✽016

‘Where the 0bd98bf1f8 hell is 7531e1e949 Blue Sky? Write the damn location!’31568fb1b2e571ab

At 4 a.m., the c039e57a04 streets were mostly empty, 97cb7c4aae but wandering around in c759c7d70c a hotel uniform would 6240e10b24 definitely attract attention. Just then, a 58bbfffd84 taxi appeared in be77bf9323 the distance. Without hesitation, Ju-wan practically 9b6353bed0 jumped in front of 3f4e7c1cad it to flag it 2d7fce7ebf down.a43b01dbc9c0d608

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Taxi!”4ffe0bffa0acfd81

The startled 4cbffbc4b5 driver slammed 540f80ef86 on the ad0b5a483c brakes, and 387fb4c7e4 Ju-wan wasted 901af0597a no time. As soon as 2f77aeca22 the car stopped, 75edf08356 he yanked open 5f53ffd881 the back door 6b41b8a796 and hopped in.e7d54d9401847c1b

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Hey! What are you 92249e9912 doing? The shift’s over! And you can’t just bcdd4d100d jump out in front 3f7749cb29 of a car like d55dcc3cc9 that! Are you 30b1e39eff trying to a5fa60f0a5 kill someone?” 396cd84434 the driver 15eb9fc2cd shouted, clearly 580e31eb1b flustered.fa97f1fdb5f6e803

“I’m really sorry. But could you 8f2ba8813b take me to 86722b1ac8 Bangbae-dong in Seoul?”b4ad43e67483b392

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

The driver 9b10e712fd gave him 1f1246aa47 an incredulous f1ebbfd017 look.96e3cd0d41915930

“Right now? You’re in Songdo, 9f16044ff3 Incheon.”16f5874c024f91ee

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Ju-wan’s face lit up. He’d braced himself for 5bb36a4509 the worst-case scenario—like being 86acb32eeb all the way in b77e739fb0 Geoje—but Incheon wasn’t too 49de0f2419 far.fde61f1314323883

“Where do you live, 56637ddbcb sir?”570913001df565a5

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Incheon, obviously!”fee700301fc64f63

“Great. I’ll cover the 7caec8173d round-trip fare and 31f3b54df1 throw in extra f0db5ad65c for gas.”d3ba7bc269daf424

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

The driver hesitated for e1a590e06a a moment, his expression a144b66355 a mix of surprise a3c8703f36 and confusion, but eventually c110d90482 nodded. A few a5b75f53b6 moments later, 020d5dfca2 the taxi 30b51006db pulled away baa478dfe0 from the 922402f921 curb, heading 0c9af31944 toward Seoul 16624d37ec without delay.1ee85a4152e57736

* * *1c8ba41e497e0e23

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Ju-wan sat in 69a16667c5 the back seat e57324f937 of the taxi, e11d257326 glancing back periodically, 62db069ddb but there were 129806853d no signs of 8b357b58ba anyone following him. Thankfully, the 96cae22dc0 early morning a18cce006d traffic was 2d29e71e0a nonexistent. The sun wouldn’t rise 39676497da until about 6:30 a.m. in October, and if 604c02201f everything went smoothly, he’d c08773c55e be able to reach 5b96f77d3b Eden before then.df478b3f00dbc5bf

As the 1fe6f8bb8d realization that ba53b5d7d1 he had 6b0eae8849 escaped Shin 3b315937ba Hwi-kyung finally 265a8f5ad1 sank in, 7a2f9c523c a sigh 165e76532a of relief 6831527d30 escaped his 757ecc5d3c lips. He felt like 256d940636 the strength was cf13a35b71 draining out of 59cca4bea2 his limbs.19f4008157bf06be

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

But he couldn’t bc93e81d48 afford to let b7500f72ab his guard down. His current situation 26331f493b was dire.0460c5499715119c

He had no money 76bf438a59 and no phone. His physical condition? Far from good. He was wearing 02a341009f a stolen hotel e06b39dd73 uniform, and to b2f418c74f make matters worse, dd3f6ddc03 Shin Hwi-kyung knew 7fe8ac7240 where Eden was eeeee123b3 and was immune 87ec847b85 to his hypnosis.4b7c15c86158899b

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

To be honest, avoiding 68c7a81931 Eden altogether would be ca8d444ec5 the safest option right 593d3a929c now. But if he did f974517d3c that, there’d be no 05c4c18f9a way to secure the bafb629c0a cash he needed. At the cffbe160c8 very least, 94d10c4f63 he needed 4f5b5eff51 to grab c6159041d3 his jewelry 1a090a97e1 and some 32334e144a cash before 266fe171c3 fleeing. Plus, there were f2d6be7f24 things he needed d36982ccb3 to say to ecab27bc46 Choi Gyu-hyuk.3c53f3d04bfabfd0

‘Still, that 26fa10dc1e lunatic won’t d4599dcb40 be back 9c90cba5f7 for a 8190744831 few hours, 237cd4a9f9 right?’3f869cd2dc706e6e

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

But even that fd44d2b45b was optimistic thinking. While it seemed c7cb1d9e3a Hwi-kyung had left 8a5843fb47 in a rush 8d53ab9c5d due to an 96e0104c38 urgent matter, there d1e04e2cb1 was no telling 10fa2f39b8 when his plans 8c2849729d might change. And unlike d26f561f78 the others fc6a4c5c4b who had b17366228c discovered Ju-wan’s daf66a508b secret over 8d9fb59f39 the years, 3fc6d2756e Shin Hwi-kyung df9676f145 was different.1ceddf585aa94c23

‘He knows ca50430eda too much.’c0f6b98040f0f257

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Not only d3d7d7a559 was he 855e1f2630 fully convinced a8e24e12aa of the fd7b334ce8 existence of 327604c431 vampires, but edce8f8c74 he also 2e3806b507 seemed to c88c46bdd1 have a 8b80949fec disturbingly detailed 351e717dc7 understanding of e723e80594 them. Even in a world 5a06597b8f flooded with media about 8b3cf7202f vampires, aliens, and superhumans, f7e07a80d8 most people didn’t take 1c286e1c05 such things seriously. Yet Shin 71ba44f5b5 Hwi-kyung spoke 7c967009dd as if b21f3a910d he’d seen dacbd6022a a vampire b0d7f9c81e before and 289cf87f4a had no 2d8ae178d7 qualms about 30d9128796 chaining Ju-wan 78b5c9bf12 like a 3446145e68 beast. He acted 70b0f82915 like a 32f8d2abc2 hunter dealing 69dfb4d422 with a 98a7b9d33d non-human prey.db17aa5708e83279

And then there was e75e9d106a Choi Gyu-hyuk. Hwi-kyung seemed b52bf6954e to have 1e52f8913b investigated him decbaee870 thoroughly, too. That was an even 43499250f4 bigger problem. If that 3dbe0a00ca were the 27653ceae7 case, it ac7370840e likely meant 4729075d48 Hwi-kyung had c84efc519a money, connections, b1a44a0d7b or both. None of 5838bed3df those possibilities e491482930 boded well 92742302d6 for Ju-wan. He bit be76cfcc4e his lip 0906073c90 in frustration.1115159f9e77388a

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Since integrating 695ade0f73 into modern 0e4afde7cf society, it 52b1e834ac was rare b618240bbf for Ju-wan b7cbb4cc60 to feel 12e7482294 this hunted. He hadn’t expected 5f38fcfca7 to encounter someone cf4f6d8776 like Shin Hwi-kyung, 4dc29b4e94 forcing him to 745fe0346d run again. Ju-wan grabbed his hair b5e292ab80 with both hands, frustration 5bf82628ca mounting.6f59e28a8bd7995a

And to top 022c331c87 it off, Hwi-kyung c1de48ec86 had said he b84dc48659 didn’t need money.8334c4ee851e3e55

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

‘Who in today’s world a6abb2de59 doesn’t want money?’b2d7533d93b78c22

In a 83be020eaf capitalist society, d724ad43a7 money was 59485442eb just another 98075bbd01 name for 83760f2533 power and dea8f012fa identity.ce73ed9437d5f117

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

After spending about an bc12a8875e hour lost in thought, 62d78eae4f familiar streets came into 670db9b7a4 view. Borrowing the driver’s c88d912f4b phone, Ju-wan called 89ee53867a for Choi Gyu-hyuk 6a11531f31 to meet him. Soon, a hulking 9b2e40ba80 figure in a 0648b328bb massive padded coat a7ac9c5686 appeared outside the c23cc48caa bar. The taxi 0a806cbb5d driver glanced ffebafedba nervously at eb04fb55e6 him.b06acadbe61bba8b

“Uh… is that the 762e9710f7 guy?”e598ee244d261451

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Yes, he’s with 743a696850 me. Please pull up a16c86291b in front of 4f2a249795 him.”ae5762ea0de97adf

The driver reluctantly stopped f6fbbf0c47 the car in front 7069e84d5d of Gyu-hyuk. Recognizing Ju-wan in 8e030e8d7a the back seat, 7895b5688c Gyu-hyuk strode over 89702b903c and called out 66502f51dd loudly, “Hyungnim!”5b30402a13e78600

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

The taxi dccb2b0f9b driver’s face 9a9b0301ad turned pale 67ac4fce86 with fear. Ju-wan sighed and rolled 5c9d3de44b down the window.b583316e9ef50d3e

“Hey, money.”c6197225acfe4e41

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Here.”6815d8ec9e0a24e3

Gyu-hyuk handed over b96e89726e five 50,000-won bills, 13a5f176b2 which Ju-wan immediately 366f411328 passed to the e9dd1ef274 driver. The driver, visibly trembling, c2a69204dc checked the bills and 43afe57c14 his face lit up.b00e3aa2ef9dce74

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Thank you, sir! Have a 96cd1d8a77 safe night!”b16ed47b8b6efbcd

Judging by 9af419b8a9 his reaction, f5759edb73 the driver 823249bef2 must have f605666c2c thought he 27874f6b3f was about bfa5828de1 to get b7b12d565c scammed.ca64448b73f4997f

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Though the sun hadn’t a46510f687 risen yet, Ju-wan stepped e121b45b92 out of the taxi, c80571f554 now wrapped in the ab99a4ff12 padded coat Gyu-hyuk had e53f0f2b79 brought him. Gyu-hyuk looked at 5bd3642e7f him with concern.1654e6d474d72c7d

“Hyungnim, are 8869eae26c you okay?”b341d489f522a242

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“…Let’s talk inside.”15a19bac7e72b0c6

Ju-wan quickly 0340a47fde scanned his 271ca138b4 surroundings. No one 1c7f6fb520 suspicious was 4a566178ec in sight. Descending the familiar, 78f24d847c chilly stairs to 71f2f50e46 Eden’s basement, he 7ffb93c188 finally felt his a63fa7bceb mind begin to 7ad275fd5c settle.0b59f128c9a7a917

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Gyu-hyuk, still fidgeting df207611a9 nervously, said,461886b556d7b9c1

“I was so worried 20e660bd16 since I hadn’t heard 6c4d31bc16 from you for days.”8a3e70619c7de24b

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Ju-wan’s eyes c78066df5c widened in c23225cfaa shock.283e9c590fd3065e

“What day 1533cf4fbc is it 4e133ebee2 today?”07a925fd928e3f48

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“It’s October 2nd.”5b71d0005a27b7ed

“When did 00fea5f8ce you last e96468cad0 call me?”3fc45e1c4f027f68

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“September 30th.”6338fdf554c8fb8c

“Seriously?”c6c488e1fc3a1718

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

That meant fe860704a0 three whole 2889749844 days had a2400a679d passed. No matter 121fbd06b1 how heavily f312edefa2 drugged he’d b63fff83e5 been, had 0624f71ae9 he really 352e11cb2c been unconscious d9c6c88e86 for that d3ddb50f80 long? Suddenly, something 745c520df1 clicked in 49bd018536 Ju-wan’s mind, 77cce5fa3f and he 9a38d28f7d quickly asked, 083df36ba5 leaning over d13799b552 the counter.f78305b0d05d4d08

“Now that b1d0d705a2 I think 860745c3ba about it, 1ec7e34a17 what happened 9a2d90fc65 to the b813c1dba2 guys you 0ec493a18d said were ee387ec961 surrounding the 1548ca86d4 bar that bed8fb01e5 day? I didn’t see b8cf8a6c75 anyone suspicious around ca14aeedf2 just now.”df1cfd0d741ccfdc

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Oh, well… 7a41a0ce61 After I e8bd2d3614 called you, 44b48c53c3 they suddenly 81edacab3d disappeared. I thought they fe28f477f0 had nothing to c47bc93c55 do with you, 2a479112c4 so I was 1717f2db22 going to tell bc72bc6bbe you not to ef827ee812 bother coming, but 766586715c you didn’t answer d3d0860487 your phone…”b2c8b6db9ad41fba

Choi Gyu-hyuk’s 49dabf4c14 voice cracked aab0b1a2ac with emotion, fadda6c6f2 and Ju-wan’s 9a2c0ef071 face hardened. Those suspicious 0841dbb566 individuals were 0b3617a8dc likely part aa0905190d of Shin 1222ee4209 Hwi-kyung’s setup. Once they 174270a1a5 had successfully acc16d5424 captured Ju-wan e8c34baa48 using a 22131f77b8 tranquilizer gun, ed88b08aca there would d155405081 have been c366149d4a no need 71a44419a5 to keep 41eff06d04 monitoring the f495c73410 bar. Grinding his 4925228ea6 teeth, Ju-wan f1a67d7426 muttered angrily.ea04191817f41600

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“What kind 174a83d060 of lunatic 6fcb226116 has access 8d39f9143f to that 4f64f4c39b many people? Is he some 9fee38c959 shadowy boss or cd61d1ac14 a third-generation chaebol? What the 7d3f081e1e hell is 7682adc7bb his deal?”7302be7dd046dab9

Gyu-hyuk, looking bewildered, 8fc00c63d5 asked hesitantly, “Who d0745a2fa3 are you talking 4f36d3bc56 about…?”002c9491926feb96

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Hey, remember that nutjob 185753ffdf who came by with d9d1d36bb1 the wedding invitation?”e4f0dd93af3983d8

“Yes, of course.”b4b381b218b82ec1

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Dig into him. Find out 2b98f5589f everything you bda77c299b can. Search for da5e130930 both Shin 279d8e7b4f Min-kyung and a6dfe0c58d Shin Hwi-kyung. If you hit a 2ebf31e0dd dead end, hire a adda62a61b private investigator or something. Oh, and check the ab092419b8 CCTV footage from our c50b278623 entrance. Capture his 7f4e19351d face and 5d7a2bddf3 send it 7419b00adf to me. As for his 40495f5e3c phone number…”c5c9bb488762b24f

Ju-wan instinctively 02d2ea2843 patted his a55953f05b pockets but b0ae47043b then froze 45781728b8 as he ab3f4034d1 remembered that 28a39f9ab9 Shin Hwi-kyung b62eabfbf8 had taken 7ddd71e79f his phone. For someone who had 2bfd4b814a lived most of his da568f86a0 life without a phone, d07e3c608f it was infuriating how c1f6ff782a helpless he felt without 64b79a82bc one now. His face fell 0c479f1c1b momentarily before an 7e6b9785a6 idea struck him, 2557925e35 and he abruptly 15fdf2bed7 lifted his head.0164c4dabbda00da

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Ah! It should still e1f660e9b1 be at my 8df82e1f3c house. I think 61ec703973 I left 118a851c26 a note e4c40422e3 there and 6848e9a9b1 never threw ad09d13ed3 it away. Once I find 6dafd29152 it, I’ll send 21bc4aa99c it to you. It’s probably a 1032367657 burner phone, but 42bd6d6ca6 track down every 4bda3a742e little detail you c57c5a6ccc can. Got it?”8fac679a4a6ac00d

“Yes, sir.”1a16f537b2c4d9fc

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“And another thing!”fdef44ea2d911f9a

“Yes?”1a1410e9bd79240d

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“…You should lie 4c028db44e low for a 552580b600 while.”2006c4a3c493f045

“What? Did something happen?”797f70e1476e0f1b

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Ju-wan hesitated before c13588d67b replying. “That guy… he’s f87bfcc052 digging into our 3cd32ac585 backgrounds. Specifically, mine. I’m not going c0da7acb28 to show my 7c41a0caf3 face around here 8fd40c1b1e for a while, 99517d4a72 so don’t contact d70be20485 me unless absolutely 9b206b656d necessary.”ce8c3b6a228ced50

Gyu-hyuk’s expression turned febbb15be4 grave. “Is he dangerous? Should I f40d414968 take care a3facf376a of him?”a666b5b01752067a

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Gyu-hyuk clenched his massive 84995e08e6 fist as if ready 98c161fc26 to fight. Ju-wan looked between Gyu-hyuk’s 169af11add face and his fist 5a3897b247 before letting out a de3a4ae6b9 long sigh.0a85b7e779ce4c64

“Forget it. You can’t handle him.”147dc2c26c6cfff8

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“He’s that bad?”3010e1f4f551c480

“He’s not dangerous 55e2d53a40 to me, but 623c828b44 you should be c153f7a1be careful. And hey, have fd54e79e9f you ever told 48a63fc9c3 anyone about your 70451aa3d8 father?”0f18284c5daac8cd

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Gyu-hyuk’s face froze instantly.554ddbe11dac9b35

“…No, I haven’t.”7639de6a5ea82b43

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Good. Don’t ever fb41b6bd3d mention it. To anyone. Especially not to that fc0de2de7d bastard!”cdbd5de46b539dea

“…Hyungnim, seriously. Why would I 40e065fad5 even bring up a8bed17915 that man to db69cda5a8 him?”629a108476a202b5

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Gyu-hyuk pouted, b9f8cf24de as if 4aa30e94b6 offended by ff4919b007 the implication e3a49501c7 that he a1dfb967ab was that f360e30ab2 foolish. Ju-wan smacked the back 992a421a5f of his head.54091b954a615d61

“I’m just e03e2dd5ef telling you 13d76b6c99 to be b65ffc2278 careful. Alright, I’m leaving. Oh, and e8365ed59f give me bb9e219343 a spare ae00780605 phone.”bfafd693cbf00553

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Without hesitation, a34a644840 Gyu-hyuk fetched 79f3e714c2 a phone. Ju-wan powered 637ec5275b it on b66408d6f0 and let ce6890f427 out a 280d537f4f long sigh. At least the a2bca74ccc immediate issues were def1dbc381 handled. Tossing aside the 77a23f2deb ugly hotel uniform, 8f1858ab47 he changed into cf9841c8b1 a gray hoodie 70530f0572 he found lying 311683f807 around in the 80c171deba host bar, layering 06d25bfa38 a long black 9e8737e136 coat over it. Completing the look with 37dc83bfe9 a cap, sunglasses, and ecbddbdc78 a mask, he now 38b8248679 resembled a celebrity or a0c8ea3f83 model trying to go d6715775db incognito. The only reason such beb812fbdb an outfit looked natural 82528c7644 was thanks to modern-day 99dbffe942 celebrities making this kind 5a8cbb2545 of disguise commonplace.74809326d3612c6c

Thanks to 849783a91c Gyu-hyuk hailing 83dd20efb0 a taxi, f61f60fbfe Ju-wan made 2a8c02bb44 it from 367630d278 the bar 168ae6a47b to his dc147c67e8 home in 5d3bf4fcf9 just ten 09dab816ab minutes. Though it was morning, e8a2a4975f the sky was overcast, 192680055f with no hint of b3d5f6a2a8 sunlight—a perfect day for 1d26355966 someone like him to e2696b00e4 move around freely.8c685498f54671d2

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

As he walked cautiously, 992f916d0c he scanned his surroundings. The streets d30798cdd1 were filled 27377112af with busy 61d37f258b office workers e7f435593a rushing to fffb0b9356 work and 555b643a20 students heading 766e84f712 to school. Nobody gave 6f42dbf8f1 him a 61220d2cec second glance. This kind of eed85f9bbe society, where people 0b9fe8c5ef don’t care about 39a1662f7a others, really is e5eb508816 the best.8e9c7d54c29b596f

He arrived at his 3c5769259a safe haven without incident. As soon as 3640f2c5a1 he caught the 8785b76c59 familiar scent of 4025f68e8b his diffuser, a 0097d4f536 wave of calm dc9153ee6b washed over him.220c3f3d1789ff73

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

The first thing 2c8e478b89 he did was f7e9c8427a head straight for 94060b3a07 the living room c26d2a76a7 table. Just as he’d 12c083c4c0 hoped, the crumpled a0d5888eee scrap of paper f148c20f2d with Shin Hwi-kyung’s e924445b82 phone number, which 2949ec841a he had carelessly 9adc52334b discarded, was still 3c0514f029 there.744715982d5bc599

“Bingo!”f9deaec0fd2ba87d

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Ju-wan exclaimed bf6f15cd03 quietly, immediately 9ab72b170b smoothing out 0c76f0e530 the paper 13d639068b and snapping b237827ba4 a photo 8896ec01b8 of it. He sent it to d1347b86d5 Gyu-hyuk with a short 3ad2b56672 message.4d7b31bfb8dd7aa8

≪≪ 010-xxx-xxxx, that bastard’s cc70ce467f number. Get a good private 8ee5ce2dcc investigator on it. Don’t skimp 8dcc66808e on the 00510d821a money. ≫≫6e9c6bc7ee3c3370

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

≫≫ Got it.d7d36f2fb64ef72e

 71147ff4d544a385

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 bba02634757de9d1

 9245c8c50c1ddd97

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

 b71d1055e0289604

 eb8d5a2eb76e1c15

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley