Prey (Lee Seohan) - Chapter 109
“Jeonghan walked towards her, glaring. Suhyeon, seeing his burning eyes, hesitated and stepped back.
“D-don’t come closer…”
With a flustered expression, Suhyeon fumbled with her hand, trying to grab another cushion from the sofa.
At that moment, Jeonghan, closing the distance in an instant, grabbed her.
“Ah…!”
Immediately, her body was pulled toward Jeonghan by the force with which he yanked her. He pressed his solid body against hers, looking down at her.
“Seol Suhyeon.”
“!”
The eyes of the enraged man were burning like flames.
Seeing that, Suhyeon’s tear-filled eyes wavered.
Why is he looking at me like this…?
“Everything else might be fine, but that’s not.”
Jeonghan snarled, his teeth grinding.
“Even if you hate me, even if you despise me, even if you loathe me to the point of death, Seol Suhyeon, you have to stay by my side.”
His voice, split with rage, faltered and broke.”
Suhyeon, who had been watching with trembling eyes, swallowed. Overwhelmed by his presence, she could only twitch her lips, unable to say anything.
Jeonghan glared at her with eyes burning intensely and snarled fiercely.
“I won’t let you go, even if I die.”
Jeonghan’s eyes were bloodshot.
“Do you know why?”
She could see his jaw trembling with tension. His lips twisted upward.
Jeonghan, glaring at Suhyeon with his bloodshot eyes, sneered and spoke.
“Because I love you.”
“!”
Her large eyes, filled with tears, trembled.
With his burning gaze still binding her, Jeonghan spoke in a voice that sounded as though it were being forcefully suppressed.
“Because I love you Seol Suhyeon.”
What… What did he just say…?
“So give that up. I won’t let you go.”
Jeonghan, who had been glaring at Suhyeon’s unsteady eyes, finally let her go.
Stumble.
Slightly swaying, Suhyeon stood before him as he turned away.
He walked steadily, opening the front door and leaving.
Thud!
The door closed.
“…Ha.”
Suhyeon exhaled the breath she had been holding and collapsed to the floor.
“What… what did he say?”
She murmured softly, her eyes shaking aimlessly. Suhyeon brought her trembling hand to her chest and clenched her clothes.
Her heart was pounding fiercely.
* * * * *
Creeeak-!
Jeonghan, who had parked the car on the side of the road, leaned his head back against the headrest.
“…Ha.”
Exhaling, he wiped his face with his large hand and stared ahead. The lights of the passing cars flickered as they sped by.
Jeonghan stared at the lights with his bloodshot eyes.
‘Why did he come back to find me, even though he won’t say a word? Nothing’s changed since then!’
“Do Jeonghan, you are consistently bad and selfish. Do you know that? From the beginning to the end! You’ve always been like this! Every time!!”
Suhyeon’s voice was sharply stabbing at his heart.
The corner of his mouth twisted upward.
“You’re the one who doesn’t understand. Seol Suhyeon.”
“You don’t even realize that I’m unable to say anything because I’m worried about the shock you’d feel if I told you what you want to hear.”
“I know that, in the end, you need to understand this, but I can’t bring myself to say it. The hatred in your eyes hurts so much, but I’ve come to accept that it’s better to endure that hatred.”
“After knowing everything, I’m afraid you’ll leave me… In the end, that’s what scares me, which is why I can’t say a word.”
“……”
Jeonghan’s eyes, staring ahead, became painfully hot.
“Even though your words sting and hurt, I’m afraid of losing you. That’s all there is to it.”
Feeling his vision redden, he tightly closed his eyes. Unexplainable words were swallowed like a hot lump, traveling down his throat.
His chest, boiling with rage, felt like it was burning in flames.
The next day, Suhyeon was sitting in her office, staring at the monitor.
Her gaze was directed at the screen, but her mind was filled with completely different thoughts.
Do Jeonghan…
Loves me.
‘…The important thing is, I’ve ended up falling in love with the daughter of that bastard.’
‘I love you.’
‘I love you Seol Suhyeon.’
The words he had said repeatedly echoed in her mind.
They never left her thoughts for even a moment.
Vrrrr-
“!”
