Private Secretary - Chapter 23

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Private Secretary Episode 23

 

“Why does it sound like you’re telling us to get along well because you get tired when we fight?”

 

Se-na didn’t get out of the car even though she knew her fiancé was there. Instead, she gently stroked Tae-san’s shoulder and moved closer to him.

 

“Right. So hurry up and go.”

 

When Tae-san avoided her touch, Se-na paused for a moment, staring at him intently, then soon smiled brightly.

 

“Thanks for today, Tae-san.”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“I’ll call you.”

 

Se-na got out of the car and headed straight toward Ryu Hwa-pyeong.

 

Wondering if they had really fought, Se-na glared coldly for a moment, then after exchanging a few words, she quickly burst into tears and fell into her fiancé’s arms.

 

Eventually, watching the two lightly kiss each other brought a bitter feeling, but Tae-san looked back and quickly reversed.

 

Now was the moment to tactfully slip away.

 

* * *

 

After all the twists and turns, Lee Seol, who had safely returned home, collapsed right onto the floor.

 

Since she had rolled around on asphalt, she needed to wash again, but she didn’t have the strength to wash right now.

 

She didn’t know why today felt so long.

 

She thought she had become quite tough after starting her social life earlier than others and experiencing various things, but that seemed to be a misconception.

 

Seeing how there were still so many heartbreaking and miserable things like this.

 

Lee Seol, who had been lying quietly on the entrance floor, listlessly staring only at the ceiling, lifted her heavy body with the thought of just quickly washing and lying down on the bed.

 

“Ouch.”

 

Lee Seol, who was habitually using her left arm to push herself up from the floor, grabbed her shoulder at the sharp pain that rushed in.

 

When she slightly pulled down the top she was wearing and looked in the mirror, a blue bruise had already formed.

 

Still, since it wasn’t severely swollen, there seemed to be nothing wrong with the bone.

 

“Such is my fate.”

 

Lee Seol, who got up while trying not to use her left arm as much as possible, headed straight to the bathroom.

 

* * *

 

Lee Seol, who had washed and come out faster than usual due to fatigue weighing down her entire body, immediately sprawled on the bed.

 

Bzzzz- Bzzzz-.

 

Just when she thought she could fall asleep like this, her phone in the bag she had thrown by the entrance started vibrating noisily.

 

Thinking it would disturb the neighbors if she left it, Lee Seol jumped up and took the phone out of her bag.

 

There was only one person who would contact her at this hour, and as expected, Lee Seol’s prediction was right. It was Tae-san.

 

However, she didn’t want to answer the phone this time either.

 

Anyway, with her injured body, even if he gave her some instructions, she wouldn’t be able to follow them properly, so it might be better to just ignore it.

 

‘If he asks why I didn’t answer the phone, I’ll make an excuse that I was sleeping and didn’t notice.’

 

Now with a whatever-happens-happens attitude, Lee Seol switched to silent mode as soon as the long vibration stopped.

 

When she lay back down on the bed, she heard another faint vibration sound from somewhere. The source of the noise was her smartwatch.

 

“Ah, seriously. Please just leave me alone. What exactly do you want this time? What am I supposed to do for you?”

 

Lee Seol checked the smartwatch on the table. The caller was Kang Tae-san again.

 

She wanted to ignore this call too, but Lee Seol, who didn’t have the confidence to handle the aftermath that would snowball, eventually picked up her phone.

 

“Yes.”

 

[What number is it.]

 

“…Yes?”

 

[I’m in front of your house now. Tell me what number.]

 

In front of the house? Our house?

 

Flustered, Lee Seol got down from the bed and jumped up.

 

[Han Lee Seol.]

 

“You’re saying you’re in front of our house right now?”

 

[Yeah. I need to see you.]

 

“…Me?”

 

[Don’t make me say long things.]

 

His low and serious voice coming through the receiver told her that the current situation was no joke.

 

“…404.”

 

As soon as Lee Seol reluctantly answered, the phone hung up abruptly.

 

“He really came here?”

 

Lee Seol, who had been standing bewildered for a few seconds, hurriedly stood in front of the mirror. She couldn’t greet her boss while wearing pajamas.

 

Before he arrived, she quickly changed into outdoor training pants and put on a cardigan over them.

 

Ding dong- Ding dong-.

 

As she was tidying her disheveled hair, she heard quite a rough doorbell sound. Lee Seol took a deep breath and unlocked the door lock.

 

It was Tae-san who pulled open the door that Lee Seol had carefully opened.

 

Tae-san looked down at Lee Seol indifferently with a completely hardened face.

 

“But how did you know to come to our house?”

 

“I dropped you off before, remember.”

 

The memory of Tae-san dropping off Lee Seol and brightly illuminating the alley with his headlights finally came back to her.

 

Lee Seol sighed softly and pressed her forehead.

 

“Can I come in for a moment?”

 

Judging that it must be serious business for him to come here directly at this hour, Lee Seol stepped aside, and Tae-san finally entered the entrance.

 

Lee Seol’s house was essentially like a studio apartment, with the room and kitchen separated by sliding doors.

 

Therefore, there was no space that could be called a living room. There was no sofa either.

 

Having seen his palace-like house made her feel unnecessarily embarrassed and dejected.

 

Lee Seol awkwardly brought cushions and laid them down in the space in front of the bed.

 

“The house is a bit shabby.”

 

Tae-san came in indifferently as if such things didn’t matter at all and sat on the cushion Lee Seol had provided.

 

Lee Seol, who sat down in front of him, was wondering if she should offer him some water and was about to get up.

 

Suddenly, Tae-san reached out and lightly grasped Lee Seol’s chin with one hand. Then he turned it so he could see her left face clearly.

 

Flustered by the sudden physical contact, Lee Seol tried to avoid his hand, but it wasn’t easy.

 

“What are you doing?”

 

“Why didn’t you apply medicine?”

 

Realizing that he was staring at the wound on her left cheek, Lee Seol grabbed his wrist and pulled it away, then avoided his gaze.

 

“Please just tell me why you came all the way here. I want to rest.”

 

Lee Seol kept her head half-lowered, staring only at somewhere on the floor.

 

Honestly, she didn’t want to look at Tae-san right now.

 

When did he worry about Kim Se-na who wasn’t even seriously hurt, and now coming late to check on her wounds seemed somehow hypocritical.

 

Of course, that was probably how it felt because Lee Seol’s heart was all twisted up.

 

Tae-san, who had been quietly watching such Lee Seol, lowered his gaze. Then he looked at Lee Seol’s left hand that was fidgeting with both hands clasped together.

 

He could see wounds that were scraped much more severely than Se-na’s, incomparably so.

 

The bleeding had stopped now, but seeing the scabs that had formed, it must have been very painful.

 

Tae-san, who quietly bit his lips tightly, sighed softly.

 

After being silent for a while, he finally opened his mouth.

 

“I’m sorry about earlier.”

 

She didn’t expect it, but did he really come to apologize?

 

Lee Seol, who had been busy avoiding his gaze, finally raised her head.

 

“The car suddenly stopped in the middle of the road, so I really had no choice. That’s why I called you even though I knew it was an unreasonable request, and I felt as grateful to you as I felt sorry.”

 

“…”

 

“But seeing your sulky attitude made me feel bad. Even though you had every right to be that way, after wasting hours on the road, I guess I became sensitive without realizing it. I admit I was being difficult.”

 

“…”

 

“I got even angrier when you and Kim Se-na got hurt unexpectedly.”

 

“…”

 

“Of course, none of this is your fault. It’s all my oversight. I shouldn’t have let you go like that back there, and I came because I was bothered by just letting you leave.”

 

Amazingly, the more his words continued, the more her hardened and knotted heart began to unravel smoothly.

 

Just moments ago, she had been unbearably angry at him, but her heart was beginning to soften again.

 

Seeing how he cleanly admitted his faults and mistakes, and explained why he showed such an attitude in a way that matched the other person’s perspective.

 

In truth, Lee Seol’s hurt feelings were due to Tae-san’s attitude of treating her and Kim Se-na differently, but since she couldn’t bring herself to say that, she quietly nodded her head.

 

“Since you’re apologizing, I’ll accept it.”

 

“…Hah.”

 

Perhaps finding Lee Seol’s response quite brazen, Tae-san burst into an incredulous laugh.

 

“To be honest, I regretted becoming the Department Head’s secretary, and I even thought about just quitting.”

 

As soon as the words about quitting came out of Lee Seol’s mouth, Tae-san’s face turned grim once again.

 

“Since you apologized first like this, I’ll accept it and move on. It’s not easy for a superior to apologize to a subordinate, so I’m grateful that you did that for me.”

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