Chapter 373 - Deserved to die

"Then, don't go back on those words of yours," Han Minhyun spoke out as a smirk appeared on his face.

Then, Han Minhyun reached into his pocket and took out a container from his pocket. Holding on to the glass bottle, he displayed it to Oh Jaeho.

Although that had caught Oh Jaeho by off guard, Jaeho had already given his word to not interfere into this and decided to keep his word this time around. He was curious to see whether or not fate was at Han Minhyun's side this time around.

Smiling at Lee Soohyun, Han Minhyun spoke out, "It would not be convenient for you to attack me from such a distance with the sword. You should be coming a little forward."

As if she had understood those words from Han Minhyun, Lee Soohyun took a couple of steps forward upon hearing those words, and raising her sword, she was about to make an attack on him.

But before she was able to do that, he brought the container of the liquid closer to his mouth, and pouring the contents inside his mouth, he extended his hand to grip on Soohyun's waist.

Since Lee Soohyun's technique when it came to handling a sword was weak coupled with the weight of Han Minhyun's sword, he was aware that she would not be able to cause much harm with it.

As he gripped on her arm, he pulled her hand down, and the sword was unable to come in contact with his skin. Then, releasing his grip on Soohyun's arm, he touched her face and placed his lips on top of hers.

For a second there, he noticed how her eyes widened at that and she struggled against that kiss. But despite of her movements, he did not let of her and deepened the kiss between them, transferring the antidote inside her mouth.

Lee Soohyun's teeth mercilessly bit on to Han Minhyun's lips, and blood flowed down from it. Despite of that, Han Minhyun did not make an attempt to move away from her.

That's when, he noticed how her eyes were flickering between red and her original shade of her iris. Relief spread through his heart at that, and it seemed that he would not be losing Lee Soohyun for now.

However, that was when everything started to get wrong. Han Minhyun felt a sharp contact of something against his c.h.e.s.t, and pulling away from that kiss, he moved slightly back.

Staring down, he noticed how Lee Soohyun's sword came in contact with his c.h.e.s.t and how she drove it further into his c.h.e.s.t. Maybe it was due to the shock of the situation, but he found himself unable to move away from that.

Then, his eyes fell on her face; it seemed that her eyes had returned back to their original state. A small smile formed on his face at that.

Regardless of how it turned out to be, at least she was safe in the end of it. That was worth everything for him.

Her eyes widened in horror, and both of her hand began to tremble. Han Minhyun noticed that and wanted to comfort her by saying that none of this was her fault.

However, there was no strength within him to do so. Coupled with his exhaustion from earlier, he found himself losing his consciousness very fast.

It would be great if she was able to remember about him, but he did not want for her to feel pained. Then, maybe it would be for the best for her to completely forget about him.

"Han Minhyun! Han Minhyun!"

She was desperately calling out for him as tears continued to stream down her eyes. Seeing that saddenned him terribly, but there was nothing he was capable of doing against it. 

Closing his eyes, he let sleep consume him. He did not know which path he will be taken to now, and he was not concerned about that either. He merely hoped that Soohyun would be fine and living happily.

Seeing Han Minhyun's body fall back into the white snow, Lee Soohyun's body began to tremble, and it felt as if something within her broke in that moment.

In the end, she was not able to prevent his death, and funnily enough, she was the one who had killed him off.

No words left his mouth in that moment. She knew that he was already dead. There was no use crying out to him. His silent heartbeats showed how he will not be waking up despite her calls for him.

Everything was over. Those novels all lied to her. There were no such thing as the good guys winning at the end. If that was the case, why did Han Minhyun have to die?

Lee Soohyun stayed rooted to her place; she did not want to move. To her, it felt as if everything will feel much more real if she moved slightly forward.

His death was no one else's fault; it was because of her. She was the one that had murdered him. After all that he had done for her, she had repayed him by killing him off.

She did not deserve to live in this world any longer, but before her, someone else deserved to die— the one controlling the strings behind all of this.

Turning her head back, Lee Soohyun glared at Oh Jaeho with anger in her eyes. Both of them— she and him— will be dying today. Lee Soohyun will be making sure of that.

"What a tragic—"

Before Oh Jaeho was able to continue further, a blade was driven through his c.h.e.s.t.