As soon as Jina finished speaking, Dojin’s face slowly crumpled.
“That’s my decision.”
Dojin painfully grabbed Jina’s shoulders. In the gust of wind, the phone she was holding fell to the ground. As if waiting, Dojin’s foot ruthlessly stomped on the phone.
“No!”
With two or three rough kicks, the phone was shattered. Now that it had come to this, she had to somehow retrieve the evidence from Dojin’s embrace. Jina reached out towards the USB inside his jacket. But Dojin was quicker.
“What’s this?”
Pushed away, Jina fell onto the bed. Through disheveled hair, Jina glared at Dojin.
“A reunion is quite hot. I like it.”
Dojin took off his jacket.
“It’s a bit regrettable that you broke up with Seo Jinwoo. We could have shown how passionate we are.”
Dojin’s eyes glistened as he looked at Jina.
“Anyway, it’s our happy ending.”
“Don’t talk nonsense.”
“Even though we broke up, I’m still the ex-boyfriend you can’t forget. Exciting, isn’t it?”
“You don’t even know what love is.”
“Love?”
Dojin, slowly unbuttoning his shirt, scoffed.
“Love… Does love feed you? It’s just about meeting the conditions. For me, at least.”
Unbeknownst to Jina, Dojin, now revealing his upper body, approached her.
“It’s perfect conditions.”
Jina bit her lip. If he came a bit closer, she thought she might bite his tongue.
“So just enjoy it.”
Ding-dong .
Dojin’s movements abruptly stopped at the sudden ringing of the bell.
Room service.
“I didn’t order anything…”
Muttering to himself, Dojin opened the door with an annoyed expression.
In that moment, Dojin’s narrow eyes widened in surprise.
“How is this place…”
A long shadow loomed over Dojin’s face. Before he could recognize who it was, a familiar fragrance reached his nose.
Tears welled up in Jina’s eyes at the scent of the long-missed fragrance that felt like her heart was about to fall apart.
He couldn’t be here. He was supposed to be across the Pacific.
Yet, just the scent resembling him relieved her heart. Suddenly, the shadow standing outside came in.
The night before, Jinwoo, looking down at the sleeping Jina with an unrecognizable gaze, slowly left the bed. The faint moonlight broke on his well-balanced upper body. Wearing a white robe, Jinwoo came to the living room and silently looked down at the dark city.
His mind wasn’t at ease.
An unknown anxiety kept accumulating in his chest.
“Don’t go, Seo Jinwoo.”
Jina, asleep, murmured softly.
He was certain she wouldn’t answer even if he asked.
Although he couldn’t clearly understand the reason, he hesitated to leave Jina like this.
With a more intense gaze, he lifted his phone.
“Yes, Director Kim. There’s something I need to resolve quickly.”
His voice, sharp as a knife, was calmer than expected.
“I want to postpone my business trip.”
Jinwoo’s eyes, slowly sweeping his bangs aside, sparkled.
“Yes, it’s an important matter.”
It was about Jina.
“And what about Manager Kim Dojin’s situation?”
He had known for a while that Dojin had been bothering Jina.
He had no intention of overlooking it from the beginning. He just needed an excuse to force him out. As soon as he became an executive, he discreetly instructed to gather information about Kim Dojin. Kim Dojin fell into Jinwoo’s trap without a fuss.
Ending the call, Jinwoo stared into the deeper darkness with more sunken eyes.
‘I waited for her to speak first.’
If Jina loved him, she should believe and rely on him wholeheartedly.
But Jina hadn’t spoken until the end. Perhaps she didn’t even realize she was doing it to solve things on her own.
‘Even though it seems so difficult for her.’
Even Jina’s effort not to reveal her feelings to Jinwoo hurt him deeply. It seemed to convey that he wasn’t someone trustworthy to Jina.
Jinwoo’s jaw clenched tightly. Even if that were the case, he had to protect Jina. She was the entirety of his world.
On the day of departure, Jinwoo, who should have headed to the airport as planned, went somewhere else. As soon as he got in the car, a phone call rang as if it had been waiting.
Hello, it’s He Yunju. Please help me.
Jinwoo’s expressionless face was chilling. In the silent face that showed no hint of sympathy, a desperate plea echoed in Jinwoo’s ears.
The police’s voice urging that time was up was heard. Jinwoo glanced briefly at the watch on his wrist. The call ended.
“Should I go to the police station, sir?”
The driver asked while looking at the rearview mirror.
“Yes.”
Jinwoo replied dryly. Immediately, Jinwoo’s calm voice, with the phone pressed against his ear, spoke.
“Attorney Park, there’s a place for you to come right now.”
The call was brief. Hee Yunju was the last card to push Kim Dojin.
She intended to assist her in turning the tables and attacking Kim Dojin in reverse. Generously.
Jinwoo buried his head deep in the seat. The plan was already woven in his mind. It was time to cut the lifeline of the prey caught in the trap.
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
