002 - Single dad, boss, ex-boyfriend, Jeon Jungkook | 6bef163c1959d3ad166124f02891b878

Single dad, office worker, ex-boyfriend, Jeon Jungkook 002

The ten seconds or so it took me to get up to the executive office with the managing director, or rather, Jeon Jungkook, felt like an hour to me. Even though we were alone in the elevator, we didn't say a word. Perhaps it was to help us sort out our confused and complicated feelings.

"We're finally all gathered in one place. I hope you'll continue to work hard for me and our company."

It was so awkward that I could see the smirk on my face. The staff in the annex just kept clapping, whether they knew it or not. I couldn't remain gloomy, so I forced a heavy, heavy smile.

"Then let's all get to work!"

As soon as Jeon Jungkook's command was given, everyone disappeared somewhere. And in less than a minute, Jeon Jungkook and I were the only ones left in the annex. It was only when the chilly air hung between us that he spoke first.

" ··· how have you been doing? "

"So-so."

The reason I can't be completely bright is because of me, and we broke up. When I was dating Jeon Jungkook, I went to a club for the first time in a while, got drunk, and accidentally had a one-night stand with a guy I didn't know. Jeon Jungkook caught me.

We lived like strangers until I heard that Jeon Jungkook had gone to study abroad in the US, and I thought we would never meet again.

"How have you been?"

" ··· Me too, somehow."

An awkward atmosphere enveloped me. Just when I wanted to get out of here as quickly as possible, Jeon Jungkook's phone rang.

Ring ring -

" hello? "

•••

"What's the interest rate?! "

After receiving the call, Jeon Jungkook rushed out. What could it be? And who could Lee Yul be? Was she his new girlfriend? Or had he already started a family? All sorts of thoughts filled my mind.

* * *

"The managing director took half a day off today due to unavoidable circumstances, so you can leave here for today and go in."

Jeon Jungkook never came back,All the other employees told me was to leave work. So I packed my bags, left the office, and stood at the bus stop waiting for the bus. Across the traffic lights, I saw someone who looked like Jeon Jungkook walking, holding a child's hand.

'What, is that Jeon Jungkook?'

'Are you sure you had a baby?'

'Who is the child's mother?'

'Did you meet in America?'

As these absurd fantasies continued to swirl around me, the bus arrived. Even as I rode the bus home, I couldn't stop thinking. Was that kid Lee Yul? What was his mom doing? Did Jeon Jungkook go pick him up? Or was he babysitting his friend's kid?

Ring ring -

I was almost home, waiting to get off the bus, when I got a call from someone I didn't know. I usually don't answer calls from strangers, but it felt strange.

" hello? "

"It's me. Jeon Jungkook."

It was Jeon Jungkook, after all. I wanted to ask him why he had left earlier, and who the child holding his hand was—was he his son, who his mother was, or was he his nephew?

"Why did you call?"

"Shall we meet for a bit?"