episode_0012

“Hehe~”

Today, for some reason, I feel unusually excited.

I’ve been to this amusement park with countless other men before, but this fluttering feeling is new. Riding the rides is fun, eating is enjoyable, and simply being with the boss brings me joy.

“Hehe….”

I suppressed the laughter that almost escaped me without realizing it.

Secretly dating the boss. Will the boss accept it? Honestly, my heart flutters. It’s truly the first time I’ve felt this way about the boss.

If the boss accepts and we go all the way to marriage—

“You wench.”

A voice interrupts. I look around, but there’s no one noticeable. Why would someone say that to me out of nowhere? Who dares call me that…

Upon hearing that word, I wonder if I’m doing well.

“Perhaps the boss feels the same way…”

I am happy. Being with the boss is nice. But the boss’s face doesn’t show any of that. Maybe the boss also sees me as a wench. After all, he said there were fourteen others. It’s plausible.

“….”

Come to think of it, today’s enjoyment was mine alone. The boss didn’t seem to be having a good time. It’s natural to feel dragged along since he was forced to come because of me.

“I don’t know.”

I’m unsure how to make the boss happy. Even if I buy this couple ring, it feels like the boss won’t be pleased at all. We were practically forced into this relationship because I suggested we date.

But what I’m doing now is treating the boss like a doll, neither more nor less. Both should be happy, but right now, only I am.

“As expected, I should have definitively ended it back then. It should have been a memory of one night, a one-night stand. How could someone like me date anyone? Having lived off men’s money, now suddenly trying to have a normal relationship.

But the boss is too kind. He showed no emotion towards my mention of fourteen others and treated me normally. Still, if I mention living off men’s money, he would probably scorn me.

“Let’s end this.”

Dating someone like me, the boss is wasting his time.

“Are you okay, Suhyun?”

Let’s go back to the boss. He holds my hand. He’s always kind in moments like these. Being with me might not bring him joy, but he doesn’t hesitate to help me.

“What happened… tell me.”

“I’ll tell you when we get home.”

“Let’s eat lunch first. You seem anxious. Eating will make you feel better.”

“No, I’m fine—”

*Rumble*

“Let’s have lunch.”

“Yes….”

Damn it.

~~~

Returning to Suhyun’s house, it was late afternoon. Without saying a word until we arrived at Suhyun’s place, she seemed to have put up a barrier against conversation.

After the food arrived, with just a bite of her udon, Suhyun finally spoke.

“I’m sorry for suddenly coming back, boss.”

“Oh, it’s… understandable.”

There must have been something wrong. Judging by Suhyun’s sudden change in attitude, it’s evident. First, I need to make sure Suhyun is okay.

“Are you feeling alright?”

“Huh…?”

“You seemed anxious.”

“Oh… did I…. I’m fine.”

“Thank goodness.”

“You’re so kind, boss….”

“It’s natural to be good to close friends.”

“Close friends… huh.”

“Well, um….”

Oh, even though it was a threat, we were pretending to be in a relationship. I slipped up with Suhyun.

“So… can you continue being kind until the end?”

“….”

Suhyun’s words were not fully understood, but for some reason, there was a feeling that this might be the end.

Continuing to eat, Suhyun finally spoke up.

“I thought I could get along well with the director.”

It seemed like Suhyun had made a decision as she opened her mouth, her voice slightly trembling.

“In reality…”

I heard about Suhyun’s painful past. Something deep inside me started to rise in anger.

“No. I…”

“Definitely not.”

“Those people…”

“Yes…?”

“If those people hadn’t done such things, Suhyun wouldn’t be like this now, right?”

Although it was inevitable due to the atmosphere, the other party had clearly committed a crime. While Suhyun was not without fault, the other party had initiated it.

They approached me to see what kind of person I was.

Upon hearing that it wasn’t four but fourteen people, I was a bit surprised, but since it seemed like it would be a good memory for Suhyun, I decided not to mention it.

“That may be so, but…”

“Of course, we can’t exactly be proud of Suhyun’s actions either. It’s clearly coercion.”

“Yes…”

“Perhaps someday, Suhyun’s actions will come back to haunt her. If she can correct them before that happens, she should.”

“If you do that…”

Suhyun gradually approached me and said, “Will the director truly accept me…?”

“…”

“You didn’t want to date me because you thought I was a rag. So, if you say you only dated me out of coercion and I cut ties with all those people…”

Suhyun’s face was close to mine. Despite light makeup, her innate beauty was evident in her features.

“Will you truly accept me…?”

“No.”

“…”

Whether Suhyun was a rag or not didn’t matter. I didn’t know that fact from the start, and even if Suhyun were a virgin, I would have rejected her. I had a duty to take care of Yuhee until she became independent.

“Even if Suhyun were a virgin, I would have still rejected her.”

“…”

After Suhyun climbed on top of me and then sat back down, I left her house after gently patting her head.

~~~

“Dad’s home. Huh?”

When I brought Suhyun home and entered the house, to my surprise, Yuhee was nowhere to be found. I knew she didn’t have any schedules on weekends. Did she go to work?

After changing clothes, I soon heard the sound of the door opening.

“…Yuhee, are you here? I just got back.”

“….”

Since then, we had become more talkative through messages, but she still remained cold in person. Yuhee silently entered the room.

Buzz.

Then, my phone vibrated, and I received a message from Yuhee.

“I’m here.”

…!

This greeting was new to me. Sorting things out with Suhyun, improving relations with Yuhee, it seemed like today was going to be a turning point.

“How was that girl?”

“It was okay.”

“Really?”

“Are you not dating her?”

Unable to lie due to my daughter’s intuition, I answered truthfully.

“We broke up.”

After that message, I didn’t receive any more texts from Yuhee. Feeling like the conversation was ending, I had to send something.

“I rode a zip line for the first time, and it was really scary.”

“Must have been terrifying.”

“I bumped into someone wearing a black hoodie, and they just walked away as if nothing happened.”

“How rude.”

Slightly rough around the edges, but there was no denying the truth in Yuhee’s words.

“The person wearing the black hoodie….”

Come to think of it… Wasn’t Yuhee also wearing a black hoodie…?