Chapter 33

POV: Harin

“Are you okay? I was in the recording booth.” I heard Hye-so’s voice asking, and I nodded, forcing a smile.

“Sure? You look a bit down.”

“I’m fine; just had a few hours of sleep.”

“Hm… why? Were you with someone?”

I widened my eyes, and he seemed awkward after staring at me for a few seconds.

“I mean…” he cleared his throat and fiddled with some buttons, even more disoriented. “I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay.” I smiled, seeing him look at me. His cheeks were as red as ripe tomatoes. “Can we continue?”

“Oh, yes. Let’s, um… on line four?”

I nodded and put the headphones back on. I heard the melody start, and I looked at the sheet with the song lyrics in my hands. It was nothing related to the artist Kai this time. Hye-so just wanted my voice, and I still didn’t understand why. But he was practically my boss, so I didn’t want to bombard him with questions or complaints. I just nodded and entered.

When the song ended,