Prey (Lee Seohan) - Chapter 93
“Jang Gyu-han was not a person with a very big stomach. So, even while committing contract murder under the pressure of gambling debts, he wasn’t strong enough and had to rely on alcohol for courage.
Flustered, he lay flat on his stomach and confessed his sins.
‘Please, I will accept any punishment, but please don’t let my children find out! I beg you!’
‘If you follow my instructions, you will quietly pay for your sins, but if not, the hell you imagine will unfold.’
‘Whatever, whatever it is, I will follow. Please, just don’t let my children know….’
Jang Gyu-han, begging with his face pressed to the ground, made me laugh bitterly.
The head of another household kills the father, leaving the children orphaned, yet he doesn’t want his own children to see that ugly side of him?
Returning from the past in his memory, Jeonghan’s lips twisted as he stared out the window.
That Jang Gyu-han was still faithfully keeping his promise. Since being recognized as the successor of Cheonkyung, he had tried even harder to appear virtuous.
Soon, he would be an essential witness, and the evidence he had gathered would go down with Seol Hui-nam’s fall. Once his usefulness was over, he would make him pay the proper price.
The best act of goodwill Jeonghan could offer, as he had begged, was to make sure the children never knew.
Jeonghan’s eyes were coldly set.”
* * * * *
After work, Suhyeon descended to the company parking lot with a tired expression. Her desire to focus on work and the memories that kept intruding, along with the eyes of Do Jeonghan she had seen earlier, constantly clashed, scattering her thoughts.
Had he returned from a business trip?
If the figure she had seen earlier wasn’t a ghost, then he must have come back.
Even if it wasn’t this company, he might have had something to do nearby. Since it was an area with many office buildings, it was definitely possible…
“Seol Suhyeon.”
She froze.
Stopping in her tracks, Suhyeon turned her head.
Do Jeonghan was standing in the parking lot.
As soon as she saw him, Suhyeon held her breath. Her heart was pounding uncontrollably fast.
…What is going on?
Suheyun was startled by her own heart’s reaction.
Thud, thud.
Jeonghan walked toward her, looking straight at her. The dark navy suit was the same as the one he wore earlier.
Stopping right in front of her, Jeonghan locked eyes and spoke.
“Shall we have dinner together?”
Suhyeon hid the pounding of her heart as she looked up at Jeonghan.
“Just the two of us?”
Aware that they were in the company parking lot, her voice was cautious, and Jeonghan chuckled softly.
“Do you still need an excuse?”
His relaxed tone caused Suhyeon’s brows to furrow slightly.
“Pardon?”
“Jeong Hyunwoo? Or maybe some people from another company?”
He stepped closer to her, his presence narrowing the space between them in an instant.
“Ah…”
As she tried to take a step back, her gaze was captured, and Jeonghan spoke in a low voice.
“That was all a setup to meet you. How long were you planning to pretend not to know?”
“!”
Suhyeon’s eyes wavered. His unwavering gaze met her widened eyes with no sign of hesitation.
“Are you still going to act as Seol Suhyeon, Manager, in front of me?”
A sharp smile crept onto his lips.
“That won’t work anymore.”
“Wait, just a minute…!”
Jeonghan grabbed Suhyeon’s wrist and began walking toward his car.
With a flustered look, Suhyeon quickly glanced around.
She could see people exiting the elevator through the glass doors. The sound of car engines starting in the parking lot was faintly audible from several places.
Since she couldn’t make a scene in the company parking lot, Suhyeon quietly bit her lip.
She looked down at the strong hand leading her.
…Is it not because it’s the company parking lot, but because she can’t shake off this man’s hand?
Just like that day.
Click.
Jeonghan opened the passenger side door. Suhyeon, suppressing the confusion rising in her mind, got into his car.
