The Secretary's Power (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 49

Tae Beom, who had been handling external appointments, kept glancing at his watch.

“Managing Director Ha, do you have something urgent?”

Yang Hoon, who had joined midway, asked, and Tae Beom immediately played innocent as if he’d never checked the time.

“Nothing urgent, aside from the fact that I still have a lot of work left.”

“Then why have you been fidgeting like a dog that desperately needs to pee since a while ago?”

“A dog that needs to pee? What’s that supposed to mean?”

Did he mean it as a compliment?

Seeing Tae Beom’s sullen expression, Yang Hoon looked down at his legs—their constant trembling made him seem awfully uneasy.

Taking off his glasses, Yang Hoon lifted his chin as if urging him to speak up.

“Well? What is it? Just say it already.”

Had something gone wrong at today’s meeting? Yang Hoon’s thoughts naturally drifted toward work.

“I don’t even know what you want me to say.”

“Stop shaking your legs already. What’s gotten into you—acting so distracted?”

Truth was, it was the headquarters’ dinner gathering…

Tae Beom swallowed the words he couldn’t bring himself to say and pretended indifference. Yang Hoon, who had been watching him quietly, waved his hand as if to signal he didn’t want to hear it anymore.

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