Looking back now, Jinhan’s favor was excessive.

Why didn’t she know this before?

She felt regretful for not knowing that her clothes were getting wet in the drizzle.

“What about apartment maintenance fees?”
“I remember the director said he would handle it as a company expense……”
During the conversation, Director Song approached. Hae Joo, who stopped speaking, took a deep breath.

“I found out that the apartment was in the personal name of Director Yoo Jinhan. He bought it when he was contracting with the mistress and it was decorated.”
The belated impact hit hard.

The accommodation where Hae Joo was staying was not, as she had thought, owned by the company.

“Did you really not know?”
“I didn’t know.”

Hae Joo’s sole intent had been to succeed as a student for Jin Han, to pay him back. Hence, when she was given the role of So Hee, she highly regarded his opinion.

“What do you think is the reason for Jin Han’s actions?”
“I….”
Hae Joo’s heart fluttered rapidly.

It wasn’t a pleasant feeling.

Days when she had casually overlooked Jin Han’s actions while dreaming of the future and looking ahead piled on.

“Even in such a situation, Jin Han is just the director of the agency, right?”
“Do Jun sir!”
“Look at reality. No man will show excessive favor to a woman he’s not interested in.”
“….!”
“Director Jin Han approached you with an intention.”
“Intention?”
“To possess you. To satisfy his personal desires.”
A forced smile and rigid expression crossed quickly on Hae Joo’s face.

Then, the dormant headache returned.

“Suddenly, my head hurts. Let’s talk later.”
Manager Song called for medical staff. Hae Joo, who was given an analgesic injection, fell asleep from exhaustion.

When she opened her eyes again, it was the pitchblack night.

Do Jun, who was sitting with his legs crossed on the chair next to the bed, got up and looked at Hae Joo.

“How’s your head?”
“It’s numb.”
“Eat something.”
She forced herself to sit up and tried to pick up the spoon, but she couldn’t eat properly.

Do Jun, who had been by Hae Joo’s side without going home until now, sighed.

“I drove a sick person away.”
“No, I was surprised, so don’t worry about it.”
“If you’re uncomfortable, let’s cancel the Friday schedule.”
“I’ll think about it.”
“I’ll go now.”
If it weren’t for the scandal, Jin Han would have been by Hae Joo’s side. He might have felt that his position had been usurped by Do Jun by now.

How did it come to this, Hae Joo was just confused.

“Goodbye.”
Even though Do Jun was living in the same house with Hae Joo, he maintained his distance.

Yet when the decisive moment came, he cast aside all rules and did as he pleased.

Filling the vital needs so that Hae Joo couldn’t refuse.

Do Jun and Jin Han’s kindness seemed similar yet different.

Jin Han who hoped for growth like homework after going beyond a stage, was different from Do Jun….

“Hae Joo, don’t always try to do too well. You’re doing fine even without trying. Rest.”
She thought it was obvious because she had always endured the pressure of survival that she had to do well.

But no one had ever comforted her like Do Jun, ordinary as he was.

The difference between Do Jun and Jin Han wasn’t extraordinary.

It was the difference between Hae Joo’s heart beating and not beating when accepting it.

Just like now.

“Hold on, Mr. Do Jun!”
“Hmm?”
“I just want to be discharged.”
“It’s still early.”
“I can go get the medicine and take it, and visit the outpatient clinic tomorrow.”
“There’s a caregiver too.”
The caregiver wasn’t Do Jun.

Who in the world could replace the existence of Do Jun?

It was an impossible task.

“I hate it here, it’s boring.”
“You sound just like your father.”
Hae Joo was taken aback.

Of course, it wasn’t fair to compare with her father suffering from dementia, but it was a tricky situation for Do Jun.

What if she gets sick again?

She hesitated, wondering if the champagne Do Jun had given her to drink had caused her illness.

“This is crazy.”
“Hurry up!”
“It’s nothing. Director Song!”
Nevertheless, Hae Joo decided to go through the discharge procedures. She was defiant, despite the doctor’s warning that she could be sick for another day or two.

“Are you really okay?”
Even after getting into the car, Do Jun seemed worried.

In response, Hae Joo proposed a compromise.

“Just like last time, come to my room and watch over me, Do Jun.”
She knew that Do Jun would accept this level of stubbornness.

She missed the trivial daily events she had experienced while staying with him at the hospital for just one day.

She drove through the night and returned to her home.

After showering and heading to her room, she found Do Jun had laid out a spot on the floor and was lying down.

“Wake me up if you feel sick during sleep.”
This was what Hae Joo wanted.

It was the reason why her previously solitary life felt so distant these past few days.

Just the fact that there was someone by her side made Hae Joo’s lips curve into a smile.

“I’ll do that.”
She had barely slept in the hospital, but at home, she fell into a deep sleep.