"Did they send you to spy on us?" The boss asked, his deep voice echoing in the room.

"It’s actually the opposite," Yohan said lightly, his tone clashing with the tension in the room. "I want Hatoru dead even more than you do."

"Then what were you doing with his granddaughter?" He wondered.

"The same thing you’re doing, using her to get to him,"

"It’s true," Gunjoo added, "He even gave me some money to help with a few extra hands when the time came,"

"That could be part of his trick to make us let our guard down," Ivan cut in, shooting Yohan a glare.

"Hatoru killed my parents," Yohan stated calmly, "And now he wants to take the only thing they left for me... I’m going to kill him regardless of whatever you people say,"

He said the words without changing his expression, but his voice carried so much anger the men could almost see the fire burning behind his eyes. The hatred poured out of him, heavy and unrestrained.

"And what if I say you’re not going anywhere?" The boss said, "What if I say you are going to die in this place?"

His gaze was fixed on him, locked in a tense staring contest.

"Then you’ll just have to stop me," Yohan’s defiant words sent the room into a shock.

The men exchanged confused glances, thinking maybe he had forgotten where he currently was.

Graham was the first to react, "Hey kid, maybe you should show some respect..."

Yohan didn’t flinch, staring intensely at the large man as the tension continued to rise steadily. He wasn’t scared, instead he was already starting to mentally prepare himself to fight against every single person in that building.

A bead of sweat began to gather on Gunjoo’s face, as he anxiously watched the scene unfold. Unlike everyone else present in that room, he had witnessed Yohan’s strength first hand and it was like nothing he had ever seen.

"Yeah, Yohan, why don’t you calm down..." he spoke cheerfully as he got up from his chair, trying to lighten the mood.

"Everyone, I didn’t mention it before, but I actually have a close relationship with Yohan. His uncle and I used to be friends before he ended up in prison. In a way Yohan is like my dear nephew," he laughed awkwardly as he approached Yohan and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"I can vouch for him. I told him about the girl when he told me he was going after Hatoru, so I’m sure that he was just using her to get close to her grandfather," he ended with a fake laugh.

"Is that... true?" Izumi’s soft voice filled the room as two men escorted her in.

Her eyes were wide with shock, as she stared at him in disbelief.

’Shit!’ Yohan cursed, but he remained quiet.

There was no reason to turn back now so he decided to go with it.

"I guess the truth is out now," he sighed coldly.

She was dumbfounded for a few seconds. Her brows slowly drew together, lips tightening as anger crept in, weighed down by a deep, aching sadness.

"You asshole!!!" She screamed as she struggled to break free from the men holding her.

Back at the house when she saw him fighting all those men for her sake, she felt so bad that he had to go through all that for her.

Even when they arrived here, that was the reason she pretended to be angry at him, so they would know he wasn’t working for her grandfather and let him go.

She thought when he offered to be captured he was doing it all to protect her, so she wanted to protect him too... but now she was just realizing that everything was a lie. Yohan had never truly cared for her from the start, he was just using her.

"Is this the girl?" The boss finally said, his expression softening a bit "Bring her closer,"

The men pulled her to where the boss was seated, holding her firmly in place.

He caressed her face with the back of his hand, feeling her smooth silky skin.

"She’s pretty, I should keep her as one of my wives," he let out a hearty laugh, while the rest of the room chuckled along.

Then he grabbed her face, pressing harshly into her jaw, "I’m sure your Grandfather would run mad once he finds out I have my hands on you..."

"Take her to the back and make sure she’s comfortable, let’s give her some time to settle in," he added. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Yohan watched as the men led her out the door, he decided not to make any move just yet. He couldn’t do something that would make them suspicious of him so early on.

’Except I’m prepared to kill everyone in this room...’

Which he wasn’t... at least not at this moment.

"As for you," The boss shifted his attention back to Yohan, "I don’t have anything else to say since Gunjoo has already vouched for you. He would be under your care, keep him around until I have a use for him,"

"Yes, boss," Gunjoo replied.

"When you prove yourself, I’ll let you formally join my organization and maybe one day you’ll get to sit at this table just like your uncle,"

"Okay sir, I will try my best," Yohan replied with a small bow.

He decided to continue going with the flow for now, after all, now it would be easier to identify and take out all the guys with guns. After that he didn’t think the rest of the men would be much of a problem.

Then again these guys were about to go after his number one enemy, working with them would definitely make things easier. He would have numbers and a suitable team if he was to work with them.

But he couldn’t even consider that option because that would require him abandoning Izumi, and leaving her in the hands of these people.

In truth, they were no better than the man he wanted revenge on, and leaving her with them would make him just like all of them.

’Plus Jenna would probably kill me, if I was to let anything happen to her’