Private Secretary - Chapter 54

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Private Secretary Episode 54

No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t understand Kim Se-na’s motives.

Could there have been some problem with Ryu Hwa-pyeong? But they still seemed close and affectionate.

Of course, if what you see isn’t everything, then there’s nothing more to say.

“What’s wrong? Is something the matter?”

Ryu Hwa-pyeong, who had spotted Lee Seol approaching with a pale face, stopped carrying the heater and hurried over to her.

Seeing his innocent face that knew nothing, Lee Seol found it even more impossible to tell him what she had just witnessed.

It felt like she would be driving a wedge between a couple who were getting along well.

But would keeping quiet really be beneficial for him?

“Lee Seol?”

“…Um, are there any other accommodations nearby?”

If she couldn’t do anything about it, she’d rather escape from this situation.

If she couldn’t tell Ryu Hwa-pyeong or confront Kang Tae-san, the only option was to distance herself.

“Why?”

“It feels a bit burdensome to sleep together with everyone. Ah, never mind. I’ll figure it out myself.”

“There’s nothing right nearby, you’d have to go out a bit. It’s too far to walk, so you’d need to take a car, but taxis probably won’t come up here.”

“…Ah, thank you for letting me know. I’m sorry, but I’ll sleep somewhere else. When the Department Head and Kim Se-na come back, please tell them that. I’m sorry.”

“I can’t let you go alone like this. I’ll drive you there.”

“No, it’s fine. It’s not even midnight yet. I’m sorry for acting on my own like this.”

Lee Seol went into the tent and came out with her bag.

“Then talk to Tae-san and ask him to drive you. Tae-san will understand too.”

“No. When the Department Head comes back, please tell him I’ll return here tomorrow morning.”

“Lee Seol. Still, this is a bit dangerous…”

“It’s fine. Really fine. It’s not even 9 o’clock yet.”

“Lee Seol.”

“I’m sorry. Then I’ll really get going.”

Actually, what she was sorry about was something else. Not being able to tell him about what she had seen earlier.

If she kept hiding it like this, it would feel like deception, but no matter how she thought about it, it wasn’t her place to interfere.

Lee Seol turned around, unable to properly meet Ryu Hwa-pyeong’s eyes due to her guilty feelings.

She opened the map on her phone and searched for nearby accommodations. The closest one was a motel 1.4km away.

She opened the taxi app, but there wasn’t a single available vehicle.

In the end, she quickened her pace with the thought that if she walked diligently, she’d reach it eventually.

“Han Lee Seol?”

To leave the camping site, she had to pass through the parking lot. Tae-san was just coming up from the parking lot.

How could she have forgotten such a simple fact?

If she had seen him earlier, she would have hidden behind a tree, but she had been too distracted by the taxi app to watch ahead.

“Where are you going?”

When Tae-san closed the distance and stopped in front of her, Lee Seol bit her lips tightly.

“…I really can’t sleep there tonight. I’ll sleep at a nearby motel and come back here early in the morning.”

“What are you talking about?”

“I’m sorry for making a fuss. But I really don’t think I can sleep there.”

How could she sleep in the same room after seeing Kim Se-na, who was Ryu Hwa-pyeong’s bride-to-be, kissing Kang Tae-san?

She didn’t want to be part of such an absurd situation.

Lee Seol bowed to him and tried to pass by, but Tae-san blocked her way.

“Did something happen?”

“No. Nothing happened. I just became uncomfortable. I’m sorry.”

“…Then wait a moment. I’ll go with you…”

“No, I’ll go alone. That’s what I want.”

“If you leave, I’ll be alone with a couple. Wouldn’t that be too ridiculous?”

Honestly, Lee Seol didn’t want to be with Tae-san either.

Even if he liked Kim Se-na, still.

How could he kiss a bride-to-be whose wedding invitations were already out… And with the groom nearby.

Lee Seol was more disappointed by the fact that he had casually committed adultery than by the fact that he had kissed Kim Se-na.

She could understand his desire to win over Kim Se-na. That’s why she had helped him.

But how could he kiss her when his relationship with Ryu Hwa-pyeong wasn’t even resolved yet?

Whatever relationship they were heading toward, breaking off the engagement with Ryu Hwa-pyeong should have come first.

Before that, it was morally right for Tae-san not to do anything with Kim Se-na.

“I’m going.”

But still, she couldn’t confess such specific disappointment to him.

Because then she’d have to tell him that she saw him kissing Kim Se-na.

Lee Seol tried to pass by Tae-san again, but he grabbed her arm.

“It’s already this dark, so how exactly are you planning to go?”

“I’ll turn on the flashlight on my phone and walk. It’ll be quick. I want to go before it gets later, so please let me go.”

“…I’ll drive you there, so follow me.”

“I told you I want to go alone.”

“Don’t be unreasonably stubborn. You don’t even know where this is, and you want to walk?”

“I can go by looking at the map.”

“You know what you’re doing right now is unreasonable, right?”

If she didn’t give him the real reason, it seemed like they’d be facing off on this mountain path all night.

No one could match Kang Tae-san when it came to being stubborn.

Even though the days were longer because it was summer, it was already dark. She had to go before it got completely dark. Anywhere that Kang Tae-san wasn’t.

Lee Seol let out a long sigh and opened her mouth as if she had no choice.

“I saw everything. You kissing Kim Se-na.”

“…What?”

“I know the Department Head’s feelings for her well, but I still think it was too hasty. I’m disappointed.”

“…”

“No matter what, this isn’t right. Ryu Hwa-pyeong is right there, so how could you… But since it’s not my business to interfere, I’ll keep my mouth shut. So please just let me go.”

“Han Lee Seol.”

As soon as Tae-san grabbed her shoulders, Lee Seol stepped back.

As if she hated even his touch.

“Han Lee Seol.”

As if angered by her blatant avoidance of his touch, Tae-san’s voice turned cold.

“I don’t want to get involved in such complicated relationships. I don’t want to be in the same space either.”

“Han Lee Seol. Listen to me first.”

“If it’s an excuse, forget it.”

“I didn’t do it.”

“Yes.”

“I said I didn’t do it.”

Lee Seol hesitated and looked up at him.

It was clearly a kissing position to anyone who saw it, but he said he didn’t do it? Wasn’t that a lie?

When great disappointment filled Lee Seol’s eyes, Tae-san took a step closer. But Lee Seol stepped back the same distance, maintaining the gap.

Tae-san’s expression hardened coldly as if hurt by Lee Seol’s reaction.

“If I say I didn’t do it, then I didn’t do it.”

“…Yes. I understand.”

“You should believe my words.”

“I have no intention of making this a big problem. I have no intention of telling anyone either. So you don’t need to make excuses to me.”

“…You don’t believe me.”

“…”

“Am I the kind of guy who would kiss a woman about to get married? No matter how much I say no, you have no intention of believing my words. Why? Because to you, I’m only worth that much.”

“I saw it. I saw it directly.”

“Did you see our lips touch?”

“…Not that far, but…”

“It’s true we were close enough to kiss. But we didn’t.”

When Tae-san asserted his innocence with such a resolute expression, Lee Seol quickly became confused.

“Kim Se-na did approach to kiss me, but I pushed her away. We didn’t kiss.”

“…”

“But even so, do you want to believe only what you saw, regardless of what the truth is?”

Lee Seol hesitated and fell into thought.

She had certainly seen Kim Se-na approach closely, but she hadn’t actually watched their lips touch.

“Yes. I’ll accept that as the truth. Then things turned out just as you wanted, Department Head.”

“What?”

“The fact that Kim Se-na tried to kiss you first means her heart has turned back to you. So all that’s left is for you and Kim Se-na to work out.”

“…”

“Anyway, the reality that the three of you are in a complicated relationship won’t change, will it? I don’t want to get involved in that relationship even a little. I don’t even want to be a spectator. So please let me go. I’m someone who has nothing to do with any of this.”

“Lee Seol, I…”

It was when Tae-san moved a little closer to Lee Seol.

From behind him, Kim Se-na approached them, staggering.

“Tae-san. I feel so dizzy.”

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