Flowers Are Bait

Chapter 143:

Chapter 143:

“What?!”

Wh-what did this mean? Lee-yeon choked on her tea and coughed drily. Her cousin is dead.

“So I thought you might know something about this. Maybe you also have someone you know who is like this? What have I gotten myself into, director?”

“...I only know one such person.”

“What?”

Suddenly, Dong-mi’s face was shocked. It was a totally incomprehensible response for Lee-yeon.

“Is that person your man?” Dong-mi said in a jest.

“...What? No, no. What are you talking about? No.”

Lee-yeon shook her head frantically, denying the reality of Dong-mi’s words and closing her mouth, unable to find the right words to say.

A strange silence fell between them as they both struggled to process the shocking revelation.

***

Dong-mi folded her arms, letting out a small sound, “Hmm-”.

Lee-yeon gave her a frustrated look. She quickly cleared her expression and bent her upper body toward the table. Her voice sounded surprisingly sharp as she spoke secretively.

“Did you get caught?”

“What?”

“Did you check your behind you properly when you ran away?”

“Uh......”

Dong-mi was briefly distracted by Lee-yeon’s eyes which were swirling with a strange look.

“If you’ve witnessed such a terrifying sight, the price will follow you.”

“But if the end is fixed, its... Rather than withstanding, shouldn’t we just gradually growing apart?”

It felt like someone had slammed a rock over her head. Lee-yeon did not even blink as if she had frozen solid.

She had a strong urge to refute it, but there was nothing she could say in defense.

* * *

That night, Chae-woo looked disapprovingly at Lee-yeon, who focused solely on her phone.

As he clicked through the channels, color leaked from the monitor making his face flash blue and red like a goblin.

The short bursts of audio might have been bothersome, but Lee-yeon’s eyes were glued to her phone. Chae-woo couldn’t take it anymore and turned toward her.

“Who is it?”

“What?”

Lee-yeon answered without looking up at first, then lifted her head. Her attitude was obviously insincere and mechanical.

Chae-woo ground his teeth and suppressed his rising emotions. He pointed his head towards Lee-yeon’s cell phone.

“I didn’t think you had any friends you kept in touch with privately.”

“Oh, it’s not personal.”

“Isn’t it private enough to contact each other at night?” His eyebrows furrowed in annoyance.

“It’s just a college student.”

“A college student.”

“The president of the pine tree club. They’re coming to Hwaido over the vacation and they want me to be their guide.”

Lee-yeon’s gaze naturally slid back to her phone and Chae-woo reached out without thinking.

However, seeing the shadow approach, she flinched and pulled her hand back.