I saw Ki-hoon's grip tighten on the trunk of the tree. Jin-Yeok lifted his head, his emerald eyes narrowing, waiting for names. It was clear they were looking for targets—people they could punish in this life for sins committed in the last.
I sighed and shook my head, my brown eyes turning gold as they got caught in the sunlight.
"No. Everyone else was…fine. Or they just did their jobs. They didn't really see me as a person, but they weren't cruel for the sake of it. They took care of me as they were instructed to, that's all."
Seo-Jun grunted, but he didn't look satisfied. He shifted the dirt around for a moment before lifting his gaze again, his red eyes focused. "What about Cha Hyun-woo? That doctor."
The atmosphere shifted instantly. Seo-Jun seems to have noticed the way Hyun-woo looked at me lately—the lingering stares, the soft tone. He was fishing for a reason to snap the doctor's neck, wasn't he?
"Was he nice back then? Or did he hurt you, too?" Seo-Jun asked.
