Truth Shall Set You Free

Chapter 30

"My dongsaeng may be a headache inducing menace at times, but he is always reliable," Alberu praised Cale (while simultaneously insulting him) with a grin.

"Our young master is indeed very reliable and always keeps his word," Ron added.

"That's true. Cale-nim never breaks a promise," Choi Han agreed.

Chapter 30: You... (5)

Choi Han and Lock. Behind Choi Han was Rosalyn. These three people walked into Cale's room.

"Hans. Go bring something to drink."
"Excuse me? Ah, right away!"

Cale closed the door without letting deputy butler Hans into the room. Cale then pointed to the bed for Choi Han, who was looking at him, to put Lock down.

"Lay him down first."
"Got it."

"You really are a natural born leader," Heo Sook Ja* stated.

"What do you mean?" Cale asked.

"Any time a situation calls for someone to give orders or lead others, you step up and take command. And what's even more impressive is that everyone listening just seems to naturally fall in line like it's the obvious thing to do. It's an impressive skill," Heo Sook Ja* explained.

"He really does have amazing leadership skills," Alberu agreed.

Choi Han carefully put Lock on the bed. Cale slowly approached Lock. Lock definitely had the purest of pure blood, making him look like a weak human. However, he was pretty tall for being a young boy.

"Haaaah, haaaaa, haaaah."

Lock was huffing and trying his best to open his eyes. He had a deep frown on his face, and his body was limp, like he could not put any strength into it. It was already too late to prevent the berserk state from arriving.

"Does that mean you could have stopped it if I had gotten him to you faster?" Choi Han asked.

"Yes, but it's better that it happened at that moment. He was in a safe place, with people who could help him work through it. That's much better than it happening in the middle of a fight somewhere else," Cale pointed out.

"That is much better than how it happened for me," Lock* confirmed.

"Was it bad?" Lock asked.

"Yes. We were in a fight against Arm and Pendrick* had just, ahem, I don't really remember much after that. The next thing I knew, there were no more Arm bastards and I was attacking Choi Han* hyung," Lock* explained.

"I'm sorry," Lock said.

"Don't be. None of it is your fault. You have no reason to feel guilt over what has happened to me in my world," Lock* told him.

Lock gave him a nod in response.

Cale looked at the tall, but still young boy in front of him, who was doing his best to keep his eyes open, and told him to relax.

"Just keep your eyes closed. No need to strain yourself."

"You have excellent bedside manners. Have you ever considered being a doctor?" Doctor Kang asked.

"No. I don't want to have to see blood, pain, and death all the time," Cale said.

Hearing Cale's response reminded everyone that Cale had experienced those things many times already in his life. They understood why he would want to avoid a job that was filled with them.

There was no strength in Cale's stern tone, but it had a way of making people listen. Lock slowly closed his eyes. The voice of this man, whom Lock did not know, flowed into Lock's ear.