Living in Korea had been hard at first but after five years I was finally getting used to it. I  remembered coming to this house and being shown the piles of evidence, almost a shrine to my disappearance. Joon-Jae showed me just how much I was missed. He even had piles of presents waiting for me, the biggest being the outfit from the charity event nearly two years ago.

I remembered the party where I dressed in the peacock themed outfit, later that evening was when Joon-Jae first confessed to me so it felt so special. The memory was a welcome escape when I was trapped and alone. It had always puzzled me that Joon-Jae had left me alone at the end of that party, until we walked through the bedroom the afternoon we arrived back in Korea. The stunning outfit that I thought had been sold, took my breath away. It seemed almost like a fairy tale as I took in the matching shoes and accessories displayed around the sparkling frock.

Joon-Jae took his time explaining how he spent the end of that party buying every single item back, insisting that they could only be worn by me! Many of the buyers were friends and acquaintances so some had insisted that he donate to the charity instead of buying them back. The dress had been the hardest to recover, until he asked the designer to help create a new, original dress, better suited for the new owner, so they relented.

It had taken almost a year to get used to the language and recover from my ordeal, with both of us going through therapy. I still found it difficult to be away from Joon-Jae while he was at work but I was now strong enough to manage. At least here I had Tan for protection and company, even though she was a big softie she often proved her worth.

Min-ho is now in preschool and we have a two year old girl who is just about to start nursery. Once she does, I am thinking about working in the office with Joon-Jae, I'm not a stay at home kinda woman but I'll just work part time for now. I feel younger than when I met my husband but these two are enough, I'm too old to have any more children.

Mark, who is a good friend now, is back in Korea this month and we plan to meet up with Tae-ho and Ricardo, although Mark is going to spend most of his time with his lovely wife. It was funny that all of the shaman's predictions came true, as his wife was one of Min-ho's nursery teachers. They met when I asked Mark to pick him up from nursery so technically I brought him to her!

I was also very shocked by the change in Mr Do when I first moved in to Joon-Jae's home. He acted like a completely different person, opposite to the controlling and stiff robot that I knew, he even gave us the best wedding present a few months after I arrived. He found the lost video footage from the hotel, the night before I left, which showed Joon-Jae's cute drunken behaviour. That night he picked Manager Do's pocket for my spare key card and collapsed outside my door, making staff believe he was stuck outside his room, they let him in when he responded to their inquiries.

As the weeks and months progressed, I came to love my new home. It wasn't difficult to enjoy being surrounded by so much love. At first Joon-Jae acted like spending money was all he could do to help me, but I don't like to waste money and told Joon-Jae to stop buying me expensive gifts that I never used, instead I just wanted to be able to catch a plane whenever I could, so I can visit my family. The only other thing I need is to spend time with Joon-Jae.

I also kept in touch with my old friend Michelle, she is now married to Jeff, the security guard. She eventually found out that her ex boyfriend was actually Kelly's brother and was placed by her side by her step father, the man wasn't a cheater but a spy instead. Jeff was the one who found out and he was part of the group that found the evidence against them.

My friend Sally stayed in Canada with her daughter and her husband Sam, who now runs his in-law's farm as teaching ranch. They rescue animals and allow vets in training to stay, along with others wanting to learn livestock keeping and farming techniques. He never did manage to find his mother but an aunt confirmed his identity in Korea at the time. I haven't visited since the wedding but I plan to go in the spring.

It was nearly lunch time and I regularly brought Joon-Jae packed meals, sometimes I brought our little girl with me but we had a lovely housekeeper who would babysit occasionally, she was with her today. She loved children and we were good friends.

I packed the last layer into the nested boxes and closed the container. I wrapped it inside a pretty cloth and took it to the car where Joon-Jae's driver was waiting, it was our routine now. We ate together most days except when he was in lunch meetings or on a shoot, far away.

It was just a five minute drive to the office and Joon-Jae was waiting at the entrance, he hugged me and took the cloth wrapped bundle from my hands. We walked into the lift holding hands and in the privacy of that space we leant against each other, regaining our energy.  Everyone waved as we left the lift at the fifth floor and entered Joon-Jae's office. He locked the door and placed the food on the table.

He turned and picked me up, spinning in happiness, until we dizzily sat on the sofa. He gathered me on his lap and enfolded me in his arms, I tucked my head under his chin so that I could soak him in. No matter how long we were apart, it felt like the end of the world until we were together again. With our two young children we rarely got alone time so we had to catch up somehow.

We still act like newly weds after five years of marriage and I feel content. I am happy and I hope tomorrow I will be happy too, I don't know how long this will last but for now I will enjoy every moment of it. In my joy I hope others can feel this happiness too.

It was a shame that the world hadn't really changed despite the Joon-Jae amnesty effect. If people could always support each other and help others in need, terrible crimes would never happen in the first place. I made a decision right at that moment, to make that amnesty effect become normal, for everyone to feel that sense of community again, for everyone to get the help and support they need.

We chatted happily and ate our meal, I left reluctantly but looked forward to seeing my husband later that evening. I would look into the charity that had been set up after my disappearance, why had it taken five years to think about this? Maybe I was only just fully recovered from my ordeal, or even just at the point where I could see the end. It would give me a new purpose, I didn't want to be just my husbands sidekick, I wanted to do something for myself.

When I got home, my two year old didn't allow me to do much but the thought kept popping up, it stayed until my husband came home. We discussed the charity over dinner and Joon-Jae promised to look into it the next day. Just having him there to support me in everything I wanted to do made me feel so warm and safe. We settled both our children into bed, tomorrow was the beginning of the rest of my life.

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The end! Jenny's story is finished but there is a list of characters in the next chapter and some thoughts and comments. Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed the journey!