Painful Secrets

Chapter 6

Chan sat down on his armchair in front of his desk inside his office , sighing heavily as he felt exhaustion took over his body .

Barely having at least 5 minutes to himself , the silence was wrecked by the sound of someone knocking on the door .

"Come in." Chan responded , his throat running dry .

As the door opened , it revealed the similar small figure of Seo Changbin.

"You're still up?" he asked.

Chan nodded.

"Why though?"

"I had something to settle with Minho."Chan replied.

"Oh , what did he do now?" Changbin asked, leaning against Chan's desk.

"Well , funny story , I had sent Minho to Yang's underground lair to retrieve a piece of document regarding the drug cartel he owns . But the bastard Haneul had hidden it so Minho cornered one of his workmen in a nearby street to get him to tell where it was . Since the guy wouldn't spill, Minho got himself seen by a teenage boy , a highschooler , I guess . I don't know what clicked inside of him but he knocked the boy out and brought him here instead of killing him."

"That's weird but then again , so is Minho ." Changbin sighed. "Is the boy still alive?"

Chan nodded.

"Where are you holding his hostage? In the basement ? Or in the cell?"

"Neither . He's sharing a room with Seungmin." Chan answered and Changbin gave him a look that Chan couldn't really read . Was it confusion or disappointment? It was hard to figure out .

"What?" Chan didn't hesitate to ask .

"Chan hyung," Chan said gazing straight into Chan's eyes , "You said Minho found the boy in an alley near Haneul's lair which is near Haneul's house . Since Yang's such a famous CEO , his house is probably somewhere away from the other residents' apartments . It literally has no school or stores or anything nearby so no one has any reason to be wandering there unless it is a workman or something."

"And your point is?"

"I have a weird feeling about the boy . What if he's a bait? A traitor in disguise who's been sent by Yang Haneul himself?"

"I highly doubt that . The boy didn't even know who Haneul was nor did he look like he had ever touched a gun before . There is no way he could be working for Haneul ."

"But-"

"Changbin," Chan said, lowering his voice , his eyes still not leaving Changbin's . "I wouldn't have just let him stay if I didn't know what I was doing . Don't you trust me?"

Changbin lowered his eyes as he sighed before looking back at Chan, "I do , hyung. I do trust you . It's just that ......... I don't want to take any risks. Not with Yang Haneul , I don't."

"I know , Changbin-ah. And I won't let you . There is nothing you have to worry about . Once you see the boy and actually talk to him , you'll see what I mean."

"I guess."

"Well , it's late . Aren't you going to bed?"Chan said changing the subject.

"I was going to eat something first . Jisung told me Seungmin ordered rice and kimchi . There is some left in the fridge . I was going to heat it up ."Changbin sucked in a deep breath. "Do you want to eat with me?"

A small smile made its way onto Chan's lips as the exhaustion left his body quicker than it came .

"Sure"