22. A Clear Exchange

"I am not here to listen to all that." Yejeong sighed, walking away from him but she could only get so far as a hand came around her elbow, the heat seeping into her skin as soon as it grazed against it. She stopped herself, and closed her eyes. What was she doing? She let out a deep breath, composing herself before she managed to get her words coherently out of her mouth, "Kang Taeho, let me go."

"Why did you do that?" He asked, instead selfishly gripping her tighter, "Why did you act as though you didn't know me?"

"Because I don't."