The Secretary's Power (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 81

“This is really weird.”

While getting ready for work, Hye Won muttered to herself, glancing occasionally at her phone.

She’d stayed wide awake all night for a reason unlike any other. Holding her phone in her hand, she kept jumping at every vibration.

[Did you take the picture frame to the office?]

After waiting all night for his reply and finally sending a message only when morning came, she hadn’t meant to ask something so pointless—but she couldn’t think of any other way to start.

After hitting send, she began to understand, just a little, why he’d clung so desperately to that seemingly insignificant drawing. Creating a small, low-pressure reason to reach out was both considerate and necessary—especially after they’d broken up.

“Why won’t he say anything? This is so frustrating.”

She knew he’d read it, yet minutes passed with no reply. While applying cream, while drawing her eyebrows, while opening her mascara—each time she stole a glance at her phone.

…She’d come across a news article saying Ji Seok had been taken into custody.

Her heart pounding, she frantically scrolled through article after article until she couldn’t keep up.

She’d always known he wasn’t a good person—but an accusation of inciting murder? That was truly beyond anything she could have imagined.

Ji Seok denied all charges outright and took an aggressive stance, but the judge, deeming there was a risk of evidence tampering and flight, quickly concluded the detention review hearing and issued an arrest warrant.

Midway through curling her lashes, Hye Won froze. Then she picked up her phone again to reread the articles.

She stared at the sensational comments flooding the news platform’s coverage of Ji Seok, then quickly looked away—the pounding in her chest had become unbearable.

Was he… going to be alright?

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