I Became a Villain's Hero [Complete]

Chapter 43: Once in a Lifetime Opportunity (5)

Song Soo-yeon cautiously accepted the ticket.

She didn't know what to say.

Honestly, from the moment she realized what the gift was, her desire to give it to Jung-gyeom completely disappeared.

It was all because of the previous day.

Spending the day at the amusement park with Jung-gyeom, she learned how happy and special it felt to have fun together, and the kind of bond it built.

And yesterday, Jung-gyeom had hugged Solace.

Song Soo-yeon couldn't fathom what hidden desires Solace might have had through that.

Especially since Solace had come over so early in the morning.

She couldn't bear the thought of Solace spending time with him.

They were becoming friends much faster than she had with Jung-gyeom.

...She became afraid of the future.

Especially when she remembered how Jung-gyeom had often been teary eyed in front of Solace.

"......"

Thinking about it made her heart feel constricted again.

Every instance of Jung-gyeom crying in front of Solace brought her an unpleasant feeling.

Song Soo-yeon asked curtly.

"Why are there only two tickets?"

"Huh?"

"What about mine?"

Song Soo-yeon changed her approach.

If Solace had approached Jung-gyeom with some intention, she just had to insert herself awkwardly in between.

She wanted to rip the tickets apart, but she knew she couldn't.

It was too obvious.

Jung-gyeom and Solace would figure it out with just a few questions to each other.

"Oh, those are for you and oppa."

However, Song Soo-yeon's concerns melted away like snow at Solace's next words.

".......What?"

She was dumbfounded.

She looked at the slightly crumpled ticket in her fist.

".....For me and Mister?"

"No, Soo-yeon. Why would I leave you out?"

Solace said with her usual bright smile.

"Do you think I'm that bad?"

"........"

"You really don't like heroes, do you?"

Solace pulled down her mask, temporarily returning to her civilian identity as Min-Bom.

With another sunny smile, she said,

"Soo-yeon, if you don't like me as a hero, just think of me as the ordinary Min-Bom. You know my face, right?"

Looking at her harmless face, Song Soo-yeon began to feel guilty.

She was ashamed of herself.

Looking back, it wasn't just love she hadn't learned, but also about giving others the benefit of the doubt.

Like everyone else, she had assumed Solace had malicious intentions.

She had been unnecessarily harsh with Solace, still reeling from the shock of the previous day.