Chapter 31: What do you think

The next morning, Ji-Ah acted completely normal.

Too normal.

She hummed as she made coffee, scrolling through her phone like she didn't have a single care in the world.

Evelyn sat at the dining table, arms crossed, watching her.

Ji-Ah wasn't fooling her.

She had felt the shift last night, the way things changed between them. But now Ji-Ah was pretending nothing had happened.

Fine. If that's how she wanted to play it.

Evelyn leaned back in her chair. "So, you and Sun-Woo, huh?"

Ji-Ah didn't even look up. "What about it?"

Evelyn smirked. "Seemed pretty cozy last night."

Ji-Ah finally glanced at her, raising an eyebrow. "Why? Jealous?"

Evelyn scoffed. "Please."

Ji-Ah took a slow sip of her coffee. "Then why are you bringing it up?"

Evelyn clenched her jaw. Ji-Ah was enjoying this too much.

Ji-Ah smiled slightly. "Relax, Evelyn. It was just a friendly conversation."

Evelyn narrowed her eyes. "Right."

Ji-Ah gave her an innocent look. "Unless, of course… you were jealous?"

Evelyn rolled her eyes and stood up. "Forget it."

She turned to leave, but Ji-Ah's voice stopped her.

"Evelyn."

She hesitated.

Ji-Ah's voice was softer now, almost hesitant. "You… weren't actually upset, were you?"

Evelyn turned back, meeting Ji-Ah's gaze.

For a moment, neither of them spoke.

Then Evelyn smirked, masking whatever she was feeling. "What do you think?"

Ji-Ah studied her, like she was trying to find the truth beneath Evelyn's words.

But before she could say anything else, Evelyn turned and walked away.

Because if Ji-Ah kept looking at her like that…

She might just admit the truth.