Prey - Chapter 38
But now that she was out, it felt like she had a bit of a mood change.
However, even while she was with Woo-rim, and throughout her ride home after parting with him, Do Jeonghan occupied a corner of her mind.
She tried hard to ignore it, but it didn’t work.
Creak—
“Thank you.”
Suhyeon said goodbye to the driver and then got on the elevator.
Hah.
A wave of fatigue hit her late.
Just desperately trying not to think about it was already exhausting.
‘……What on earth am I doing?’
As Suhyeon let out a bitter sigh, the elevator arrival chime rang.
-25th floor.
As soon as the doors opened, she saw Jeonghan in the gap.
“!”
Suhyeon’s pupils shook slightly.
He was standing between the two entrance doors, staring straight ahead. More precisely, he was looking at Suhyeon, who was inside the elevator.
Why is he here……
Surprise flashed in Suhyeon’s eyes as she hadn’t expected this.
‘Didn’t he go home?’
Jeonghan was leaning against the wall at an angle. With both hands shoved into the pockets of his suit pants, his gaze was piercing as he stared straight ahead.
His eyes were dark and intense.
Ah……
Suddenly, Suhyeon’s heart began to race at that look.
Run away.
At that moment, a warning signal rang in her mind.
The intense gaze he had when he kissed her at the hotel during his business trip flashed through her thoughts.
The man standing in front of her now looked like a predator ready to devour her, just like that time.
Suppressing her panic, Suhyeon stepped out of the elevator and lowered her head.
“Hello, Director.”
“……”
When she lifted her head, Jeonghan was quietly watching her.
Despite his cold expression, his eyes were intense and unwavering.
Just making eye contact with him made her entire body tense under his intimidating gaze.
Her breath…
Suhyeon felt her mind spin as her breathing quickly became erratic under that gaze.
She clenched her tense hands tightly, trying to hide them.
The best course of action was to escape this situation quickly.
“Then.”
Suhyeon slightly lowered her head and tried to pass by him.
“Who are you meeting?”
His low voice pierced through her back.
Suhyeon swallowed and turned back to look at him. Jeonghan was staring straight at her.
His eyes had dangerously darkened.
“I’m a person too, and I get angry. When I see you drinking with someone else like that.”
For a moment, Suhyeon was at a loss for words.
“Are you… watching me right now?”
“Yeah.”
He didn’t seem to have any intention of hiding it at all.
Hah.
Suhyeon let out a hollow laugh, looking incredulous. Then she glared at him.
“What right do you have?”
“Do I look like someone who cares about rights?”
Jeonghan asked, his voice low.
“What did you say?”
As Suhyeon narrowed her eyes, he stepped closer and pushed her against the wall.
“What are you doing…!”
Thud!
Suhyeon swallowed her abruptly cut-off words as she found herself trapped between the wall and his large body in an instant.
Underneath the massive man, who covered her completely like a beast, Suhyeon felt flustered.
…Ah!
She could feel her heart racing uncontrollably. It thumped as if it were about to burst, leaving her head dizzy.
Her legs felt like they might give out.
No, I need to stay composed.
Suhyeon tried to regain her focus, thinking it was due to the alcohol.
As Jeonghan looked down at her from above, a shadow fell across Suhyeon’s face.
Desperately suppressing her panic, she glared up at Jeonghan.
“What are you doing right now? Aren’t you going to move?”
Fortunately, her voice didn’t tremble, but her raised eyelashes were quivering slightly.
…It’s dizzying.
The fresh, masculine scent of wood from Jeonghan mixed with the dizziness. His intense gaze was right in front of her.
As Jeonghan’s persistent eyes entwined with hers, he slowly lowered his head.
“Don’t provoke me unnecessarily.”
With his voice low enough to be threatening, Suhyeon forced her eyes to focus.
“When did I provoke you?”
Jeonghan grabbed her wrist as she spoke sarcastically.
“Let go of this…!”
As she tried to twist free, Jeonghan tightened his grip and pulled something out of his pants pocket with his other hand.
Huh?
Suhyeon flinched at the cold ring sliding onto her finger. With a golden ring on his ring finger, he spoke in a dangerously low voice.
“If you try to take it off again, be prepared.”
Jeonghan locked eyes with Suhyeon.
“……!”
Under his burning, searing gaze, Suhyeon found herself unable to move, like a bug caught in a trap. It felt as if invisible threads bound her entire body, leaving her completely immobilized.
‘I have to say something…’
She should have retorted and told him not to say such ridiculous things, but she couldn’t say a word like a fool.
The Do Jeonghan in front of her looked like he might devour her lips at any moment.
Those blazing eyes were just like when they had kissed.
In an instant, the memory of Do Jeonghan fiercely kissing her resurfaced vividly.
