He couldn’t tell if it was a good sign or a bad one.

But for now, he placed the 21st letter in the mailbox.

Then, an indescribable emotion surged within him.

“…I miss you.”

The heart that had endured with superhuman patience crumbled at the simple words “I miss you.”
He couldn’t dry up his despondent heart.

Kwon Yool looked up at Seo Yeon’s darkened home and thought,

“I just want to see her once, even from a distance.”

Like a person possessed, he moved without thinking.

He couldn’t tell why he did it.

Was it because of the vanished letters, or because he felt like his tightly held emotions were about to burst?

With an uncontrollable heart, Kwon Yool headed to Seo Yeon’s workplace.

As the familiar building came into view, his heart throbbed violently as if he had come face to face with her.

At that moment, the collision of feelings overwhelmed him—satisfaction that he had come this far and curiosity about whether she had finished work.
As if applying the brakes to his car, Kwon Yool’s vehicle stopped at the traffic signal.

To enter her company’s parking lot, he needed to make a left turn, while heading home required going straight.

When the green traffic signal flashed, Kwon Yool promptly moved into the left-turn lane without hesitation.

Then, as if gliding, he entered Seo Yeon’s company parking lot.

“Huh? Uhm!”

Kwon Yool was taken aback by the scene unfolding before him.

It was well past midnight.

A man was blocking the driver’s seat and staring at Seo Yeon as if he intended to devour her.

In an instant, Kwon Yool’s expression changed.

Without checking his surroundings, he hastily parked the car.

With a loud noise, the car came to a halt, and without even closing the door, he jumped out of the car.
“Seo Yeon!”

Kwon Yool, who had flown like the wind, still enveloped Seo Yeon.

He could feel Seo Yeon’s rigid, trembling shoulders against him.

“Are you okay, Seo Yeon?”

“…Yool-ssi.”

Seo Yeon’s trembling hand tightly gripped Kwon Yool’s waist.

“What do you want?”

Kwon Yool asked as he separated the man in question from Seo Yeon.

With a height of over 190cm and a physique honed through exercise, an indomitable aura emanated from him.

There was no need for violent actions.

As Kwon Yool approached with a fierce demeanor, the man hesitated and stepped back.

“Who are you?”

The quiet and gentle Kwon Yool had disappeared, replaced by a consuming rage that seemed ready to devour everything.
“I, uh, have a request to make to Director Hwang.”

At the man’s request, Kwon Yool’s gaze became even more piercing.

“What kind of request is it? At this late hour, in an empty parking lot.”

“Please show leniency in the lawsuit…”

In response to the man’s disheartened voice, Kwon Yool burst into ironic laughter.

Just a little while ago, he had been eyeing Seo Yeon as if he were going to devour her, and now he had changed as if he had flipped his hand behind his back.

“Are you asking for a favor after blocking my way so I couldn’t even get in my car?”

There was nothing more to say.

Reporting to the police right away was the cleanest option.

If Seo Yeon was trembling in fear, there was no doubt that he had felt threatened.
“You should go to the police for that.”

“…Well, it’s not that. It’s about my younger sister.”

As the man’s feeble excuse began, Kwon Yool couldn’t take it anymore.

Waiting determinedly for Seo Yeon to come out, and then ignoring her instructions to come back tomorrow, and even blocking her way.

What if he hadn’t come? What could have happened?

If that man had threatened Seo Yeon to press charges against him.

Just the thought of it made Kwon Yool’s blood run cold, even in the simplest assumption.

“Is this how a desperate person behaves? There’s nothing more to say.”

As Kwon Yool took out his phone, the man clung to him as if begging.
“I, I won’t come again. I won’t contact you either.”

Kwon Yool lightly brushed aside the man’s hand.

“My younger sister is in the middle of a trial, and if I’m called in by the police… our parents will be shocked.”

No matter how much he pleaded, it was in vain.

Right now, Seo Yeon was more important than anyone else.

“I let my emotions get ahead of me… It was a mistake. I’m truly sorry, Director.”

Seo Yeon, seemingly in shock, leaned on Kwon Yool without saying a word.

“I felt so helpless when it came to claiming compensation for the damages.”
Kwon Yool cut off the suspect’s lengthy explanation.

“Do you even realize the extent of the damage caused by the design leak?”

Even with just a rough estimate that Seo Yeon had heard, it was substantial, but the man seemed to only care about his own situation.

Further argument was futile.

“Let’s discuss this in detail at the police station.”

Kwon Yool wrapped his arm around Seo Yeon’s shoulder and pressed the 112 button.

That’s when it happened.

“Yool, please.”

Seo Yeon, struggling to catch her breath, called his name.

“Are you uncomfortable? Do you want to rest in the car?”

His worried eyes asked.

“Just take me home.”

Incredulous, Kwon Yool inquired, “You want to go home?”
Seo Yeon slowly nodded her head.

“There’s CCTV footage in the parking lot, and Mr. Yool also witnessed it.”

She spoke calmly, but her hands were still trembling.

“Please don’t come here again. If you don’t, I won’t report today’s incident.”

Seo Yeon firmly held onto Kwon Yool’s waist as she spoke with determination.

“I clearly suggested that we arrange a formal meeting during the day. I even told you to come tomorrow.”

What you didn’t listen to.

Seo Yeon wanted to emphasize that point.

“The only leniency I can offer is not reporting to the police right now. So…”

Swallowing her dry throat, Seo Yeon spoke with effort.
“Please don’t behave like this in the future, even if you think of your parents.”

Upon Seo Yeon’s words, the man continuously lowered his head.

“Seo Yeon, are you really okay?”

Kwon Yool, feeling uneasy about sending him away like this, asked again.

“I want to… go home.”

Tears welled up in Seo Yeon’s eyes for a moment.

He couldn’t make Seo Yeon suffer any longer.

For the sake of caution, Kwon Yool took a photo of the man’s ID and obtained his contact information.

He made it clear that he wouldn’t stay quiet if the man threatened Seo Yeon again.

The commotion that occurred in the middle of the night was thus concluded.

Seo Yeon couldn’t relax her guard until the man had completely disappeared.

“Now, he’s gone.”
Kwon Yool checked behind several times and said, “Are you okay?”

His long fingers gently tidied up Seo Yeon’s disheveled bangs.

Even in the moment of relief, as the urgent situation was sorted out, both of them recalled their current state.
After waiting and suddenly being found in the company parking lot, they had to offer some explanation.

“I’m sorry for coming like this out of the blue,” Kwon Yool said.

His black pupils gazed at Seo Yeon intensely.

“I should have waited. I couldn’t keep the promise.”

“…….”

“I just missed you so much, Seo Yeon… I couldn’t bear it anymore.”

He was about to start explaining that he had come to see her for a moment.

But Seo Yeon’s eyes, which had been quivering slightly, shook violently.

“I, I…”

Seo Yeon couldn’t easily continue her words, leaving Kwon Yool at a loss.

“I’m sorry for hurting you. It’s all my fault.”

Her large pupils, as if on the verge of pouring, looked up at Kwon Yool.
“Seo Yeon… I missed you so much.”

Seo Yeon’s words, expressing how much she missed him, were hard to believe.

However, even for a moment, Kwon Yool didn’t want to let go again. He hugged Seo Yeon tightly as if to convey that.