Dauntless ↺ huang renjun

12

Chapter 12 :

The male turns around with two white mugs in his hand and a weak wrinkled eye smile.

He handed the mug to aerum and took a seat in front of her on the single sofa. " So what can I help you with, miss.... ".

Raising his brow, noticing her nervous figure. A wave of satisfaction ran over his face while he attached his lips to the mug of cold coffee. "Aerum" she let out.

" Mm...pretty name Miss Aerum Lee, I'm Jinhyuk, The owner of this place " he started as she hastily glanced at the male. Amusement was written on his face like he was having fun playing with his prey.

Aerum squints her eyes, judging his facial expression. Just when she notices a cut wound on his face that starts from the left side of his forehead and ends under his right eye. It was an old mark but that made him look more scary.

" How do you know my name?"

" well... You see I quite know a lot about you and your family " The male put his mug on the glass table pushing himself back on the sofa with his leg on another.

" How? How do you know us?" she exclaimed.
" Your cold coffee is getting hot, Missy" his finger lazily pointed towards her hands that hold the glass container. Aerum looks at it as well.

The brown liquid has a few bubbles and the ice cubes. That was coincidentally not floating. Suspicious.

" No I'm fine." she placed the mug on the table, and she started to feel bad vibes from the male. " Of course not, I will feel bad if you don't taste my special coffee, come on try it" he forced her with a hand gesture while doing a fake pout.

" Listen Mister I don't come here for the coffee" jerking his arm away and maintaining a distance from him." well my bad..." he said.

Her hard stares bored into his nasty one.

The man raised an eyebrow, intrigued. "Go ahead, ask your questions."

Aerum took a moment, then with determination, she fired, "Why did you involve Jinwoo in this dangerous fight?" The tension hung in the air as the guards exchanged uneasy glances, waiting for their boss's response.

The man regarded Aerum with a piercing gaze, his lips forming a sly smirk. "Jinwoo got himself entangled in matters that don't concern him. And I don't think you should concerned about it too." His dismissive tone added fuel to the fire burning within Aerum.

With a steely resolve, she shot back, "If Jinwoo is involved, it's my concern. Now, either you answer or I find my way in."

The guards exchanged a wary glance as the man chuckled, he gestured for the guards to wait for him outside and they obeyed. jinhyuk appreciates Aerum's audacity. "Fine, I'll entertain your curiosity. but make it quick."

Aerum's eyes narrowed, cutting straight to the chase. "Jin, I know you know him. What happened to him? Jinwoo was here because of him"

The man leaned against the sofa comfortably, a cryptic smile playing on his lips. " Wow, Jinwoo must have told you the whole tea. Well, jin stumbled into something beyond his comprehension..... just like jinwoo. Not everyone can handle the truth tho."

Aerum wasn't satisfied with the vague answers. "You guys killed Jin, didn't you? and closing his case by naming it a suicide. Jinwoo wanted to unleash the truth and you end him as well by these fights with Renjun. How low can you go? "

The man's eyes gleamed with amusement. " Hmm....I heard this story before. "he stops for a moment, dramatically thinking as his lip corner turns upward in a creepy smile.