The son of the Sekka household.

23

"It's just the effect of aphrodisiacs."

Huh?

'Did I hear correctly?'

Cale questioned his ears.  Did Clopeh say it was 'just' an aphrodisiac effect?

"Clopeh, didn't I tell you not to take things like this lightly?"

Clopeh bit his lips unable to answer for a few seconds.

"This body has never been exposed to aphrodisiacs, that's why their effects are rather strong. If it was on my old body, it shouldn't have any problem..."

Cale moved his hand slowly, holding Clopeh's cheek.

"Is this one of the reasons why you don't like eating with other people? Where were you before you came here?"

Clopeh loved Cale's cold hand on his cheek.

"I'm from a small tea party and the ones picked up are the wives of aged nobles... It seems they are nobles who want to marry their daughter to you..."

Clopeh held the cold hand that was on his cheek.

"That's no reason why I don't like eating in public."

Cale pulled Clopeh up from his chair and made him sit on the bed.

Cale sat down to the side afterward.

'Buk!'

Clopeh recalled a time when he was beaten for no apparent reason while eating.

'Are you trying to seduce everyone here with that way of eating!?'

Cale hugged Clopeh who seemed to be recalling bad memories.

"No need to tell me if you can't."

Clopeh felt something warm in his heart hearing that.

"Well, a lot of people hit me when I eat with them because they think I'm flirting with them... They probably think I did a blow job while I was eating..."

Cale hugged Clopeh even tighter.

"That's disgusting. How can you eat if you don't open your mouth?"

Clopeh's breathing grew heavier.  His body actually felt like he had a high fever.

"Clopeh, I am your husband, I can help you."

Clopeh shook his head at that.

"It's scary to do it under the influence of aphrodisiacs..."

Cale could feel Clopeh's body shiver.

"Okay. Then you need to sleep."

Cale lay down with Clopeh and continued to hug him.

"I'll be right here protecting you. So don't worry."

Hearing that, Clopeh closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Cale's veins showed as he held back his anger.

How often did Han Yong In have aphrodisiacs in his food to make him freak out like this!?

Even if Han Yong In wasn't his wife at the time, he was a close friend of Kim Rok Soo and Kim Rok Soo valued him more than any other member of Team 1.

When he couldn't cry at the funeral of the former 1st team...

Han Yong In hid behind the wall, crying for all of them.

No one cried over the funeral of Lee Soo Hyuk and Choi Jung Soo because they had no family just like Kim Rok Soo.