Chapter 100: The beginning
Climbing the same wall, Cheon Areum stood on the edge of the low wall in the exact same way the previous Cheon Areum had. He faced Lee Nari, standing beside the rooftop door on his right. Tightly clenching the revolver in his hand just enough not to crush it, consumed by pure rage, he glared at her while she had an anxious expression plastered on her face, watching his every move carefully.
"Cheon Areum... what are you doing?"
She slowly asked, wanting to move towards him but couldn’t. If Cheon Areum removed all control over her body, she would without a doubt appear the same as Lee Nari had in the book when she saw Cheon Areum standing here with a gun pressed to his head.
Cheon Areum had chosen to kill himself, framing his character as the villain until the end. He could have just used soul bind on Lee Nari and threatened her brother with her soul. Cheon Areum had the ability to reverse soul bind. He wasn’t completely helpless against them, yet he didn’t do anything. He couldn’t sign the form, nor could he free himself from them. He knew no one would come to save him. No one would believe him even if he got out somehow, and no one would later be able to protect him or Rian from Lee Nari. But he also innocently and stubbornly outright refused to marry Lee Nari, despite knowing full well that Yoon Seoyul would never accept him either.
I’m stronger than you, Cheon Areum. I won’t let you break down even if Yoon Seoyul comes up and takes Lee Nari’s hand right now.
At the same moment Cheon Areum tilted his head slightly, pressing the cold muzzle of the revolver firmly against the side of his skull. A blood-slicked hand gripped the edge of the rooftop doorway. Yoon Seoyul pulled himself into view, his eyes locking onto Cheon Areum as if he knew exactly where he would be.
"Areum..."
"I’m fine, Yoon Seoyul."
Cheon Areum glanced once at Yoon Seoyul before his gaze quickly shifted to Lee Nari, standing a few steps away from Yoon Seoyul, staring at him without a single blink occupying the eyes. She was clearly only seeing him.
Watch clearly how your not-so-harmless actions can force someone to take their own life, Lee Nari.
"Areum, don’t do it."
"Drop the gun."