“If you were going to do this, why did you charge so much until now? Huh?”

“…I’m sorry, Minwoo. I’m sorry.”

Unnoticed tears flowed down Yuri’s cheeks.

The fact that Minwoo kissed her was shaking her to the core, and the fact that Jeho was watching the scene intently felt unbearable. Still, thanks to the kiss, Minwoo’s heightened emotions seemed to calm down a bit.

“Don’t cry, Yuri. Your pretty face will get ruined.”
Minwoo smiled kindly and brushed Yuri’s tear-soaked cheek with the back of his hand. Then, soothingly, he kissed her forehead.

“We haven’t even properly started, and you’re already crying. You shouldn’t cry so soon.”

As Yuri flinched, appearing tense, Minwoo turned his head towards Jeho with a sly grin.

“Watch carefully, hyung. I’ll leisurely have Yuri in front of you.”

At Minwoo’s words, a slight twitch appeared in Jeho’s eyes. However, before Minwoo could notice the change, it disappeared.

“But, you know, hyung.”

Dragging Yuri forcefully onto the bed, Minwoo continued speaking.

“I can’t stand seeing someone else having what’s mine. I’d rather kill than see that happen. By the way, hyung, do you know why Cookie suddenly died?”

Cookie was originally a dog raised by Minwoo. When Minwoo’s abuse continued, Jeho, who couldn’t stand by, got permission from Chairman Kwon and took Cookie away. However, Cookie, not even a year old, suffered and died.

“I gave a few coins to the caretaker and had insecticide added to Cookie’s food, in minimal amounts every day. Heh, heh.”

Recalling the past, Minwoo’s face turned red.

“How beautiful hyung looked, hugging the dying Cookie and shedding tears.”

Minwoo, who had been laughing alone, looked at Yuri and laughed wickedly.

“Well, I should change the order. I initially planned to die with Yuri at the same time, but it seems impossible. It would be too unfair if I didn’t witness what kind of expression hyung makes watching Yuri dying.”

At Minwoo’s statement that he would kill Yuri first, Jeho’s restrained patience exploded.

“You lunatic.”

Jeho glared at Minwoo with a disdainful look.

“You’re out of your mind.”

“Of course. My girl was taken by my brother, and the most precious thing was taken by my brother. Of course, I can’t be in my right mind.”

Seemingly angered just by thinking about it, Minwoo approached Jeho again and swung his fist.

“How long have I endured raising Yuri, only for you to take her away. Huh?”

Though Minwoo was the one hitting and Jeho was the one being hit, judging by their expressions, it looked like Minwoo was the one suffering. After a few hits, Minwoo, exhausted, gasped for breath, while Jeho maintained an unchanged expression without even a hint of disrupted breathing.

“Please stop!”

Unable to bear it any longer, Yuri clung to Minwoo and pulled him away from Jeho.

“What are you doing? I’m not an object. I’m neither Mr. Jeho’s nor yours.”

“Huh? Yuri, you look even prettier when you’re angry. Will you be this pretty when we’re together?”

“Just keep your hands off me.”

As if Yuri couldn’t take it anymore, she retorted, and Minwoo pulled out a hiking knife from his jacket pocket. Seeing her startled reaction, Minwoo took out the folded blade and shook it in front of Yuri.

“If you want to resist, go ahead. Every time you do, I’ll stab that guy with this knife.”
At the cruel threat, Yuri’s face turned pale. To be stabbed with a knife when she couldn’t bear to watch him being hit…

“It doesn’t matter. Jeho hyung doesn’t love me anyway.”

As if teasing, Minwoo murmured and cut the strap of the wedding dress with a knife. Tuck, one side of the dress fell down, revealing Yuri’s neckline precariously.

“Yeah, that’s your level.”

It was an act to torment Jeho, and he twisted his mouth as if finding such Minwoo amusing.

“What?”

“Of course, your parents who don’t treat the mental problems even though they know there’s a problem have primary responsibility.”

“You bastard! Are you saying you’re better than me, hyung?”

Excited, Minwoo rushed towards Jeho, wielding the knife.

“No!”

Yuri screamed and clung to Minwoo. However, shortly after, Minwoo violently pushed her away to the ground. Minwoo ran towards Jeho again, raising the hand with the knife.

Thud, thump… thump…

At that moment, a loud noise accompanied the sudden opening of the door.

“Police!”

One of the men who had tied Jeho rushed in, shouting.

“What? How did the police know about this place?”

Minwoo, looking surprised, furrowed his brow and turned his gaze towards Jeho.

“Don’t you have a tracking device on your body? Didn’t you check when bringing him here? Hey, check this guy.”

“What can I do by checking it now? The police are already outside.”

Ignoring Minwoo’s instructions as if trying to find his way out, the man turned around and ran outside.

“Hey, where are you going?”

Minwoo, with a bewildered expression, chased after the man running away, shouting loudly.

“There’s no need to check my body.”

At that moment, Jeho’s voice was heard from right behind.

“There’s no tracking device on my body.”

Surprised, Minwoo quickly turned around, and there, just a moment ago tied to the chair, Jeho had already untied himself and was standing leisurely with a relaxed posture.

In a situation he never expected, Minwoo was taken aback, and he took a step back in confusion.

“H-how…?”

“It’s just a kids’ prank. Did you tie me up thinking this would work?”

Jeho chuckled coldly, shaking the cable tie that had bound him right in front of Minwoo’s nose.