Chapter 66

Since yesterday, Siwoo had abruptly stopped coming.

It must have been a lot for him to think about, given how sudden the whole situation was.

Eunha opened the book she had placed on her lap. It was something Jehwi had brought for her on her first day of hospitalization, out of consideration for her boredom.

Flip—

As she idly turned the pages, her hand suddenly froze.

'Now that I think about it.'

If she were to break the contract with Siwoo, she would also have to part ways with Manager Park.

She had grown quite fond of him. It would be a lie to say she wasn’t feeling a bit lonely, but it was an unavoidable situation.

Including Manager Park, the office building she was currently living in, her mobile phone, and her laptop—all of these were provided by Siwoo.

In short, the conclusion was this:

'I’ll be left with nothing.'

What Eunha needed most to survive in the modern world was, of course, money. If she wanted to do what she wanted to do in the future, she would need money.

Eunha stared at her own hands. No matter how much she thought about it, only one thing came to mind.

'Would you like to join Immortality?'

...Yuhan. Perhaps she should consider his offer.

Just as she was almost finished reading the book, someone knocked on the hospital room door.

"Senior, it’s me."

It was Siwoo’s voice.

Eunha closed the book and got up to open the door. However,

"…What’s up?"

Eunha froze, still holding the doorknob. In contrast, Siwoo spoke calmly.

"I came to talk about the contract."

"No, that’s not it."

Eunha’s dark eyes intently observed Siwoo.

His disheveled hair, dust on his cheeks, and the clothes he was wearing were torn in several places, with bloodstains.

"What happened to you?"

"Ah… I fell."

"S-class?"

"S-class can trip sometimes."

Siwoo nonchalantly walked past Eunha into the room. He leaned against the windowsill and tilted his head.

"Anyway, Senior, I came to talk about breaking the contract."

From the way he quickly changed the subject, it seemed Siwoo had no intention of explaining the details.

It wouldn’t be good to press him. Eunha averted her gaze from Siwoo and slowly spoke.

"…I agree it was sudden. But it’s not urgent, so you can take your time to think about it—"

"No."

Siwoo firmly cut off Eunha’s words and looked up at her.

Siwoo’s usually clear blue eyes seemed tired today. He blinked a few times before speaking.

"Senior is right. Let’s end the contract here."

Eunha blinked, taken aback. She looked at him with a puzzled expression, and Siwoo faintly smiled.

"Why are you looking at me like that? You were the one who brought it up."

Siwoo was right.

But until yesterday, Siwoo had shown no desire to break the contract.

"Upon reflection, it seems to be a significant loss for me as well."

Had his mind changed overnight? His sudden change in attitude was perplexing.

"Supporting your hospitalization is also becoming difficult. This hospital is quite expensive for treatment and hospitalization."

Siwoo, sitting on the windowsill, crossed his arms and added.

His voice was cold and even.

Perhaps it was just a feeling, but even the breeze slipping through the slightly open window felt chilly.

Swoosh—

Their hair fluttered in the same direction.

Their eyes met. As always, his deep, dark eyes were inscrutable. But at this moment, she felt she understood a little.

Eunha was surprised.

It was understandable, given how Siwoo’s attitude had changed in just one day.

‘Don’t waver.’

Siwoo, repeating this to himself, tightened his crossed arms.

The image of Juhwi with a bleeding forehead flashed through his mind. Fortunately, he hadn’t been seriously injured, but if Siwoo had been a little late—

‘He would have died.’

Siwoo bit his lower lip.

Kweihun is on the move. It’s only a matter of time before he targets Eunha.

Moreover, this is a hospital run by wolves. They could act at any time if they wanted to.

"I’m sorry, but you’ll need to be discharged tomorrow."

Siwoo, still with his arms crossed, spoke matter-of-factly. After a brief silence, Eunha replied in the same tone.

"…I understand."

Eunha nodded. Since she had brought it up, she had no intention of retracting her words now.

"I’ll leave tomorrow."

"…"

This time, Siwoo was the one who fell silent. His blue eyes, which seemed to have something to say, met Eunha’s and then quickly moved away.

"Manager Park has some issues and won’t be able to work for a while. I’ll arrange for a taxi to pick you up in the morning."

Having said that, Siwoo got up and walked towards the door.

Just as he was about to leave, Eunha stopped him from behind.

"Wait."

Before Siwoo could turn around, Eunha approached him.

"Take this."

Siwoo reflexively reached out and took the item she offered.

"What is this?"

"It’s ointment."

Siwoo looked at the ointment on his palm with a strange expression.

"I don’t need it."

Siwoo didn’t really need ointment either. Eunha, still looking at the ointment, spoke again.

"Thanks for everything."

"…"

Siwoo looked up from the ointment to Eunha. Eunha’s face was as usual.

Siwoo, who had been standing in place in silence, slowly turned around again. His movements seemed unusually slow.

Siwoo, who had placed his hand on the doorknob, glanced back at Eunha.

Her dark eyes seemed to be asking if he had anything else to say. After hesitating for a while, Siwoo finally closed the door and left without a word.

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The next day.

Siwoo didn’t show up until Eunha had completed the discharge procedures. Neither did Juhwi. As Siwoo had said, a taxi was waiting in front of the hospital.

Eunha got into the taxi and headed straight for the office building.

‘This might be the last time I come here.’

It had been a quite comfortable living space.

Eunha passed through the luxurious lobby with a renewed sense of feeling and headed to the 17th floor.

1702. Although it wasn’t for a long time, this was the first home she had in the modern world.

‘What will I do from tomorrow?’

Aside from the income, the manager who handled household chores and errands, and the home where she could sleep comfortably, were all about to disappear.

Although she had decided to consider Yuhan’s offer, she realized she didn’t even have his contact information.

The new spirit, 'The Wandering Cat in the Dark,' reassures that there’s no need to worry, as the sister has this cute and capable cat by her side!