— You...

— You can't go on like this.

— It's not good for you or for me.

— Obsessive jealousy is bad, you know.

— That’s why...

— Ji-ho... this has to stop.

—

Silence.

—

— You can’t react like this all the time.

—

Kang Ji-ho didn’t answer.

—

She just looked at him.

—

— If you can’t stay...

— Then stay away from me.

—

Seo Hyun frowned.

— What?

— You’re saying that now.

—

— If you can’t stay... stay away.

That sentence.

It hurt Seo Hyun more than she expected.

— That’s not fair, you know.

— Kang Ji-ho...

— Nothing with you is.

— 

First he keeps me with him, and now he wants me to go away.

This is so unfair. I thought I could change.

Seo Hyun thought.

—

Silence.

— 

Kang Ji-ho took a step back.

— 

— But I can’t do it any other way.

— 

Seo Hyun sighed.

She stared at him.

— You know, if you can’t, you can learn.

— How can you change who you are?

— No one learns anything unless they study it or learn it from someone else.

— So don’t rush it; take your time.

And she moved closer to Kang Ji-ho.

And she caressed his face.

— So you can.

— 

Kang Ji-ho looked at him.

— 

— I’m trying.

—

End of Chapter 18: 

"I don’t want to hurt you, but...

I don’t want to lose you either."