Chapter 65 - Is my mentor jealous?

He puts down the picture of the magnolia flower on the table. There are other pictures of the people connected to the magnolia killer committed - the 100 days murders, Baek Han Sol, Ahn Hana, and even Do Sejin. He writes about his latest observation in his notebook.

"What are you doing?" Im Jihoon's wife comes into the room. It's the middle of the night. Her husband usually works at night like this. "Are you still into that murder case?"

"I met her today." He taps Ahn Hana's photo. "She is unusual."

She sighs loudly. "Jihoon Oppa, you should ditch it. You got demoted because of this case. Your obsession isn't healthy. Let others deal with it."

Im Jihoon smiles at his wife with tired eyes. "I will get promoted if I find out who the magnolia killer is. Then, we will go on vacation with the kids."

She looks at him with disbelief. "You always say that whenever you are solving a case."

"This time for sure." He plants a kiss on her lips. "How are you still young and beautiful? We are of the same age, but I am the only one getting old."

She laughs at his words. Only she knows how hard she works on her appearance while taking care of their 2 kids. She is delighted to see that her husband has finally noticed her efforts. The demotion is probably good for her workaholic husband. "Who says that you are getting old? You are sėxy to me."

He pins her beneath her on the couch. "Really?"

They have been married for nearly 10 years. Despite that, he can make her blush with that glance alone. "What if the kids wake up?"

Im Jihoon looks around. The daughter is five and the son is seven. They are quite sėnsɨtɨvė to the noises and overly curious. He lifts his woman in his arms and sneakily walks to the bedroom like a thief. His wife covers her mouth to stop herself from laughing. He lays down her on the bed and locks the door.

Seeing the lascivious grin on his face, she tries to playfully get away from him. He wraps his strong arms around her slim waist. "My lovely wife, where are you going? Tell me again how sėxy do you find me."

She doesn't get the chance to answer him though. Her lips are already taken by him. Ravenous kisses. Soft mȯȧns. A muffled sound of laughter mixed with soft murmurs between lovers. The tired husband turns into a wolf that night.

***

"Look for another room partner. I am moving out soon."

"Huh?" Do Sejin drops the chopsticks. "Why?"

She watches him quietly for a long moment before she utters her reason, "I don't want to stay with a married man."

He widens his eyes. So, Eun Min Ah did say something to her. Ahn Hana is bothered about his marriage then. He is slightly pleased. "Mentor, I am not married. There were circumstances. I helped that girl by procuring a fake marriage certificate. The whole world might think that she and I are married, but she knows the truth."

"If a lie is told long enough, it becomes a truth." She leans back and smiles at him inhumanly. "It's none of my business what kind of agreement you have with her. I don't want to be called the other woman who is cohabitating with a married man."

"Is my mentor jealous? "Do Sejin rests his elbows on the table and smirks at her. "I ȧssure you that Eun Min Ah is not my lover or my wife. Her child is not mine. You are my only son's mother."

She lets out a tired sigh and looks away from him. How many times has she said it to him? Nothing will change.

"Ha-Neul is not your son. He will never be your son."

Do Sejin has heard it many times. He resists the urge to thrash the table and forces himself to remain calm. "Just tell me one thing. The child... is he with him?"

No reply.

She goes to her room and locks the door. Do Sejin begins to understand her silence. If the child was with the killer, she would have said yes. If the child was with the killer, she wouldn't be here.

'Safe' She told him that word many times.

He lets out a breath of relief. Their child is at a safe place wherever that is.