185 Love Detective (2/2)

He looked up to meet her eyes. ”For me, I'm fine with it. A lot of the higher-ups know that I have a girlfriend and some probably know your ident.i.ty as well. It's too late to take everything back. But I'm more worried about you though and if people would treat you differently.”

She let out a sigh. That was the main problem with dating the CEO. If people found out, she wouldn't be treated the same. In fact, even outside of the company, people treated her differently once they found out she was dating Minhyun.

”That's true,” she whined. ”It's so unfortunate. It's not like being nice to me is automatic access to you. You don't even talk to everyone anyways.”

Minhyun began to play with her hair, wrapping it around his fingers. ”That's life. The more power you have, the more people draw in towards you like moths.”

”It's not even my power!”

He c.o.c.ked his head. ”It is. Your link with me automatically gives you power. Plus, it's obvious how much I care about you. This is a great weapon to others.”

Yoona stayed silent for a moment. In her mind, one thought popped up. The coming war. The turmoil bound to swallow the company.

”I'm strong,” she suddenly said. It was not a protest, but a sign to Minhyun that she knew what was to come as his girlfriend.

A small smile appeared on his lips. ”I know you are. You are my girl after all.”

She chuckled. ”Just letting you know.”

Minhyun then took a moment to think before speaking again. ”I will do everything to protect you though. Please remember that.”

”I know.”

”No one's going to hurt or take you physically from me. I am going to make sure of this. However, do remember, to always keep your guard up. People are masters of manipulation.”

Perhaps, he was being hypocritical, but being this relations.h.i.+p, the one thing he was worried about was people taking advantage of Yoona in an emotional way. There was more manipulators in the business world than just Jaemin and him.

And if she was to leave him, he would not know what to do. That was the scary part.

She turned his chair around and cupped his face. A warm smile filled her cheeks. ”Don't worry. I have learned from my past experiences how terrible people can be. Besides, I have you by my side and n.o.body will be able to rip apart our love.”

Those were the words he needed to hear. The boulder in his chest disappeared and was filled with relief.

Sometimes, Yoona's words took him by great surprised. He was not easy to read yet she said things that gave him such relief.

”Anyways, enough of that serious topic,” Minhyun said. ”Anything special happen today? What made you suddenly want to see me?”

Yoona let out a laugh. ”Well, I was working with Lucas and Eunha and for some reason I felt kind of third-wheeled?”

He lifted an eyebrow. ”Oh are they dating?”

Yoona quickly shook her head. ”Nope. Impossible. I think maybe it was the bond that they built while I was away…. Maybe…”

She placed her hand against her cheek. ”I have no idea to be honest. Today was just weird. I think Lucas was acting quite differently.”

”Maybe something happened after we separated,” Minhyun suggested. ”After all, they did have a few drinks.”

There was a moment of silence. Then, Yoona's eyebrows furrowed. ”But Eunha didn't act differently…”

A sudden realization appeared in her head, changing her thoughts completely. ”But she did say she blacked out and didn't remember some of the night! Oh my G.o.d. This is such a eureka moment.”

Minhyun chuckled. ”Good detective skills you got there.”

Yoona widened her eyes, not believing the strange theories appearing in her head. It couldn't be.

”Well, I hope as the detective, I'm right because the thoughts in my head are crazy.”

Just what happened between those two after they left?

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