Finding me crying silently, Daehyun reached out and pulled me into his arms. While focusing on driving the car, he probably also intended to calm me down, but this kind of treatment made me sob even more.

"My fault. I shouldn't have said that. That's enough, Chunghee. Now, don't cry anymore, okay?" Daehyun said, trying to persuade me while stroking my arm to calm me down.

However, no matter how persistently and gently he said his words to make me stop crying, it was all worthless.

Hearing his words just now made me feel as if I had been slapped by his own hand hard.

It was already very painful. Hearing the news of Donghwa's death was enough to make me sick to death, but instead, he said all that as if he was deliberately hurting me more.

How bad.

Now, he was wooing me guiltily as if his words just weren't meant to be. However, since sadness dominated my heart right now, I just kept blaming myself for what had happened.

"Now, get some rest. I can't drive any speedier than this. I don't want to risk our safety now, so it will probably take four to five hours to get to Seoul. Hope that some routes don't close tonight so that we can arrive four hours later," Daehyun explained.

After finishing his words, I was stunned for a moment before wiping away my tears. I slowly let go of Daehyun's arm, then leaned back against the seat while looking back out the window; staring at the snow with its white color falling under the dark skies of the tragic night. They were like stars shining from the reflection of the moon with their pale white color.

If I thought about it, Daehyun's words were the truth. There was no way for me to be stubborn. If I ended in the midway, it was all a waste because I wouldn't see Donghwa for the last time.

I turned to Daehyun who was still focused on the road silently and thought that even if I had to die right now, he had nothing to do with it. I must be patient and not allow him to do anything that could threaten his life.

That's the main thing.

Almost an hour had passed. It was like taking a long time and we had not talked to each other for a long time. So, to fill the mood, I mustered up a lot of courage and suppressed my sadness to speak, "Daehyun, about what I said in the house earlier, I'm sorry. You shouldn't have to do all this for me. Didn't you say you were in trouble? This is nothing to do with you, so it's fine." While saying this, I occasionally glanced at Daehyun to see his reaction.

A faint smile was etched on his expressionless face, even that was barely visible on his face. He said in a low voice that sounded cold but it wasn't the reply I wanted to hear.

"Go to sleep. I will wake you up when we arrive."

I was stunned and didn't say anything else after this. By saying that, I understood what exactly this meant quite well that he didn't want to talk about it for now.

Perhaps, it would make him furious or had even angered him more and more and suppressed his current rage now.

I couldn't confirm that clarity even by looking at his face at once. It couldn't even provide the slightest clarity. He covered it with calmness so that no one could tell how the mood of the person driving beside me at this moment.

However, in a situation like this, I couldn't fall asleep although my eyes were closed already. I couldn't come to terms with this state of affairs and keep awake along the way.

After a few hours, we arrived at a large building across the street from where we were. With my heart racing, I quickly straightened my back to look out the window.

It was already 10:30 pm, but there were still several cars parked in the building's yard, and some big men in black suits stood guard at several points. Apparently, there were still his co-workers who were in that place, perhaps.

With feelings of impatience and the heart beating fast, I was about to open the car door, but Daehyun immediately grabbed my wrist tightly enough to hold me, so I immediately gave up the intention to do so.

I carefully lowered my trembling hand.

Now, relying on him was the best way. I had no choice but to let him do his own thing in a situation like this.

No matter how much I wanted to jump out and run towards the building, Daehyun's eyes contained an even more absolute command. Without saying a word it confirmed everything.

That gaze was dominant and suppressed my desire to leave no matter how much I wanted to run over there.

If I fought him again this time, it would only lead to both of us arguing as we did before. Moreover, after the kindness he did to me, revealing to him my stubbornness again would show me as an ungrateful person.

I had hurt him enough with my words and now, I didn't want to be any crueler than that.

I was stunned without a sound and could only stare at the building from a distance with a feeling of impatience that I kept suppressing with difficulty.

I just wanted to confirm the truth of the news. But, besides, deep inside my heart, I was also afraid of the worst that would happen to me there. I was afraid to face the truth if the news was real. it would slap me in the face, hit the wound in my heart at the same time, torture me with pain. Or worse, kill me right then and there with no mercy.

However, I was already here and I couldn't possibly run away other than facing all the worst things that might be waiting for me with a sinister smile over there.