Chapter 243

It was strange, really.

Watching Ryu Do-gyeong get angry as if it were his own problem, she somehow felt like everything would be fine.

Nothing felt frightening anymore.

Because she could feel it — that someone like this was standing right beside her, determined to be of help to her.

Just as she met his eyes and let herself feel that brief sense of security—

With a creak, the emergency exit door eased open, and light spilled abruptly inside.

"……."

"……."

The two of them turned their heads at the same moment, and there at the end of their gaze stood Woon Seong-ha — the one who'd stepped aside to give them privacy — gripping the doorknob, looking awkward.

Ryu Do-gyeong looked faintly irritated, as if their time alone together had been interrupted.

Pretending not to notice Do-gyeong's sharp glare, Seong-ha scratched his cheek, looking sheepish.

"Um... Sae-i. Sorry to…