Having Ji An beside him and confirming it with his own eyes, the tension that had stiffened his muscles loosened, and a sense of fatigue spread throughout his body.

Sending her somewhere he didn’t want her to be, being more vigilant about his surroundings than usual, and feeling anxious had pushed him to the limit, adding to his exhaustion.

No matter how heavy and uncomfortable his wet clothes were, he didn’t want to move.

“Then give me a glass too.”
Seeing Kang Hyun, who was stubbornly sticking to his peculiar determination, looking a bit tired, Ji An pulled a chair from the other side, sat down heavily, and brought the overturned glass in front of her.

“But you’ve already had some.”
“It’s all gone.”
“Where did you learn to drink?”
“From my dad. I haven’t been drinking for that long.”
“Drink little by little.”

Kang Hyun put some ice in Jian’s glass, poured a reasonable amount of alcohol, and handed her the cold and strong drink with a few added words.

“Have you ever had whiskey before?”
Jian seemed to handle her ontherocks glass fairly well, taking a gulp of the highproof alcohol.

“I’ve had it a few times with Ha Jun.”
“Ah.”
“We’re drinking buddies. Before I got a job, we used to hang out and drink quite often.”
“I see.”
Kang Hyun, who was still responding, poured a drink hot enough to soothe his aching stomach.

“Seon Kyeong and Ha Jun. They’re really good friends to me. They’ve helped me a lot in my recovery.”
“Was it very hard?”
“Huh?”
“I’m talking about the accident.”
“Well, it was a bit overwhelming. I couldn’t speak properly, I couldn’t walk, and I needed help, but everyone around me was someone I didn’t remember. I had just barely opened my eyes, but my mind was blank, my parents didn’t feel like parents, and I didn’t know who I was, so I wandered for a while.”
“That must have been hard.”
Kang Hyun, who had his heavy eyelids shut for a long time, exhaled his overheated breath. His vision, which had been clear, was somewhat distorted.

“As I’ve told you before, I’m really okay now.”
“I’m glad. You have your parents and good friends by your side.”
“……And now I have you, boss.”
“What have I done?”
“You’ve already helped me several times. Although I got a job for a reason, thanks to you, I’ve been able to stabilize, and, well…… I feel secure. As if you’re always there for me.”
The heat that was swirling around her face, redder than a tomato, was boiling up to burst.

Somehow, it turned out to be something like a confession.

Jian decided to be a little selfish.

It’s not a sin to like a lover of a twin that you haven’t seen once, even if your sisterinlaw and brotherinlaw’s romance is made into a drama.

The pain she would receive because of her face resembling Seo Yoon, she would take it as her part.

No matter how Kang Hyun recognized her, she wanted to be honest now.

Hiding her fluttering feelings and racing heart in front of him was also a limit.

“If you’re bothered by what I said, don’t be so nice to me. Don’t appear out of nowhere to rescue me, either. And if I cling to you because I like you, what are you going to do about that……”
Thud.

The sound was so loud, it felt like the ceiling was collapsing, ringing in her ears and resonating in her head.

Jian, who was confessing her feelings by the mouthful, suddenly raised her head.

“Boss!”
Kang Hyun, who should have been sitting right across from her, was slowly disappearing to the floor. She blinked her thin eyes very slowly.

“……I’m sorry.”
I’m sorry, Seo Yoon.

Thud.

Inside Jian’s chest, a sound similar to earlier echoed loudly.

The wounds were mine to bear, but it was a bit cruel that Seo Yoon’s name was brought up just as I acknowledged my feelings.

Still, Jian swiftly played with her fingers and dialed Seok Won’s number.

Her hand, resting on the forehead of the man who had collapsed listlessly, felt hot.

Entering the suite room boasting a fantastic ocean view, Yeon Ju spent her boring time sitting alone in the living room.

“I came to have fun, what is this?”
Seok Won was momentarily away, and Kang Hyun was hooked on fluids and laying sickly.

Even after visiting the emergency room, he suffered from high fever several times and couldn’t regain his senses for almost half a day.

Jian, busy taking care of him, prepared cooled rice porridge and the prescribed medicine and then left the dining room.

“Ms. Jian, how is Kang Hyun?”
“He’s getting a little better now.”
“Ms. Jian, you’ve been having a hard time.”
“I’m sorry. I should have taken better care of him.”
Her eyes drooped along with her gloomy owner.

It was wrong to let him endure the cold sea breeze and the rain, and it was wrong to leave him alone to his stubbornness.

“Don’t think like that and go in.”
“Yes.”
With a clunk, Jian who stepped into the bedroom after lowering the doorknob, was surprised to see Kang Hyun sitting at the edge of the bed and placed the tray on the table first.

“Executive Director? Why are you getting up?”
Kang Hyun’s nape, which must have sweated a lot, darkened the white pillow that was laid behind him.

“I’m suffocating, I’m okay, so just leave that and go.”
“It’s not okay, come here and eat.”
Jian, who shook her head firmly, supported Kang Hyun with a cooling pack and held his arm.

The body she forced to stand seemed as heavy as a soaked cotton quilt.

It wasn’t the movement of a healthy person.

“I’m sorry, I was only talking about myself without knowing you’re sick.”
Jian grumbled, handing a spoon to Kang Hyun who obediently sat in front of the table without the strength to resist.

He looked a bit tired, but his complexion was usually so pale that she didn’t notice at all.

“It’s just a mild cold, so don’t worry too much.”
Kang Hyun let out a stifled sigh.

He had a headache and his vision was blurred, but he thought it was a symptom of a bad lifestyle.

The heat that was slowly spinning spread throughout the body in an instant.

“We’re in the middle of a company workshop now, and it’s my job to serve the Executive Director. Even if it’s a dream job, I can’t neglect my work.”
Jian, who took off her cardigan due to the coolness of the marble, picked up the chopsticks.

“You have to eat, even for the medicine. You drank alcohol yesterday too.”
“Don’t bother moving, just leave.”

“I’m healthy. Don’t you remember I haven’t caught a cold once?”
Jian, who got a cold every season, lied with a brazen face.

“Do I alone remember when you came to work wearing a mask last time?”
“That, that was just a passing thing. Anyway, that’s what it was.”
“I don’t want to show this side of me to my subordinates, so please leave.”
Why did he want to be alone until he got sick?

Determined never to be daunted by Kang Hyun’s repeated pleadings, Jian bulged her eyes.

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