The world seemed to stop. For one horrifying moment— nobody moved. Nobody breathed. Nobody spoke. Aarya stared at the man standing before her. Unable to believe what she was seeing. No. Not him. Anyone but him. Chief Kang. The head of Jungkook's internal security team. The man who personally oversaw the estate's defenses. The man who selected bodyguards. The man who controlled surveillance. The man trusted with everyone's safety. The man who had smiled at her countless times. The man who had sworn to protect her. And now— he pointed a gun directly at her. Mrs. Choi stepped in front of Aarya instantly. Protectively. Instinctively. Like a mother shielding her child. Chief Kang chuckled softly. "Still protecting her after all these years." Mrs. Choi's eyes darkened.

