Sage was nettled by lan's behavior. Refusing to engage with him, she plugged the landline back and called the hotel front desk.

She asked, "Do you have any more rooms available? I'd like to book a new room."

Since lan wanted to stay, she'd let him hang out in her room. She could get a new one for herself.

To her dismay, the front desk staff informed her, "Our apologies, Madam. Our rooms are fully booked for the night.”

Already miffed from being woken up at midnight, she grew infuriated upon learning there were no empty rooms. She barked, "How could you let a man into my room without my permission? Set aside a new room for me, or I'll complain!"

"Madam, we're sorry. The guest claimed to be your husband, and he didn't want to wake you up at midnight. So, we—"

Refusing to listen to the explanation, she hung up on the front desk. Staring at lan, who had an unreadable look on his face, she knew she couldn't get rid of him that night.

She relented. "There's an extra blanket in the closet. Sleep on the floor.” Then, she turned her back to him and tried to go to sleep.

actions after noticing her disheveled hair and her lonely figure in the

was cold to the touch. Perhaps because it was chilly at night. She felt a slight discomfort when her skin came into contact with his fingers. She wanted to pull back,

her, "Don't

in the middle of the night. Therefore, she quietly laid down sideways until he was done applying the cream. "How about the injury on your shoulder? Have you applied the spray

nonsense. Even if you didn't come all the

Then, he began, "I heard from Grandpa that you spent the night investigating the accident. Do

"It's fine. Maybe it was just an

are you doing this to spite me, or do you not trust me?" His

that he could read her mind, despite not meeting her eyes. Since he'd

still hold Grandpa in high regard even if we get a divorce. I will not sit back and do nothing about what happened

with an icy expression. "What if Ivy

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