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Two steps

이여주

Boss, I have a question for you.

"What?" A low, quiet voice resonated through my body. His words were brief but forceful. The voice, as if sifting through my body, made Yeoju shiver.

이여주

Who is this person named Min Yoongi?

Younger brother. His concise answer left the heroine confused. His aura seemed to suggest she shouldn't ask any more questions, so she had no choice but to back off, saying, "Just rest."

Jiiing- Jiiing-

Yeoju felt suspicious when her phone, which had never been receiving calls, began vibrating. If it was a number beginning with 070, she could have just hung up, but since it was a number beginning with 010, she hesitated whether or not to hang up.

After much deliberation, Yeoju decided to answer the phone. Just as she was about to press the green button, the call ended. Yeoju tilted her head, puzzled.

(알 수 없음)

[Honey, you're not answering the phone?]

Yeoju froze when she saw the text message written on her phone screen. Did I give him my number? All sorts of thoughts raced through her mind. So, since he's a hitman, background checks are useless?

이여주

[Did you do any background checks?]

민윤기

"Honey, the old man is a hitman. You saw it too. Investigating him isn't even a job."

Yeoju bit her thumbnail. It was a habit she'd had since childhood. Whenever she felt anxious, she'd bite her thumbnail. I thought it was gone now.

민윤기

[I'm going to call you now, do you want to pick up?]

이여주

[No. I have to sleep.]

The heroine sighed and removed the thumbnail she had been biting. She lay down on the bed, holding her cell phone.

민윤기

[Yeah. Don't bite your nails. You'll end up like that old man.]

이여주

How does this man know this?

For a moment, the heroine felt goosebumps and looked around. As usual, darkness enveloped her, and she couldn't see a thing. The surroundings were quiet.

민윤기

[Good night, baby.]

The female protagonist closed her eyes and fell asleep after hearing his reassuring text for some reason.

Just before her eyes closed, Yeoju felt as if she had found a ray of light in her dark and quiet room.