The Secretary's Power (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 71

Tae Beom left the parking lot—too cramped for a proper conversation—and headed with Sung Heon to a nearby bar.

Tae Beom ordered side dishes he barely cared about and, taking off his outer jacket, looked at Sung Heon.

“You two look quite alike.”

“Huh? Me? Oh—you mean Hye Won.”

Sung Heon’s face flushed with embarrassment, as if he’d hidden Hye Won’s gaze somewhere within his own. He’d resolved to go find Tae Beom immediately, but he’d been uneasy, wondering if the Executive Director of Yusun Airlines—now separated from his sister—would even want to see him.

Yet Tae Beom had reached out to him first, as naturally as if he’d been waiting all along.

“I came to see you today because…”

“Let’s drink first.”

As Tae Beom poured the liquor, Sung Heon flinched slightly, lowered his shoulders, and accepted the glass with both hands. When Sung Heon took the bottle and poured back with another courteous gesture, Tae Beom accepted it with formal posture.

Though they both knew it was a meaningless ritual, each turned their head slightly away while drinking. The warmth spread through their stomachs, but their tongues still tingled from the chill that lingered.

Khh—Sung Heon let out a familiar, satisfying sound after downing his first shot.

He then grimaced and wiped his lips. In contrast, Tae Beom quietly finished his drink with lips neatly closed—this sight made Sung Heon’s expression soften imperceptibly.

Almost unconsciously, he straightened his own posture, mimicking Tae Beom. He couldn’t simply overlook Tae Beom’s upright bearing and calm expression—traits so deeply ingrained in him.

It felt as though everything had been revealed in just one shot of soju—that their lives had been cut from entirely different cloths, their paths poles apart.

“Last time, a woman named Director Park came to see me.”

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