The playful voice, seemingly dark, brought a sense of relief to the heroine. He rose from his chair and approached her.
"I am Jung Ho-seok, the boss of the 'BTS' organization."
"I...I'm Jeon Yeo-ju..."
"I already know everything about you. I even know that you are the younger brother of Jeon Jungkook, the sniper."
Ho-seok cut off the female lead who was trying to say hello and, unlike before, smiled creepily and spoke as if he knew everything.
"If Yeoju's older brother finds out that Yeoju is here, will he understand?"
"I understand..."
"No, no. Not only won't you understand, but you'll tell me to go home right away."
"I..."
"Shh, it's because I love you. Not because we're lovers."
"Because we love each other as family."
When Ho-seok, who kept interrupting himself while speaking, stopped talking, he decided that this was the time to speak.
"It's no use opposing it."
"Why?"
"Because I'm not going back. Absolutely not."
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Bang, the door to the boss's office swung open. The person who opened the door and came in was none other than,
It was Jeongguk.
Jungkook was slightly taken aback by the familiar back view in the boss's office.
"You...you?"
The female protagonist turned around at the sound of a familiar voice behind her. Jeongguk's eyes widened in confusion at the sight of her.
"Hey, lady? Why are you here?"
Despite Jungkook's serious question, which seemed bewildered, the female protagonist couldn't answer. Jungkook spoke with a hint of excitement.
"Go home right now. This is no place for a woman like you, especially not a minor."
"no."
At Yeoju's words, Jeongguk sighed and pushed back his bangs. Next to him, Hoseok whispered to Yeoju.
"Did you see? Jeon Jungkook told me to go home."
Ho-seok chuckled beside her, and Yeo-ju's expression hardened. Jung-kook then roughly grabbed Yeo-ju's wrist and left the boss's office. Then, in the hallway, he let go of her wrist.
"Go back now. Go back!"
"...no."
"Listen, my lady. Please! The day you get hurt... I don't even want to think about it. So please go back!"
A tear fell from the always strong Jeong-guk's eye. The heroine's heart softened slightly, but her expression hardened again as a nightmare suddenly surfaced.
"Whether I'm there or here, I'll get hurt, and at worst, I'll die."
“What is that…”
"...I left home on my own. And now you want me to go back? That's suicide. My father never once thought of me and my brother as his children."
At Yeoju's words, Jeongguk lowered his head, and Yeoju walked steadily forward and opened the door to the boss's office.
"I'm not going back, ever."
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*Simultaneous serialization on Naver Blog*
*Naver blog nickname; Heukwol-guk*