Everyone was picking up on the discomfort and chill in the air. They had never seen Jae-Hwa so distraught. She was shy and silent all the time, but never angry. She just demanded that Dae should follow her to talk. Even Nivritti was shocked.
"Just a minute, Seong-ssi," emphasised Jae-Hwa.
"Okay, let's go outside," replied Dae.
Jae-Hwa let go of Nivritti's hand and stood up. Dae followed suit. Nivritti too started standing up when Jae-Hwa stopped her, "stay! It's fine."
Nivritti kept staring at Jae-Hwa with worry written all over her face. Jae-Hwa nodded at her and placed her hands on her shoulder to reassure her. Nivritti licked her lips and nodded back at her.
