In The Dark (SNOWDROP)

"you're fucked"

❄︎ — chapter 24 — ❄︎

The next day was a Saturday, but that still meant a work day for Lim Sooho and several of his coworkers. Currently, he was arguing with Lee Kangmu about a subject neither of them were particularly fond of— paperwork.

"No, hyung, that file is finished. You put it in the wrong cabinet—"

"That's the unfinished cabinet, Sooho-ya!"

"Then why are several finished files in there?"

"Because I haven't finished reading over them."

Sooho sighed and rolled his eyes. "Your system is a wreck, hyung."

"Tell me about it," a third voice said as the door to Kangmu's office opened.

"Noona?" Sooho asked as Jang Hanna stepped inside. "I thought you were looking for Kim Mandong with Dongjae."

"I am," she said. "We're leaving now. I just needed to grab my bag."

Her voice and eyes seemed a little sharper than usual. Sooho was about to ask if she was okay, but Kangmu beat him to it.

"Is something wrong, Hanna-ya?"

"Anniyo," she said, slinging her black bag over her shoulder. Her eyes seemed to soften a bit when she looked at him. "Everything's fine."

She walked back to the door, then turned towards Sooho and Kangmu right before she opened it.

"You know the drill while I'm out, yes? No leaving the office alone, timjangnim."

The agent in question rolled his eyes, "I got it."

"Good," Hanna said. "Sooho-ya, look after him."

"Of course, noona."

Hanna left, and Kangmu turned his attention back to the files on his desk.

"Aish... I'm not a damn child that needs to be watched."

Sooho gave him a wry smile. "Are you going to go against what Hanna told you?"

He was silent for a second before sighing, "I suppose not."

A minute later, there was a knock on the door, and Joo Gyeokchan came inside.

"What is it?" Kangmu asked.

"I saw Jang Hanna sunbaenim come inside here," Gyeokchan said. "Is she okay?"

"She seemed fine," Sooho answered. "Why?"

Gyeokchan shrugged, looking over his shoulder. "She had another argument with Kang Cheongya."

"Kang Cheongya?" Kangmu echoed. "About what?"

"I only heard a bit," Gyeokchan admitted. "But sunbaenim seemed pretty ticked off. Cheongya called her a slut. Again."

"Again?" Kangmu demanded.

"Cheongya wouldn't do that..." Sooho said, but his voice sounded weak even to him.