The Season of Prettiest You (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 66

What am I supposed to do now?

Of course, he couldn’t just give up like this.

Putting aside the fact that she was the first woman he’d ever truly desired, Taeseok simply couldn’t stand the thought of losing anything to him.

Right. In the end, it all came down to Seo Taeseok. Ji Hyeok reached his conclusion.

Seo Taeseok held the reins of this relationship. Naturally—someone as introverted and quiet as Choi Yeoreum could never take the lead in a romance.

Unfortunately, Ji Hyeok’s reasoning had already gone astray from the very beginning. The Yeoreum he’d first met was at the darkest point in her life. He had no idea what her true personality was really like.

At that time, Yeoreum had been the very embodiment of depression—a tangled mix of every negative emotion.

Even when she smiled, it was never a full smile; even delicious food brought her no real joy. She lacked confidence, had even less self-esteem, and lived her days in passive, gray monotony.

Ji Hyeok thought her smile was pretty, but he’d never actually seen her laugh wholeheartedly. He also had no inkling of her bold and bright nature.

“Right. Seo Taeseok is the problem. If only I could do something about him…”

He was wrong. Though it might have seemed on the surface like Yeoreum was losing, from start to finish, she had been the one truly steering that relationship.

“I already told you no.”

Yeoreum’s voice was firm.

When she rejected even holding hands—let alone kissing—Taeseok’s face went pale. Two years ago, when Yeoreum had unilaterally ended things, their relationship had started cracking in exactly the same way, with her refusing physical affection.

Seeing Taeseok flustered, she softened slightly—but didn’t let it show, instead lifting her chin even higher.

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