I Was Betrayed But It's Okay haha

Chapter 64

“W-What do you mean by that...?”

Chae Suhyeon asked the store owner with a trembling voice, her demeanor serious as if the matter were extremely important.

“No~ Just last week, Lee Sooah started appearing here and there~ It’s just a quiet villa neighborhood, you know.”

“Could it be that she was with the man I mentioned...?”

“Right?”

Chae Suhyeon’s mouth fell open in shock. She looked as if she might faint from the unexpected news.

‘Jihoon Oppa is with Lee Sooah??????’

She appeared to be unable to accept this fact at all. This was something that absolutely couldn’t happen.

Lee Sooah getting closer to Baek Jihoon.

‘This is bad. I might completely lose Jihoon Oppa to Lee Sooah.’

Her heart raced even more. Just last week, when she was with Baek Jihoon, she hadn’t thought it was a big deal, but now it had turned into a very serious situation.

‘No. Jihoon Oppa. How is this possible? They’ve become close in less than a week?’

‘No, not just close; aren’t they dating? Lee Sooah is coming here? To Jihoon Oppa’s house? A place I hadn’t even visited?’

‘What? How far have they gone? How close are they?’

Her mind was a complete mess, embroiled in chaos.

“Do you know him?”

“Oh... no.”

Still in a daze from the shocking news, Chae Suhyeon managed to collect her thoughts momentarily at the store owner’s words.

“Thank you.”

With that, she stepped outside, thinking it was imperative she meet Baek Jihoon quickly.

What if Lee Sooah completely won over Baek Jihoon?

What if she settled down with him?

She feared she might have no chance left.

‘Jihoon Oppa... where are you? Where could you possibly be? Please. Please don’t get closer to Lee Sooah. I’ll find a way to get closer.’

Her thoughts were crumbling one by one.

When she had thought simply of dumping Baek Jihoon, she had planned to use him as a stepping stone to enter the Baekho Guild and then access the Taeyang Group.

To her, Baek Jihoon was nothing at all.

Just a mere pawn.

But now, the tables had completely turned.

It felt like she had to go to great lengths to cling to him instead.

‘No. I won’t let this happen. I will definitely find a way to get Jihoon Oppa back!’

Wearing an expression filled with fear, she set out to find Baek Jihoon’s house.

*

“Oppa, it’s okay. From here, I’ll just find my way on my own.”

Yoo Hana spoke with a voice still tinged with annoyance.

“Oh really? Alright. But be careful not to get caught taking photos. You’re a celebrity, remember? A celebrity’s image is everything.”

“Ugh. Am I a child? I know how to handle myself. I’m not some naive fool.”

“Right, you’re acting so naïve right now...”

The manager murmured quietly so that Yoo Hana wouldn’t hear.

Squeaking sounds filled the air.

Stepping out of the van, she began walking quietly around the Sillim Station area wearing sunglasses and a hat.

‘Hmm. Where’s the house... hmm... is it here?’

‘Why is the road so narrow here? This is a bit messy.’

She slowly entered a back alley.

*

Clunk, clunk.

Inside the swaying subway train.

“Excuse me, is that you, Lee Sooah?”

“Yes...”

Lee Sooah struggled to respond, squeezed in and unable to speak clearly.

‘Wait, I never said that.’

My gaze naturally shifted to Lee Sooah.

What she said was preposterous.

Lee Sooah stated it confidently.

“Oh, was that it? I must have been mistaken. Then Jihoon, when it’s our day together, let’s head to my place after work. Or I can just come over here too.”

‘This is driving me nuts.’

I couldn’t help but touch my forehead.

Things were getting increasingly bizarre.

The two women started arguing as they did earlier in our neighborhood.

“Could you please be a bit quieter? This is a narrow alley, and we can be overheard.”

I was bound to feel embarrassed and flustered.

If two prominent S-Rank Hunters were raising their voices over a man in an alley, rumors would spread fast, and soon people would gather to film us.

It’d be just a matter of time before we became the top trending topic in the community.

“I just don’t understand why you’re here, Ms. Yoo Hana. How did you even find out the address?”

“I asked the Blue Guild, and they told me.”

“Hah, the HR team? Come on! Is it okay to just hand out employee info like that?”

“That’s not my concern. I’m still associated with the Blue Guild, you know. Anyway, Ms. Sooah, if you’re done, can we leave? I have things to discuss with Baek Jihoon.”

Yoo Hana was trying to dismiss Lee Sooah.

“Oh, why should I? I’m having dinner at Jihoon’s house today!”

‘That’s not true!’

I hurriedly looked at Lee Sooah’s face.

Of course, this hadn’t been discussed beforehand, and we’d already had dinner last week.

She was just saying whatever came to mind.

“Wait, you were invited to dinner?”

“Yes, we had dinner once already last week.”

“???”

Yoo Hana was looking bewildered.

In contrast, Lee Sooah had a proud expression.

It was as if she felt accomplished.

“Didn’t you meet with Ms. Sooah last week? Why’s the progress so fast?”

“Progress? That’s not it at all. It’s just that Sooah has been clinging...”

“Then I’ll cling too. Please invite me to dinner.”

‘This is driving me insane.’

These two couldn’t manage a normal conversation at all.

They kept misunderstanding what I said.

“Since you’ve already eaten with Ms. Sooah, then please invite me once too. That way, it’s fair.”

“Why... does it have to be fair...?”

The whole conversation had turned into a chaotic mess.

Maybe we were so loud that people in the nearby buildings could hear us moving around.

“Wha...? Ji...hoon... Oppa...?”

Amid all that, I heard a familiar voice from behind me.

‘Oh, sh*t.’

Swearing slipped out involuntarily in my mind.

‘Chae Suhyeon.’

I slowly turned my head.

It was indeed Chae Suhyeon, staring at us in complete horror.

Her expression was frozen.

‘What’s her deal now?’

A party I couldn’t handle at all was unfolding before me.

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