“You do both breakfast and dinner every day, CEO. I want to try it once. I’ll make something you like.”

Being in the position of unrequited love, there was no way around it. It felt nice to have a woman you liked make food for you, so he couldn’t help but feel his heart flutter.

“Then do it.”

When he awkwardly replied, Eunseo said with determination.

“I have to leave work on time to cook, so you should come home an hour later today.”

Clearly, after hearing the truth from Secretary Choi and asking, Kwon Seungju spoke nonsense with a perfectly normal face.

“The safety diagnosis revealed a high risk of collapse, so we had to expedite the demolition a bit.”

He seemed to know why she did that. It was because she was worried about him, and she was not the type to speak the truth. He recalled what Butler Kim said when they lived together before.

“Even if you want to cry, you can’t, a pitiful person.”

So, maybe he wasn’t good at expressing his emotions, either verbally or facially.
Certainly, it wasn’t like this when I was eighteen, and I can’t exactly understand how I ended up with this personality now. I can only guess that it might be because I went through extremely difficult times after entering my father’s house.

If there’s one thing I’ve clearly realized, it’s that the true nature inside me hasn’t changed, then or now. I may not express it outwardly, but I’m still affectionate and care for myself deeply.

Again, feeling like her face might turn red, Eunseo hastily changed her thoughts.

In truth, she still couldn’t believe it.

Kwon Seungju? In love with me?

Even if that were true, she didn’t know what to do right away. He was a person who hadn’t even dared to have a one-sided crush on her. Not to mention that he liked me; it was something I had never imagined.

Still, she couldn’t think of the two as the same person. While she used to feel comfortable enough to lie down next to Seungju and sleep, the current Kwon Seungju was a tense presence even being in the same space. There were many times when she didn’t know where to look when sitting across from him.

Nevertheless, she intentionally decided to cook dinner and suggested eating together.

She wanted to know more about the person named Kwon Seungju.

To share more stories and get closer.

She didn’t know what would be at the end, but for now.

Eunseo wasn’t particularly skilled in cooking. Even when they lived together, Seungju always cooked the food Eunseo liked; there was never a case where it was the other way around. So, when she thought about what to make, there was only one thing that came to mind.

She recalled when Seungju mentioned in passing while watching TV that his mother sometimes made Bolognese pasta at home.

“Mom used to make it at home sometimes, and it’s really delicious.”

“Really? Then when will I try making it?”

“Really?”

The joyful expression on Seungju’s face was still vivid, but in reality, she never did it once.

Eunseo looked up the recipe in advance, learned it, and stopped by the mart on her way home to buy the ingredients.

Adding plenty of clams and even white wine, it seemed to taste quite authentic. She found a pasta-specific dish, set it up nicely, and was proud when the landlord happened to return home.

“You’re back?”

“Um.”

The moment his gaze stopped on the pasta on the table, his gaze seemed to shake slightly.

“I remembered you liked it. I tried to imitate it, but I don’t know if it suits your taste.”

However, he didn’t quickly sit down and hesitated for a moment.

“Why are you like this?”

“Wait a moment, something urgent came up.”

He took out his phone and made a call somewhere.

“Where did you go?”

It seemed like he was calling his secretary, who had just dropped him off in front of his house.

“Sorry, but ask the driver to turn around. I’ll be down in a moment, so wait in the parking lot, and I’ll send you detailed instructions through a message.”

As Kwon Seungju hung up the phone, Eunseo asked in surprise.

“Are you going somewhere again?”
I made the busy person come home against his will. However, he shook his head while sending some message to his secretary.

“No. You can eat and just go out for a while.”

Then he sat across the table. After glancing at the pasta for a moment, he picked up the fork.

“Um, I wanted to talk about the day of the traffic accident.”

Eunseo brought up the question she had been curious about.

“Clearly, you saw the car approaching first. So, you pushed me away.”

He nodded.

“Why did you do that?”

After a brief moment of thought, he finally answered.

“I don’t know.”

“…”

“I didn’t plan to do that, but my body moved without me realizing it at that moment.”

Even just by looking at his eyes, it was evident. This wasn’t a story going around like it was in the morning; it was a fact.

Eunseo had a reason for asking this question. Of course, she was curious, but for now, it seemed necessary to know what feelings he had about her. Then she could decide what to do next, and she could also determine her position.

So, in reality, the question was more like, “Do you like me?”

Now it became neither a yes nor a no. Yet, she couldn’t outright ask him how he felt.

She wanted to discuss things more slowly, but unfortunately, he finished the meal faster than she expected.

“It was delicious.”

In the place where he put down the fork, there were now only piles of clamshells. Fortunately, it seemed to suit his taste, so Eunseo sighed with relief. She worried that he might be picky since he often ate expensive and good food.

Although she was grateful that he enjoyed the meal, it was a bit disappointing that he stood up as soon as he finished eating. She wanted to talk more slowly about various things.

“Don’t do the dishes and wait for a moment. I’ll be back in an hour, no, in thirty minutes.”

As if he read Eunseo’s mind, he said so and went out of the kitchen. Somehow, his steps seemed a bit unsteady, and Eunseo, surprised, followed him.

“Is something wrong?”

“No.”

He replied casually. However, a few more steps, and his large body swayed noticeably.

“Director!”

As if collapsing, Eunseo supported him, surprised.