Regardless of breaking up or whatever, her instinct forced her to rush out of the entrance.

Close to midnight. Yeonwoo, occasionally jogging, waved her arm vigorously toward an approaching taxi to overcome the cold.

“Hannam-dong, please!”

Without knowing where he was, she called out his house as soon as she got into the taxi.

Throughout the journey, I don’t know what I was thinking. Nervously biting my lips, I jumped out like a spring when I arrived at my destination.

“Hello! Long time no see.”

As she ran towards the villa entrance, the security guard recognized Yeonwoo and greeted her warmly.

“Oh, yes, hello.”

“Attorney Kwon went in a while ago.”

Luckily, he’s at home. Yeonwoo bowed gratefully and rushed inside the door.

‘Surely he didn’t collapse or anything.’

Today, of all days, my anxious mind cooked and cooked, hurting my spine throughout the slow elevator ride.
Skipping the doorbell and pressing the door lock password abruptly, Junhwi’s house welcomed Yeonwoo with his lingering scent and the solitude of the entrance sensor.

“Attorney!”

Wandering around the empty house, she found Inyoung sitting on the living room sofa. Yeonwoo approached him, pressing her throbbing chest.

“Are you okay? What if you hang up the phone like that! I thought something big happened.”

However, the suited man sat upright, clenched his fist, and didn’t move a muscle.

I came running with concern, but can’t you at least pretend to be glad to see me?

Once again, a murmur towards him erupted.

“You don’t even answer the phone, why worry people?”

Only then did Junhwi slowly raise his head and look at Yeonwoo.

“Ah… Kim Yeonwoo.”

While some were burning inside, this man was calling Yeonwoo’s name with an air of nonchalance.

Tears that were about to fall were swallowed back. Unjust, heartbreaking, and even unpleasant emotions intertwined.

“If you’re in pain, go to the hospital! Call 119.”

It was a time when she was about to snap and scold him.

“By any chance.”

“······.”

“Is this a dream too?”

At the same time, a warm weight poured over Yeonwoo’s back. Unable to move, her feet froze as Junhwi’s sudden embrace immobilized her.

“It’s okay if it’s a dream. Don’t go.”

“······.”

“You won’t wake up from this forever.”

Along with Junhwi’s warm breath behind Yeonwoo’s neck, a sweet scent spread. Somehow… the breath, more sweet than usual, resembled the scent of rich whiskey.

“Attorney, did you drink?”

“Um.”

Giving a vague answer, Junhwi’s face dug deeper into Yeonwoo’s shoulder. His gesture of embracing tightly seemed to be swaying weakly.

“Wait, wait a moment.”

To examine him closely, she had to get out of his embrace. However, pushing and struggling didn’t work; he gave even more strength and embraced Yeonwoo even tighter.

“Attorney, are you drunk? Is this a joke right now?”

No matter how she asked while looking at his head resting on her shoulder, there was no answer. She became more convinced.

Unbelievable. Kwon Junhwi also has days when he’s drunk.

“Oh, Kwon Junhwi!”

“Um. Kim Yeonwoo’s fragrance. Nice.”

He poured another glass and playfully rubbed his cheek against Yeonwoo’s embrace like a dog welcoming its owner. Because of Junhwi, who was taking a deep breath, her shoulder felt itchy.

“Just a moment, a bit, please come out!”

The more Yeonwoo tried to escape, the more his stormy kisses poured down.

Lips touching the forehead, the hair tied into a ponytail, the shoulders, and the nape of the neck—all touched by the lips accompanied by a noisy kissing sound.

What is this, it’s not even a large dog licking!

Despite being quite angry, the body accustomed to Junhwi’s touch became languid due to the warmth pouring out after a long time. Yeonwoo needed to wake up her mind.

She almost burst into laughter despite the serious situation. It was so absurd.
The effort Yeonwoo put into running over in her sleepwear with a heavy heart turned out to be in vain.

It won’t be right if it goes on like this. I should confront him. Yeonwoo changed her mind about just leaving.

“How much did you drink to turn someone who seemed like they would never get drunk in their lifetime like this?”

As his secretary and as his lover, she had never seen Junhwi in a drunken state. Even after attending client entertaining dinners all night, he always went to work on time and even worked overtime.

“Sorry.”

Yeonwoo, giving up on the attempt to leave his embrace, glanced at Junhwi.

“I know you’re sorry, okay? I really thought Attorney did something wrong······.”

“Uh, sorry. Did I? I’m really sorry.”

Is this really Kwon Junhwi, the whining man?

The mixture of aegyo in his nasal voice and the way he half-folded his tongue made it hard to believe even when seen.

······They say that when you drink a lot and get drunk, you become like a dog, but this house’s dog seems different.

Even though the big dog that made people fall apart was annoying and hateful, it somehow looked cute; wasn’t that abnormal?

Maybe the shock from the breakup was too big. Yeonwoo was undoubtedly in critical condition too.

“I did everything wrong. Uh? So don’t go. Don’t leave me.”

“When did I ever leave Attorney······.”

There’s a saying that people speak their true feelings when drunk. Could this be the moment he reveals his sincerity?

Does he really think ‘I’ abandoned him?

As the tightly closed chest became stuffy and began to sway, Yeonwoo cautiously stroked the firm arms hugging her.

“Okay. I won’t leave, so, let go of this.”

“Okay.”

Suddenly, the now dignified Junhwi sat obediently on the sofa as Yeonwoo led him.

“Why did you act like that earlier? Where does it hurt?”

“Uh. My head hurts. And here again.”

He grabbed Yeonwoo’s hand, led her, and placed it on his chest. Perplexed, she looked at him, and he even pulled off an aegyo, wrinkling his eyes and lifting the corners of his mouth.

This man becomes like this when he’s drunk.

Somehow, there was an unexpectedly cute taste from him. Yeonwoo had to bite her lips to hide the desire to smile that kept rising.

Despite knowing better after the breakup, there was a brief moment of thinking, ‘I should have made him drink a lot when we were dating.’

“Now. Do as you please.”

The one who understands Yeonwoo’s complex emotions is a man whose feelings are unpredictable. Suddenly, he took Yeonwoo’s hand and placed it on his cheek.