Private Secretary - Chapter 55

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Private Secretary Episode 55

Walking with a pale face that looked like she might collapse at any moment, she soon fell to the ground without warning.

“Kim Se-na.”

Startled, Tae-san approached and supported her, while Lee Seol also quickly checked her condition.

“She seems to have fainted. Take her to the hospital quickly. I’ll go tell Ryu Hwa-pyeong.”

Lee Seol was about to rush to Ryu Hwa-pyeong, but Tae-san grabbed her wrist and stopped her.

After laying Kim Se-na down properly, Tae-san took out his phone and called someone.

She naturally thought he was calling the paramedics, but the recipient was Ryu Hwa-pyeong.

“Come down to the parking lot quickly. Kim Se-na collapsed.”

Lee Seol placed her hand under Kim Se-na’s nose to check her breathing.

Her breathing was steady. Her fingertips were warm too, so it didn’t seem to be a heart problem.

“You shouldn’t be calling Ryu Hwa-pyeong, you should call the paramedics.”

“In these mountains, it’s faster to take her directly to the hospital.”

“Then take her quickly. I’ll wake her up, so Department Head, please carry her.”

“I called Ryu Hwa-pyeong, so he’ll be here soon.”

“Department Head.”

Flustered, Lee Seol looked at Kang Tae-san.

When was it that he rushed out in the middle of the night worried about Kim Se-na being left alone on the street, and now he’s just leaving someone who collapsed on the ground.

“I heard she often has vasovagal syncope. It’s probably not that serious.”

“How would you know that, Department Head? What if it’s really serious? Don’t do that and carry her quickly.”

“Here comes the person who will carry her.”

At those words, she turned her head to see Ryu Hwa-pyeong running from far away.

“What happened?”

“She suddenly said she felt dizzy and collapsed. Take her to the hospital quickly.”

After checking Kim Se-na’s condition, Ryu Hwa-pyeong lifted her up and headed toward the parking lot.

“We should go with them too…”

It was Tae-san who stopped Lee Seol.

“Ryu Hwa-pyeong will handle it. She’s his fiancée, so he’ll take good care of her.”

“…Why are you suddenly acting like this?”

“What?”

“Someone you liked collapsed, so why are you so calm? What if something serious happened…”

“Because I haven’t finished talking with you.”

“…What?”

“Follow me for now.”

As Tae-san started walking toward the parking lot, Lee Seol reluctantly followed behind him.

“Get in.”

Lee Seol stared at Tae-san with uncomfortable eyes as he opened the passenger door for her. It seemed like he would stand there stubbornly until she got in.

Unable to match his stubbornness, Lee Seol got in the car, and Tae-san followed by getting in the driver’s seat.

The destination entered in the navigation was his home in Seoul. After checking the guidance screen, Lee Seol looked at him questioningly.

“Are you really going home like this? What about Kim Se-na? You should confirm that she’s recovering.”

“I told you. Ryu Hwa-pyeong will handle it.”

“Why are you really acting like this today?”

How could someone who cherished Kim Se-na so much, calling her the woman he liked and a precious friend, change his attitude so suddenly?

Looking at him now, it was as if he was treating a complete stranger.

The way he firmly said that she had rejected him first, and the frustrated expression he showed when she said there was nothing left but good things to come.

She couldn’t understand what Kang Tae-san was thinking at all.

Could it be that he had already grown tired of Kim Se-na? Or had he unknowingly changed his heart and come to care for someone else?

…Then who was the person in Kang Tae-san’s heart right now?

“Ha.”

Even in this situation, she was secretly hoping that the person he liked was her.

Disgusted with her own true feelings, Lee Seol sighed briefly and shook her head.

It was pathetic and miserable. To have such expectations even in the midst of all this.

The two didn’t say a word to each other while driving on the highway.

Lee Seol occasionally glanced at him, but she couldn’t figure out what he was thinking.

The only thing that was certain was that he seemed to have a lot on his mind.

* * *

After driving for about 2 hours, the car entered Seoul.

Lee Seol, who had been awake the entire time, gripped her bag strap as soon as she saw the familiar Seoul roads.

“Please drop me off here.”

“What?”

“I’ll get home on my own, so please let me out.”

Although Lee Seol spoke firmly, Tae-san didn’t even pretend to listen. As soon as the light turned green, he quickly started driving.

“Department Head. Please let me out.”

“…”

“Kang Tae-san.”

“How far are you going to go?”

“What?”

“How far are you going to provoke me?”

“…”

“Can’t you see I’m holding back?”

“Ha… I don’t want to fight with you over something like this, Department Head. I said I’d believe what you told me. What more is there to talk about here?”

“I know exactly what you’re thinking by yourself, so how can I just leave you alone? I can’t let you go until we finish talking.”

What on earth was he planning to talk about?

Would talking change anything? How much and how far would he be honest with her?

While coming to Seoul, Lee Seol tried to rationally review the current situation as much as possible.

Thinking coldly, there was still no clear evidence that Kang Tae-san’s heart had turned away from Kim Se-na.

If it was true that he rejected the kiss, it would have been because he was conscious of Ryu Hwa-pyeong’s existence as her fiancé.

And in this situation, the reason he ultimately wouldn’t let her go was…

‘It’s obvious. He’s belatedly feeling regretful thinking about our relationship falling apart.’

If Tae-san truly liked her, he couldn’t have acted this way.

If that were the case, when the three of them were together today and he was the only one left out, he would have been the first to notice and talk to her.

Instead of probing or trying to stop Kim Se-na’s offer to introduce her to a man from behind, he would have tried to clarify his relationship with her first.

But he didn’t do that.

To Tae-san, she was nothing more than someone convenient to manipulate, whether professionally or personally.

Someone perfectly comfortable to keep by his side without drawing lines or taking responsibility.

That was exactly who Han Lee Seol was.

Lee Seol knew all too well what it meant to truly like someone.

That’s why she couldn’t think of any other possibilities anymore.

She thought she had acted like such a fool all this time.

Without any backbone, she had granted whatever he wanted, so how ridiculous must she have looked in Tae-san’s eyes?

That’s why he was holding onto her even though she said no, dragging out time saying he would clear up misunderstandings.

Of course, there was a very slim possibility that he had come to like her.

But she was certain that the weight of that emotion would be on a completely different level from what he felt for Kim Se-na.

Kim Se-na, whom he had known for a long time, and her own existence, having known him for only a few months, were on different starting lines.

Most importantly, she couldn’t erase from her mind the image of Kang Tae-san fondling her intimate parts while having an affectionate phone conversation with Kim Se-na in the office before.

If Kim Se-na returned as a complete single after breaking off her engagement, Tae-san would probably accept her eagerly.

When that happened, even his small interest in her would wither away.

‘…’

Tired of arguing with him, Lee Seol turned her gaze toward the car window.

She wanted to jump out when the car stopped at a traffic light, but she held back.

Finally, Tae-san arrived in front of his house and let Lee Seol get out. As soon as the locks were released, Lee Seol opened the car door and got out, then stood firmly in place.

Although she had come in front of his house, she didn’t want to go inside.

“Come in.”

“Let’s just talk here.”

“The one who should be angry is me, not you. Get your situation straight.”

“You’re ignoring my wishes at every turn right now. I said I don’t want to talk now. I want to talk with a clear mind after I’ve calmed down, so why…”

“I can’t let you go in this unsettled situation where things aren’t properly concluded. This isn’t something to discuss on the street, so stop being stubborn and come inside.”

The moment Tae-san mentioned “conclusion,” Lee Seol felt a shock as if she had been struck on the head and realized an important fact.

Conclusion. The end. That was ultimately the direction she needed to head toward.

Even setting Kim Se-na aside, her relationship with Kang Tae-san had been abnormal.

While she had been intimate with him because she truly liked him, Tae-san didn’t feel the same way.

So, she had been clinging alone to a relationship that couldn’t last long from the beginning.

In this situation, what if Kim Se-na declared she would return to Kang Tae-san? And if those two ultimately reached marriage, then what about her?

Lee Seol knew she could never bear to watch their happiness from the sidelines.

Although this job had started because of money, since she had come to like him, it was right to quit here before the situation became more twisted. She had to end it.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————