"Are you feeling sleepy?" Han Minhyun questioned.

"When you"re being like this, do you think that I would dare to fall asleep?"

"Not much, Hubby. It"s just that I am tired from work," Soohyun answered softly.

"Then, tell me about what goes against those morals of yours," Han Minhyun commanded— his voice sounding domineering.

With her mind being out of excuses, Lee Soohyun— after careful consideration— answered, "Abandoning a kid when the kid needs help, cheaters, and, um, stealing?"

By Soohyun"s tone, it seemed that she was unsure of her answer, and noticing how she sounded, Soohyun gave a shy smile to Han Minhyun. Soohyun went against her morals a lot of times in the past due to certain circ.u.mstances and, therefore, wasn"t sure of what to exactly answer with.

"Are you confident with your answer?" Han Minhyun asked sternly.

Noticing his dark eyes, Lee Soohyun bit her lips. Soohyun felt that those eyes of his could look through her completely— as if she was completely exposed to him— and her wariness increased by a lot.

"This man is dangerous!"

"Hubby, can I answer you tomorrow? I"m not exactly sure of the answer at this moment," Soohyun voiced out honestly.

"Alright," Minhyun spoke out.

He then continued, "So, because it was against your morals, you decided to save the boy despite my warning?"

Lee Soohyun nodded confidently and said, "Yes."

"I"ll take you back there and lock you in the bas.e.m.e.nt," Han Minhyun spoke out, "If you want to be such a righteous person, you should go through the consequences of your actions."

The confident look on Soohyun"s face had a crack in it, and, with much difficulty, Soohyun forced out a smile on her face. 

"What did you just say, Hubby?" Soohyun questioned.

"I warned you, but despite that, you entered into the bas.e.m.e.nt because of those morals of yours. Since your morals are more important than my words, shouldn"t you be enjoying the result of your morals?" Han Minhyun concluded. A smirk sat on his face.

"Lee Soohyun, you only have two options now. Cry and beg him for forgiveness or stand up for yourself."

When Soohyun"s bottom lip started quivering, Minhyun added, "If you start with your annoying crying act, then I"ll lock you up there with rats."

Lee Soohyun shuddered. Her history with rats was not something Soohyun wanted to recall or repeat.

"The first option is not doable. That means I need to stand up for myself in a cute way and not act wild."

"Hubby," Soohyun spoke out.

A resolute look sat on her face whilst Soohyun stood up. Although she was shaking internally under Minhyun"s gaze, she knew that she had to do it.

"You"ve seen in dramas how the cute fools who try to stand up for themselves only to fail are preferred by the male leads and the villains. Let"s take that approach now instead of acting like the pitiful character. You"ve seen how crying doesn"t work and makes him go against you more, so delete that method."

"What you"re doing is not right! I just wanted to save that little boy. Do I really need to go through this?"

Protruding her bottom lip forward, Soohyun folded her arms across her chest. With unwavering determination being present in her eyes, she stared straight at Han Minhyun.

"Really?" Minhyun questioned.

"Of course, You Villain. Do you think I"d enter that place if I had known that the door would be closed and can"t be opened? Just because you"re heartless and can abandon a child doesn"t mean I can."

No matter what Lee Soohyun"s thoughts were , she did not have the courage to voice them out to him anymore. Under Han Minhyun"s fierce stare, Soohyun felt her legs shake.

"Soohyun, think and act wisely. He is a villain and will actually lock you up in the bas.e.m.e.nt, unlike the male leads who say they will but never do."

"Yes, and w-why do I have to listen to you? J-Just because you"re my husband and richer than me doesn"t mean that I have to listen to you!" Soohyun stuttered.

"Please find me cute. Please find me cute. Please find me cute."

"You don"t need my help?" Han Minhyun questioned.

Lee Soohyun found herself being unable to answer. If she chose "yes", she had an inkling that he will be leaving her in the bas.e.m.e.nt. Choosing "no" would show that she is dependent on him and, therefore, has to listen to his words.

A sheepish smile formed on Lee Soohyun face, and rubbing the back of her head, Soohyun said, "Hubby, let"s forget about this and talk about happy matters."

"Why? Unable to choose?" Han Minhyun asked.

The smile on Soohyun"s face cracked, and trying her best to maintain it, Soohyun said, "Aren"t we husband and wife? Isn"t it natural for us to help each other?"

Han Minhyun leaned back on the couch.

"If you put it that way, shouldn"t you be obedient to me after accepting my help?" Minhyun questioned.

"This man is trying to corner me in every way possible."

"Of course, I should be, Hubby," Soohyun answered, "It was a one time thing, so please forgive me, Hubby. I won"t repeat my actions again. This is a mistake."

"Weren"t you resolute about your actions a minute ago? Now you"re back to being obedient? How many times does your face change, Moon Jiwoo?" Han Minhyun asked.

"I"m dead. Geez! This Villain is really smart. I admit defeat. Happy? I swear those dark scary eyes of yours are really impressive. No wonder I slipped up."

"Hubby, you see the thing is that I can listen to everything you say but not anything that goes against my morals," Soohyun babbled— nervousness noticeable in her tone.

"So, you expect me to help despite not listening to me?" 

"Hubby, but what could I have done in this situation? I couldn"t have abandoned the kid. I know I was wrong by not listening to you, but that kid was crying," Soohyun lamented.

"You could have called for me. I"m pretty sure you had your phone with you," Minhyun pointed out.

"Instead of doing that, you snooped around despite me specifically ordering you to not move anywhere regardless of the situation. Do you even know how much trouble you caused?" Han Minhyun continued.