Guts (EXO)

Snake in the Grass

Hyerin attentively nodded and smiled as the lady servant who dropped her off at the mayor's office energetically told her the stories of all the mayors she had been serving in the household. All the while, two bodyguards escorted her out of the house after having a nice long chat with Jiyong.

"So far, Mayor Kwon has been the youngest I have ever served in-"

The ringing of Hyerin's phone in her pocket cut off the old servant in her speech, making her shyly bow to the elderly one.

"I'm sorry for the interruption," she said, walking slowly as she checked who was calling. It was Suho. "I'm so sorry. I really have to take this."

"Oh, it's no problem! You're probably tired of my talking anyway," she joked, chuckling silently.

Hyerin laughed along before answering the call. "Hello?"

"Hyerin!" Suho exclaimed desperately with loud running footsteps echoing in the background. "Hyerin, are you alright!? Is it true that you're at the mayor's right now!?"

Smiling, Hyerin slightly quirked an eyebrow at Suho's alarming tone. "I am. What's up?"

"Hyerin, get out of there right now! I repeat, get out of there right now," he commanded. "We finally found out who's behind all of this and it's the mayor, Hyerin! All this disaster is caused by the mayor!"

Hyerin continued to walk despite the panic she felt jolting inside her. She blinked a couple of times to refrain her eyes from widening and pressing her lips together to keep it from opening wide from shock. The idea was extremely outlandish, seeing how she was just talking to the mayor a couple of moments ago, but if this is the truth then she had no right to question it.

"Is that so?" she asked in a light tone to refrain the two bodyguards from thinking suspiciously about her. She continued to casually walk alongside them.

"Yes! So get out of there right now before they do something to you-" The rest of Suho's words were blocked out as she chose to observe her surroundings instead of listening to him. Her eyes passed the narrow hallway. It was only the four of them there, but she was sure once she comes out of the living room there would be a couple of servants here and there.

"Hyerin? Hyerin! Are you still there!?" Suho exclaimed in panic.

"Suho, can you hold on for a second?"

"Wha-"

"Thanks," she said, tucking her phone inside her pocket before slowing to a stop. The other three did so as well.

With a slow turn, Hyerin faced the two bodyguards in all smiles. In return, the two tall men exchanged looks before nodding at her.

"Is there something wrong, Ms. Hyerin?" the lady servant asked.

"Oh, no! No, not at all. It's just that I would like to take the time to thank these two wonderful bodyguards for accompanying me today, as well as you ma'am," she said, nodding to the woman.

The two men exchanged another look before the other deadpanned, "It's our honor to escort you around-"

The guard did not have the chance to finish his sentence when Hyerin kicked him in the stomach, all the while handling the other's head in between her hands and twisting his neck. With a loud crack, he fell limp to the ground, making the lady servant back away from terror.

She was about to scream when Hyerin fished out a knife from her waistband and pointed it at her face. "Scream and I'll kill you."

"Please!" the lady servant begged. "Don't kill me!"