Chương 320: Volume 1] Chapter 319- Five times

He continued, his voice firm. "The second time was when you brought the Jian family to us. They were slaves, suffering from a genetic heart disease that you knew would kill them within a month. Yet, you made them out to be spies, enemies who knew our secrets, just so we would kill them. You wanted to see our true colors, didn't you?"

Jiho's heart tightened with guilt as she listened, unable to meet his eyes. His tone shifted, growing more intense. "And well done, your plan worked. But tell me, Jiho, when you found out the truth, even with all the time we spent together, wouldn't it have been better to just ask us? To trust us?" His voice cracked with frustration, and a flicker of something else—betrayal.

"But... but what did you do?" Joon Su's voice shook, the raw emotion finally breaking through. "You left us. Without asking, without even knowing the truth, you left us alone in that forest. You didn't think about how we would live without you."