The Problematic Helper (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 43

Seeing the seaweed soup served at the breakfast table, Ji Wan was silent for a while.

“……Whose birthday is it?”

Do Um asked the question quite cautiously, thinking that there was no way she would know her mother Eun Hee’s birthday.

“Someone in this world must have a birthday. I just made it because I had the ingredients. Come sit down.”

Even though she heard Lee Seol stirring early in the morning as she was leaving, Ji Wan didn’t go out to check.

Lee Seol had to leave to apologize to Do Um, but she dawdled until it was time to go and ended up staying the night, so a proper apology couldn’t be made until morning.

“About yesterday’s scandal, I’m sorry for causing the misunderstanding. I should have explained it sooner…….”

In the case of a contract marriage from the beginning, there was no need to explain the relationship between Lee Seol and him.

They had agreed not to interfere in anything private between them, as it was even stated in the contract.

“I didn’t think that protecting one of my people would end up making another of my people look foolish. I didn’t realize I was so short-sighted.”

The contract marriage was off the table and the situation had changed, so it would have been right to explain it earlier before Do Um got hurt.

“No way. Where would you find someone as thoughtful as you, CEO?”

Feeling pity for Ji Wan, who had enemies on all sides and was frantically trying to protect his people, Do Um’s voice became sorrowful.

As Lee Seol said, this man might be a hostage.

Nevertheless, a man who didn’t beg to save his own life, quietly doing his part in this long fight without negotiation, looked cool.

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