As Lee Soohyun walked out of the washroom, something caught her attention. When she was about to take a turn, a familiar silhouette caught her eyes, and she recognized that to be Seo Taemin.

What had her attention most was that he was having a conversation with a cloaked man, and that was what seemed suspicious to her.

Letting her curiosity have control over her, she tried to listen in about what they were discussing about. It could be something valuable, and she did not want to regret this chance.

"Did you investigate it all?" Taemin questioned— his voice being completely serious.

"Yes, Leadernim," the cloaked man answered, "I have done with them. I will be bringing the results to you soon enough, so that you will be able to carry forward with your plans."

"Hmm," Taemin replied.

Noticing that Seo Taemin was about to turn back, Soohyun quickly yet quietly went away from there. Things might get bad for her if she was caught by Taemin.

However, as she ran away, her dress flew, and it caught Taemin's eyes. Taemin's eyes narrowed when he saw it, and his lips were pulled into a thin line.

Sitting upon the chair, Soohyun had nervousness growing inside of her. Fortunately enough, Taemin did not catch her spying on him, and thinking about how the consequences could go for her if she was caught, a chill went down Soohyun's face.

Her heart palpitated rapidly within her chest, and she prayed for it to return to its normal state. Erasing all signs of nervousness from her face, Soohyun tried to maintain a flawless smile upon her face.

At that moment, she heard footsteps coming closer to her, and while she raised her head, she noticed that those footsteps belonged to Taemin.

Flas.h.i.+ng him a wide smile, she vocalised, "Oh! Taemin-ssi, you have returned."

'Act normal, Lee Soohyun. Don't act as if you're guilty of something.'

"Yes, was it too boring to wait for me? I apologise about it," Taemin stated.

She shook her head whilst maintaining on a smiling expression.

'No, it was a really good thing that you have left me alone. Now, I got to observe that seen. I can be really naive at times. How did I even conclude that you are not one of the suspects last time around?

Ais.h.!.+ Lee Soohyun, you are a fool. He could have been faking his emotions, and you easily got convinced by that. The enemy will try to make sure that he is not as suspicious as possible. Remember that!'

"You were always a fool!"

At that moment, if she did not want Taemin to get suspicious of her, it was better for her to not make any reply to the remark made by Mihee.

Pulling his chair, Taemin sat down on it, and finding the man before her potentially dangerous now, Soohyun decided that it would be for the best if she spent as less as possible time with him.

"Taemin-ssi, what did you need me to talk about with? I have to return back within twenty minutes; I am sorry," Soohyun voiced out.

"Alright, you must be busy. I should not take up more of your time, so I will be going straight to the point. What are Han Minhyun's plans? You just a slight idea on it, and I want to see whether or not he is making a mistake with it," Taemin stated.

"No," Soohyun instantly answered, "I have no whatsoever clue on what Minhyun's plans are. He is quite secretive and hides a lot of things from me. I am afraid I can't help you with that, Seo Taemin-ssi."

His entire question made him more suspicious in Soohyun's book, and she knew that when she will be returning home, she needed to talk about all this to Minhyun. When it came to reaching on to a conclusion, he will be doing a better job than her.

"Is that so? Too bad then," he said.

"Why don't you ask Minhyun directly? Would not that be more efficient for you? Minhyun might have told me lies, and I am sure letting you know about those lies would not be effective in the slightest," Soohyun stated while maintaining on a smiling expression.

"You are right," he replied, "Minhyun is a better person to ask about it, but I am sure he would not be answering me properly. He is used to doing things on this own, and I am worried about him this time around."

'Don't expect me to fall for that. You are one of the major suspects, and I should be treating you in this way. So, nothing you say will be useful in my books.'

"Well, Minhyun can indeed get involved into something worrisome; he is not known to take care of his health. You can rest a.s.sured, Seo Taemin-ssi. I will try to see what he has planned and check whether or not it is dangerous for him," Soohyun vocalised.

Finally, the meeting with Seo Taemin was done, and throughout the entire time, he asked her multiple number of questions, trying to extract certain answers from her.

During the entire time, she avoided answering his questions properly and did not let out any one of her opinions to him. What she was desperate for in that moment was to get away from there as soon as possible.

After she had reached into the castle, Soohyun almost made a run for her room, not wanting to spend a second longer with Seo Taemin. 

While she walked towards her room with hurried steps, she properly did not pay attention to her surroundings, and her face b.u.mped against something.

A wince left her mouth when she felt a sharp pain spread through her nose and then took a step back to see who it was.

A headache instantly began to form within her head after she had seen that person, and Soohyun wondered on why she attracted trouble so much.