Chapter 30 (1/2)

Chapter 30.

Shin’s face when he was a boy overlapped with his current face.

“Assistant Manager Woojin.”

“…”

“Assistant Manager, are you ok?”

Shin Kim held Woojin’s wrist. When Woojin seemed unable to say the words, Shin looked down at him and his wrist worriedly. Woojin’s thin wrist was wrapped with a well-worn leather watch. When Woojin tried to pull back, Shin held his wrist tighter and pulled him in closer to his own chest.

Woojin felt a little dizzy and it must’ve showed on his face. When Woojin looked up at him, Shin was staring at him with a cold face.

“What’s wrong?”

“I’m fine.”

Woojin twisted his arm to pull his wrist back. He announced, “Let’s get that report quickly.” He looked away from Shin’s piercing eyes.

Woojin no longer wanted Shin to cross the line and enter his world. He suddenly remembered the voice yelling at him.

“It’s your fault that he died.”

Woojin bit his lips as the memories came rushing back.

“You need to die too!”

He never wanted to kill anyone, nor did he ever want to save anyone. Woojin didn’t want anything. Days passed by meaninglessly. Just watching Shin Kim and his colorful aura from time to time was the only pleasure he had.

This feeling… Liking something or someone was so new to Woojin. He thought that perhaps he was being punished for it.

Because the dark night came for him.

“Urgg…”

Woojin suddenly felt his heart freeze. He began to pant.

This was strange. The symptoms that disappeared after he began working were coming back. Woojin couldn’t breathe at all. When he collapsed to the floor in pain, Shin held his shoulders in panic.

“Assistant Manager!”

Woojin was hyperventilating. When he became pale, Shin screamed, “Woojin Choi! Please breathe! Please!”

Woojin’s memories slowly disappeared.

Shin Kim.

I tried saying your name in secret a very long time ago.

Shin.

Kim.

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