Dopamine Addiction

He never wished for some huge stroke of luck. At most, he wanted the kind of windfall that would let him win first prize in the lottery and spend his days eating and doing nothing.

That really wasn’t too greedy. It was the dream every office worker has.

And yet the lottery ticket he was waiting on never hit, while some insane man showed up instead.

And of all the insane men, he was the kindest one.

***

“Why are you here?”

“Why else? You ran away, so I came to catch you.”

His low voice seemed to seep into her skin rather than her ears. Hee-joo stared at him in stunned silence, unable to find words.

Liam narrowed his eyes and smiled.

“Let me warn you: don’t run away from me again. Once someone runs, I get the urge to chase.”