Tap-tap. Outside the window, the rain was falling loudly.

Among the noise of people filling six round tables, Chaewon and Lona looked at each other, lips sealed.

“I would have liked to join you for a drink, but as you know, I have a baby in my belly.”

Lona gently touched her belly, and Chaewon smiled slightly.

What would Heeju have felt if she saw this?

Shameless and brazen Lona would have continued to provoke, and the soft-hearted Heeju would have trembled and cried.

However, Gorona’s actions could not stimulate Chaewon as she wished.

Because the woman before you is not Kim Heeju.

“Lona, I’m curious about your fiancé.”

When Chaewon spoke in a soft voice, Lona laughed, looking down.

“My man? He’s close by. Very close.”

“Is that so? Then tell him to come over.”

“No, I prefer talking with you and Heeju right now.”

“Okay. But is your fiancé causing you a lot of trouble? Or has he been under a lot of stress lately?”

Lona, who was smiling, suddenly looked startled.

“Me? No, not at all.”

“Here.”

Chaewon intently stared at Lona’s face, pointing to the side of her own nose.

“I noticed a pimple. They’re often related to stress.”

Touching the side of her nose and feeling a different texture, Lona laughed awkwardly.

“That’s because of the wedding preparations. It’s tough, especially with a baby and all these arrangements.”

“Just leave it to your fiancé. At times like this, men should take care of everything.”

Lona glanced at Jaemin, who was asleep with his forehead on the next table.

Although upset by various thoughts, she tried not to show it and poured water into her cup.

She thought that today’s meeting must have been arranged by Kim Heeju, making the soft-hearted Jaemin this way.

After cooling her anger with a sip of water, Lona straightened up and looked at Chaewon.

“Don’t worry about me. I’m doing well. I’m more concerned about Heeju.”

“My divorce?”

“Yes. Jaemin is trying hard to change your mind.”

“Oh.”

“You’ve changed a lot, but it won’t be easy… Shall I help? As you know, Jaemin and I are very close. We’ve been inseparable since high school.”

“But marital matters should be resolved between spouses. I’m handling it, so don’t worry, Lona.”

So the friend who knows him so well didn’t know his heart was wandering?

Lona scoffed internally.

“To be honest, Heeju. Even though I’m Jaemin’s close friend, as a woman, I recommend you just get a divorce.”

“Why?”

“It’s pathetic, isn’t it? Clinging to a man who doesn’t want you. It looks bad and painful for a fellow woman to see.”

Pleased with herself for landing a blow under the guise of concern, Lona was about to drink when she caught Chaewon’s voice.

“Yes, but. He doesn’t seem to dislike it.”

“Excuse me?”

“He contacts me all day long, to the point of being annoying. Want to see?”

Chaewon pulled out her phone and showed the messages from Jaemin.

Skeptical at first, Lona’s eyes widened as she read the texts.

Despite the lack of response from Kim Heeju, he kept initiating conversation, laughing heartily at her brief replies.

Stiff and incredulous, Lona remained stunned as Chaewon took back her phone.

“I’m right, aren’t I?”

“…….”
“It seems that spending some time apart made him realize he still loves me.”

Lona was speechless, struggling to respond naturally. Instead of Kim Heeju shaking things up, it seemed No Jaemin was actually the one stirring Heeju’s emotions. Overwhelmed by a sense of betrayal, Lona couldn’t make any gesture except for trembling hands under the table.

Watching her shock, Chaewon noticed a familiar figure outside the window and grabbed her bag.

“Ah, I’m tired. I have an appointment with a friend, so I’ll be going now.”

Lona looked up, startled, at the mention of a friend.

“A friend?”

“Yes.”

Lona looked back and forth between the sprawled Jaemin and Chaewon, confused.

Leaving her much-desired husband for a friend seemed incomprehensible.

“Are you here?”

A tall man entered the café.

Chaewon stood up, and a perplexed Lona turned around.

A tall, handsome man with a neat appearance was looking at Chaewon.

So she’s leaving her husband for this man?

As Lona pondered the absurdity, she laughed sarcastically and said, “Heeju, you said earlier he was just a friend?”

After exchanging greetings with Yu Gun, Chaewon turned to Lona’s voice.

“Yes.”

Lona’s lips curled up in satisfaction, believing she had caught something.

“I don’t believe in male-female friendships. Just tell me, Heeju.”

Chaewon tilted her head slightly.

“Aren’t the two of you friends?”

“Me?”

“Jaemin and Lona, you’re both friends, right?”

Lona was flustered by the unexpected point, fumbling for words.

“I’ve never been apart from him, he’s such a close friend. So please take him home, Lona. I have something else to discuss with my friend.”

With that, Chaewon left.

Lona was left alone, watching Yu Gun’s unreadable gaze follow Chaewon, who was now walking away with another man.

“Jaemin! Jaemin!”

Lona thought Jaemin should see this.

Frantically, she shook him awake.