Donghun narrowed his forehead and stepped outside the restaurant.

Not long after finishing the meal, Chunho’s secretary arrived.

It seemed suspicious that Chunho kept checking his phone intermittently, and it was frightening when the secretary arrived, causing Chunho to stand up from his seat.

That alone made Donghun feel uneasy.

However, after seeing Chunho off and heading to the restroom, he encountered a familiar face.

Although the other person seemed to pass by without noticing him, Donghun could recognize the person in a brief moment.

It was the owner of TK Group.

The report he heard from the secretary came to mind once again.

“It doesn’t seem like something to take lightly….”

Ha, is Su Yeon okay?

Sighing at the uncontrollable worry, Donghun headed towards the direction where his parked car was.

There was nothing he could solve by staying here.

He couldn’t confirm who the TK Group owner was meeting, and he couldn’t ask her what she was doing while waiting for her.

‘I should tell her to investigate in detail when I go to work tomorrow.’

As Donghun narrowed his forehead and was about to get into the car that had just arrived, he suddenly felt a movement from someone not far away.

He instinctively raised his head.

A tall silhouette was leaning against a luxury sedan parked diagonally nearby.

Donghun moved his lips instinctively.

“…… Mr. Seo Inho?”

⭐️⭐️⭐️

Inho faced Donghun with an unfriendly expression.

He had walked all the way from the restaurant to the secluded walking path near there at Inho’s suggestion, wondering why Inho had come all the way here now.

“What’s the matter?”

“That’s the question I want to ask. Why are you here, Mr. Seo Inho?”

Inho narrowed his forehead.

The question didn’t seem pleasant.

“It’s difficult to understand your question. Is it a problem that I’m here?”

“Oh, so what I mean is….”

Only then did Donghun show a bewildered expression.

There was no ill intent.

It seemed that even Inho, who had waited for a long time, was a bit uncomfortable.

Without any malice, Inho silently waited.

Because he was Su Yeon’s acquaintance, it was from a consideration for Su Yeon rather than a man that he waited.

“I saw TK Group’s Madam just before leaving. It’s not the Madam, but I recognized her. She came here to have a meal. Is that an answer to your question?”

Inho took a short breath.

Donghun’s words about Yeongseon were meaningful in some way.

He pondered on the meaning for a moment but soon maintained a poker face and responded coldly.

“If you saw her, then the reason for me being here is explained. I came to have a meal with my mother. Does that answer your question?”

Trying not to contain any unnecessary emotions, he spat it out, but looking embarrassed for no reason, there was no change in Inho’s expression.

This made Donghun even more confused.
Donghun pondered the secretary’s words over and over again. Simultaneously, he recalled Su Yeon’s face. He knew all those actions were intentional, but he couldn’t hide his worrying thoughts.

“I heard a story that TK is buying shares of Taesin Group.”

In response to Donghun’s more serious tone than before, Inho’s heart sank. Meeting Donghun here, and hearing such rumors, made it difficult to maintain his composure.

Hastily, before losing composure, Inho added to conclude the conversation with Donghun, “It seems you’ve heard baseless rumors.”

“Really, is that your answer?”

Each word Donghun spoke carefully carried a question.

“If that’s not all, do you have a preferred answer? Hearing such baseless rumors about TK buying Taesin’s shares, and then seeing you say this to me, it seems like you’re hoping there’s a problem between me and Su Yeon.”

With a mocking tone, Inho raised his eyebrows.

His appearance was full of vigilance.

“…….”

“…….”

An uncomfortable silence followed briefly.

Donghun stubbornly kept his mouth shut.

He had only one desired answer.

That the story he heard was just baseless rumors, and there was no danger for Su Yeon.

Although his wishes were clear, he couldn’t express them directly, making him frustrated.

After a moment of hesitation, he sighed and brought out the words he had kept inside.

“If you heard it like that, I must have been too overreacting. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it that way.”

Donghun politely nodded.

It was a clear step back, and this appearance stimulated Inho’s feelings in a different way.

“Mr. Nam Donghun seems to have been a very precious younger brother to our Su Yeon.”

Inho twisted his lips and asked.

For a moment, tension gathered in Donghun’s jaw.

In Inho’s words, there was a distorted emotion.

It seemed that he had crossed the line somehow.

“He was just a close brother.”

Donghun tried his best not to cross the line and attempted to dispel Inho’s misunderstanding.

Although his heart felt tangled, and a miserable feeling surged, he endured it while thinking of Su Yeon.

He couldn’t ruin Su Yeon’s present because of his lingering feelings.

“Is that so?”

“Yes.”

“If that’s the case, I’ll be straightforward.”