When Ga Eun still didn’t get in the car despite Do Jun’s words, Do Jun’s lips moved roughly again.

“You said you wanted World Group.”

When the name World Group was mentioned from Do Jun’s mouth, Ga Eun’s eyes wavered. Unable to resist his threat, she reluctantly got into the seat next to him.

Even after the car started, Do Jun didn’t ask Ga Eun anything. Ga Eun instinctively thought that Do Jun knew she was the one who had orchestrated the incident with Director Lee Yun Mun.

A moment later, the place where the car arrived was an unexpected location.

“Get out.”

At Do Jun’s words, Ga Eun got out of the car in a daze. Do Jun instantly grabbed her hand and interlocked their fingers.

“What are you doing right now?”

As Ga Eun took a step back from Do Jun and tried to pull her hand away, Do Jun revealed his purpose.

“Since you launched an attack, I should provide the defense.”

Ga Eun couldn’t understand the meaning of Do Jun’s words at once. Do Jun entered Shin Oh Department Store holding her hand. Belatedly recognizing Do Jun’s face, the employees hurriedly bowed their heads to him.

Do Jun smiled at Ga Eun with an affectionate face. Then he took her to the women’s clothing section.

“Show us some clothes.”

At Do Jun’s brusque words, the clothing section manager rushed out.

“Shall I show you the new arrivals?”

Do Jun nodded his head instead of answering the manager’s question. While the manager went to select clothes, Do Jun came up close to Ga Eun and hugged her tightly.

Ga Eun’s body froze in place at the sudden skinship.

“It seems World Group doesn’t know that you have me.”

Do Jun’s voice softly enveloped Ga Eun’s ear as if whispering. Only after hearing Do Jun’s words did Ga Eun seem to understand why he had brought her to Shin Oh Department Store.

As soon as Ga Eun returned as team leader, the real culprit was at risk of arrest, so Lee Yun Sook’s people would obviously think Yoon Ga Eun was behind this incident. Do Jun knew that Yoon Ga Eun alone couldn’t yet stand up to Lee Yun Sook.

However, if they knew that he himself was by Ga Eun’s side, they wouldn’t be able to treat her carelessly either.

“How about this design? It’s our best-selling new item.”

Feeling awkward being with Do Jun in the clothing store, Ga Eun wanted to hurry into the fitting room.

“We’ll take that one.”

“Shall I bring it in the lady’s size?”

Before the manager finished explaining, Ga Eun hurriedly entered the fitting room.

The dress that clearly used to fit before now wouldn’t zip up around her stomach. The form-fitting dress seemed to make Ga Eun’s belly look even more exposed.

When Ga Eun, who had gone in to change clothes, didn’t come out for a long time, the manager knocked on the fitting room door from outside.

“Would you like some help?”

Ga Eun changed back into the clothes she had been wearing and acted as naturally as possible.

“I don’t really like it. Please bring me something else.”

The manager brought another outfit with a troubled expression. The next clothes were a semi-formal style. Ga Eun took them and went back into the fitting room. Putting on the jacket covered her slightly protruding belly from before.

Only then did Ga Eun walk out of the fitting room and awkwardly stand in front of Do Jun.

“This doesn’t seem like your usual style.”

Ga Eun played it cool casually.

“What kind of style did I like?”

With a clear expression as if she didn’t remember anything, Ga Eun stared blankly at Do Jun’s face.

“You liked the body-hugging dress the manager recommended earlier.”

Ga Eun knew Do Jun was lying, but she couldn’t make any excuses.

“I wanted to see you in that dress from earlier. Is it difficult?”

Do Jun and Ga Eun had a battle of wills over one dress.

“You know, people’s tastes can change easily. I like this outfit. It’s comfortable.”

Ga Eun pretended to check her figure while looking in the mirror. At Ga Eun’s words, the corners of Do Jun’s mouth rose slightly.

The next place Do Jun led Ga Eun by the hand was the jewelry section.

“Give me what I prepared.”

At Do Jun’s words, the manager took out a necklace with a large diamond from the display case and showed it to Ga Eun.

“Our wedding anniversary has passed.”

Ga Eun was on high alert, trying not to fall into Do Jun’s trap. It wasn’t their wedding anniversary. To be precise, it was their scheduled divorce date. Ga Eun looked at Do Jun’s face as if wanting to see through his inner thoughts.

She couldn’t understand at all why the scheduled divorce date had suddenly become their wedding anniversary.

“Try it on.”

At Do Jun’s words, the manager came up close to put the necklace around Ga Eun’s neck. Ga Eun quickly took a step back.

“It’s okay. I’ll just accept the thought.”

Ga Eun’s firm refusal once again provoked Do Jun’s stubbornness.

“Is this aegyo asking me to put it on you myself?”

Do Jun took the jewelry directly from the manager and pressed his body close to Ga Eun.

“You have to do this much for the articles to say our married couple relationship is affectionate, right?”

At Do Jun’s words, Ga Eun could only stand still in that spot without any resistance.

The reason World Group had disregarded Ga Eun was because they knew that the relationship between Ji Do Jun and Ga Eun as a married couple was not good.

Because she was a daughter-in-law not accepted by Shin Oh Group and a wife not loved by her husband.

When that thought came to her again, Ga Eun felt she needed to show a different side of herself than before. She looked straight into Do Jun’s eyes and smiled brightly.

“It’s so pretty.”

-Click.

The sound of a camera shutter was heard from far away.

Ga Eun, who noticed the camera before Do Jun, smiled brightly at him. Doing her best to look like a wife truly loved by her husband.

Do Jun’s eyes wavered at Ga Eun’s sudden change.

He had never seen her smile so brightly since they got married. Ga Eun came up close to Do Jun and whispered in his ear.

“Looks like a camera is following us.”

Ga Eun linked arms with Do Jun in a completely different attitude than when she entered the jewelry shop.

“I have nothing to give you in return.”

Pretending to consider for just a moment, Ga Eun turned her body to an angle where the camera could see well and kissed Do Jun on the lips.

-Click.

As she expected, the camera was aimed precisely at Ga Eun. Ga Eun felt she knew too well who had put a camera on her without even having to guess.

“You’ve noticed now?”

Do Jun looked relaxed, as if he had known about the camera’s existence long before Ga Eun.

“Not bad.”

Do Jun’s large hand caressed his own lips. Ga Eun’s face flushed for a moment and she avoided Do Jun’s gaze.

“But that’s not enough to exchange for a diamond.”

Do Jun suddenly grabbed Ga Eun’s waist and passionately devoured her lips.

He didn’t care about the attention of the department store employees. In less than half a day, news of Do Jun’s kissing scandal would spread throughout the entire department store.

Ga Eun, who quickly separated herself from Do Jun, stared intently into his eyes.

Just as Ga Eun was about to open her mouth about Do Jun’s attitude, he came up close and moved his lips leisurely.

“Is once not enough?”

At Do Jun’s provocation, Ga Eun stepped back from him and quickly covered her lips with her hand. The corners of Do Jun’s mouth lifted as if finding Ga Eun’s actions cute.

“Let’s go now.”

Do Jun walked holding Ga Eun’s hand with interlocked fingers, just like when they entered the department store. The whispering employees stopped talking and watched as Do Jun and Ga Eun passed by.

As they were passing the cosmetics counter, Do Jun paused for a moment and approached an employee who was talking about him. The employee, belatedly noticing Do Jun’s presence, bowed her head deeply.

“If you’re going to spread rumors that Ji Do Jun is head over heels for his wife, spread them properly.”

Do Jun pinpointed the content of the employees’ gossip and then returned to Ga Eun’s side.

The two maintained the appearance of an affectionate couple until the end as they got into the car together. As soon as the car door closed, Ga Eun shook off Do Jun’s hand that was holding hers.

“Let’s end the acting here.”

Hearing Ga Eun’s cold voice, Do Jun felt a great stubbornness continuing to rise in his heart.

“Now is not the time to push me away, but to use me.”

At Do Jun’s words, Ga Eun’s gaze moved to his lips.

“You must know well too. That you can’t keep your mother-in-law in check on your own.”

Ga Eun wondered if Do Jun knew all of her plans. She couldn’t take her eyes off his face as she tried to regain her senses.

“What if you really use me and then throw me away when I’m no longer needed?”

Ga Eun didn’t want Do Jun to be entangled in her life anymore. Because she had vowed when she started pretending to have lost her memories. To completely forget the man named Ji Do Jun. To throw away all the feelings of love she had for him, leaving nothing behind.

“You don’t need to worry about that. I don’t do anything that would cause me a loss in any way.”

As Do Jun’s seductive gaze lingered on her lips, Ga Eun quickly turned her head to the side. A long silence fell between the two after the car started.

It seemed like the first time she had such a long conversation with the man named Ji Do Jun in their 3 years of marriage. He was always a man who only answered yes or no to questions asked.

If not that, then he ignored her to the point where she couldn’t tell if he was even listening to what she was saying. As memories of the past came to mind, Ga Eun felt a pain as if the end of her heart was burning up.

Just then, Do Jun, who had been keeping his mouth shut, moved his lips again.

“Are you eating the meals Oh Jipsa makes well?”

Do Jun’s gaze turned to Ga Eun’s belly, which was more swollen than before. Ga Eun hurriedly moved her lips, trying to escape his gaze.

“Thanks to you. She’s a person with good cooking skills.”

Ga Eun became curious if Oh Jipsa really hadn’t told Do Jun about her pregnancy.

“By the way, what kind of relationship do you have with Oh Jipsa?”

Waiting for an answer, Ga Eun unknowingly bit her lower lip.