To the Missing Secretary (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 87

Grandfather’s voice reached my ears.

But my mind couldn’t accept it.

“—She must have been through a lot. She bowed her head deeply to me, begging—she looked utterly exhausted. I couldn’t say no. After all, Secretary Sa has been taking good care of you all this time.”

So that meant Grandfather had known all along.

Yet hadn’t breathed a single word about it to me.

The sense of betrayal lasted only a moment.

At the mention of her bowing her head in plea, Jae Heon finally let out the breath he’d been holding.

“—Jae Heon, I know you must feel terribly confused. That’s why I intend to assign Team Leader Kim Seok Cheol to you. You know very well how capable he is, don’t you? He has far more experience than Secretary Sa, and he’s already fully acquainted with all your work.”

In New York, Team Leader Kim had done everything possible to ensure Ra Jin’s absence wasn’t felt. He seemed to understand even more than Yoon Hee did. I’d simply assumed it was due to his greater experience.

Thus, even if I was emotionally struggling from missing Ra Jin herself, professionally, the gap didn’t feel as significant as I’d feared.

Because everything had already been handed over—completed while I remained unaware.

“—She looked utterly worn out. As if she might collapse at any moment. I felt I couldn’t leave things as they were. I told her I’d give her an incentive for her good work, and that’s when she made that request—she asked me to handle it discreetly, saying she wouldn’t cause any trouble.”

“Without my knowledge.”

“—The phrasing is a bit awkward, I admit…”

It was an admission of guilt. While I was away on a business trip, Ra Jin’s requested “incentive” was to have her resignation processed without my knowing.

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