Having discovered the note left by eighteen-year-old Seung-joo, Eun-seo found herself in a dilemma.

She couldn’t fathom why he had kissed her in the first place, but given that he hadn’t made any contact or taken any action since then, it was evident that Kwon Seung-joo had no intention of getting involved with her any further.

Summoning the courage to deliver this note to such a man was something Eun-seo couldn’t bring herself to do.

However, Seung-joo seemed to have anticipated even Eun-seo’s feelings and left the following words:

I know it won’t be easy.

But please consider it my last request and be sure to deliver it.

The last request. Those words caught Eun-seo off guard.

Upon closer inspection, it was similar to a will. After all, it was a request from someone who no longer existed in the world.

After two days of contemplation, Eun-seo firmly made up her mind and requested a meeting with the CEO’s secretary.

“I have something to discuss with the CEO.”

She vowed to herself. Well, it’s not like it’s the first time facing such a situation with Park Dae-ya. Nothing catastrophic will happen if it happens twice. She would just bruise her pride once more, feel disappointed once more—that’s all. It’s nothing.

…She was wrong; she realized it the moment she stepped into the CEO’s office.

“What’s the matter?”

Having experienced it once, the second time was more nerve-wracking and scarier. Unlike last time, she couldn’t even look at his tie across the table; instead, she stared at the tea cup placed on the table endlessly.

Therefore, Eun-seo did not notice. She didn’t notice that Kwon Seung-joo, who was trembling to an embarrassing extent, was lightly biting his lips.

The voice asking, “What’s the matter?” was so cold that there was no clue.

“I, um, this…?”

With a trembling hand, Eun-seo handed Seung-joo’s note to him.

“This seems like a diary you wrote while you were at our house. You might not need it, but please, give it to the CEO… Seung-joo, no, um, the CEO asked me, um, as a last request, so…”

Due to extreme tension, her words were incoherent.

“…”

Kwon Seung-joo did not extend his hand to take it and, with his arms folded, looked at the note with a chilly gaze.

Clearly, an unpleasant gaze.

At that moment, Eun-seo blinked and realized the fact she had completely forgotten.

It wasn’t merely that his feelings toward her had changed; he hadn’t lost his memory.

This meant he knew the entire content of the note from the start.

In other words, there was no need to deliver it in the first place.

Eun-seo clenched her fist so tightly that her fingernails dug into her palm. Foolish Yoon Eun-seo, why hadn’t she thought of that sooner!

Eventually, Kwon Seung-joo accepted the note.

Without even unfolding it.

He simply threw it into the trash can next to the table.

“Is that all you have?”

To Eun-seo, whose soul was halfway out of her body, Kwon Seung-joo asked coldly.

“Did you come here with nothing more than a favor from a child, or do you have no business with me at all?”
At eighteen, Seung-joo was called ‘Mr. Kwon Seung-joo’ just like others called him, and during the time he lost his memory, he referred to himself as a ‘kid,’ as if it were memories he urgently wanted to erase.

“Oh, nothing.”

Eun-seo mindlessly nodded without knowing what words were coming out of her mouth.

“Well then, let me make it clear. I hope there won’t be any more incidents where you come to me regarding that kid.”

“Yes.”

“If I have business with you, come back then.”

The implied meaning in Kwon Seung-joo’s words was unthinkable. Simply not fainting on the spot and walking out on her own two feet was the best option for Eun-seo.

Originally, Eun-seo didn’t enjoy alcohol and wasn’t good at drinking.

But today, she wanted to get drunk and forget everything. If she could forget even for a moment the sight of Kwon Seung-joo, who, without even looking at the note, had ruthlessly thrown it into the trash can, she felt she could willingly drink poison.

On her way home, Eun-seo stopped by a convenience store. Seeing Eun-seo sweeping soju into her basket, Naeun, who seemed to have finished her shift, took off her convenience store vest and came out from behind the counter, surprised.

“Ma’am, what’s going on?”

Instead of answering, Eun-seo headed towards the cashier.

Carrying the heavy bag with both hands, on the way home, she heard hurried footsteps following her. Then, someone snatched the plastic bag from her hand.

For a moment, her heart pounded, making a sound. However, it wasn’t Seung-joo who took the bag but Naeun.

“Right, Seung-joo is no longer here.”

Looking at the pitiful Eun-seo, who was chuckling at herself, Naeun stared at her with suspicious eyes.

“What on earth is happening? A person who used to sip beer is buying soju like this.”

“What does Naeun want to do?”

“If there’s anything with Seung-joo oppa…”

Eun-seo shook her head.

“Seung-joo is gone.”

“What?”

“The Seung-joo oppa you knew is no more. He’s no longer in this world…”

Naeun, with eyes about to pop out, asked.