Office Romance Scandal (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 53

I looked forward to the time spent with him, and I was eager to see the reconciliation he’d promised to show me.

My eyes kept drifting to the clock at the bottom of the monitor. Document once, clock once—each time I switched back and forth, the numbers hadn’t changed, so I just kept looking.

Time flowed calmly onward, and with my fluttering heart finally settled, I turned off my computer.

Though I was leaving later than the official quitting time, it was still earlier than I’d expected. If I could stay focused, I’d gain more time with him—this thought alone pushed me to concentrate with everything I had.

[I’ll be leaving soon.]

Even though no one was watching, I secretly glanced around before sending him a text. The moment I hit send, the unread indicator vanished.

[Walk straight from in front of your office toward the subway station. I’ll pick you up somewhere along the way.]

He’d mentioned having something prepared and had already left the office ahead of me. Hearing he’d already arrived, my heart started fluttering wildly. My pace through the lobby kept quickening.

Now, all that was left was to run straight to him.

On my way toward the subway station, a familiar car pulled up beside me. The window rolled down, and seeing his face through the opening, Hae Jin broke into a bright smile.

Only after getting into the car did I finally feel cut off from the outside world. It was just the two of us—such a strange, intimate sensation.

“You finished early?”

“So we can spend more time together.”

My inner thoughts slipped out before I even realized it. Though I tried to take them back, he’d already heard them.

Unable to take it back, I became hyper-aware of his reaction—but Tae Hong gave none at all.

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