The Clandestine (디 클랜데스틴)

The Clandestine: Chapter 17

Goryeo (1219)

She hate so much the king but seeing him in desperate way her heart sinking a million times.

"You need to be strong to fulfil your duties for the nation. Don't choose between them because they are returning here safely. I will help you to find the sender of that shit."

"Your Highness you have a visitor." Says her court maid.

"Who's that?" She furrowed her brows. Anhye didn't expect a visitor.

"He says that he is the person to meet up."

Zhao Yun? But why?

Anhye went in her chamber to meet that person. Her court maid said that he can't wait longer. She opened the door, her heart are going crazy.

"W-why?" her world destroy in the presence of that man.

She found Toge sitting inside her chamber.

"Long time no see. Sit down, Your Highness." he said with sarcasm.

"You have guts to show your filthy face?!" she didn't expect to raise her voice but Toge shown up on wrong timing.

He laughed like an annoying old man. "I heard my Zhouhan is missing? I came here to gather some news."

Toge didn't make any change. He is just a stinky merchant now and then.

"I was travelling on west in five years so I don't have any news about her." he smirk. "But to found out that she is missing is disappointing."

"I think you're mistaking. She is not Zhouhan, her name is Han."

"Eh? Did she say that her name is Han? Hahahaha that wench is smart. I thought Guicheng told you about her name."

Anhye literally freeze.

'Zhouhan... My sister.'

'My family has a debt to Toge. He took my sister for compensation. I'm late... he already sold my sister.' (Chapter 6)

'Zhou is a very pure girl. She has a kind and weak heart as well. She's relying on me so much. I would rather to die to save her.' (Chapter 7)

'I'm Anhye.' 'Huh? Ah.. I'm H-Han..' 'It's nice to meet you, Lady Anhye.' (Chapter 8)

Why she didn't notice that Zhouhan might be Han? The possibility is huge but she choose to be blind.

"Sometimes I intended to leave a shock in people's faces but now I want to leave a nightmare that you can't avoid, Your Highness." he stood up. "Thank you for your time."

Anhye reach his arm to restrain him.

"Please bring them back." She cried in front of this crook but she didn't care anymore. She will forever carrying this burden if she didn't find them.

"I'm not the one who went over. Find the true culprit, don't blame to others your own incapability."

Toge leaves the room. Anhye can't absorb what's happening. Why everything are turning into a big mess? How can she face Yun after all this?

She dazed off to absorb the dilemma. A knock on the door wakes her to reality. She wipe her tears and compose herself.

"Who's that?"

"Yun."

Her heart pounding like a horse race. This is nightmare! Please wake me up!

"Anything wrong? You didn't respond." The lad ask worriedly behind the door.