to the point.”
    I held in my
breath.
    “She said she had, and
from what she could remember, the adoption took place around twenty
years ago.”
    “Oh my God.” I put my hand
to my mouth.
    “We then asked her if the
name ‘ Kang Seung-Tae’ meant anything to her.”
    That was Drake’s birth
name. That made sense that she’d ask that.
    “She said not only did it
mean something to her, but that was her maiden name. Along with her
sister’s. That first name was indeed the name that her sister had
been calling the baby prior to his adoption.”
    I grabbed Drake’s
shoulder, rubbing. He put his hands together, awaiting Hana
continue.
    “Finally, we asked Su-Min
what her sister’s name is. She said Mi Hi.
We have a very strong case that not only is this teenager your
brother Drake,” she pointed at the photo on her desk, “but that his
mother is also yours.”
    “ Oh, Drake.” I looped my
arm around his, holding him close.
    The shock on Drake’s face was evident. His
mouth hung open like he didn’t know what part of the information to
address first. He had a brother. A mother. He had a biological
family.
    “ We also acquired a little
more information about Mi Hi’s reason for adoption. I know you were
very concerned about that last time you were here. Would you like
to hear what we discovered?”
    Drawing in a breath, he nodded.
    “ Mi Hi was actually urged to abort the pregnancy by Mi Hi and
Su-Min’s father following the circumstances of the conception. We
were told he felt the family was shamed by it. Mi Hi was also unwed
and aborting seemed the suitable option to him. The agency inquired
about their father. It seems his adamancy about aborting the
pregnancy drove a wedge between the family years ago. The women are
no