THE RELUCTANT TOUCH [tomorrow]

when the ice finally breaks

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍:

"he's not hurting you anymore, he never will"

Chae-Yeong was a mess. She awoke at four in the morning with the horrors of her nightmares still fresh in her thoughts. She mentally cursed herself before turning her chair around to face the desk.

Elbows on the surface, she rubbed her face with her hands, letting out a tired sigh.

The reaper briefly remembered what happened last night. And even now, Chae-Yeong couldn't stop wondering about the situation. But one thing was she sure about.

Park Joong-Gil was the cause of the fact that today the reapers in Jumadeong will suffer.

Kim Chae-Yeong was pissed.

She was tired, worn out and incredibly angry. And no one better mess with her today, because if they do, they'll see Hell.

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Jumadeong was particularly busy today, much to Chae-Yeong's dismay. The woman assumed that her dissatisfaction was clearly visible on her face because wherever she went, the other reapers instantly moved out of her way in fears of what she'll do.

Out of the corner of her eye she saw one female reaper approaching her, intending to ask something. But one glare from Chae-Yeong was enough for the reaper to stop in her tracks and momentarily turn around and walk away.

It wasn't her plan to die the second time.

Soon Chae-Yeong arrived at the main entrance hall. Her eyes briefly looked around the hall at the people there. First her eyes fell on Koo Ryeon who was talking with Jun-Woong on one side of the hall. Glancing towards the opposite side Chae-Yeong's eyes fell on the culprit.

Joong-Gil was standing at the side, talking with Jeon Soo-In, but the minute Chae-Yeong appeared in the hall his attention turned towards her.

Silently, the two reapers sent glares at one another. They were unaware of the tense atmosphere they created for those who were paying attention to the duo. More specifically to Soo-In and the RM Team.

It felt like hours when in reality it was only a minute. The two reapers didn't move, didn't say anything. The looks already said enough.

Chae-Yeong's eyes narrowed before she averted her eyes and moved to walk across the hall towards the Director's office. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Joong-Gil saying something to Soo-In before he walked forward, intending to demand some explanations from the female reaper.

He reached her right when Chae-Yeong was in the middle of the hall.

"Ms. Kim, we need to talk."

"Not now, I'm busy."