Chapter: Dilemma

"Are you..sure he is the prince, master?" Min Jong asked.

Han Gyeol was sitting on the railing of the terrace hanging his legs down the terrace. He looked at the road down where countless vehicles made there way in a hurry.

"How can everyone be in a rush? No one cares about anyone else, is this why...life seems so meaningless and unworthy?" Han Gyeol said as he shifted his gaze from the road to the building in front of him.

"Pardon, master?" Min Jong went towards his master being a bit hesitant and confused.

"What...Made you think this?" He asked further.

Han Gyeol smirked, "What made ME think this way?" emphasising the word me he kept his thoughts in front.

"All these people you see around, you know one thing which is common in them except for being a human, they all are alone. There's no one to care for them for their whole life."

"I'm not the loner in this perception, everyone knows this."

"We start with a family and end up dying alone...that is how mom died and so-" He gulped, "And so did dad."

He gulped more than half of the wine bottle kept beside him, "But I...I don't want to die alone. I want him to die alone whose family made my life miserable, who are the murderers of my parents. I.. I won't spare him."

Han Gyeol's eyes were red due to his anger, alcohol consumption and insomnia.

"Master I think...you should stop drinking now it's taking over you." Min Jong persuaded while being afraid of him.

"You asked me...if he is the prince or not, wanna know the answer?" Han Gyeol offered Min Jong.

"Master let me take you to your ro-

"Even if he is...I'm not afraid of him, the one who can be unconscious just by a small blow is not even a flake of dust in front of me."

"And if Kang Yu Jun is someone else then...he is not even a man to be called, hiding somewhere in this busy city, he thinks...he has won against me?" Han Gyeol stood up.

"I AM THE MIGHTIEST ONE!" He yelled out.

"With this wand, I can even conquer all the infinite realms and be the king for all." He proclaimed.

"Master please come down, you might hurt yourself."

Min Jong held one hand of his master and helped him come down.

"You've been here since yesterday morning, I think we should go back to the hotel you need some rest." Min Jong said further and was about to take him with him but Han Gyeol jerked his grip.

"Rest? You think it's time for rest! He is back from the hospital a few hours ago and you want me to rest?"

"Why are you so bothered, master. I think he is just a mere guy."

"Even though he is, I doubt him. I want to keep a check on him and so...I won't leave from here before my doubts are clear."

Han Gyeol sat down on the terrace while Min Jong looked at his master whose whole life was ruined. Somewhere though he knew that his master posses the most powerful wand he was still afraid of his death.

He still remembers when back then in Montiara Han Gyeol was most well known and honest man of the kingdom. He was the right hand of the king even though everyone knew who his father was. No one ever teased him or commented on his backstory as they knew it wasn't his fault as he was just a mere innocent child back then.

Han Gyeol had received all love he could get from everyone but, who had known that behind that innocent face was someone who was holding grudges against everyone, someone who had evil intentions.

Now that Min Jong sees his master burning in the fire of revenge he knows that one day he'll be left in ashes and that scares him. Min Jong sat on the terrace with his master but a bit far away from him.

He looked up in the sky and gazing at the twinkling stars he prayed under his breath, "Even though...he is wrong, I can't stop him but I can't even see him being ruined...What had I done in my past life to be punished by such a dilemma?"

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Here Do Yun who had to fall asleep just a while ago woke up to a loud thud. He opened his eyes and found himself alone,

"Did something happened to Hyun Soo?" He worried.

He was about to walk out of the room when he heard someone speak and he stopped at the threshold.

"So you actually work here?" Eun Soo looked around with eyes showing disgust.

"I am jus-"

"Well, why should I care!" She interrupted Hyun Soo.

Hyun Soo' eyes smiled brightly along with her lips by looking at her sister who'd come to visit her She was contented just by her visit.

"Would you...like to have something?" Hyun Soo hesitated.

"You'll make it?" Hyun Soo nodded childishly.

"Then...I won't."

Do Yun who was hearing all this conversation felt a bit anger against this woman who was talking to Hyun Soo this way. He took one step ahead and peeked outside to see who'd come.

"But-

"You don't have to be so formal or friendly. All I'm here to say is my company is going to be promoted by a big businessman and so-

"Really?!" Hyun Soo was amused to see her sister's success.

"Why you don't like it?" Eun Soo raised her eyebrows.

"No, just-"

"Okay, okay...I don't want to waste more time for your explanations. I've gone through many since our childhood." Eun Soo showed her palm as to stop Hyun Soo while keeping her other hand on her waist.

Hyun Soo kept quiet and stood with both her hands back. She just looked at her sister with affection while Eun Soo just ignored her and looked around the cafe.

"I...just...wanted to invite you to the party which is on Sunday. Our company is throwing for our first success." Eun Soo finally said being a bit hesitant.

Here Do Yun was dumbstruck as he saw the person standing in front of Hyun Soo. From his side, he could see Hyun Soo' back and front of that lady who had arrived.

He looked at her instantly he remembered who she was, "Isn't she the girl from that night?" He questioned himself under breath.

"She is Ms Hyun Soo' sister?" He thought while looking at her.

"Then it means...the girl who stopped me in the alley that night....was Hyun Soo?..."