Kim Jae-huan froze for a moment. The mere mention of the witching hour sent shivers down his back.

In that instant, it felt almost as though there were countless pairs of eyes hidden in the dark shadows outside, watching him intently from the abysses of darkness. Terror filled his mind and gripped his heart.

The room was filled with pin drop silence. Kim Jae-huan gulped nervously, only to inadvertently startle himself.

Suppressing the fear rising from within his heart, Kim Jae-huan mustered every measure of courage he could, “What do you want with it?”

“It’s useful to me.” Lee Jung-sook responded curtly, “And you’d better hurry. I don’t have a lot of time.”

With gritted teeth, Kim Jae-huan pulled out his phone and forwarded a document to Lee Jung-sook. Then, he sighed, “Satisfied?”

Lee Jung-sook didn’t say more. She accepted the document that was sent to her and promptly stood up and took her leave.

Click. The door clicked behind her, and Kim Jae-huan’s heart was finally set at ease once more. He ran his finger through his hair as he secretly cursed in his heart, “Damn it…”

I should never have come to Cathay!

He knew he could no longer sleep with so much on his mind. Thus, he got out of the bed, walked to the window and...