78 Together (1/2)

Being in Minhyun's embrace did wonders to Yoona. For once, she finally felt safe. Although the building had enough safety measures for her to be okay, for some reason, Minhyun's arms were the final wall that brought security to her heart.

Time ticked and she didn't know how much time pa.s.sed. She just stayed in his arms until she was ready to speak again.

Once she was teady, Yoona pushed him back slightly. She began to clean her tears using her sleeves.

”Sorry,” she said between sniffles. ”I didn't mean to cry like this, I don't know what overtook me.”

”It's okay,” he said. His right hand gently pat the top of her head. ”Do you want to talk about it?”

Yoona weakly nodded. She meant to tell him everything. ”Sure.”

They sat on the black leather couches and she began to recount her story, not missing a single detail. Since she also had recorded evidence, she played the conversation to further prove what had gone on behind the doors.

Minhyun listened carefully with his fingers folded together. Technically, he already knew everything that went down because he was listening to the recording Xen had taken while the two were talking. There was no need for Yoona to explain the situation. However, despite hearing everything for a second time, he calmly listened to her story.

”Moon Jihee...” Minhyun began. ”I'm going to have to do a full on background check on her.”

White Mask may have been onto something. Now that Yoona was fully involved in the situation, it was clear that there was sinister intent towards the young girl. The fact that she reminded the twins of their deceased younger sister was enough to bring even him, chills down his spine.

He quickly texted Secretary Kim to contact White Mask to obtain more information about Moon Jihee and to schedule a meeting.

”Can you please? I want to also know what the big deal about her is and how similar I am to her.”

Minhyun glanced over at Yoona, his eyebrows furrowing slightly. Should he give her this information and involve her further into the investigation or let her stay blind-sighted? The reason to why he let her talk to Jaemin was to get more insight on the young boy, however, this quickly turned into something much more serious. A psychopath obsession on a personal level.

It wasn't only his job to protect her physically, but to make sure mentally that she was alright. In the end, the scary part of life was not the bruises, but the mental scars and the demons that clenched your soul.

Although Yoona had lived a tiring life, sacrificing her youth to earn money for her family, she hadn't fully suffered in the hands of people. This was just the beginning. Minhyun, knowing how much pain others can inflict didn't want her to suffer the same way he did.

He grabbed her hands, placing them within his. ”Yoona. I want you to listen carefully okay?”

She nodded. ”Okay.”

”The psychological a.n.a.lysis of the Moon siblings and more information about the death of Moon Jihee could be easily found with time using my power,” he explained. He took a deep breath. ”However, if I were to be totally honest. I don't think you'd be able to handle all this information.”

She gulped. ”What do you mean?”

”If I gave you more information about Moon Jihee and you find out how much more deadly the Moon siblings and their family could be, as the victim, would you be able to handle it? Mentally? Please be honest.”

Minhyun's words made Yoona stop in her tracks. At first, she couldn't help but feel insulted. Due to living in this misogynistic world, she felt like he might be putting her on a princess pedestal, trying to prevent her from all dangers. She could handle as much as the other person too. However, while thinking she realized that Minhyun was only putting her best interests in heart. After seeing her freak out over the fact that she reminded Jaemin of Jihee, it was clear that her heart wasn't ready to handle any dark secrets soon.

She wanted to be strong, but in reality, wouldn't anyone be freaking out in this situation? Her life might be in danger!

She needed time. He was offering her the chance to opt out and leave everything to him. He was giving her an option.