Chapter 130 - Psychopath [2]

Seeing her face, it was clearly evident that Moon Jiwoo was starting to be fearful of him, and a sigh escaped from his mouth at that. 

Looking back to his actions, they were not that gentle, and he ended up showing one of his awful side to Moon Jiwoo— something he never intended to do.

However, when he read that message, he was unable to process the situation properly and ended up acting without thinking.

Scared that Jiwoo would be leaving him, he acted with that sense of urgency and locked her up. Being locked in a handcuff wasn't something she will be finding pleasant, and Sookyung was aware of it.

That's why, he wanted to do that to instill fear within her, so that she will never try to run away again. But seeing how scared she was of him right now, he did not find himself being fond of it.

With a snap of his finger, the handcuffs loosened, and finding her hands to be finally released caused relief to spread through Moon Jiwoo.

Staring at her wrists, she started to rub them while a little shock was visible upon her features. She didn't expect for him to release her that easily.

"I am sorry," he spoke out, "Due to how messed up my emotions became, I acted crazily, but Daerin, mark my words. Next time you run away from me, I will not release you this easily. Whether or not you like it, I will keep you beside me."

Creases formed between both of her eyebrows, and Jiwoo stated, "Have you really lost it?"

Although Moon Jiwoo had feelings for Oh Sookyung, it didn't imply that she was going to endure this kind of behaviour from him.

"Daerin, this is what you do to me," he answered.

Before she was able to say anything in reply, he brought his hand closer to her and pulled her into a hug. While his hand gripped on to her shirt, Moon Jiwoo could feel how tightly he was holding on to her; it was almost as if he was afraid of letting go of her.

By now, she could see that he liked her as much as she did, maybe even more, and this was the type of love she really dėsɨrėd for. She wanted the person to want her more than she did.

But the situation wasn't in favour of both of them. She was afraid that Sookyung will realize that one day she wasn't good enough for him and leave for his fated one. After all, both of them were fated to be together for a reason.

"Shin Daerin, I know that you are scared of the entire thing, and it's understandable for you to feel that. But please don't try to leave again, Daerin-ah. I will resolve everything. That's why, just trust in me.

After all that you have gone through, it's understandable for you to be protective of yourself, and be scared about it, but just believe me this once. I promise to not betray your trust."

Moon Jiwoo's hand started to shiver, and his words seemed really tempting to her. It made her want to give in, and her resolve was starting to give in.

But then, reminding herself that she wasn't that weak, Jiwoo voiced out, "I get what you are trying to say, but it's not that I don't believe in you. It's just that I don't want to suffer. 

The matter with Junghwa will be repeated. There will be greater opposition. It's not even possible in the first place! No one ever did anything as crazy as this, and that's why, maybe I am being a coward, but I don't want to take this chance. 

Let go of me, Oh Sookyung. You will be moving on from this sooner or later. It will be same for me as well. Probably both of us grew these feelings because of how close to each other we are. Once we grow apart, we will learn to love someone else."

"So, you are telling me that you are not willing to take the chance for me? That I am not worth the risk?" Sookyung asked— hurt was present in his tone.

As much Moon Jiwoo wanted to say 'no', she knew that wasn't the case. This time around, she wanted to put herself above this love and protect herself well from it. She did not want to end up regretting a decision.

Very easily she could see the ending to this love, and therefore, she didn't want to take the risk to something as impossible as this. For Sookyung, it wasn't as risky as hers, and it was understandable for him to not get her position.

"No," she answered, "I am sorry, but love isn't enough for me to take such a big risk. If you are forgetting Sookyung, this is my second time living, and this time around, I don't want to be reckless. I don't want to get destroyed just because of love. With or without love, I think I can live perfectly."

Oh Sookyung pulled away from the hug, and staring at Moon Jiwoo with determined eyes, he said, "But I can't be like you. Maybe because of how this is my first time living, but I want to be reckless.

I don't want to live like an empty shell, and as cliche as it sounds, I want to follow my heart to live. That's why, until you have those feelings for me, I will be keeping you here. 

No, that came out wrong. Even if you have no feelings for me, I will make sure to keep you at here and ensure that you grow feelings for me. There is no way out for you from this, Moon Jiwoo, regardless of what you do. That's why, you better give up."

"Yah! This is definitely kidnapping! You can't be doing that, Oh Sookyung," Jiwoo vocalised.

"Is that so? Then, let me abduct you for two months, Moon Jiwoo. Why don't we make a bet? If I am able to fix everything within two months, then you will have to stay beside me forever, but if I remain to be unsuccessful, I will let go of you," he spoke out.

"No, no, no. There is no reason for me to follow something as crazy as this. I will run away at the first chance I get, Oh Sookyung. Don't think that I will be—"

Before Moon Jiwoo was able to continue further, Sookyung placed his lips on top of hers, shutting her, and Jiwoo's eyes widened due to his actions. Nonetheless, her heart started to beat rapidly due to what he did.

Pulling back from the kiss, he smiled at her and said, "I did say that I am abducting you. That's why, you are free to run away. But I am telling you that there is no way someone as idiotic as you will be able to escape."

"Yah! You Asshole! How dare you kiss me? You seriously don't think I will be able to make it out of here! I am telling you that I will prove you wrong!" Jiwoo exclaimed.

Extending her hand forward, she punched on his ċhėst while glaring at him. But that punch from her had no impact on him, and only caused him to stare at her with amusement in his eyes.

Moving his hand closer to her, he patted the top of her head and said, "Yes, good luck with that, Jiwoo-ah! I am looking forward to it! Fighting!"

Raising her hand, Jiwoo slapped his hand away and vocalised, "Don't touch me! It makes me feel disgusted."

For a second there, Jiwoo saw the hurt that appeared in his eyes from what she had done before he covered it, and it made her regret her words. 

Most of the words she was spouting was due to her pride being wounded, and in reality, she didn't hate his actions as much as she made it sound like.

It was just that she was scared to face the situation, and a part of her was happy because of him persisting. It just showed that she was worth fighting for.

"I will be leaving then," he voiced out, "You must be hungry. I will go and bring you some food. Oh yeah! Don't think about leaving the palace. 

I already send message outside on how you are wanted, and no matter where you go, you wouldn't be able to escape. There is a huge sum attached to your head."

Clenching her hand into a tight fist, she exclaimed, "Yah! Oh Sookyung, are you treating me like an criminal now, You ȧsshole!? I seriously never wanted to kill you this much!"

"If I am treating you like a criminal, I am pretty sure that many would want to become a criminal. After all, not everyone is able to get such treatment from the king himself," he boasted.

"Die, you ȧsshole!" she screamed.