132 THE FIRST DANCE

YVO hurried to the royal palace as soon as he got off the carriage.

He had to leave Gypsy earlier because he couldn't really go against the emperor in the royal palace at the moment.

Moreover, his noonim said she wanted to talk to His Majesty.

[I hope nothing goes wrong, though.]

His thoughts were interrupted when, all of a sudden, a familiar figure ran out of the royal palace.

Yvo's eyes went wide a little. "Noonim?"

Gypsy stopped running when she heard his voice, then she turned to him. She looked surprised yet delighted to see him. "Yvo-ya…"

Oh.

His noonim's eyes were red.

He was pretty sure that she cried.

Seeing Gypsy in that pitiful state enraged him. He went past her, ready to storm into the royal palace. However, his noonim grabbed him by the arm.

"Where are you going, Yvo?"

"To the people who made you cry, Noonim," Yvo growled lowly. "I'll make them pay."