Private Secretary - Chapter 61

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Private Secretary Episode 61

“…Why are you really acting like this…? You don’t seem like the Kang Tae-san I knew.”

“Me too. You don’t seem like the Kim Se-na I knew. I’m also bewildered because I didn’t realize you were such a foolish and selfish person.”

“…”

“So will you please let go? As you know, my patience isn’t that deep.”

When Tae-san shook off her hand again, Kim Se-na was pushed to the side.

When he turned around to call his secretary through the intercom, Kim Se-na ran up from behind and hugged him tightly.

“I’m sorry, Tae-san. It’s all my fault for disappointing you. I won’t act like that ever again. So just once, just once, can’t you give me a chance? I’ll really do whatever you tell me to do.”

“…You’ll do whatever I tell you to do?”

“Yes, please. Trust me.”

Tae-san easily loosened Kim Se-na’s two hands wrapped around his waist and turned around to face her.

When she faced his still cold and resolute expression, Kim Se-na’s eyes wavered.

“Fine, there are exactly two things I’ll demand from you. Properly apologize to Lee Seol for this incident and compensate her. And never appear before us again.”

“…The reason you’re so angry right now, could it be… because of Lee Seol?”

“That’s right.”

“…Do you like Lee Seol?”

Tae-san didn’t answer, but his firm expression was answering everything.

Kim Se-na let out a hollow laugh as if dumbfounded.

“Is there something wrong with your eyes? How could you like me and then come to like such a woman? Someone so low-class…”

“Shut your mouth. Don’t carelessly talk about the person I like.”

“Kang Tae-san.”

“That’s right. The person I like is Lee Seol. That’s why I absolutely cannot forgive you for deeply hurting that woman.”

“…”

“Just facing you like this is unpleasant enough. So don’t contact me ever again from now on, and even if we happen to run into each other, let’s just pass by. As if we never knew each other from the beginning.”

Tae-san turned around, leaving Kim Se-na behind, and picked up the intercom receiver.

“You’re abandoning me? Do you think you can be happy after doing that?”

When Kim Se-na’s venomous voice came from behind, Tae-san put down the receiver somewhat irritably.

“So what are you going to do about it?”

“…”

“If there’s something you can do, try it. If you do that, I won’t stay still either.”

“…Kang Tae-san.”

“You can’t beat me. You know that well, don’t you?”

Kim Se-na, with her pride hurt, glared at Tae-san while gritting her teeth, but he just shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly.

“I’m warning you, if you touch Lee Seol, you’ll get hurt several times worse. Because I’ll definitely make sure of that.”

“How could you… How could you do this to me…”

“Before wondering why people are acting this way, first reflect on what you’ve done. There’s Lee Seol who had her face plastered all over the country as a homewrecker because of you, yet you’re being shameless.”

Kim Se-na, who found it difficult to face Tae-san who had become even colder, slowly backed away.

“You’ve really changed. You’re not the Kang Tae-san I knew.”

“That’s right. So you should stop your worthless acting and find your own way to survive.”

“You bastard.”

Kim Se-na glared at Tae-san and then turned around and left.

The door slammed shut as if to make a point, but Tae-san didn’t flinch.

After Kim Se-na left, he leaned against his desk and sighed deeply.

They had known each other for over 10 years, yet the end was concluding so disgracefully.

Even the past memories becoming tainted was a bitter thing for Tae-san too.

However, Tae-san soon stood up straight and picked up his suit jacket and briefcase.

He couldn’t stay buried in those unpleasant feelings just because he had stepped in shit.

He had to quickly shake off the matter with Kim Se-na and move forward.

Now the only person important to Tae-san was Lee Seol.

* * *

Tae-san, who went straight home, lowered his footsteps as soon as he entered the quiet house. He didn’t want to wake up Lee Seol who would be sleeping.

When he slowly approached and opened the bedroom door, he saw a small body lying with her back to the door.

Tae-san approached the bedside to see her face and knelt down on one knee in front of her.

Thanks to the light left on outside, Lee Seol’s face came clearly into view.

Seeing her sleeping soundly without knowing he had come was both reassuring and touching.

How much must she have worried and been anxious?

When he thought of the anger he felt seeing Lee Seol’s photo in the article being criticized as a homewrecker, his hands still trembled.

If even a third party felt this way, how shocked must the person involved have been?

Tae-san carefully brushed away the hair that had fallen on Lee Seol’s cheek. He slowly stroked Lee Seol’s forehead with his fingertips as he moved closer.

Then, Lee Seol’s eyebrows moved slightly and she slowly opened her eyes.

Tae-san felt sorry for waking her, but he couldn’t hide his joy at meeting the eyes he had so wanted to see.

When he cupped Lee Seol’s cheek with his large hand, her drowsy eyes from just waking up gazed at Tae-san.

Tae-san alternately looked at the lips that had said unpleasant words about quitting work and the two eyes that had clearly shown discomfort, then soon lowered his head and pressed their lips together.

* * *

It was when she opened her eyes to the touch tickling her cheek.

Tae-san came into Lee Seol’s half-asleep, half-awake vision.

And it was Kang Tae-san with very warm and tender eyes, too tender to be looking at her.

For a moment, Lee Seol thought it was a dream. Because there was no way Tae-san would show her such an expression.

Hoping to wake up quickly if it was a dream, she blinked several times when suddenly their lips touched.

The sensation was so vivid that she was amazed, and only when she felt his warm breath did she realize this wasn’t a dream.

“W-wait…”

When Lee Seol pulled her head back in confusion, Tae-san obediently moved away.

In that gap, Lee Seol hurriedly sat up. Tae-san still had one knee on the floor as he looked up only at Lee Seol.

Just like a knight pledging fervent loyalty.

“Wh-when did you come?”

Instead of answering, Tae-san took Lee Seol’s hand and kissed the back of it. Her body tingled at the affectionate skinship that was ticklish.

“Did you sleep well?”

‘Did you sleep well?’, ‘Did you sleep well?’, ‘Did you sleep well?’

The heavy yet soft voice echoed like an echo in Lee Seol’s ears.

The person who had been avoiding her and acting coldly until just yesterday, how could he suddenly be like this?

When Lee Seol, who hadn’t fully grasped the situation, nodded in bewilderment, Tae-san showed her another tender smile.

“…Why, why are you acting like this?”

“Like what?”

“No, you’re being too affectionate…”

“So you don’t like it? Would you prefer if I acted stiffly toward you?”

“That’s not it…”

Lee Seol, unable to adapt to his warm attitude, felt awkward and kept looking elsewhere, pretending not to notice.

Only then did she finally remember the reality she had forgotten.

“Oh, what about that article? What happened to the photos? Who was the person who sent me that text…”

Tae-san, who had been kneeling on the floor, slowly got up and sat next to Lee Seol.

“You probably guessed roughly, but it was Kim Se-na.”

She had suspected it, but for it to actually be true. Shocked, Lee Seol covered her half-open mouth with her hand.

“I’ll apologize on her behalf. I’m sorry.”

“Why, why did she do such a thing? And why me of all people…”

“She wanted to break off her engagement with Ryu Hwa-pyeong, but needed an excuse. You happened to catch her eye at that time.”

“…”

“I didn’t know she was that arrogant either. I’m really pathetic for foolishly liking someone like that for several years without knowing what kind of person she was.”

Tae-san’s hand cupped Lee Seol’s cheek and slowly caressed it.

“First, most of your photos from the articles have been taken down. Some media outlets that won’t take them down to the end and are demanding compensation will be handled by our Legal Team.”

“Ah… By the Legal Team? The matter has gotten bigger than expected…”

“Why worry about such things? You’re an employee of our company, and your reputation is also the company’s image.”

“….”

“Besides, when your personal information was revealed, our company’s name was mentioned too. It’s right for the company to respond to this.”

“…I’m sorry. Because of me for no reason….”

“I told you earlier. Don’t apologize for no reason when it’s not your fault. The one who created this situation isn’t you, it’s Kim Se-na.”

Still, she felt ashamed that the company’s Legal Team had to be mobilized just because of her alone.

What lifted Lee Seol’s head that was naturally bowing down was Tae-san’s words that followed.

“And Kim Se-na came to the company earlier.”

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