Chapter 33 - Death must wait for you (2/2)

She doesn't answer him. Her fingers are frozen on a page of the book. Do Sejin doesn't bother her on the rest of the way. When they reach, she silently walks out of the car. He accompanies her to the door.

”You can leave now.” She punches the code and opens the door. ”Take my car. Go back home. ”

Before she can close it, Do Sejin steps inside and closes it behind him. She glowers at him. ”What are you doing, Intern?”

”I will stay here until Jung Kwang-soo comes back.” He makes himself at home and sits on the couch. ”Since the killer and my mentor are engaged in a game, I don't want to leave my mentor alone.”

She resists the urge to bash his head again. ”I told you that he won't-”

”Mentor, you should change.” Do Sejin points at her torn dress. ”I can see your bȧrė legs.”

She grits her teeth and storms toward the bedroom. She changes out of the troublesome dress quickly. She has never liked wearing frills. If it hadn't been Ji-Won's wish, she wouldn't have worn it. When she comes out, she finds him lying on the couch.

Her resting place is taken away like that. Where will she sleep now?

”What's wrong, mentor?” He lifts his head. ”I am taking a nap until Boss Jung comes back. You should also sleep. You have dark circles around your eyes.”

Exasperated. She fists her hands. Jung Kwang-soo has told her to restrain herself from killing him. She has no choice. She locks herself in the room and sits on the bed. She starts reading the book again. This is the last book that Noe Kyung-Hee returned to the library before she was murdered.

It feels like she knows this book. Did she read it before? She thinks hard. Where?

In Jung Kwang-soo's study room, she browses through the titles. She finds it in the corner of the shelf with a layer of dust on it. She compares the cover of both books. Different editions.

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”The gate is not closed. Don't fall. Don't give in to the light. Touch the gate. Drink the darkness. Come back to me,” The man softly whispers in her ear. ”You are not prepared for death, my dear. Come back to me. Your time hasn't come. Not yet. Come back to me.”

He kisses her between her brows. Her eyes flutter. He smiles at her. ”I have chosen you, my dear. Even death must wait when I am here for you.”