Childhood Friend of the Zenith

Chapter 1118

“You’re staying?”

Father repeated my words back to me. I nodded.

“Yes. I’m staying.”

“……What do you mean by that?”

“I mean it exactly as I said.”

“I’m asking if you believe returning is the right choice or if staying is.”

I scratched my cheek and answered.

“I already said it—I think returning is the logical choice.”

“And yet?”

“It is. But I’m still not going back.”

“……”

The more I spoke, the deeper the crease in Father’s expression became. He looked as though he couldn’t decide if I was saying we should leave or not.

How could I make it any clearer?

“Let’s just leave it at that.”

“So even if the rest of us return, Baek Dae-won, you still intend to stay?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

“Because I want to.”

Father’s eyebrow twitched slightly at that.

“If we return, that’s an order. You don’t get to stay just because you want to.”

“Yeah, I figured. But, well…”

I shrugged.

“It wouldn’t be the first time I disobeyed an order.”

“……”

I said it outright.

At that, Father’s gaze sharpened ominously. I flinched.

That was the look he gave me whenever I really screwed up.

“Wait… No, I don’t mean it as outright defiance. I just—this is how I feel.”

I found myself hastily trying to smooth over my words.

Only then did Father’s glare slightly soften.

“So, ultimately, you believe staying is the right choice?”

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