Post-traumatic stress disorder.

Hae Yeon read it over and over again, wondering if she had seen it wrong, but the printed words did not change.

Let’s quickly read the information in more detail. It described a situation where on the first day she drove herself after the car accident, the car made a sudden stop shortly after starting, and a local resident who happened to discover it called an ambulance. Fortunately, it was explained that there was no damage because it was a quiet neighborhood.

“This is…”

Hae Yeon couldn’t help but react this way. Because she had never felt any strange reactions in her body or fear of holding the steering wheel while driving.

‘If you lose your memory, does PTSD also disappear?’

After pondering for a moment, Hae Yeon shook her head. This was something she had to ask the doctor. Hae Yeon calmed her mind and read the documents again. The following content might be boring for someone irrelevant to read.

The time Do Ha spent in the intensive care unit, the process of recovering from injuries, the period of her nursing, etc. During those few months, most of the content was related to the hospital, except for the occasional meetings with people from Do Ha’s main family.

Rustle.

Although the words were similar and she could have skipped through them, Hae Yeon read each and every letter preciously, more important than anything else in the world.

When Do Ha’s physical condition written on the paper worsened, Hae Yeon’s complexion also darkened, and when his condition improved, her complexion also brightened. However, Hae Yeon’s face gradually sank.

What was frustrating was that she couldn’t remember anything while reading this content.

Hae Yeon read calmly. In the part where his family asked her about the responsibility for the accident, even though she had no memory, she bowed her head like a sinner, and in the part where Do Hee regularly visited the hospital, she was engulfed in deep guilt.

Above all, the fact that Do Ha’s condition was serious was the source that made Hae Yeon’s face the darkest.

“……”

Hae Yeon, who was slowly reading without saying a word, felt something bothering her. At first, it was really trivial.

How did Yoon Ho’s side find this out? In the part that was expected to be confirmed from the CCTV in front of the house, it was written that she was in the car for about 5 minutes and eventually failed to drive.

After the traffic accident, the visitation period was short because Do Ha’s condition was critical, and she went home to manage the empty house and moved to the hospital when she had time. It was a common explanation.

Hae Yeon scratched her forehead. What she had just read was a common case. It was not a special thing that could occur as an aftereffect of an accident. But the problem was not that part. A certain action that she had always tried before taking a taxi to go to the hospital. What was scratching her nerves like this right now was that very part.

It was a behavior that was repeated every day without fail.

Even though she couldn’t drive due to post-traumatic disorder, the Min Hae Yeon in the writing wistfully got into her car that she couldn’t even start every day and repeated the boarding. Moreover, as if she had a seizure, she wasted dozens of minutes in the car at first, and as the days went by, she reduced that time.

At first, the difference in numbers was not large. It was written so densely that it was hardly noticeable that the time spent in the car had been reduced, but at some point, a newly discovered sentence.

She had finally overcome the trauma.

Swish.

Hae Yeon stroked the sentence containing her own actions that she had eventually accomplished with her finger. There was no way to know now that she had lost her memory for what reason and with what will she had exerted such strength. But it was possible to guess.

− I don’t know why you lost your memory, but a lot of time and things have happened since that incident.

Finally, Hae Yeon could fully understand the meaning of what Yoon Ho had said.

“…Let’s move.”

She must have finally driven the car after dozens of attempts only for Do Ha’s sake. She must have been alert and attentive while nursing and waiting for her husband’s recovery, and when he finally woke up, she must have wholeheartedly helped him with his rehabilitation training.

As Yoon Ho said, Hae Yeon gave her own answer to the question of how she had changed over a long period of time after the car accident.

Min Hae Yeon, who had lost the memory of that time, had no right to criticize her past self.

“Drawing conclusions should be done only after regaining all the memories.”

Hae Yeon made up her mind to sincerely thank Yoon Ho again the next time they met and resolutely dismissed the current situation. On the spacious bed, Hae Yeon finished reading the remaining documents.

“Hm?”

Hae Yeon, who had been reading without missing a single word until the end, felt a question rising. As Yoon Ho had said it was incomplete, there were missing parts in the middle of the data, and that was understandable.

What Hae Yeon was puzzled about now was the reason she lost her memory. Of course, she thought it had evaporated as an aftereffect of the accident. However, after reading all the data, she felt like something was not being tied up and kept getting tangled.

Why was it at that time?

She had overcome the trauma and Do Ha was smoothly undergoing rehabilitation training, but she suddenly lost her memory.

“…No, it’s strange.”

There is no law that says it should never happen. But even if she tried to make excuses like that, she felt something was lacking.

Above all, although she couldn’t be certain, why did Do Ha strive to hide the fact that she lost her memory at the point when she had overcome the accident? Hae Yeon thought about the reason she lost her memory at that point.

Was Chairman Yoon the cause?

“I guess Yoon Ho will have to find out the rest of the story to know this.”

Of course, she was not going to just wait idly until Yoon Ho investigated. Hae Yeon, who had made up her mind again, prepared to sleep alone because Do Ha was on a business trip.

As soon as she lay on the bed, her body felt languid. Perhaps it was because she had realized many facts at once and was tired. Somehow, it felt like she would fall into a deeper sleep than usual today.

* * *

Two days later.

Hae Yeon, who had spent a cozy weekend with Do Ha who had returned from his business trip, faced the dreaded Monday that every office worker hates.

“Here.”

“Thank you.”

Hae Yeon carefully checked the documents she received from Sales Team 2 while walking. Confirmation was essential because even one wrong number could lead to a big loss. After checking meticulously, Hae Yeon opened the door to the Management Support Team and headed to the innermost table.

“Deputy Manager Kim. Here are the requested documents.”

When Hae Yeon spoke, Deputy Manager Kim Hyun Woo glanced at her.

“Leave it there.”

“Yes.”

So Jung, who had returned to her seat, told Hae Yeon that she had done a good job. As she was about to continue her work, she heard an irritable voice from the back. It was the sound of Manager Choi Jung Hyun urging Deputy Manager Kim Hyun Woo.

“The numbers are wrong.”

“That can’t be. It’s what Min Hae Yeon brought from printing.”

“Check it.”

“Yes.”

Hae Yeon, who heard her name being mentioned in the conversation from behind, felt anxious when Deputy Manager Kim Hyun Woo approached.

“Min Hae Yeon.”

Hae Yeon quickly got up from her seat. Deputy Manager Kim Hyun Woo looked at the documents she had just handed over and subtly scolded her.

“This is correct from Sales Team 2, right?”

“Yes. What’s the matter?”

“It’s different from the file. You’re still a newbie, so it’s okay to make mistakes like this, but please be more careful in the future.”

Hae Yeon’s eyes widened in surprise. She had meticulously checked before handing over the documents to Deputy Manager Kim. She had compared the documents while checking the data on the small screen of her cell phone, but they were different.

“I’m sorry.”

It was an unfair situation, but it was useless to make excuses at times like this. Moreover, Deputy Manager Kim’s way of speaking implied that even if Hae Yeon tried to refute, she would only become a junior who doesn’t acknowledge the generous heart of a superior.

“It’s natural for newbies to make mistakes.”

Manager Choi Jung Hyun intervened, worried that Hae Yeon might feel embarrassed for nothing.

“It’s okay. We can just print it again. Please take care of it one more time, Min Hae Yeon.”

“…Yes.”

However, Manager Choi’s words were also based on the premise of her own mistake, so Hae Yeon returned to her seat with a dejected face.

“I saw you check it when you went to Team 2… Hae Yeon, are you okay?”

“Yes, I’m fine.”

Only So Jung seemed to understand her feelings and spoke to her. Hae Yeon found comfort in her words and compared the data on the monitor with the documents again.

‘Huh? It’s correct.’

It was strange. Upon re-checking, it matched the documents given by Sales Team 2. When she felt uneasy, Deputy Manager Kim Hyun Woo approached again.

“Min Hae Yeon. I’m sorry, but it seems like you’ll have to go to Team 2 again.”

Hae Yeon thought she could just print out the part where the numbers had changed, but at Deputy Manager Kim’s request, she ended up visiting the sales team, remembering the non-mistake from earlier.

“You want it again?”

It was the reaction of a Team 2 employee. When she asked them to print out the documents she had just received again, the employee made a puzzled expression. It was understandable for them to react this way, so Hae Yeon added an apology.

“What’s going on?”

While talking to the female employee, the Team 2 leader suddenly intervened between Hae Yeon and her, as if he had been listening from somewhere.

“It’s the Management Support Team asking for the requested documents again.”

“What?”

Hae Yeon stood there uncomfortably in a difficult situation. The documents were a whopping 40 pages, and most of them were filled densely front and back, so it would take a long time to finish copying all that content.

“What’s your name?”

Hae Yeon bowed her head to Shin Kyu Sik, the leader of Team 2, and somehow felt a strange feeling.

“Min Hae Yeon from the Management Support Team.”

“Min Hae Yeon. Don’t you see how busy our team is? This machine is not exclusively for the Management Support Team.”

“I apologize.”

Although she didn’t understand why this matter required the involvement of a team leader-level person, Hae Yeon only apologized again.

“Son Mi Young.”

“Yes, Team Leader.”

“Don’t print it for her.”

“What?”

The employee named Son Mi Young asked in surprise, but when Team Leader Shin frowned, she shrank her neck.

“If she wants it, tell her to print it herself.”

“Ah…”

The atmosphere in Team 2 froze in an instant at the conversation between the two. At that moment, someone entered from outside. It was an employee from the Management Support Team.

“Min Hae Yeon, are you printing out the documents that Deputy Manager Kim asked you to bring?”

“Well, about that…”

When Hae Yeon smiled awkwardly, the employee from the Management Support Team, who finally sensed the silent atmosphere, entered Team 2.

“Can we use the copier for a bit?”

At his question, Team Leader Shin said a few words unlike when Hae Yeon had requested earlier and gave his consent.

“Ahem, I’ll allow it just this once. Don’t ask two or three times from now on.”

“Yes, I understand.”

“I understand, Team Leader.”

Although it was a strange logic, Hae Yeon apologized together with the employee and left Team 2. As they were heading back to their original office, the employee hinted to Hae Yeon.

“Just think of it as bad luck, Hae Yeon. Team Leader Shin is known for being notorious in this regard.”

The employee’s consolation was understandable, but Hae Yeon kept recalling what someone had said in the past.

− Since I’m giving you a chance, you should take it well.

Hae Yeon stopped walking.

‘No way. Could this incident be…’