Bitna seemed incredibly nervous as though she had gone back to that moment. Despite the fact that Gaeul was holding her hand from the side, she was clutching onto the carpet with the other hand. He wanted to console her and tell her that it was okay to rest a little before speaking, but Bitna clenched her eyes shut before opening them again. She seemed to be telling herself that she couldn’t stop here. She was young, but she was quite stubborn. That was probably why she could think about overhearing the viper-like Kang Giwoo’s conversation, even though it must have been really scary.

“I froze stiff. I couldn’t take a step outside the closet. It was the first time I experienced something like that. I wanted to turn around and run immediately. I want to pretend like I haven’t seen anything.”

“But you kept watching, didn’t you? With courage.”

“Actually, I was just too scared to move; it wasn’t that I was brave. One time I got almost bitten by a large dog, and it just felt like back then. I had the feeling that I would get bitten to death if I was found out. I held my breath and prayed that he would go away, but he didn’t go away and took out his phone. He spoke while looking in the...