The Secretary's Power (Completed Main Story) - Side Story 8

“Ahh… I miss you so much…”

Having spent the entire day exhausted from wedding preparations, Hye Won returned home and collapsed onto the sofa, picking up her phone. She hadn’t expected his one-week business trip to feel this long. She missed Tae Beom so badly it felt as though she’d lived half her life without seeing him.

She couldn’t just call him whenever she felt like it. Even without direct contact, she could sense how incredibly busy he was, making it impossible to predict the right moment to reach out.

Even sending a single message suddenly felt difficult—what if it upset his already stressed mind?

“Aaaaah, I miss you so much…”

She only had to wait one more day, yet time crawled unbearably slowly. She knew he’d arrive tomorrow night once today passed—but before leaving, he’d hinted his return might be delayed past schedule, so even that wasn’t certain.

Was his work finished? Or was it just running slightly late?

She’d have to grow accustomed to these sudden business trips. Crises and incidents always erupted without warning, and given the nature of his business, frequent overseas travel was inevitable—she had no choice but to accept it as part of life.

Yet ever since he left Korea, her mood had swung wildly throughout the day. Her anxiety had reached its peak, often tipping into gloom. She was realizing once again just how painfully difficult the feeling of missing someone truly was.

Having prepared for the wedding alone, she now had more to tell him than ever before. At every moment when choosing the final option had been tough, she wanted to explain every single decision she’d made, step by step.

“Everything feels so annoying…”

She needed to shower. Since she’d skipped lunch, she ought to eat something, even if just a little.

But she didn’t feel like doing anything at all. Lying limp on the sofa, Hye Won stared blankly at her phone, scrolling only through old messages.

Just then, her phone rang. It was him.

Hye Won, who had been lying listlessly, practically bounced up to answer.

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