Chapter 118

I slipped out of the noisy set and made it back to the empty waiting room, sinking deep into the sofa, and let out another heavy sigh.

"Haa..."

My phone sat dark and dead in my hand.

My head was a mess.

It wasn't just the lingering weight of the scene I'd just poured myself into. It was the whole business with Ji-hye that I'd dug back up to finish it.

Honestly, I still couldn't figure out what to do about Ji-hye.

Part of me wanted to march over right now, grab her by the collar if I had to, and just talk it out to the end.

Resentment, anger, whatever it was — I wanted to spit it all out, slam my feelings down against hers all the way to the bottom. The urge surged up out of nowhere, several times a day.

But every time my thumb hovered…