The protagonist, having gotten up early in the morning, had received skin care treatment and prepared to go to the department store.

This was because she had heard Nok Hyun’s schedule from his secretary, Min Kyu.

Unable to go to Nok Hyun’s company due to the prohibition on entry, and he wouldn’t meet her otherwise, she had to see him this way.

Relying solely on Shim Yoo Ran, she didn’t know whether she would lose Nok Hyun again.

The protagonist and Nok Hyun had been longtime friends.

Their relationship was prolonged by her persistent unrequited love.

It wouldn’t have lasted this long if Shim Min Kyu hadn’t been involved.

The protagonist, from the moment she first saw him, had no doubt that Nok Hyun was her match.

That was why, despite seeing numerous models and actors, she felt nothing.

When she heard the news of Nok Hyun’s marriage, it felt like the sky was falling.

She cancelled all her schedules and wept for days.

Feeling like she would die like this, there was a time when she sought out Nok Hyun and confronted him.

‘Have I ever given you any room?’

Nok Hyun had said so with an expressionless face.

Then, the protagonist realized. It had been a onesided feeling.

Most men had a crush on the protagonist.

They fell for her even with just a slight flirtation. Whether they had a girlfriend or a wife.

The protagonist had vaguely believed that Nok Hyun would do the same, which was the cause of her downfall.

Nok Hyun got married to a woman no better than me. After that, the protagonist met several men, but there was no man like Nok Hyun.

Then, good news came. The news was that Nok Hyun’s wife had died.

Finally, my opportunity has come!

She thought, but it was only for a moment. It wasn’t some crazy drama, a person thought dead had come back to life.

Hearing that the woman was mentally unstable due to the aftereffects of the accident, the protagonist regained her spirit.

This time, the protagonist decided to throw away all her pride and go allin for Nok Hyun.

In fact, it was easier to seduce a married person than a single person.

The protagonist booked the cocktail bar she frequents and wore a dress with a deeply open back.

“No, maybe I should look more intellectual.”
The protagonist took off the dress and put on a suit.

“I don’t like it. Is there anything else?”
After rummaging through the dressing room for a while, the protagonist decided on the outfit she had first worn.

“Just buy a suit at the department store, whatever.”

Tae In arrived at the department store earlier than the agreed time.

It was because she was kicked out of the Do Won restaurant sooner than expected.

Once upon a time, they were friends who hung out avoiding their parents’ eyes in the neighborhood.

This time, no matter how they appeared, she had vowed to speak calmly, but again she was swept away by emotion.

She had felt a lot after coming back from the brink of death.

When she was at Tae Gang, she was a director, an executive director. But after leaving there, she was nothing more than a pauper. If she had to find an appropriate term, a temporary wife of a chaebol’s second son?

To return to my original position, I needed the strength to overcome my family, and I needed someone to be on my side.

So I went, but it seemed like I just childishly fought and came back.

Tae In shook off her thoughts and entered the HK Department Store. The inside of the department store was quiet, proving that the rumor of declining sales was not a lie.

Tae In quickly scanned the store while staring blankly at the hanging banners that were hung up like portraits.

Near the HK Department Store, there was a department store and a large shopping mall.

The nearby J Department Store had an upscale shop that was only in two locations nationwide, and the large shopping mall had facilities for family visitors.

The HK Department Store neither had a luxury store that customers would line up to buy from nor any facilities for customers of various ages.

Tae In, who was about to enter the store, hesitated. Seeing her pitiful reflection in the window stopped her in her tracks.

The black hat pulled down over her face, the checkered shirt, and the loose jeans.

It wasn’t her place to criticize Jeong Ikyung’s clothes, she thought.

Tae In always paid attention to her outfit when she was going to work or when she had important matters.

The outfit she had chosen to wear for the executive inauguration ceremony was also one she had selected with great care over several days.

However, she couldn’t wear it because of an accident.

Tae In checked the time on her phone and entered the store.

She thought she would kill some time by looking around.

She was curious why the staff wasn’t serving customers, but she soon found out why.

All the employees were floundering around one person.

A woman in a winecolored dress was sitting on a sofa, choosing clothes.

One staff member was helping the woman put on shoes, another was serving a drink, and the other two were eagerly presenting clothes.