Chapter 116 - Hold back

"Finally, she is gone," Jinhee voiced out, "But what brings you here, Jaehyun?"

"Today is the last day I can visit you before going on the tour," Jaehyun said. His nonchalant expression eased up into a warm and friendly one.

"Let me lock my door. I don't want Jinkyung to interfere again," Jinhee spoke out.

Jaehyun nodded.

Walking over to her door, Jinhee closed it shut and then locked it. Turning around to face Jaehyun, Jinhee placed on a small smile on her face.

"What are you going to do about the notes and the tests then?" Jinhee questioned.

"Chaewon will be taking the notes for me, and after I return, I'll be giving the tests," Jaehyun answered.

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Her body trembled as she hid behind the door of the door of the classroom. The classroom was empty, and the lights were closed.

Through the window, the light seeped in, illuminating the darkened room. The lights in the hallways was turned off as well, and silence filled the entire room.

Lee Jinhee held both of her hands against her mouth in order to not let out a noise and avoided from making any movements.

Repeatedly, she chanted the same sentence in her mind.

'Please don't let her find me. Please don't let her find me.'

Desperation, fear, and anxiety coloured her face, and tears fell down her eyes— slowly dripping down her cheeks.

That's when three distinct footsteps could be heard, and it seemed that they were making their way towards the classroom.

"Lee Jinhee! Where are you?" Someone called out in a singsong voice.

Jinhee shuddered after hearing the voice and held her mouth more tightly. Blood dripped down her arm, and it fell on to the ground below, creating a soft noise.

"Where are you, Lee Jinhee?"

No footsteps could be heard, and silence surrounded her once again. Before Jinhee could let out a breath of relief, the door was pulled away from her.

Jinhee's eyes widened in horror when she saw the smiling girl standing in front of her, and removing her hand from her mouth, she let out a gasp. Tears continued to fall down her eyes.

She was found.

"So, that's where you've been hiding," Youngmi voiced out. Behind her stood her usual loyal followers.

"You've been a bad girl, Lee Jinhee, for making me search for you like this. Now, you need to be punished," Kwon Youngmi stated.

Bloodthirst was visible in her eyes as they stared at Jinhee, and a vicious smile sat on her face. Fear within Jinhee started to grow.

Gripped within her right hand was a pocket knife, and raising her right hand, Youngmi cut through Jinhee's cheeks swiftly.

Holding her wounded cheeks in pain, Jinhee tried to stop the pain, and she winced in pain. Jinhee's eyes sharpened and she was ready to fun.

However, before she could successfully run out of the room, her hand was caught by someone, and she was pushed back into the wall— her head colliding with the wall painfully.

Jinhee winced in pain and closed her eyes tightly. After the pain eased down to some extent, Jinhee opened her eyes and saw Youngmi scowling at her.

"Seems like you haven't learned you lesson yet. Don't worry. I'll take my time to educate you properly."

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Jinhee broke out into a cold sweat and sitting up on her bed immediately, she checked both of her arms. Fright was perceivable from her features.

Jinhee let out a sigh of relief; There was no scar on her arms. 

'Right, Jinhee! You're reborn. You won't let yourself be hurt that easily this time."

Pulling the blanket off her legs, Jinhee got out of her bed and walked towards her study table. Opening the first drawer, Jinhee took out a shiny object out of it.

The object was pocket knife.

Staring at it, Jinhee mumbled, "If she attempts to hurt me in this life, I won't hold back this time either."