Acts We Shouldn't Do (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 111

It started right then. Thump-thump, thump-thump—it was as if her heart, beating faster and faster, had migrated right up to her ears. Overwhelmed by the sound of her own heartbeat, Jae In’s chest began to rise and fall in short, shallow breaths.

Tae Seo raised one eyebrow slightly at her, who could only blink blankly in response.

“Could it be you’re against marriage?”

“No, not exactly. Like you, Tae Seo, I’ve never really considered marriage while living my life. Since it’s my first time dating… I guess I always treated it as a word that had nothing to do with me.”

“Another thing we have in common.”

Tae Seo grinned and picked up his share of the scone.

“Truth is, I used to be firmly against marriage.”

“Hmm…”

Well, after having witnessed his parents’ marriage firsthand, it made perfect sense he’d be skeptical about it. Jae In, fully understanding his feelings, gave a small nod.

“But…”

Tae Seo hesitated for a moment, then let out a soft sigh as if resigned.

“Ever since meeting you, Jae In, I’ve caught myself thinking about it without even realizing. Wondering what it’d be like if we just kept living together like this. I started regretting all the days we couldn’t spend together. I began wanting more time with you—more than all the time we’d missed—and even found myself wanting to see you grow old.”

“…”

“I wanted only me to see that version of you. I’d been wondering how to make that happen… Then Executive Director Jang told me that’s exactly why humanity created marriage—because people like me spent so long wrestling with these thoughts.”

“Hmm…”

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