Chapter 138 - Locked up [2]

Each passing second caused nervousness to rise within Moon Jiwoo, and intertwining both of her hands together, she took in a deep breath. Afraid of meeting gaze with Oh Sookyung, she stared down at the ground.

Once both of them reached into the palace, Moon Jiwoo noticed how angered the male before her was, and it was to the point even she was frightened by it. She just hoped for this moment to pass away really quickly.

"So, you went out?" he started.

Not trusting her words, Jiwoo nodded her head.

Trying to keep her pride, Moon Jiwoo out in her best effort in order to not appear intimidated before him, but up until now, she had no idea on how much she succeeded at that.

"After all the warnings I have given you, you actually did go out. Should I tie you up at this moment? You idiot, do you even know how the entire day could have gotten dangerous for you? It's just due to luck that you were able to come out without any big wounds today! Are you suicidal!?"

Raising her head, she stared at him with determined eyes before voicing out, "Aren't you going too far with those words of yours? How would I have known that I would be attacked the moment I go out? 

Plus didn't I come out safely today? It wasn't because of luck. This was due to how competent I am. You don't need to scold me all that! I am strong enough to protect myself."

"Are you still not admitting your fault? What would have you done if those people were stronger? I mentioned to you countless number of times previously on how your life was in danger yet you ran out despite of that! Shin Daerin, do you know how angry I am at you in this moment?"

"You warned me before? Oops! It seemed to have slipped my mind, and I have been locked away in this place for a long time. This had grown to become suffocating for me. Even I want to go out at times," Jiwoo argued back.

"Can't you wait for two months? Is it that long for you? If I see you repeating your actions again, I will make sure that you are not allowed to leave your room! For the time being, listen to all the words I say without a question, and if you dare to disobey me, I won't hesitate to punish you."

Moon Jiwoo's eyes widened at that, and she spoke out, "You can't do that to me. I need my freedom, and why should I listen to every word of yours? Aren't you going too far with that!?"

"Shut up," he stated, "After the danger you ran into today, you don't get the right to act that brazenly."

"Aren't you just overreacting? It's not as if your life or something was in danger," Moon Jiwoo mumbled to herself while lowering her line of sight.

"I would have been less angry if it was my life that was in danger, Shin Daerin," he vocalized.

Scoffing at him, she retorted, "What are you trying to do? Make my heart flutter in such a situation? This doesn't mean that I won't be angry with you."

"Ah! You are angry with me right now? Could it be that you are pouting now?" Sookyung voiced out. 

Letting out a chuckle, he extended his hand towards her, and holding her from the side, he pulled her into a hug. At his contact, Moon Jiwoo's heart started to beat rapidly within her ċhėst, and she could feel her cheeks getting warmer as each second passed by.

His cold breath hit her neck, causing chill to travel down it, and letting out a cough, Jiwoo tried to compose herself. Regardless of how attractive he was in this moment, it would not reflecting well on her of she let herself be swayed that easily by him in this instant.

"Aw! Don't be angry! I know that I might have gone far with my words in this moment, but you know that it was because of how worried I was for you. I was almost about to have an attack due to how worried I was for you," Sookyung stated.

"I just wanted to go outside. Staying inside of this mansion doesn't feel fun to me, and at this rate, I feel like as if I will die out of boredom," she said, "But I guess that is better than being killed at the streets. That's why, I will try to stay inside for the moment. However, after this two months period is over, I should be able to go outside, alright?"

"I give you my word on that. That's why, thank you for being patient. But Daerin-ah, this doesn't mean that you are able to escape punishment. You were a bad girl today, and you need to be punished."

Hearing Oh Sookyung tone and noticing the smirk that formed upon his face caused inappropriate thoughts to come inside of her mind, and while the blush on her face deepened, she shook her head to drive all of those thoughts away from her mind.

Stomping on his foot, she said, "Shut up! There is no way I am getting punished by you!"

"Or else you can be locked at your room. I am pretty sure you know which one will be better for you," he stated.

"Wow! Are you blackmailing me at this moment? You know how much I hate that!"

"Are you turning red now? Shin Daerin, you are getting hotter too! What are you thinking to have such a reaction, you Pervert? I didn't think you would be like this, but thinking about it, this doesn't seem to be a bad thing either. This is so—"

Before giving him a chance to continue further, Moon Jiwoo attacked the man with her elbow, causing him to shut his mouth, and she glared at him fiercely as she jumped away from him.

He was truly detestable! 

Although things were probably visible from her face, it didn't mean that he had to voice them out loudly like that. This only increased imagination further, and due to the embarrassment she was feeling in this moment, she was unable to look at him in the eyes in that instant.

"You Asshole, it's nothing like that! What are you even thinking about! Just get away from me, You Creep!"

"I was going to go along with what you had expected, but since that doesn't seem to be the case, I can't do anything about it. I will back out from that then."

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Moon Jiwoo didn't understand why a sense of disappointment came upon her when she learned that her punishment was to massage his shoulder.

Maybe, although she didn't want to admit it, she was a pervert like Sookyung claimed to be earlier and wanted that.

'No, Jiwoo, that's a misunderstanding! There is no way you are like that. It's just that you are surprised by how he wants you to do something as normal as this. 

That's all. Judging from how he is, you thought that he will be expecting something dirty from you, and now that is not the case, you are just shocked. There is no way that you are disheartened by this. 

There is no way you were expecting for him to kiss you or go further than that with you. See, that even sounds absurd to you.'

"What are you thinking so hard about? Are you dissatisfied about massaging my shoulders? Do I need to punish you in some other way?" Sookyung vocalised.

Oh Sookyung turned his head from his document while he looked at her and raised one of his eyebrows. Both of them were at his study room as he went over the documents for his work.

Hearing what he had just said caused Moon Jiwoo to widen her eyes, and she instantly shook her head. Probably he would come up with something worse if she declined with this, and this wasn't at all bad.

"No, I am absolutely fine with this. You will see that I massage your shoulders in a way that you will be craving for me to do them for you forever. I was praised by hundreds of people before due to how good I am at it. Once you get massaged by me, you will be unable forget it! Trust me!"

"Is that so? I don't know why this makes me quite disappointed," Sookyung mumbled.

Hearing those words caused Moon Jiwoo's eyes to widen, and taken by surprise, she voiced out, "Huh? But didn't you tell me to massage you? That's weird."

"I don't exactly need you to massage me. Maybe I should entertain those perverted fantasies inside your mind."

"What?" she vocalised.