Until now, she had tried to leave because she thought she might hinder his future, but from now on, she would do the opposite. She would stick to him and help him achieve what he wanted. She would support him until then.

The opportunity to act on that decision had come, so why was she just being afraid?

Kwon Seungju is a person who gives strength just by looking at my face.

Eunseo reconsidered from the beginning.

The appointment had already been made. If the work was given, it was appropriate to work hard, or if she couldn’t, it was right to resign. Was insisting that she couldn’t handle it with the CEO the professional attitude?

No matter how you think about it, there was only one conclusion.

Eunseo glanced at the clock. It was just past eleven at night.
In a rush, I jumped out of bed, only put on my shoes, and dashed out of the house. Normally, it would be sufficient to reach the destination in about twenty minutes by taxi, but, due to the weather, taxis were not easy to catch. After finally managing to catch a taxi, I found the streets heavily congested.

“Thank you!”

Finally arriving in front of the company, I leaped out of the taxi just three minutes before twelve o’clock. Glancing upwards, I could see a lone light on a floor above the building. It was clear where.

Eunseo sprinted through the empty lobby and rushed into the elevator. As soon as it descended to the floor where the CEO’s office was located, she ran towards his office.

Breathless, she knocked urgently, and checking the clock, it was precisely 11:59.

“Secretary Choi? Why again at this hour…?”

With a bewildered expression, she forcefully hugged the man who opened the door, pressed against his neck, and tiptoed.

“…!”

The man’s eyes widened in surprise as his lips were taken.

It would be good if she knew a more elegant way to kiss, but all she knew was simply pressing her lips. Like stamping a seal, she firmly pressed her lips and, after separating, she looked up at the surprised man and whispered.

“The last of twenty-seven, a kiss.”

After catching her breath and checking the clock again, it was twelve o’clock.

“And this is the first of twenty-eight, a kiss.”

They just faced each other’s lips like before. No, she intended to separate, but it didn’t happen.

Because he embraced her tightly around the waist and deepened the kiss.

On the night of December 31st, Seungju sat alone at his desk, working. Having sent the secretaries home earlier, he was now left alone. The outside was eerily quiet, as if all the mice were dead, making his spacious office even more silent.

He never thought of himself as a person who would feel lonely, but now, perhaps because he was in a relationship, he couldn’t help feeling empty even while concentrating on work.

If Eunseo had accepted the secretary position, he wouldn’t have felt this lonely even when alone. She said she couldn’t do it until the end.

Seungju had no intention of forcing her. While the thought of seeing her face often made his heart pound, Eunseo might feel more burdened. Even if they were lovers, their depths of emotions might not be the same.

“I should tell the HR team to cancel it.”

Despite thinking that, he felt a bit disappointed. Even in the last moment of this year, he couldn’t spend it with Eunseo.

Still, he thought he should hear the New Year’s bell, so he turned on the TV broadcast with his mobile phone on the corner of his desk.

The tumultuous year is coming to an end in just a few minutes. As you can see, despite the freezing cold, many citizens are crowding the streets, waiting for the New Year’s bell to ring. They are taking pictures with their lovers, families, and friends, eagerly awaiting the……..

The interruption of the broadcast was due to a sudden knocking sound.
The only person who might unexpectedly come at this hour is the secretary. Wondering if Director Choi, who left earlier, brought late-night snacks, Seungju got up and went to open the door.

“Secretary Choi? Why again at this hour…?”

He couldn’t finish his sentence because his lips were stolen away in the middle of speaking!

“…”

While facing each other’s lips, a faint sound of a bell was heard in the ears. It was the New Year’s bell.

“The last kiss of twenty-seven years.”

After separating their lips and catching their breath, the woman, looking at her wristwatch, hugged him again as if clinging to his neck and pecked him once more.

“And this is the first kiss of twenty-eight years.”

After saying it, she looked a bit embarrassed, staring at her blushing cheek. Seungju thought,

This has crossed the line.

I was quietly working in my office.

She came here on her own and initiated, so the one at fault is the provocateur.

If there’s anyone who can endure this, throw a stone at me!

He willingly threw himself into the impulse.

As soon as they exchanged a light kiss and were about to separate, she forcefully embraced his waist, deepening the kiss. The woman’s eyes widened in surprise.

“…!”

It seemed like she wanted to say something, but she even swallowed those words.