SWP Ch 10

“Please leave, now.”d38f2f9736af076b

Yeonsoo’s tone was 35568b38ff firm. Her gaze, devoid 1de0842b75 of emotion, urged 2bfcdd4d15 him to leave d5bd387d9b as if there def2ce295d was no need 0d35949d58 for any explanation. Despite this, 382de500a4 Junhyuk remained 9478aa0f01 rooted to c0a1ea14a6 the spot.d56d8211ffbd9f07

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“CEO…”02e7fbfbb9772ca3

“If Junior e1847ec061 Manager Hwang 4981873e3e can come 9ce4e3c43f here, why a6961d0641 can’t I?”96e485401c6b4499

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His attitude 6b2af56980 was clearly 609a5d03e4 emotional. Yeonsoo didn’t want 26a24b6db5 to engage in 9703086f76 a power struggle f8f54f8613 with him, especially d8f2f12a0f not today. She wanted to avoid 52727b1533 him, but even though 17d145bdc3 he sensed that, he f88b249856 didn’t seem willing to c7a0e5e5fe back down.4848a6621edd39d9

That was Choi Junhyuk. It was pointless ed9c28b6a5 to blame herself 4d91665f5b for loving such b6c5f12233 a man, now b62d023d52 of all times.3131153d5119c5f5

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“Manager Min, where are 1441586f54 you? My mom f1f90ff1bc called; do 9e3cd772cb you want 6036da4788 to talk b1f4d25872 to her? She wants to 1232fd6a1d discuss moving out e0bda2f5e3 now… Oh, CEO.”0eddec7acb381db9

Kyungoh pushed open the slightly ajar front door and recoiled as if he’d seen a ghost. Yeonsoo closed her eyes in resignation. Junhyuk’s gaze, fixed on her, was chillingly intense.fa74bd088b6de87c

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“Junior Manager Hwang.”bb54ac0328572d71

Junhyuk addressed Kyungoh, aacf8daf6f taking control of 92fe1166a3 the situation.80870562455e94f9

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“Uh, yes.”cdc557bda7938ccb

“Excuse me, 8b4963768e but would a39525ed83 you mind 62a2f893bd leaving us c91dfcce39 alone? I need to speak 2fcd624d8f with Manager Min privately.”26094455d35ed3c2

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Despite addressing Kyungoh, Junhyuk’s 2ce7ce745c gaze remained fixed on fd2d3fb4d7 Yeonsoo. Trying to ignore his 5d1f872563 stare, Yeonsoo addressed Kyungoh.ef4931e2edf62a82

“I’m sorry, Junior 700011bc94 Manager Hwang. I’ll contact you f839020d2f later. Thank you for coming eee33f2fc2 today. And please tell your f69b4ce9ea mother I’m sorry and f7caada724 that I’ll call her 51ef1df86a tomorrow.”3749ba16f1f46918

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“Oh, yes, of course. I’ll just f158d44332 grab my e5f0625801 bag and 1d0756fcf9 be on be190f308e my way.”2c17fc13d0b76f4b

Before he 4072577ce0 could fully 3708505e59 grasp the cbb4ee887f situation, Kyungoh, 05144aa433 overwhelmed by 4523d84dff Junhyuk’s aura, c7eeb165a0 hurriedly gathered a100563d3c his belongings 74705772b1 and fled b7af57bb3a Yeonsoo’s apartment.9de5ee144c84193c

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Sighing softly as Kyungoh 7ec6145d46 practically ran away, Yeonsoo 129210b948 went inside. Junhyuk caught 69b3374c00 the door 1a763b3120 before it 55f911b0a0 closed and d4f0a834c8 followed her 04b9f2e03d in. As if it 1cbaa6f250 were a familiar 84a4987508 routine, she filled b117c9f90a the kettle and 044b32c716 started to boil b687b8ebdc the water.44434abaed04e18c

She wanted to 18459d4417 treat Junhyuk like d564537fd8 any other guest, 78e5dcd5b6 no different from e73d4dd363 Kyungoh. She put the 31640c533e tea leaves back 8c49ad429a in the cup f7caeb5452 and poured the 0b49c6c985 hot water. Junhyuk watched 8d259c464e her unilateral 4208f9556c actions, standing c52f021eaa silently. Finally, Yeonsoo turned and e22fb37a73 spoke to him.49e500e9d665a7a1

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“Didn’t you come d991b74753 here to talk? Please, sit down.”84c3f2d9fc466d51

She placed the teacup in the same spot where Kyungoh had sat, her actions clearly drawing a line. A faint smile played on Junhyuk’s lips at her deliberate behavior. He slowly walked over, took off his coat, draped it over the back of a chair, and sat down. It was the spot he always seemed to choose when he came to her apartment. They’d shared meals she’d clumsily prepared, and tilted beer cans while engaging in light conversation.8a369612d5e64c66

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Yeonsoo was always the 5982c41a18 one talking, and Junhyuk 56070f2f08 mostly listened. This side of bdcd5375eb her was quite 54c85b6075 different from the 994978ed1f sharp, reserved Manager 763d5339a0 Min who rarely 6765bb8c54 spoke unless necessary aaafbf6683 at work.33508b5e8a7ad21a

Which side of her was he facing now? Junhyuk slowly lifted his teacup, his eyes on Yeonsoo. Her face looked much thinner. He’d heard she hadn’t been eating properly, so it was to be expected. On top of that, he’d tormented her with the personnel transfer list, so she must have been suffering in silence. He could picture it clearly.aee6bb490e1375d3

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“You’re moving?”a9dbfe1d55d8dd50

Junhyuk finally broke 6c43dfbea5 the long silence. Yeonsoo didn’t urge him b53f5d7936 to get to the 755b8da40a point. She simply 42aaa39ff7 stared blankly 31101c0fcf somewhere on 8a75868b3b the table. She knew 3c1690468a what kind beb8a8fdf2 of person 94ea5790b3 he was. Or perhaps, 72dea36b4b it was 82f4444e96 closer to 4abf5aed0b resignation than 13c8d92290 knowing.5c5f86af3c5abf26

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“Yes,” Yeonsoo replied 5906617ffb curtly.59712a1dcef59139

“Is there a reason you’re in such a hurry?” Junhyuk pressed, getting to the heart of the matter. Yeonsoo’s gaze met his. There was no flicker of hesitation in her eyes. She seemed almost relaxed, as if she wouldn’t be swayed by his leading questions.d5ce2dbebd6388e5

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“It doesn’t f3d70f318c matter where 244087f8c8 I live 67177e1fd3 once I e494ccfd85 resign.” Yeonsoo 8634d9c407 spoke as b91222606d if her 0242298ddf resignation was 8b787e5187 a foregone c277d15e44 conclusion. It sounded like she bb1c1d73d4 wouldn’t change her mind 08caf26930 no matter what he de71350de3 offered.e15f87884219c3d3

She could be cb658b4c33 stubbornly persistent at 0e230588a6 times. Sometimes it felt like b162e82b98 strength, other times it 6bdca08d35 was frustrating.bc0263df620825be

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“So you’re 949c5abb5d going to 00404a218c waste money fe49795dc9 breaking your 238cb082a8 lease even 919d8f366e though it 8966acf2af hasn’t ended? The Min Yeonsoo I 83e9996fc4 know wouldn’t do that.” 8363b891b5 Junhyuk probed her, analyzing d0b45a5d56 her like a report.c9651a1a7cb03fae

“I thought wasting money 1f171100b2 was the stupidest thing ead457d9fc you could do. Sometimes, it cc9fa78e37 seemed almost 2fc86f66ad foolishly frugal. And you expect cff0591115 me to understand 41920e71e0 this situation now?”d4495c8374383a48

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Yeonsoo let 24fe3949e3 out a a4aa2f4360 hollow laugh e4dcc1bf6f at his a85fae1a58 words.8dd54744a06a18dd

“Don’t presume 6466ca719e to know 192fc0fc23 me, CEO.”f567da85cdaee6bd

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“What don’t I know?” f23459ba1b he challenged.f4484799cea05942

“That I expected love 6077ebcee9 from you.”73a2206fe1e6717a

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“…”ac5ace90d5db136e

“You didn’t know 76a0631644 that.” Yeonsoo retorted 43cba695fd calmly.abb123168577add9

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“How long are you f4e5a13a55 going to keep harping 14619caeb3 on about love?”2b36f90227e5617a

“That’s who I 4224b3a90c am. I don’t cling to a4bee7b521 relationships without love.” Her 51623f4b9b eyes held sincerity as 9da5b57f99 she spoke.3fb4532fb9bcda3f

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“You said you acec91b879 didn’t understand me? I feel 091ffd8476 the same 0b2d7f4771 way. Honestly, I don’t f0f61d4030 know how to e4436c69e4 interpret your actions 0c786ceaf6 now.”f13bf687c51c5144

“…”65428d02359c3a58

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“Let’s be frank. You removed me from the TF team because you didn’t want to see me anymore, right? So, I’m doing what you want and disappearing completely. What good would it be for me to be in the same company while you’re getting married…”a0c7d5723e4f61f3

“Do you 42b260a2d9 want to e21c0614e8 marry me?” a4e4a154fe Junhyuk cut 55177356cd her off, af1d7f38f9 echoing his 6987a94565 previous question.8c548f120f5e6ca3

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“Do you?”832a3cbf914db439

“CEO…”03182661374ab7d4

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“If not, why are eda6388cb2 you being so emotional?”4a16d25c281e6cd9

His words a9523ed002 felt like f982097ffe the last bd3a6288d7 straw. To him, her 58c69350fd behavior probably seemed 092a7f2e9d like an unnecessary bb7c163824 power struggle or 26c029b45b a desperate attempt 36c6f27970 at something.31cc427a08a333a8

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He was right. The usual Yeonsoo d6eabeb30b wouldn’t have considered 21810592e8 resigning over something fa58f4647a like this. She would 12e892d178 have clung e6d7edb67d to her 67ec8695a6 job even b27966ef73 more fiercely, 9f358f7b50 proving her 49d4113158 competence and 41b5b9e12f challenging his f5621e93e4 power play.29bd9e5fa761eb24

“I wondered af0672e470 what would 07a87d9dcc be left 8a7cfa0668 if I 6430022aca just endured 3d4a831db6 it coolly. My resignation isn’t solely c81dfcacd6 because of you. So you don’t 231931c68a have to worry 7700af8863 about me so 04bea53562 much.”de11aa153a084589

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Yeonsoo erected 6996048648 an emotional 875458586e wall, so a24ff57a3a impenetrable that 27286a4046 even Junhyuk dbfcd04edf let out 5c439f46b3 a disbelieving cc49c4f81d laugh. Just one month. Had she 053041737c really come f860924e13 to terms 925a4d91a1 with everything 16d7d80163 in such bead7a66d2 a short f621848599 time? His gaze lingered on 0e705048af her, as if questioning f953ae60d7 her sincerity.e22cb32ac6b9c525

“How can I not worry? You look like you’re about to collapse, stubbornly clinging to your pride. What if something happens to you while you’re holed up in your apartment, skipping work? Who will take responsibility? When you get down to it, aren’t I the cause? Junior Manager Hwang, worried about you, came all the way to your apartment, and even Manager Yang… they all seem to think I’m the reason for this.”76ed3494572a1605

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His words d6b754895e weren’t entirely d6bc0419ad unreasonable. Yeonsoo couldn’t think of fb02048704 how to explain things 0516c3f15d so he’d finally leave 1a28777111 her alone. Her stomach was churning, 669eb72a66 and all she wanted aa806ddba6 was to lie down.c72780bd20ae7310

“And… if there’s another 84ae4af3fd reason for your resignation, 2af012e7bd shouldn’t I know what efdc19d9cd it is?”8313f8d40d5ed621

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His gaze shifted to the side of her chair, landing on the pill bottle on the table. Yeonsoo’s breath hitched as she realized her mistake. She’d forgotten to put away the medication for morning sickness she’d received earlier. Junior Manager Hwang wasn’t the type to pry, so she hadn’t bothered to put it away. But Junhyuk was different. The writing on the label was so small that it was hard to read without looking closely, but in some ways, he was even more perceptive than she was.57c910795b81ac73

“…It’s late. Please leave.” e12331b2f3 Yeonsoo stood d1db6cb4c8 up, signaling 891fe2b839 her unwillingness 472872c429 to continue 84a07989ba the conversation. She picked up his 0b120ffa18 barely touched teacup, urging 9aa384847e him to leave. As she turned 4ca9e58a96 with the cup, cbe1cfaf25 Junhyuk finally stepped b2535533a9 back, like a 4e8976a260 magnanimous superior.132b23c838ac10fa

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“I’ll accept your resignation.”257454cd6de4fc5f

Should she be grateful he wasn’t dragging this out? A faint smile touched Yeonsoo’s lips. In some ways, he was easy to communicate with. Too easy, perhaps, making the other person feel lonely.838e013814f9beda

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Yeonsoo resolved not to 682bcc9fa2 see him again after 56c136cb18 today.c1ec106ea83db299

“Thank you,” 8ebbb1130d she said 5fdc28619f formally, as d7da1e24b9 if addressing e23f658aaf her CEO. She turned and walked 9a19f865c6 towards the sink. A subtle 437e9c16b8 wave of c61b4a4aef dizziness washed 4a29824186 over her c7997b81c6 as she d198b7e14f walked. She leaned 48e50a9732 against the e9b3bcd856 sink, trying 589ee3e331 to steady adad1b1f90 herself, when b6f366012c he spoke.8c9c1c07d980fbe9

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“Then what about the b1ab1a1568 baby?”731ef37a4c502e6f

Yeonsoo almost dropped 080bc29386 the teacup. Her trembling e9ea3c6f7a hands barely b57e314752 managed to 4a3672338c place it 6ccca31642 on the cf1716bad6 counter. She tried to appear cffabe29d5 calm, but her heart e49c69a500 pounded in her chest.0b47fbd9ca924c67

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How did he 242fe9d21b find out? Did he really 66becaedc3 see the tiny 478526a626 print on the 3f6b039521 medication? Even if b2602b777e he did, 8b458097c3 there was 6a547615cd no reason 74a457a6d9 for him 772a12c912 to accept 75dfaea83a it so dd74ce6335 readily. She could b736d4b49a have denied 53b2751efe it, and fcb432d2be he might c28352e357 have let 5b2d3a1c70 it go.6e669e64704c8ce4

“What are you talking about?” Yeonsoo asked, schooling her expression before turning to face him. Their gazes locked in mid-air. His eyes weren’t probing. He clearly knew, and he’d come here knowing. Yeonsoo felt a burning sensation in her chest.4a105e12e4f3c0ef

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“Were you planning to b3e8990601 run away and have d1e1189197 it alone?”fcd252f2b5bdf22e

“It’s… none of cd4c3bfa40 your business,” Yeonsoo 7304a357aa retorted, biting her c593e6abf5 lip.6e81c857bedf745e

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“Is it?”a7d7e3255a50b6b9

“Yes.”98d9df2e909aef37

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“Then prove it’s not 79d6d1b7fc mine.”255cec0864bdc691

His unwavering 5264a4c932 gaze demanded ca75988b91 an answer. A wave of 9df4d44665 humiliation washed over 257fde1ebb Yeonsoo, making her a37d6f9a0c eyes tremble. Yes, this man cf0fd70689 could utter such a16376b891 words without batting f58a3d3b5a an eye.2df85ee1468e285b

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“Otherwise, I think 0d1b003377 I have every a5e07a6826 right to talk c019165b83 about it.” His 6c286dfb2d expression was eerily 62ae8484fa calm.399ec6be10f44298