Absolute Advantage - Chapter 84.1

“CEO…”

It was Louis.

At that moment, Hae-won almost collapsed due to relief. She stood leaning against the car with her back straight. Still, she couldn’t calm down.

“Louis… Did you keep following me earlier?”

“What? No. I was waiting outside. Then I saw your car, so I followed you to the parking lot.”

“After work? That would have been a while…….”

“It hasn’t been long since I waited. The goods arrived in the evening. Also, tomorrow is the weekend, and it’s kind of bad to give it to you at work.”

“What? What do you mean goods?”

Louis suddenly looked serious and looked around. Then, he took something out of the backpack and handed it over.

It was a self-defense electric shocker.

Hae-won instinctively hardened her body when what she saw in the movie was aimed at jer Louis belatedly made a mistake when he saw Hae-won.

“This… oh, I’m sorry.”

Louis hurriedly turned the handle of the self-defense electric shocker toward Haewon.

“Omega can legally carry self-defense electric shockers. I went through the formal procedures to get it.”

“But it’s a crime to hand it over to me.”

“……but it’s too late.”

Louis looked at Haewon with an upset face.

“You don’t know who I’m looking for…”

“He’s a dangerous man.”

Louis came up to Hae-won and forced the electric shocker into her hand.

“That’s why you don’t try to get help from others. Even Director Joo doesn’t know, right?”

“……!”

Louis asked without saying a word, giving strength to his eyes. Haewon couldn’t bear to answer. Because he was all right.

“I’m sorry I came all the way to the front of your house. But I wanted to be of help like this.”

Hae-won stared blankly at the electric shocker she received from Louis. Maybe because it was a portable self-defense item, it was wrapped in her hand.

Will it make me feel at least a little better?

The temptation crept in. But at that rate, Louis would be involved in this. Hae-won shook her head inside.

She gave Louis the shocker.

“I can’t accept things like this. Take it back. It’s dangerous, so don’t do this from now on.”

“…… look, you’re looking for someone who’s dangerous to you.”

Hae-won was speechless again at Louis’ sharp point. Then she came to her senses and answered.

“I’m fine with an alpha. So you don’t have any self-defense supplies made for alphas, do you?”

“I’m fine since I’m an alpha. There’s no need for self-defense products for an alpha, right?”

When Hae-won tried to smile and asked, Louis responded with a question.

“Is your opponent an alpha, too?”

“…….”

Haewon was silent. And she took out her cell phone.

“Go up first. I’ll call a taxi for you.”

“N-no. You don’t have to,”

“That’s how I feel at ease. It’s late. I’d love to drive you in person, but…….”

“Is it because of Director Joo?”

It was time for Louis to bite back carefully.

“I know it well now.”

Hae-won and Louis’ bodies were stiff at the same time due to voices that should not be heard.

Click, click.

The sound of soles kicking the ground echoed coolly in the underground parking lot.

Hae-won’s face turned blue when she saw Adam. She felt like a siren was ringing in her head.

Hae-won opened her mouth reflexively.

“I-it’s a misunderstanding, Adam.”

“What misunderstanding?”

Adam tilted his head.

“Oh. Is it a misunderstanding that my fiancee, who said she was going to work, is enjoying a secret meeting with a newbie actor in the basement parking lot of her house, not at the company?”

Haewon’s heart was pounding.

How dare I face Adam here? It was the worst timing ever. However, Adam’s words that followed were all the more unexpected.

“It’s a misunderstanding.”

Haewon opened her eyes wide.

Why are you trying to move on like it’s nothing?

He didn’t even look angry. It was just a silent grin.

Is he holding back his anger? It was a smile like a calm before the storm. So it was more creepy, and she was afraid because she couldn’t predict what would happen at all.

“A-Adam…….”

“…….”

Adam turned his head toward Louis, ignoring Haewon. Louis was intimidated and hugged his bag by a cool and creepy stare. However, he was conscious of Haewon behind him and opened his mouth with difficulty.

“I heard that the security around here is bad these days…. I’m here to lend her some self-defense supplies.”

That was a good excuse for a short time. Hae-won happened to lift the self-defense electric shocker in her hand.

“T-that’s right. As Louis said…….”

“Oh, I see.”

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