My Unrequited Love Is an Absolute Secret - Chapter 94

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Chapter 94

Harry’s Parents’ eyes and mouths widened as they tried to console the weeping Robin.
“What?”
“You said you were keeping it secret at school?”
So that was the problem….
Harry pressed her forehead at her parents’ unexpected response.
“We can’t keep it secret from you just because we’re keeping it secret at school.”
Aemerus answered with the earnest face of a model student, then turned to look at Harry.
“Did you already tell your parents?”
“No. I never said anything…. They found out by overhearing our phone call.”
“I see.”
Aemerus nodded in understanding as he recalled the conversation he’d had with Harry a few days ago.
“Lili, she’s the one who took the call right in front of us, and now she’s blaming us.”
“Mom….”
“Since you two have decided to date, do it beautifully.”
“Please take good care of our Lili.”
“Yes. I will.”
Even her father chimed in.
‘Anyone would think we’re getting married.’
Harry shook her head with a wry smile.
Aemerus, who had been smiling as he watched her, spoke up.
“You must be tired. Please let me drive you home in my car. Shall we go?”
“Oh my, really? Robin, Aemerus is going to drive you home. So stop crying now.”
They had originally planned to take a taxi, but there was no reason to decline when her daughter’s boyfriend offered to give them a ride.
“I’ll carry your luggage. What’s that in your hand?”
While Robin wiped away his tears, Aemerus gestured toward the object Harry held in her hand.
“Oh, this. It’s your gift.”
I had almost brought it all the way home without revealing it.
“My gift?”
“Yes. Would you mind bending down for a moment?”
At Harry’s request, he obediently bent down.
Soon a traditional Korean hat was placed upon his head.
“There we go. You can straighten up now.”
After tying the chin strap securely, Harry stepped back to examine him.
“Wow….”
Harry’s prediction that the traditional hat would suit Aemerus well had proven correct.
The black coat he was wearing also contributed perfectly to the effect.
“Do you remember the traditional outfit I wore? This is a man’s hat.”
“Does it suit me?”
“Yes. Better than I expected.”
Aemerus laughed, running his hand along the brim of the gat.
“I’ll definitely make you wear a hanbok at your wedding.”
“Mom, please… Stop teasing me.”
My cheeks burned at my mother’s comment, which kept popping up whenever I thought I’d forgotten about it.
Despite the teasing, Aemerus simply smiled as if delighted and took my suitcase in hand.
With my suitcase in one hand and my hand in the other, he moved forward.
“Let’s go. I’ll lead the way.”
The first part was directed at me, the second at my parents.
As Aemerus moved, people’s gazes fixed on him.
With his already considerable height and the distinctive hat he wore, he was impossible to miss.
“That’s a stylish hat.”
“Thank you.”
Some people threw compliments at Aemerus as they passed, while others pretended to recognize the hat from dramas.
As I watched him with satisfaction, a thought suddenly occurred to me.
“Aemerus, the employee who got us out asked me to put in a good word with Mr. Huntington. Did your father help us?”
“Yes. After you told me you were waiting for the review, communication suddenly stopped, so I suspected something had gone wrong during the process.”
Aemerus nodded in affirmation.
“My father travels overseas frequently for business, so he has connections with CBP.”
CBP was the United States Customs and Border Protection agency, which also handled immigration inspections.
‘So that’s what they meant by orders from above.’
I looked at Aemerus with a dawning expression.
‘No wonder it was so smooth when I returned from Canada.’
Even without his help today, I would have passed the review.
But it would have taken far longer, and I would have been completely drained in the process.
“Thank you. I know those people are just doing their job. But… it was a bit difficult.”
Aemerus squeezed the hand he held with mine.
He didn’t say he understood me.
What I had experienced was something that would never happen to him, and therefore saying he understood would only be a deception.
“If there’s anything I can help with in the future, I’ll do it without question.”
“Just hearing that makes me feel secure.”
I laughed softly.
After crying it out, my tangled emotions had finally sorted themselves out.
Seeing Aemerus’s face had helped tremendously.
“Make sure to tell your father I’m grateful for his help.”
“I will.”
As we talked, we arrived at the car Aemerus had parked.
We were about to get in after neatly loading the suitcase into the trunk.
There was disagreement over who would sit in the front passenger seat.
“Would you prefer to sit up front, Mother? The front seat is more comfortable, after all.”
Harry suggested it, but her mother declined.
“I’m not so oblivious as that. You sit up front.”
“We’re fine either way.”
“Then Father could….”
“I’m fine too.”
“If no one’s going to sit there, then I….”
“Shh, don’t interrupt, Robin. Be quiet.”
Watching her mother quiet Robin, Harry laughed awkwardly.
When I glanced at Aemerus, he shrugged helplessly.
“Understood. I’ll take the front seat.”
Everyone was already tired, and it seemed wrong to waste time on this.
Harry climbed obediently into the passenger seat.
“Aemerus, you should probably take off your hat before getting in the car.”
“Oh…!”
He seemed to have momentarily forgotten he was wearing a hat.
Harry chuckled softly and extended her hand.
“Take it off and give it to me. I’ll hold it.”
“Sure. Thanks.”
He untied the cord and, settling into the driver’s seat, handed the hat to Harry.
Harry carefully placed the hat on her lap.
“We’re departing now.”
Aemerus’s car smoothly pulled away from the Airport.
Finally, I could go home.
Harry exhaled deeply and sank back into her seat.
“Still, no matter how much I think about it, I can’t understand. What on earth caused the inspection to flag us?”
“It was just bad luck. The officer’s expression was already off before we even spoke with them.”
Now that the situation had settled, her father exchanged words with her mother.
Aemerus carefully interjected into their conversation.
“May I ask what conversation you had with the inspector?”
“They asked if we’d been to Korea, and I said yes. When they asked why, I said we’d gone to visit relatives.”
Her father continued, searching his memory.
“Then they asked if that was all, and suddenly I remembered that Lili had signed a contract with GT. So I brought that up too….”
“Ah.”
“Was that really the problem?”
Aemerus sighed softly and rubbed his brow, and her father’s eyes widened.
Her father had been inwardly concerned about that part as well.
“I’m not a CBP officer, so I can’t be certain, but likely so.”
Aemerus chose his words carefully, his expression thoughtful about how best to explain.
“You two certainly know this better than I do, but examiners really don’t appreciate when people change their story.”
“That’s true. We’ve heard the same thing.”
“At first you said it was a family trip, then suddenly you mentioned a contract with a company. That’s why they reacted so sensitively about visa and tax issues. And the company Harry contracted with isn’t even based in the United States.”
Harry’s Father’s expression grew hollow as the mystery finally unraveled.
“Right, so that really was the problem.”
Aemerus added consolingly.
“My father has often found himself in difficult situations whenever he travels abroad.”
Was that why Mr. Huntington had cultivated connections with CBP?
Though curious, Harry listened quietly.
“Of course, even so, their reaction was excessive. It’s only natural to feel offended.”
“Exactly. They treated you like a criminal.”
Harry’s Mother clicked her tongue disapprovingly.
“Lili especially had a rough time. The examiner was shouting at her, and—goodness. Your father tried to step in, but I stopped him. I’m sorry.”
Harry, whose shoulders had sagged, shook her head.
She wasn’t upset because she understood that if her parents had intervened, the situation would only have worsened.
“No, I’m the one who’s sorry. It’s all because of me….”
“So that’s what happened.”
Aemerus reached over from the passenger seat and squeezed Harry’s hand firmly.
“I’m truly sorry.”
“It’s fine. At least now we know what the problem was. This won’t happen next time.”
At first, she’d thought it was senseless venting and felt both indignant and wronged.
But now that she’d found the root cause, it made sense.
Though perhaps it was because Aemerus had worried alongside her and taken her side.
“Thank you, Aemerus.”
“Don’t mention it.”
She wanted to keep holding his hand.
But when she noticed her parents looking terribly anxious as Aemerus drove with one hand, she reluctantly let go.
Aemerus realized Harry was reading her parents’ expressions and spoke up.
“Are you not tired? Please don’t worry about us and rest comfortably.”
“No. We can’t just relax while we’ve got you, the precious son of someone else’s family, driving for us.”
His words lacked conviction—especially since he was saying them with his eyes wide open, as if terrified Harry and Aemerus might kiss at any moment….
In any case, they arrived home safely.
After unloading all the luggage from the trunk, Aemerus gently pulled Harry aside.
“If you’re not too tired, would you mind talking with me in the car for a bit?”
Harry looked toward her parents as if seeking permission.
“Is that okay?”

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