226 The Fallen Angel Sows Seeds of Discard (1/2)

The ride home was silent.

Secretary Kwon and Yeo Ri both had already said their piece earlier in the meeting room, and Gun was too busy thinking and was in no mood for empty chatter.

Soon enough, they arrived at the Lees' apartment complex. Kwon Tae Yang parked by the roadside and looked at the girl in the rearview mirror. ”Miss, I will be in charge of picking you up to and fro work from now on. Please refrain from going out by yourself,” he said, gazing pointedly at Yeo Ri's reflection. God knows what the spiteful young lady was always up to when no one was looking.

Yeo Ri fought the urge to roll her eyes. ”Mm,” she replied offhandedly as she reached for the door handle.

Once the two passengers left the car, the driver nodded at them through the car window then drove away.

The two quietly made their way to their apartment. However, the moment they entered the comfort of their house, Gun held Yeo Ri's wrist firmly.

”Lee Yeo Ri, who was that man?!” He growled, trying to keep his anger, frustration and confusion down. ”How did you know him?! Did something happen? Are you hiding something from me?”

Yeo Ri bit her lips before sighing inaudibly. Old habits die hard, and now she was forced to confront its consequences.

Of course, she had already anticipated this to happen. It was impossible to keep everything a secret from her brother, after all. He was always the first to notice if something was wrong with her, and it was only because he had an unfathomably high degree of trust in her that she managed to keep many things hidden for so long.

Yeo Ri opened her mouth to defend herself, ”Some suspicious people have been snooping around lately. Sec—Manager Kwon works for Heo Woo Seung, and he was sent to keep an eye on me.”

”How come you didn't say anything about this to me? Am I not your brother? Am I really that untrustworthy?!” Gun asked, frustration and hurt colouring his face.

”I-it's not like that...” Seeing the pain in his heart so visibly on his face, Yeo Ri's shoulders shrunk. ”I wasn't getting hurt, so I didn't tell you because I didn't want to worry you. I'm sorry, Oppa.”

'Are you stupid? Why do you keep repeating the same mistakes?' The devil laughed as he caressed her hair. Yeo Ri trembled before looking downwards. 'Shut up...! Go away...!'

”Oppa, I really didn't mean to hide this from you, really,” Yeo Ri insisted feebly.

Looking at Yeo Ri's guilty visage, Gun's heart softened against his wishes. No matter what, it was just impossible for him to continue being angry at her. His hold on her wrist slackened.

He raised both his hands to grasp her arms, ”Please don't keep something so important to yourself anymore. Tell me next time, okay? Oppa won't get angry at you, so please... tell me, okay? No more secrets.” He pulled her into a tight hug for a long while before pulling away.

”And what's this about suspicious people following you around?”

”...” Yeo Ri pursed her lips, debating whether she should tell him or not.