Back-Stabbed- DISCONTINUED

Chapter 20

As Ji Seok's phone rang with the caller ID displaying "Noona *red heart*," he exclaimed, "Oh my god! She's probably so worried... I've got to go home."

Hwa Yeong bid him farewell, saying, "Bye, dongsaeng!! Hope to see you again one day."

Ji Seok reciprocated, "See you again, cute noona," before rushing off.

Ignoring Haneul's presence, Hwa Yeong continued eating her jajangmyeon.

Haneul attempted to persuade her, "Let's go back, honey," but she quickly pulled her hand away.

Hwa Yeong asserted, "I don't want to go. I will once I'm done healing myself."

Concerned, Haneul remarked, "But your hands are so cold. You'll catch a fever."

Defiantly, Hwa Yeong responded, "So be it! Who are you to care for me?"

Haneul teased, "Huh, are you jealous, hun?"

Glaring at him, Hwa Yeong instructed, "Go, go!" as she pushed him away. "I still need time alone. A. LOT. Therefore, you go first."

Haneul complied, expressing surprise, "For real? I can go first!" With Hwa Yeong's nod, he left her behind.

Alone, Hwa Yeong murmured, "Ah... He actually went," before breaking into sobs. "How... How could he. Ah... It's cold. Let me finish this quickly."

Suddenly, she felt something on her back. Startled, she turned, her eyes meeting his in the dim glow of the streetlights. There was a silent understanding between them. In that moment, time seemed to stand still as Haneul stepped closer.

Wordlessly, he draped his jacket over her shoulders, the fabric enveloping her in a cocoon of warmth. Hwa Yeong's breath caught in her throat as she looked up at him, her heart pounding in her chest.

In the soft light of the night, their gazes locked, speaking volumes without the need for words. Haneul's hand reached up to cup her cheek, his touch sending shivers down her spine as she leaned into his palm, craving the warmth and reassurance it offered.The air hummed with a palpable tension, charged with the unspoken longing that hung between them. Hwa Yeong's pulse quickened as Haneul's fingers traced a delicate path along her jawline, his touch igniting a firestorm of sensations that danced beneath her skin.

And then, in a moment of sweet surrender, their lips met in a tender kiss. It was a kiss filled with all the longing and passion that had been building between them, a silent confession of the feelings that had been simmering beneath the surface.

Time seemed to stand still as they lost themselves in each other, the world around them fading into oblivion as they became entangled in the intoxicating embrace of their kiss. Every brush of their lips sent waves of electricity coursing through Hwa Yeong's body, igniting a firestorm of desire that threatened to consume them both.As they finally pulled away, breathless and trembling, their eyes met once more, sparkling with a newfound intensity.