I Became a Villain's Hero [Complete]

Chapter 113: The Link (2)

After the meal, Han Yoo-jung sat blankly in her room.

She looked at the gauze Jung-gyeom had applied.

"..."

She had always been certain... Inside his heart, lay a compassionate heart.

The wound he treated was proof of that.

And yet, he was turning himself in.

Despite Han Yoo-jung's unprecedented efforts to dissuade him, raising her voice in protest, Jung-gyeom remained unyielding.

He had many reasons.

Not wanting to disrupt order as he did before. Unable to return to Solace's side with a smile... among others.

In the end, it was a reason Han Yoo-jung couldn't accept.

She was merely engulfed in a maddening sense of guilt.

Had she not taken action, perhaps Jung-gyeom would still be living with a smile.

She wouldn't have inflicted such wounds and a future upon him.

Han Yoo-jung shook her head slowly.

"....Hoo."

There was no time to wallow in sadness.

She needed to devise a plan.

Otherwise, Jung-gyeom would indeed end up turning himself in.

Such a future was unbearable.

If it meant going to prison herself, she wouldn't mind, no matter the number of years.

But she could not stand the thought of Jung-gyeom being imprisoned because of her.

She didn't want to ruin his happiness.

...Though she had already ruined it, she didn't want to cause further damage.

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-Swish swish.

Song Soo-yeon swept the floor, finishing up the cleaning of Jung-gyeom's apartment.

She had arranged for the broken window to be fixed and had removed the rotting cake from the floor.

All the shattered pieces of furniture were thrown out, and likewise, she had ordered new ones.

Everything was prepared for Jung-gyeom's return, so he could enter smiling.

"..."

Of course, he had said he would not be coming back.

He hated her, would no longer see her.

Jung-gyeom had declared firmly that she should live on her own from now on.

Their kiss over the sea would be the the last.

Yet, Song Soo-yeon refused to believe it.

Did he truly hate her?

If that was the reality, Song Soo-yeon didn't want to live anymore.

Believing it wasn't reality allowed her to clean and refurbish Jung-gyeom's room like this.

-Swish swish.

Song Soo-yeon wiped her eyes with the palm of her hand.

Lately, tears flowed frequently.

Thinking of Jung-gyeom, tears would well up without her noticing.

It wasn't something she could control.