02.ㅤCollateral Lives

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The clock ticks at 4 pm in the afternoon when Hana calls everyone right in the middle, both her hands placed at the table as she leaned her weight there

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The clock ticks at 4 pm in the afternoon when Hana calls everyone right in the middle, both her hands placed at the table as she leaned her weight there.

"Alright everyone," Hana gains the attention of her confidants.

"This is Son Hyunjoo, the newcomer." A sigh escapes her lips. "Seems like we need to be a lot more careful; It looks like Heeseung is keeping an eye on newcomers. I'm not exactly sure, but I think he got a clue on our plan."

"So... Does that mean he knows us too?" Everybody went pale at the realisation, there was a dead silence for a moment, making their stomachs twist even more, fearful to know that today might be their last day as a living being.

However, Hana shakes her head in disagreement. "No... I don't think so."

She looks around with a serious face. "Still, we need to keep our senses heightened. Just as we all agreed since the beginning, we're not recruiting people that are not newcomers, we cannot risk contact with a hidden BYSSALS member."

The room fell silent as Hana waited for any response or remarks. When everyone else avoided her gaze, she clasped her hands and clicked her tongue.

"Since our new friend is new to the school, why don't we get her started for this school year?" Hana feigns a smile as she points at a boy who wore thick black glasses who was sitting at the floor by the corner. He was a little chubby, and looked very introverted. Nonetheless, he seems kind... As per Hyunjoo's intuitions.

"Byeongkwan, get the profile ready." Hana orders, and the boy immediately fumbles with his bag, which was located behind him.

"We should introduce everyone first." Hana says. Hana gazed over another corner, where a tall pale-skinned red-haired girl had her arms crossed as she leaned at the wooden wall.

She looked like a foreigner. "Marie, if you may."

The girl only shrugs, before walking towards the table.

"Alright." With a pout in her pout, she stopped beside Hyunjoo and looked at her directly in the eyes. "Anobyss University, as you know, is a famous boarding school for the richest and most powerful. Each and every one of us here belong to high-profile families."

Marie rolls her eyes and states the obvious. "I mean, that's literally the reason why we're here."

"I am the only daughter of a notorious loan shark, specifically here in South Korea. Hana is the youngest child of a three-star general. Nerdy Byeongkwan, right over there, is the son of the co-founder of Lotte." Marie points at Byeongkwan with her sharp pink coloured nails.

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