poison
21 The end of a long nightmare
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‘Thud-’
Jeonghan throws what appear to be the corpses of Min-gyu and Won-woo in front of Kim Hee-yeon's eyes.
Kim Hee-yeon laughs and asks if she really did this.
What a truly despicable human being.
He ordered his friend to kill himself and ended up making fun of him.
윤정한
Tell me how to save Yeoju.
윤정한
I did as you told me.
Kim Hee-yeon kicks their corpses with her shoe.
김희연
Wow, you really killed it.
김희연
I've come this far, so I have to let you know.
김희연
There's an antidote in the safe over there.
김희연
If you drink that, you'll live.
And then she smiles bitterly.
김희연
By the way, I won't tell you the password.
김희연
You figure it out yourself~
It was around the time when she was laughing out loud.
“You despicable bastard.”
I heard a curse mixed in from somewhere.
Kim Hee-yeon turned her head with a puzzled expression, as if she couldn't believe that the voice had come from none other than their corpses.
김민규
Do you think we're dead?
전원우
You're such an idiot for being the director of the research center.
전원우
Without even checking if it was a real corpse.
Min-gyu and Won-woo were pretending to be corpses by deliberately covering their entire bodies in blood.
To think that even people would fall for such a trick.
Even though I suffered for so long because of such a stupid and worthless person.
They felt a sense of emptiness for some unknown reason.
If only she had been a greater person, I wouldn't have felt so empty and futile.
윤정한
hey.
Jeonghan slowly approached her.
His eyes were full of life.
윤정한
Open that safe right now.
윤정한
And give me my antidote too.
Kim Hee-yeon took a step back and rang the call bell on the wall.
In an instant, security guards rushed into the office.
They must all be vampires.
And probably those who are loyal to Kim Hee-yeon.
Yoon Jeong-han grabbed Kim Hee-yeon and held a box cutter that was on the table to her neck. He then pressed the cutter knife against her neck as a warning.
Then the soft skin was pierced and blood began to flow.
Kim Hee-yeon was distressed and the bodyguards hesitated.
윤정한
You used mean methods, so we'll be mean too.
윤정한
No complaints?
윤정한
It should exist, but it shouldn't exist.
Jeonghan said, pressing the cutter knife deeper.
윤정한
I want to kill you even more because I'm suffering from something like this.
김민규
Hey, you guys.
김민규
If you guys move even one step, Kim Hee-yeon will die by that cutter knife.
At Min-gyu's words, everyone stopped even their hesitant movements.
Min-gyu laughed at that sight and said.
김민규
I guess you treated them well?
김민규
If your loyalty is that strong.
김민규
This is really annoying.
Kim Hee-yeon opened two safes with trembling hands, the knife still at her throat.
김희연
The female protagonist can eat one and you can eat one.
김희연
Okay, is that enough?
김희연
Let me go.
Kim Hee-yeon acted confidently despite being a hostage.
윤정한
Let me go?
Jeonghan laughed bitterly.
윤정한
I don't know what you're talking about.
김희연
What… …
Before Kim Hee-yeon could even get angry, Jeong-han stabbed the cutter knife deeper and swung it around.
The cutter knife's blade broke immediately, but at the same time, Kim Hee-yeon's neck was also torn.
윤정한
Unfortunately, we had no intention of saving you.
윤정한
And I told you before, right?
윤정한
We'll use some dirty methods too.
Kim Hee-yeon probably won't be able to hear Jeong-han's words.
Because she has now become a corpse without even being able to close her eyes.
윤정한
It would have been better if they had just killed him from the beginning.
Jeonghan hated himself for acting like an idiot.
What is love, really, that makes people so foolish?
김민규
Dude, your brains are dead.
김민규
You can take care of the body yourself.
Min-gyu spoke harshly to the bodyguards who were dumbfounded by the sudden events.
김민규
You can take revenge on us, but you must be prepared to die.
Leaving behind some chilling words, they leisurely left, taking the antidotes with them.
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As soon as they arrived home, the heroine ran out to greet them.
이여주
Are you hurt anywhere?
윤정한
sure.
Jeonghan gave the antidote to the female protagonist.
윤정한
If you drink this, you can live.
윤정한
I have mine too.
이서영
I'm glad you got it safely.
이서영
Then we'll be out for now.
이서영
Please feel free to talk, both of you.
Seoyoung, perhaps sensing a strange current flowing through the room, took Min-gyu, Won-woo, and Ji-soo out.
Thanks to that, there are only Jeonghan and Yeoju here.
이여주
…
A moment of silence.
The heroine seemed to have something to say.
이여주
…I.
Jeonghan, who felt strangely awkward, kept his eyes elsewhere, but as soon as Yeoju spoke, he turned his eyes to her and listened.
이여주
Why are you doing this for me?
이여주
Why… are you protecting me even at the risk of your life?
이여주
If you drink this antidote, you will have no reason to be with me anymore.
이여주
What are you going to do from now on?
Jeonghan was silent for a moment, then smiled softly and spoke.
윤정한
The first one to distance himself was Yeoju.
윤정한
So this person has so many questions.
이여주
Yes, that's right.
이여주
I didn't know I was this kind of person.
이여주
I've lived a dry life my whole life.
이여주
I keep wondering about Mr. Jeonghan.
윤정한
Is that a confession?
이여주
…yes?
The female protagonist was embarrassed and her ears turned bright red.
Looking at the heroine like that, Jeonghan drank the antidote, and the heroine also drank the antidote with her ears turning red.
윤정한
Now, Yeoju's body has become the same as that of a normal human.
윤정한
No matter how much skinship we have, I can't get energy.
윤정한
But still, I want to be with you, Yeoju.
윤정한
Maybe it's a little dangerous to be with me.
윤정한
But I want to stay with you and I will protect you.
윤정한
From now on, I'm going to be greedy and want to be with you more, will you accept it?
Jeonghan cautiously extended his hand.
The heroine hesitated and then carefully took his hand.
이여주
Of course.