Part 5
Angel’s arms trembled as she typed, her body still aching from the push-ups. She was exhausted, her mind foggy, but she had to get this right.
Jungkook watched her like a hawk, arms crossed, waiting.
She pressed enter.
Syntax Error.
The blood drained from her face.
Jungkook sighed, shaking his head. “Unbelievable.” He slowly walked behind her chair, his presence towering over her. “You made the exact same mistake.”
Angel gulped. “I-I was just tired—”
“Excuses.” His voice was like steel. “Stand up.”
She hesitated, but his glare made her obey.
“Since simple push-ups aren’t working, let’s increase the difficulty.” He walked to the front of the room, tapping his fingers against the desk. “Fifty squats. Now.”
Angel’s eyes widened. “F-Fifty?!”
“Did I stutter?” Jungkook’s gaze darkened. “Start counting. And don’t you dare stop halfway.”
Angel groaned but started squatting. By twenty, her legs burned. By thirty, she was shaking. By forty, she wanted to collapse.
“Last ten,” Jungkook taunted. “If you fail now, we start over.”
With sheer willpower, she finished. Her legs wobbled as she stood straight, panting.
Jungkook smirked. “Better. Now sit down and fix your code.”
Angel sank into her chair, barely able to lift her hands to type. She corrected her mistake, pressed enter—
Syntax Error.
A shiver ran down her spine.
Jungkook exhaled sharply. “You really don’t learn, do you?”
Angel bit her lip, feeling dread settle in.
Jungkook turned, grabbed a wooden ruler from his desk, and tapped it against his palm. “Maybe you need a real lesson.”
Her breath hitched.
“Hands on the desk,” he ordered.
Angel hesitated, but the look in his eyes told her there was no escape. Slowly, she placed her hands flat on the desk.
Smack!
The first strike made her flinch. The second one stung. By the third, her fingers tingled.
Jungkook finally stepped back, his tone calm but firm. “Try again.”