Chapter 268 - Curiosity Kills the Cat (2/2)

Yeo Ri rolled her eyes, ”Then why didn't you deal with them earlier?”

”I'm sorry. I couldn't risk leaving you alone. I called backup when I noticed them at the cinema, but it turns out there were more of them hiding in plain sight.”

”I wasn't alone,” she quickly typed, clearly frustrated, ”I was with three other guys.”

”And none of them are strong enough to go against these gangsters,” Kwon Tae Yang shot back.

”...” Yeo Ri pursed her lips.

He was right—two of them might be celebrities but they were still civilians. And her brother... If it came down to it, she would rather let them take her instead of watching him get hurt.

”I know you don't want your brother to get hurt, miss,” he followed up.

”Hmph,” Yeo Ri grumbled. Sometimes it was annoying that Secretary Kwon knew too much about her. It was a weakness open to exploitation.

”Miss... These people are getting bold. The person targeting you seems to have deep connections. Perhaps it would be good to have more people in your security detail?”

Yeo Ri glared at the screen as soon as she read the words. ”Don't you f*cking dare,” she typed angrily. She already had one guy watching her every move like a hawk; adding more would be a nightmare. Did her privacy mean so little to these people? She never asked for this!

”It's for your own good, miss,” he coaxed.

Yeo Ri turned off her phone in annoyance.

Shoving her phone inside her bag, Yeo Ri got up and flushed the toilet. She exited the stall, spending several minutes washing her hands as she schooled her expression. It wouldn't do her any good if Gun saw something wrong with her, after all.

The two siblings naturally held hands again once they reunited. They walked over to the drop off area, where Secretary Kwon was finally sighted.

He stood at attention, ready to hold the car door open for them. For the first time in a long while, the man was not wearing his gloves.

Gun glanced at him surreptitiously, a trace of suspicion in his gaze. He still could not completely trust this man who treated his sister like she was a VVIP for no reason.

Gun turned his attention to his sister.

As though it was a matter of course, Yeo Ri showed no signs of vigilance towards the man. It was strange how easily she accepted his presence, and Gun could feel that there was something they were hiding. He knew it back when he first saw the man, and the feeling only grew stronger over time.

Gun clenched his jaw and pretended to look out the window.

Whatever it was that was going on between them, he swore he would get to the bottom of it.