– Joo Ji-hyuk?
As soon as he heard the syrupy, nasal voice on the other end of the line, Ji-hyuk instinctively pulled his phone away from his ear, a chill running down his spine.
What the hell is this?
“Hello?”
He cautiously brought the phone back to his ear, only to be greeted by a long, drawn-out exhale.
– Fwooo…
What kind of call even is this? It was like she was blowing into his ear from right beside him, his whole body broke out in goosebumps again.
“Did you drink?”
– Mhm!
Ugh! What the hell is she doing?
“Why are you calling me?”
– Come get me. Mhm?
“…What did you just say?”
– Nakyoung can’t walk~!
What, did she roll up her tongue and eat it for snacks or something? This just didn’t suit her at all. Ji-hyuk shuddered as if she were standing right in front of him. He couldn’t think of another voice that made his skin crawl quite like this.
Hiding his real identity as a CEO, Joo Ji-hyuk moves in as a live-in helper.
But before he knows it, he starts getting caught up in the chaos that is that witch.
He should’ve known that if he’d just followed through and laid her in bed like he promised, none of this would’ve happened. But breaking that promise came with consequences. Brutal ones.
“Good night.”
As he gently lowered her onto the bed, doing his best to suppress the lingering hesitation in his chest, Nakyoung suddenly threw her arms around his neck.
Does she really think he’ll fall for this again? The bruises around her eyes from last time hadn’t even fully faded. Ji-hyuk unwrapped her arms and placed them over her chest, locking eyes with her.
“Kang Nakyoung.”
"Mhm?"
Unbelievable. She just doesn’t get tired.
“Can I kiss you?”
"Mhm!"
Not a moment’s hesitation.
Ji-hyuk licked his lips once and leaned in slowly. He was ready to dodge the moment her forehead even twitched.
As he began to press his lips against hers, softly drawing her in...
Her knee shot up between his legs.
And he tumbled off the bed, writhing in agony on the floor.
“Ugh… d**n it!”
He gasped for breath, pain shooting through his body.
“You trying to kill me, Kang Nakyoung?”
His tortured groan echoed through the room.
