Chapter 84 - The Villain They Wanted Suk Bin to Become

Lee Yeong did not answer immediately when Yeon Joo suggested that the maid outside the bathing pavilion might have been waiting for Seon Jeo to leave rather than trying to overhear the discussion about Lee Hyeom. He remained beside the low table with one hand resting against the polished wood, but the irritation he had carried since leaving the hot spring gradually settled into something far more controlled. Yeon Joo recognised that expression. It was the same one he wore whenever Minister Han placed suspicious records in front of him or Seon Jeo returned with information that did not fit the official version of events.