In front of the young department head, a genius developer, the team members were crushed, unable to offer a word of opposition.

Knowing why Tae Ha was behaving that way, Si Hyun felt sorry for her teammates, but there was nothing she could do. All they could do was be broken together, and work hard to fix things together.

Si Hyun thought that getting married quickly was the right thing to do, even if it was just because of Tae Ha. Once they were married, Tae Ha would have to give up, wouldn’t he?

She felt the same about herself. She felt that her chaotic emotions would settle down a bit if she got married quickly.

Thinking that June was too soon was just the initial thought. Now, the last week of June seemed too far away.

With the desire for the wedding day to come quickly, Si Hyun began to count the days.

((()))

“First, I will give it to Mi Joo.”
Si Hyun brought Mi Joo to the break room and handed her the wedding invitation.
“Congratulations, Si Hyun! Oh, the invitation came out beautifully.”
Mi Joo, looking at the wedding date on the unfolded invitation, made a surprised face. Then, hesitantly, she spoke.
“Um… Could it be…”
Before Mi Joo could finish, Si Hyun replied,
“No, it’s a speed violation.”
“You’re fast, indeed.”
Mi Joo smiled.
“Then why the rush? Why June when you said it would be within this year?”
“I told you. My younger mother is a bit peculiar. She nagged me to go quickly because my cousin found a man to marry.”
“Ah, is it ‘because the car behind needs to leave, the car in front has to move quickly’?”
“Yes.”
Mi Joo, who had been looking at the invitation for a while, suddenly asked.
“But is it really… okay?”
There was no subject, but Si Hyun understood right away.
“We just had a little fight. What couple doesn’t fight while preparing for a wedding?”
“That’s right. Um, sorry about the necklace thing last time, Si Hyun. I misspoke.”

Mi Joo had previously spoken to herself.
[“I definitely saw him buying a necklace…… Could he have given it to another girl?”] Thinking about it now, her intuition was frighteningly sharp.
“No. I asked my brother, and he said he bought it but refunded it because he thought I would scold him for buying something expensive since I’m so frugal.”
Si Hyun burst out laughing. Her mouth hurt from forcing a smile.
“And he refunded it? Men really don’t understand women. Even if they buy something expensive and get scolded for it, they would still laugh behind your back.”
“That’s what I’m saying. I laughed because I was so dumbfounded.”
“Anyway, congratulations, Si Hyun. Even though I’m in the midst of a construction mess, I’ll definitely come to your wedding.”
“Do that. No matter how much the construction messes up, make sure to come to my wedding.”
After Si Hyun left the break room first, Mi Joo, who was left alone, muttered.
“That was a forced laugh just now, wasn’t it?”
The keen intuition of the secondborn spoke of Mi Joo’s sorrow. She didn’t know about anything else, but the necklace incident was a lie at least.
‘Then where did that necklace go? I clearly saw him buying it…….’
While thinking and heading back to the office after making coffee, someone entered the break room.
“Hello, deputy!”
“Oh, Bora, you’re here?”
As they greeted each other warmly, the necklace Bora was wearing caught Mi Joo’s eye. It was a clovershaped necklace.
‘Hmm?’
Mi Joo was momentarily startled, but quickly shook her head.
‘No way. There are more than one or two people wearing that necklace these days.’
Thinking that, Mi Joo left the break room.

((()))

The Director wants to see Bora from the development team.
Tae Ha held back his desire to yell at the innocent secretary over the phone and gave a restrained answer.
“Let her in.”
A moment later, Bora entered. A bright print blouse and an Hline skirt that seemed to fit her slender body well.
“What is it?”
“I was wondering if you received the invitation.”
Bora flapped a white envelope. Without even a subject, his heart sank, and Tae Ha stared at the envelope.
“Oh, you must not have received it yet. Everyone else did.”
Bora came up with a lively step and handed over the envelope.

Tae Ha’s hand trembled slightly as he pulled the invitation out of the envelope and opened it.

Groom Kim Woo Jin. Bride Kang Si Hyun.

Each black letter felt like an arrow piercing his heart. Tae Ha closed his eyes.
“Will you attend? It’s a wedding of our team member from the One App Team. It won’t do if the director is absent.”
The thought of seeing Si Hyun in a wedding dress, standing by another man, made him feel dizzy already.

Could he bear it, could he not cry. Could he not shout. Could he resist seizing her wrist and running out.
“Let’s go together.”
At Bora’s words, Tae Ha barely opened his eyes.
“What?”
“I’ll stay by your side and hold you firmly. So you don’t waver.”
Tae Ha was taken aback, and he gave a hollow laugh.
“Leave immediately. I don’t want to see your face.”
Fearing that he might spill harsher words, Tae Ha merely said that and shifted his gaze to the documents he had been looking at. She wasn’t even worth dealing with.

But what came back was an unexpected statement.
“I like you.”
Tae Ha raised his head. The once cheerful girl now had a serious expression on her face.
“I’ve been looking at only you since high school.”
With an expression like she was about to cry any moment, Bora pleaded.
“She was just your old tutor. How long can you not forget her?”
Tae Ha stood up. He walked over to Bora and stood in front of her, folding his arms and looking down at her as if inspecting every detail of her face.
“……”
The oppressive silence made Bora feel as if her chest was being crushed. It was hard to breathe.

Only after a long time did a faint smile creep onto Tae Ha’s lips.
“Ah, so it was you.”
It was as if he was saying he would recognize her now. The moment Bora, who suddenly felt glad, looked up at his face.
“……trash.”
That’s what Tae Ha said.

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