Chapter 12
Dylan Brown.
Elisha Brown’s adoptive father, and the true mastermind behind everything that had happened.
He was the man who had taken advantage of Elisha’s unstable mental state and controlled her through it.
Sohee quickly hid her surprise and stepped out from behind the front desk to greet him.
“This way, please, sir.”
She welcomed him with a smile, but her thoughts were tangled in a complicated mess.
To think that the very person she had told Elisha to regress and take satisfying revenge on would appear here himself.
Get a grip. He’s a customer.
Fortunately, Sohee understood her duty well.
Every supporting character who came seeking regression, possession, or reincarnation was a precious customer.
They were simply characters who had moved according to the author’s intentions.
She should be grateful that they had come here instead of disappearing.
...That was what she should do.
“Regression, possession, reincarnation? Hahaha. Why would I bother with that nonsense?”
Dylan leaned back across the sofa with a bored look on his face.
“I have no business with you. I came to see Elisha Brown.”
“……”
“Don’t bother telling me she isn’t here. That child definitely came here.”
He smirked.
“She has a reason she needs to go back, after all.”
The way Dylan spoke made it sound as though he had already figured Elisha out completely.
“I cannot confirm who is staying here. And even if she were here, you would not be allowed to meet her.”
“Ha. You look young, but you’re quite calculating inside.”
He pulled a thick ring from one of his stubby fingers and tossed it onto the table.
“She’s obviously here, so enough of that. This is the price for showing me to her room.”
Sohee looked at the ring covered in gemstones.
Jewels of several different colors sparkled beautifully across its surface.
When Dylan noticed Sohee’s gaze lingering on the ring, he swallowed a mocking laugh.
Tsk. Pretending to be upright when she’s obviously going to take it anyway.
Dylan Brown had dealt with plenty of officials who acted respectable like this.
Wanting to shorten her decision-making time, he stood up with the help of his cane.
“Lead the way. I absolutely need to meet her.”
“Sir.”
Sohee lightly stepped in front of him before he could take another step.
“What?”
“I’m sorry, but I cannot allow that.”
“What?”
“I’m saying you cannot go inside.”
Dylan nearly snorted at her behavior.
The owner of the weakest and poorest motel in Wicheon was trying to stop him?
So what if he had a slight limp?
Did this skinny little woman really think she could block a full-grown man?
He stretched out his cane and waved it in front of her.
“Move.”
“……”
“Good grief, how annoying!”
When Sohee still refused to step aside, Dylan’s already short patience quickly ran out.
“Are you not going to move?”
Sohee’s shoulder jerked sideways as he shoved her.
He had actually laid a hand on the motel owner.
The employees gathered around the front desk immediately widened their eyes.
“He just hit her shoulder, right? He touched her first, right?!”
Lili shot to her feet in excitement.
“Yes. Definitely. Touched. Her.”
“I saw it too.”
Even then, Sohee didn’t move aside.
Dylan finally raised his hand against her once more.
With what he considered a trivial amount of force, he pushed Sohee sideways again.
Lili gasped in shock.
“…What do we do?”
Her eyes quickly became watery.
Beside her, Kuku slowly shook his head.
“Exactly. What is that man going to do now?”
At that moment, Dylan’s entire body spun violently around.
He didn’t even understand what had happened.
By the time he came to his senses, he was already lying face-down on the floor.
Sohee had his neck firmly pinned down.
“Ugh! Ghk! Let go of me!”
“Unauthorized entry is not allowed.”
“Unauthorized entry?! I came to see my daughter!”
His face turned red because of the pressure on his neck as he shouted furiously.
Sohee held him down without wavering even slightly despite his struggles.
Then she calmly informed him of what would happen next.
“If you leave now, you won’t have to be dragged away by the Wicheon guards.”
“How dare you! You—do you think I’m just going to let this go after being treated like this? You attacked an innocent character!”
“If that is your position, then we can call the guards.”
Sohee spoke calmly.
“Tell them you were assaulted. I’ll tell them I acted in self-defense.”
“I only pushed you a little!”
“So did I.”
After Sohee became the motel manager, she had gained exactly one special ability.
The physically weak manager had been granted the strength and speed needed to protect the motel.
Although the ability could only be used inside the motel, it was extremely useful for protecting both the building and its guests.
“Let go! Let go! Fine, I won’t go inside, so let me go!”
Sohee slowly removed the hand that had been mercilessly pinning down the back of his neck.
Groaning, Dylan clutched his neck and barely managed to get back onto his feet.
Sohee picked up his cane, which had fallen onto the floor, and handed it back to him.
“Are you all right?”
“H-Have you lost your mind?!”
When Elisha heard Dylan’s booming shouts, her entire body trembled.
Lili had come upstairs a little earlier and told her who had arrived.
Ever since then, Elisha had been peeking outside through the window with only her eyes visible.
Why did he come all the way here?
She covered her ears when she heard Dylan yelling at the top of his lungs.
