77 Are You Okay? (2/2)

”Oh G.o.d,” she said while putting her hand on her chest. ”That scared me.”

Paranoia was amplifying all the noises around her. Her heartbeat still hadn't decreased.

Okay. Let's breathe in and out slowly.

Yoona knew that her mind right now was jumbled up and she needed to get everything together. The Yoona right now was in a mental breakdown. She had to calm herself down.

In all honesty, she didn't need to exit the room so quickly. Jaemin wasn't going to hurt her. Logically, it was a bad move on her part to run away after hearing his words. She let her emotions take the best of out of her. But the fear that stung her heart made her run away; a fight or flight response. There was no way she could've stayed. It was her body's instinct for survival to get out.

She never knew someone could be that scary.

But now what was she supposed to do? Just seeing Jaemin made her shake and Jaeun was going to come back to school sometime this week or next week. She was bound to see those two sooner or later.

Plus, from Jaemin's expression when she left, it was obvious that he would search to talk to her again. The bad thing was that he knew her school schedule so he could wait outside her door.

She let out a frustrated groan. What has she done? Maybe this was a bad idea, she began to regret her actions.

There was one thing she knew for sure though. The possibility that the Moon siblings were murderers increased by a huge percentage and that they had some information to work from. Although Yoona almost lost her sanity for a few seconds, she reminded herself that it was all worth it.

This was the only thing she could do to help him.

While she was walking around the room thinking, the sound of the door opening echoed through the room. Someone was coming inside.

Although she knew that the only other people with access was Minhyun and the maid, paranoia still instilled in her heart. She took a step back. The fear hadn't subsided, no matter how safe she was in this room.

Besides, it couldn't be Mini because he had work.

”Master Chae Minhyun, welcome back home.”

What? Why was he here? Didn't he have schedules to tend? He specifically said he was coming back at six.

Her head whipped to the door and to her surprise, the CEO was indeed standing at the entrance.

The two stared at each other, his eyes melting with worry, before he breathed out one word.

”Yoona.”

Not caring about his shoes, Minhyun ran towards her before bringing her to an embrace. His arms wrapped around her body and she was overwhelmed by his warmth.

Yoona's heart skipped a beat. His actions came so unexpected.

His voice gently whispered into her ear. ”Are you okay? I'm sorry. I should've stopped you from talking to him.”

After hearing about her sudden departure, Minhyun knew that Yoona wasn't in the right state of mind. She was too freaked out. Despite the schedules he had, he immediately decided to go home. There was no hesitation. The most important thing right now was making sure Yoona had someone by her side.

”I'm okay,” Yoona said while laughing awkwardly. ”Besides, it's not like he hit me or something. I'm not hurt.”

Minhyun gently cupped her cheeks, his large palms covering most of her skin while his thumbs gently caressed her cheekbones.

His eyes watched hers.

”Yoona. Being hurt doesn't only equate to physical pain. Please be honest. Is your heart okay? That is what is most important to me.”

Her breathe hitched at the back of her throat. Tears began to well up in the corner of her eyes.

Was her heart okay?

Minhyun didn't need her to answer, he could tell just from the expression on her face. Throughout that conversation she had suffered a lot.

No matter how strong she was, hearing the same words Jaemin spoke and being in a position of vulnerability was dangerous. She had all the right to act this way.

Anyone else would be screaming or panicking. Who would be sane knowing that a psychopath was emotionally connected to them? However, after running away, Yoona was still trying her hardest to swallow her fears. She didn't want Minhyun to worry about her.

That was what made her strong.

He pulled her into his embrace once more.

”Don't worry Yoona. You are safe here with me. And with all my power, I will make sure that you will feel safe even after today.”

Yoona grabbed onto his suit with her tiny hands and slowly the tears began to fall.

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