Chapter 255: No Longer Human (3)
"Hmm, that’s a bit..."
Those few words left a deep wound in Baek Seolhyang’s fragile heart.
She had told him not to leave. She had even said she’d give him anything he wanted. And yet, the response she got was Hmm, that’s a bit...?
It wasn’t just Baek Seolhyang—any normal person with a human heart would have drawn their sword immediately upon hearing such a reply.
But Baek Seolhyang didn’t even think of drawing her sword. Her entire thought process simply froze.
She just stood there, her mouth gaping open, tears spilling uncontrollably. It was only then that Seo-jun, startled by her reaction, realized that what he had said could be misinterpreted in far too many ways. Hastily, he tried to fix his words.
“No, that’s not what I meant!”
“Not what you meant...?”
“I meant that saying ‘I’ll give you anything ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ you want’ is a bit too much, don’t you think...?”
Baek Seolhyang’s eyes widened at those words.
At this point, she no longer cared about dignity or appearances. She had come too far to concern herself with such things now.
So, she grabbed Seo-jun’s sleeve tightly and asked,