Tilting her head slightly, Soohyun decided upon having a glance of the man before her. The King was seated behind a wooden desk, and a grim expression sat on his face.

An intimidating air was let out by him, and although Soohyun was unaffected by cold, a chill went down her back after seeing him, causing the hair of her body to rise. 

His presence was able to make her be on guard, and she found her eyes narrowing at him. Being under his scrutinizing gaze made Soohyun feel completely unpleasant.

Afraid that her eyes will be giving away something, Soohyun immediately s.h.i.+fted her eyes to look at Minhyun's back while she waited for Minhyun say something.

"She went through her trans.m.u.tation process, and now she is suitable to be brought here," Minhyun replied— his voice sounding cold and detached. This was the first time in a while she has heard him use this tone.

"I have heard about the mishap that went when it came to this process, and I must say that you have ended up being really lucky," The King vocalised, "However, Han Minhyun, your carelessness was enough to earn you a punishment."

Those words of the king was able to succeed shock in Soohyun, but she did not let that show upon her face. Punis.h.i.+ng Minhyun for simply this did not sound just to Soohyun. However, she was aware that it would be foolish for her to intervene in that moment.

Bowing towards the king, Minhyun said, "I apologise. This is solely my fault, and I should have been more careful when handling with this. After the entire matter is dealt with, you can hand out my punishment to me altogether with the pending ones."

Seeing Minhyun being so accepting towards it irritated Soohyun to some extent, but knowing that the man in front of them was the King, she was well aware that it would not be proper for Minhyun to go against him. Seeing Minhyun so submissive was new to her.

"Hmm," The King said, "You are smart man, but your punishments will surely be followed through after everything is dealt with. You have caused a lot of offenses in these past days, and not every one of them could be spared."

"I understand. I have no objection to that," Minhyun replied using a formal voice.

The King banged his hand on the table, and as Soohyun tilted her head slightly to take a glance of his face again, she could see the visible anger on his face. 

His eyebrows were furrowed, and Soohyun had an inkling on why he was this annoyed. Unable to elicit any emotion from Minhyun might have irritated him.

Furrowing his eyebrows, the King said, "Han Minhyun, accepting your position would be able to decrease the amount of punishment."

Soohyun had an idea about what the King meant by his position. After the Pureblood found his fated one, he is eligible for his position as the leader.

"No, I am fine with going through the punishments. I have no desire in accepting that position I am afraid," Minhyun replied before bowing.

Minhyun then added, "For my disobedience, you can punish me as you see fit, Your Majesty."

Han Minhyun's words caused the King to stand up, and as his chair moved back, it screeched against the floor. To Soohyun, it was clearly noticeable how the Kim Namhyuk, the King, was aggravated by Minhyun, and he directed a glare towards Minhyun.

"Han Minhyun, everytime you are here, you show the same att.i.tude! You really don't want to give me any face! Even though you're a capable and have a pitiful past, don't expect me to be forgiving because of that," Namhyuk vocalised.

Seeing Kim Namhyuk's reaction, Soohyun deemed him to be someone unreasonable, and judging from how he was treating Minhyun, she found herself getting defensive over him.

'Yah! You idiot king! Isn't he already agreeing to the punishment? Why are you acting like this then!? Geez! How are you even a ruler with that att.i.tude!? He did not even ask for your forgiveness!'

"Be careful with your thoughts although they are not wrong. You might spill them out unknowingly," Minnie warned to which Soohyun internally sighed.

Minnie was right; She had to control her temper at this moment or else she might be leaking out signs of it subconsciously.

"My apologies," Minhyun vocalised.

"Is that apology of yours even sincere? Everytime you mess up, you give me that apology of yours, and at this point, it is starting to look absolutely insincere! I don't even understand why you bother apologizing," Namhyuk stated.

"If you find it unpleasant, Your Majesty, I will not apologize from next time on," Minhyun responded, "If that is all, I will be taking my leave."

Biting her lower lip, Soohyun prevented a laugh from escaping her mouth. It was clearly visible to her how the King's anger increased after listening to Minhyun's words.

Minhyun bowed, and following him, Soohyun bowed as well. As he turned his back to walk away from the room, she did the same. 

Before he could leave the room, the King threatened, "Han Minhyun, if you dare to leave the room, I will be forced to put you under investigation. Your actions are too suspicious, and you will be considered one of the suspects."

The King's words caused Soohyun to clench her hand into a tight fist, and she had a difficulty controlling her temper at this point. How could the King speak out something like this easily? Being cognizant of the fact that she is not allowed to show her dissatisfaction, she held it in.

Turning his head, Minhyun's lips slightly curved at the end to form a smile, and he voiced out, "Imprisoning me, you mean? Can you afford that? Those threats would not be working on me, Your Majesty, and please do not force me."

Seeing how Minhyun responded to the King, she raised her thumb towards him and flashed him a wide grin. This side of his was extremely cool in her opinion.