FROM ZERO [✓]

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Hyunwoo's POV

He never expected Kihyun to be right behind him. When he saw Kihyun pull his sunglasses off, his sister's words rang in his mind.

Beware of Kihyun.

But....Kihyun couldn't possibly know that he knew the truth about him, right?

Despite his inner hesitation, Hyunwoo headed towards Kihyun as the latter waved to him.

Just how did he know that I was touching down today and this time?

"What a coincidence, I was here waiting for my friends when I saw you," Kihyun said with a cunning glint in his eyes. Hyunwoo couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

It's just a coincidence, Hyunwoo, he can't possibly know.

Hyunwoo felt immensely uncomfortable when Kihyun put an arm around his shoulder and began almost dragging him to the car park.

Kihyun's vice-like grip on his shoulder was only growing tighter as they walked towards the car park.

"I got you a souvenir, but I really didn't know what you'd like, so I got you a little figurine." Hyunwoo tried twisting out of Kihyun's grip under the pretext of wanting to take something from his bag. Just let me go.

Kihyun didn't let go. Instead, he was gripping so tightly that Hyunwoo could feel his nails digging into his skin.

As Kihyun half-dragged Hyunwoo through the car park, Hyunwoo never experienced more dread. I'm dead meat for sure. He didn't even dare to look at Kihyun.

As Hyunwoo approached his car, he heaved a sigh of relief. Finally. He was about to inform Kihyun that they had reached his car and that he could let go of him now, Kihyun turned towards him with a devilish grin.

"You won't be needing that car. Not today."

The grin on his Kihyun's mouth widened to the extent that it looked like someone carved it on.

Before he knew what was going on, Kihyun had sent a heavy punch to his stomach before pressing a cloth to his mouth.

"Ah-"

As he tried to gasp for air, he breathed in the chloroform fumes from the cloth and began to grow dizzy. Kihyun, why would you do this to me?

His eyelids felt as though they were growing heavier.

Then the world turned black.

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