Chapter 21

POV: Harin

“He left you?”

I nodded, laying my head on his shoulder.

“He didn’t even call for help… I had to run and hide when they got tired of beating me, and luckily, I managed to get back to the bar and call Taesu to pick me up. My brother swore that when he saw Eunjun, he would give him the biggest beating because I only got beaten because of him, reacting. But I don’t blame Eunjun completely; sometimes, I react too. But after that day, I never saw him again.”

“Did you get hurt a lot?”

“Just a few bruises on my body and two cuts that needed stitches, but one was on my knee, and the other was on my ankle. You know, I curled up and tried to protect myself with my legs, so they took most of the kicks.”

Jaewon leaned forward, leaving the almost empty beer can and turned more, opening his arms toward me.

“Come here.”

“What are you doing?” I laughed, but went closer, feeling him reach for me and lift me easily, putting my legs ove