Chapter 132 - The Plan [2]

After her patience and careful observation, Moon Jiwoo was able to come up with a perfect plan— at least that's what she thinks about it. Things might be difficult for her since she wouldn't be able to use her powers, but without that, she believed that she will be fine.

Putting in all of her efforts, she managed to find a balcony at one of the abandoned rooms inside the palace, and upon her inspection, she noticed that there were no guards outside of that balcony.

Moon Jiwoo believed that it was quite careless for Oh Sookyung to leave such a spot unguarded. Nonetheless, she was proud of herself for succeeding to find such a place.

As for getting away from her maids, Jiwoo just had to throw a tantrum— along with some materials around her— in order to get completely rid of them. Fortunately enough, Sookyung did not order them to be beside her regardless of what happens. 

That would have made the things much more difficult for her.

Seeing how the coast was clear, Moon Jiwoo made her way towards that abandoned room. Extending her hand towards the knob, she turned it, and seeing how the door opened, a small smile formed on her face.

Noiselessly, she entered into the room, and the dust inside of the room made her almost cough. But she had held that in.

The room before her was dark, and she could see she furnitures around the room. Wondering what the room was used for, she walked towards where the balcony was located.

Jiwoo had no time to waste around in useless things. She did not know when that Sookyung might come around, searching for her, since that man tend to be quite unpredictable and had a habit of sneaking up on her.

The amount of times she was almost about to have a heart attack due to him was uncountable.

This was one of the reasons to run away from here. She might suffer from serious heart disease and even die from it if she was near him.

Opening the door to the balcony, she took in a deep breath and entered in. Her eyes stared at the empty skies before she looked downwards.

As expected, there was no one below. Although this seemed too good to be true, it didn't mean that she was going to be passing up on this offer. Maybe this was the result for her planning smartly and patiently.

"See, Moon Jiwoo, even someone like you is able to do it if you plan perfectly. I knew that I was always smart. It's just that I never got the chance to explore my potential, and that's what I am doing right now. 

Too bad I wouldn't be able to see how that Oh Sookyung would seem once I run away from here successfully. I bet he would be absolutely humiliated. That man underestimates my intelligence too much.

Actually, I am not much idiotic compared. Maybe I am even smarter than him. See, I even able to outsmart him in this moment. Tch! That boy will truly be baffled. Oh Sookyung, sorry, but this is my victory, you ȧsshole!"

With a wide smile upon her face, Moon Jiwoo climbed up on the railing of the balcony and balanced herself upon it. Seeing how she wasn't shaking on it made her feel successful about it.

But that's when something clicked within her. Although she had made plans of sneaking out, she never clearly thought about how to jump down from the balcony.

Staring down from this position, she could see how much below the ground was from here, and it made her gulp. Although she was able to stand at here, it was a different thing to jump. Moreover, she wasn't able to use her powers at this moment— not that they would be helping much.

"No, Moon Jiwoo, you will be fine after you jump. You might break a bone or two, and it might hurt. But you are forgetting that you will be healing quickly. Yeah! I can do it! There is no big deal with jumping from at here!"

Right now, she was close to becoming one of the weaker member from the Red Clan, and maybe at the end, she would be completely powerless. This was totally embarrassing for her for she boasted at times on how she was the most powerful one. Now she is turning into one of the weakest one.

Knowing that there was no use in thinking too much about it, she mustered up all of her courage and leaped forward. Even if it would terribly hurt her, she would go for it.

However, before she was able to touch the ground, someone grabbed her by her collar and pulled her back, taking her by complete surprise. A gasp escaped from her mouth at the sudden action.

Her back collided against a well-defined ċhėst as a hand wrapped around her stomach in order to secure her. She was pulled down from the railing, and now, she leaned against Oh Sookyung's body.

His familiar scent filled her nose while a sigh escaped from her mouth. Even though this was carefully planned, it appeared that he was a step ahead of her.

"You Idiot! Were you really planning to jump from there? I didn't release you so that you would go and do something as crazy as this! Should I tie you up again, so that you would be able to stop yourself from creating trouble? Is that what you are good at, You Idiot!" he exclaimed— his voice holding anger.

"I can do whatever I want, and it's not like anything is going to happen to me if I jump from here. If you are forgetting, let me remind you that my wounds get healed as fast as yours," she stated.

Letting go of her, he held on to her wrist and turned her towards him. Her eyes widened due to his actions, and raising one of her eyebrows, she looked at him with confusion in her eyes.

"Your wounds heal as mine? Are you kidding me!?" he voiced out.

Her eyes dilated when she noticed that he had made a cut on her skin, and seeing the blood that was pouring out of the wound, she shot him a fierce glare.

"What the hell is wrong with you!?" she shouted.

"Fifteen seconds. That's how it took for a wound that is as small as that to heal for you right now. So, imagine how long will it be taking for your wound to heal once you jump down from their place? 

Getting a broken bone healed isn't a simple matter for you anymore. It will definitely will take more than an hour or two for that," he stated.

His words made her come into a realization. Her healing abilities were decreasing as time passed by, and maybe they will returning to the way when she was a member from the yellow clan at this rate.

The thought of that was quite frightening to her.

Lowering her line of sight, she stared at the ground and said, "So what? It will be me who will be getting hurt in the first place. I don't see what it has to do with you! I don't need you to care for me, Oh Sookyung. 

Why can't you just mind your own business? Hold on! I am pretty sure you are finding this funny. You are probably laughing at how weak I am getting. I just seem pathetic to you."

A groan had escaped from his mouth, and raising his hand, he held on to her shoulder. He pulled her, and his actions caused her to raise her head to face him.

"Is that actually the opinion you have of me, Shin Daerin? Am I really that kind of person in your eyes? It's because I am worried about you! You are no longer as how you used to be. 

That's why, you should take better care of yourself, you idiot! You know about what type of feelings when it comes to you yet you are questioning me!"

Seeing the hurt in his eyes caused guilt to fill Moon Jiwoo up, and extending her hands towards him, she pulled him into a hug. Tears started to form in her eyes.

"It's because I am scared. Everything just frightens me at here. I don't want to be the weakest. I don't want to feel this vulnerable. This feeling is terrible," she confessed.