“...I see.”
Hye-in remained quiet for a moment.
Her fingers slowly tightened together in her lap.
She wanted to say something.
Yet every time she tried to form the words, her mind returned to Seo Jun's expression.
That cold, questioning gaze.
Did you take the royal record?
Her eyes began to sting again.
She quickly blinked, refusing to let another tear fall.
Shadow noticed the change in her expression but said nothing.
Hye-in took a slow breath.
“Someone...” she began.
Her voice was barely audible.
Shadow turned his attention toward her.
Hye-in hesitated.
“Someone I trusted doubted me today.”
Shadow's expression became slightly more serious.
He still didn't interrupt.
Hye-in looked down at her hands.
“I know I shouldn't be this upset over it.”
She gave a small, bitter l
