episode_0062

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“Originally, I wanted to give you a gift that I chose myself… … .

But isn’t the bag that Taeyang bought you much more expensive, classy, and fancy than the gloves I chose?

So, I’m really glad that I can give you a much better gift thanks to you, Taeyang. I hope the boss likes the bag.

Hehehe, you’re willing to spend so much money on someone else’s gift. Even though you may be a bit rough around the edges, I think you’re still a good person, Taeyang. You also have a lot of fun things to do… ?”

Before I could even finish speaking, I suddenly felt the temperature in the room drop sharply.

“CEO… … Sir… … ?”

The moment I looked up at the Sky President, feeling a sense of discomfort, my breath almost stopped.

The eyes of the Sky President were like cold, shining ice cubes. Her gaze seemed to pierce deep into my soul, and I felt infinitely small before her gaze.

And… … her lips. Her lips were white, and she had bitten them so hard that they were bleeding. The sight of the red blood slowly flowing down her white skin was both eerily beautiful and terrifying.

Boom――!!

Immediately, the sound of the teacup shattering in the hands of the Heavenly President was heard. However, the sharp shards of the teacup did not even scratch her hand. Only the pieces of the teacup and the tea inside spilled onto the floor.

“Yeah… … That woman… … So that’s what happened… … ?”

The president’s voice was as cold and calm as a frozen lake, but underneath it I could feel the boiling magma of resentment. The weight of the emotions in her voice seemed to weigh me down.

Only then did I realize that I had done something very wrong, but it was already too late. In the eyes of the Heavenly President, an anger that could not be measured in magnitude flashed, and I was like a rabbit standing before a wild beast, unable to move.

“Sa… … President… … ?”

As my voice trembled with fear, the Heavenly President slowly stood up. Her every movement was graceful enough to be fearful. Every time she moved, the air around her seemed to ripple, and her anger seemed to materialize and fill the room.

“You… ….”

The eyes of the Sky CEO looking at me began to take on an increasingly strange light. Inside those eyes, various emotions that I couldn’t even guess were swirling.

It’s dangerous. I could really die. A fear even stronger than when I was shot by the bandits of the Human Defense Society came over me.

At that moment, when I was trembling with fear, unexpected words came out of my mouth.

“Oh, Mom… … ?”

mom.

I don’t know why those words came out of my mouth.

Maybe it was because the sight of CEO Haneul personally taking care of me while I was eating reminded me of my mother who had passed away.

It is extremely shameful for a man of his age to call another woman his mother.

Even though I was too scared to do anything, I was so embarrassed by the words I had blurted out that shame ran down my spine.

And then. The moment I said the word “Mom” in a tearful voice, President Sky’s movements stopped.

Her pupils dilated momentarily, and her lips trembled slightly. The red glow of anger that had crossed her face disappeared in an instant, and instead, pallor spread. As if time had stopped, she froze in place and stared at me.

“What… …what did you say, you?”

The Sky President’s breathing suddenly became rapid. Her chest was seen rising and falling rapidly, and her fingers were twitching slightly. Even the calmness she had been pretending to hide her burning anger was completely gone now.

The boss took a step closer to me and put her hand toward my face. Her hand was shaking slightly, and I could feel her body temperature getting hotter than usual.

I couldn’t figure out why President Sky’s attitude had changed, and I was still trembling with fear, but I still felt a little bit of relief at the change in her expression.

“You… …what did you just call me?

Please. Just say it one more time, just one more time.”

Her voice was almost a whisper now. I tried to open my mouth, but my throat was so tight that I couldn’t speak. Instead, tears were gathering in my eyes. My heart was beating so fast that it was hard to breathe.

“Uh… …Mom… …?”

Then, the expression on the face of the Heavenly President became softer. Her hand stroked my head, and her other hand gently hugged my shoulder.

“Ah, ahh… … .”

“It’s okay… …It’s okay. Your mom is here.”

Her speech and attitude were now completely different. She was as gentle as if she was talking to her own child.

“Were you scared? I was a little excited… … I’m really sorry.”

The Sky President held me carefully. Her embrace was warm and somehow familiar. It was like the warmth of a long-lost memory.

As the terrifying image she had just shown me continued to linger in my mind, I buried my face in her arms even harder to escape the fear.

“If you want to cry, you can cry. I… …Mom will hug you.”

The tears I had been holding back burst out at the words of the CEO. She comforted me by patting my back.

“Yes, yes… … .

Everything will be okay. Mom will be by your side.”

Soon, even the voice of the Sky President became wet. She began to whisper softly while holding me in her arms.

“Our son… … Now Mommy will protect you. You won’t be separated from me anymore… … Forever.”

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How much time had passed? In a long silence, I was held in the arms of the Heavenly President.

The sound of her heartbeat echoed in my ears, and its regular, loud, and fast rhythm gradually calmed me down.

I slowly got up from her chest. I rubbed my tear-stained face with the back of my hand and looked up at her. The sky boss’s eyes were also bloodshot.

“I’m sorry. I showed you an embarrassing side of myself… … .”

My voice was still shaking and my face was hot. The events just now felt like a dream, but the wet chest of the shirt worn by the CEO and the redness around her eyes proved that everything just now had been real.

The Sky Boss stroked my head with a friendly smile. In her eyes, I could feel a deep emotion different from before. It was a look as if she had barely found something precious that had been lost for a long time.

“Don’t be shy. Rather, I’m really happy to see you like that.”

He looked up at her as she spoke. Tears glistened in the corners of the boss’s eyes.

It was clearly a beautiful sight, but why did it feel a little scary? As for me now, I couldn’t organize the emotions I felt. Fear, relief, longing, confusion. Everything was mixed together.

“The moment you called me mom… …was the happiest moment of my life.”

Confusion and fear still lingered in my mind, but as my fear grew, so did my desire to rely on her.

I tried to respond to her words, but in the end I couldn’t say anything. All I could do was nod.

The Sky Boss slowly stood up and took my hand. Her hand was so warm that it was almost hot, and the heat enveloped my cold hand.

And the moment I held her hand, I realized that I couldn’t let go of her hand by my own will.

“Now… …From now on, you can call me Mom like you did before. ”

The Sky President’s eyes were shining with joy. But, what should I say?

Her eyes were so black, and her gaze was only directed towards me, like a lighthouse illuminating the way in the darkness.

But… … I’m sure she was looking at me in reality, but it seemed like she was seeing something other than me overlapping with me.

“How about… … ? If you call me mom from now on… … If you consider me, I can do anything for you.”

Her voice was soft, but the earnestness in it was overwhelming to me.

I wanted to quickly agree with her and get out of this situation, but I knew intuitively that

The current situation is extremely precarious, as if I were walking on thin ice. If I take one more step from here, I will cross a river from which there is no return.

“I… … that… … .”

My state of mind was reflected as it was, and without me knowing it, my voice trembled and I stuttered. Time seemed to pass slowly.