Private Secretary - Chapter 68

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Private Secretary Episode 68

Since this wasn’t what she had hoped for, Lee Seol approached him and carefully cupped both his cheeks.

“Tae-san.”

“Just one word saying we’ll get married someday would be enough.”

“…”

“I didn’t even say let’s get married right now. But is even saying those words that difficult?”

Seeing Tae-san pestering her about marriage again, he seemed cute like a whining child, but on the other hand, she was flustered by how much more stubborn he was than she thought.

It was good that Tae-san thought of her as someone to marry and looked at her seriously. It meant he trusted and loved her that deeply.

However, they didn’t have sufficient financial means to get married right away.

Of course, looking at Tae-san now, he would probably say he’d be happy if she just came with her body, but marriage wasn’t something that worked just because two people liked each other.

If she started a family with him, she would have to reveal all the living expenses and medical bills for her family that Lee Seol had been handling.

If he were a son from an ordinary family like hers, it might be different, but revealing her difficult circumstances still required great courage.

“…I usually don’t say things I can’t take responsibility for. You know that. Let me think about it more carefully and then talk to you.”

“What exactly is so difficult for you?”

“Isn’t it more attractive because it’s not easy?”

Lee Seol didn’t want the mood to dampen, so she forced herself to make a joke.

Tae-san also showed a faint smile as if playing along, but that too was brief. Lee Seol gently caressed Tae-san’s cheek as he became serious again.

“Marriage isn’t originally an easy thing. Everyone needs different amounts of time to make such a major decision that could determine their life.”

“…”

“So please trust me and wait just a little longer. Okay?”

When Lee Seol looked into Tae-san’s eyes and spoke as if coaxing him, he seemed unable to win against her and pressed their lips together instead of answering.

It didn’t take long for their neatly arranged clothes to become disheveled.

Tae-san didn’t even have the patience to go to the bedroom, laying Lee Seol down on the sofa and exploring her bare skin. More passionately than ever before.

And Lee Seol accepted all of his tantrum.

Because she knew that in the end, he was someone who would do what she wanted.

Lee Seol completely accepted him as he clung to her.

* * *

After Tae-san left for work, Lee Seol immediately looked into entering graduate school for advertising and public relations.

Since it wasn’t the field she had majored in during undergraduate studies, she was worried whether she could do well even if she went to graduate school.

“Still, I do want to try…”

Lee Seol sat with her laptop open and picked up her phone to check her bank account balance.

Thanks to receiving quite a high salary and steadily saving the incentives Tae-san had given her, she had accumulated a considerable sum.

Of course, it wasn’t enough for marriage, but if she lived frugally, it seemed possible to pursue the studies she wanted.

“Would it be a luxury?”

While continuing her studies, she would still need to give her parents living expenses and pay for medical bills, so it would be better to work at the same time if possible.

“Ugh, this is giving me a headache.”

It was when her worries were deepening.

Her phone vibrated long and “Chairman” appeared on the screen. Lee Seol tensed up instantly and took several deep breaths.

“Yes, Chairman. This is Lee Seol.”

[Yes. Where are you now? The company?]

“I’m on vacation for personal reasons.”

[Then when will you come to work?]

“I’m planning to on Monday of next week.”

[Hmm…]

“May I ask what this is about?”

[I want to hear the final report about Tae-san’s matchmaking meetings. I have some free time for once.]

“Ah, then I’ll come see you right now.”

[It’s not urgent enough to call someone who’s on vacation, so let’s do it next time.]

“Still, I should do my job. Would it be okay if I came to report now?”

[Well, that would be good for me. Come to that house you came to before. You didn’t forget the address, did you?]

“No. It will take about an hour, is that okay?”

[Yes. That’s fine.]

“I’ll see you later.”

After politely ending the call, Lee Seol immediately got up and gathered her phone and wallet to head to her own home.

She planned to change into proper clothes there.

Lee Seol came home as quickly as possible, dressed neatly from head to toe, and got in her car.

It felt like just yesterday that she had gone to the Chairman’s house when he called, but that was already about half a year ago.

Back then, she was just Tae-san’s secretary, but now she had become his lover.

Even though not that much time had passed, so many things had changed that it was somewhat amazing.

She arrived at the Chairman’s house with a nervous heart and was just about to press the doorbell.

The phone in her hand rang long.

This time it was Tae-san. As if he had installed surveillance cameras, he was calling just as she arrived at the Chairman’s house.

“Yes.”

[…Are you outside? I can hear the wind.]

“Oh, I came out briefly because I had something to do.”

[What business.]

“Actually, I came to give the Chairman a final report about the Department Head’s matchmaking meetings.”

[What? So where are you now. The company?]

“No. I’m in front of the Chairman’s house. I’m about to go in.”

Lee Seol confirmed that there was just over a minute left until her appointment time with the Chairman and approached the doorbell.

[Lee Seol.]

“I’m going to hang up. I’ll contact you later.”

Lee Seol hurriedly ended the call and pressed the doorbell. Inside, they confirmed Lee Seol’s identity before opening the door.

Perhaps because she had been here before, it wasn’t particularly unfamiliar or frightening. Though she was a bit nervous.

“Please wait a moment.”

The employee who guided Lee Seol to the study knocked on the door to ask permission. When Chairman Kang’s dignified voice was heard from inside, the employee opened the door.

“Good day, Chairman.”

“Oh. Yes. Thank you for coming even though you’re on vacation.”

“Not at all.”

“Tea or coffee, which would you like?”

“Just a glass of water, please.”

When the Chairman sent a look to the employee beside him, the understanding employee quietly went outside.

“Yes. Tae-san seems very busy these days, but is it okay for his secretary to take vacation?”

“I’m also feeling apologetic about that.”

“Is there some problem?”

“No. That’s not it.”

The Chairman, who had been sitting at his desk, came over to the sofa where Lee Seol was sitting.

Not long after, the employee came back in, handed Lee Seol a glass of water, and left.

“So. In the end, Tae-san won’t go on any more matchmaking meetings at all?”

“…Yes. I’m sorry.”

“No, no. Still, thanks to Secretary Lee, I got him to go a few times, so that’s fortunate. But you know.”

At the Chairman’s words, Lee Seol tensed up again and swallowed hard.

“Do you know anything about the circumstances of Kim Se-na’s broken engagement? I’m asking because I want to know the behind-the-scenes situation, not what was in the articles.”

“…Uh… That…”

“Tell me.”

Since it was a complicated story in many ways, she couldn’t easily open her mouth.

However, on the other hand, she was relieved that the Chairman seemed not to have seen the photo of her with Ryu Hwa-pyeong.

When Lee Seol hesitated to speak due to these various thoughts, Chairman Kang, who was getting frustrated, sighed quietly.

“Would something terrible happen if you told me? I’m Tae-san’s father, is that a problem?”

“No, it’s just that I need to organize how to tell you about this…”

Lee Seol took a deep breath and finally opened her mouth, breaking her silence.

She felt he had the right to know, considering the company’s Legal Team had been mobilized over this matter.

She summarized and conveyed what had happened between Kim Se-na, Ryu Hwa-pyeong, and Kang Tae-san as concisely as possible.

Chairman Kang’s expression gradually became serious as he listened to the story, and by the end, displeasure had settled on his face.

“Kim Se-na, that girl is really… I always thought she was a cunning child, but I didn’t know she’d go that far. How could she fearlessly commit such acts?”

“…”

“But why didn’t Kang Tae-san accept her advances?”

To explain that would require mentioning her relationship with him, so she couldn’t bring herself to confess.

“That’s something only the Department Head knows, so I don’t think I can speculate and tell you about it. I’m sorry.”

“No, it’s strange. What got into that guy that made him reject Kim Se-na? Did he perhaps get involved with another woman?”

Her heart stung as if pricked, but Lee Seol lifted her water glass to awkwardly hide her stiffened face.

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