[Break] The Chairman is a womanizer

#25: Expectation

From the time I broke up with Seon Yeo-ju and retired, I couldn't eat anything. I cried every day, fell asleep from crying, and just stared blankly at the meaningless television.

Kim Namjoon and Taehyung took care of my meals and even ordered delivery food for me, but I didn't eat it, and if it happened to be Seon Yeo-ju's favorite food, I just stared at it.

I should have bought more, taken better care of her... I was overcome with regret and broke down again. I hated Seokjin hyung so much. But like he said, it was my choice, so I was responsible for the consequences.

Today, after crying for a long time and falling asleep out of exhaustion, I heard something loudly knocking in the darkness and a voice calling my name.

김 남준 [28]

"...Jung Ho-seok_"

He always called me with a loud voice, half angry, but today it was Kim Namjoon's voice that seemed somewhat weak. I reluctantly got up from bed because of the sad voice that I could hear clearly.

김 남준 [28]

"Jung Ho-seok,... I know you're not sleeping."

정 호석 [28]

"...why."

김 남준 [28]

"Open the door just once..."

정 호석 [28]

"I told you not to, go."

김 남준 [28]

"There are people who have come here saying they have something they really want to tell you."

김 남준 [28]

"You guys really came from far away, huh? Just this once, please..."

정 호석 [28]

"...wait for a sec."

When I heard someone coming from afar, I stupidly felt weak-hearted and tidied up my messy appearance and opened the front door.

Chul-chul_

정 호석 [28]

"I can't stay long, so just say what you want to say and leave quickly_"

박 지민 [27]

"Hello_ Mr. Jeong Ho-seok."

전 정국 [26]

"My name is Jeon Jungkook. Nice to meet you."

정 호석 [28]

"Who are you?"

박 지민 [27]

"Can I go in and give my full name first?"

박 지민 [27]

"It's a little chilly outside."

정 호석 [28]

"...Kim Namjoon, you,"

김 남준 [28]

"sorry..."

정 호석 [28]

"...Come in."

전 정국 [26]

"Then excuse me."

전 정국 [26]

"Let me introduce myself formally."

전 정국 [26]

"I'm Jeon Jungkook, the bodyguard of former P Group Chairman Min Yoongi."

정 호석 [28]

"...yes?"

박 지민 [27]

"Oh, should I introduce myself?"

박 지민 [27]

"Similarly... I am Park Jimin, the bodyguard of former P Group Chairman Min Yoongi."

정 호석 [28]

"Bodyguards...?"

선 여주 [28]

[ "The security guards helped!" ]

정 호석 [28]

"Ah, ah... Nice to meet you. My name is Jung Ho-seok_"

박 지민 [27]

"Well, I think you know the gist."

박 지민 [27]

"These are the people who participated in the heroine's escape_"

전 정국 [26]

"I'm finally greeting you now_"

전 정국 [26]

"I really wanted to thank you for coming forward at the press conference."

전 정국 [26]

"It was really hard_"

박 지민 [27]

"Thanks to that revelation, all of the P Group employees experienced a resignation syndrome, so we also submitted our resignations and safely entered Korea."

정 호석 [28]

"Ah... I am grateful, Seon Yeo-ju, for helping me enter the country safely."

So, these two people sitting in front of me right now are the bodyguards of former P Group Chairman Min Yoongi, and the people who helped Seon Yeo-ju, who came to me crying, run away that day...

After I had a grasp of the situation, I was finally able to calm my nerves, which had been extremely sensitive. Since they were former bodyguards, I could see that they were all in good health.

전 정국 [26]

"Anyway, today we received a favor from Namjoon and heard all the stories he had told us."

박 지민 [27]

"I felt like you were misunderstanding something while listening to the story, so I came here to explain it to you."

정 호석 [28]

"...yes_"

To be honest, it was a little funny. How could he understand my situation and feelings, and yet know Seon Yeo-ju's feelings just because we only spent one day together... It was a little funny.

박 지민 [27]

"Well... I don't think we need to talk at length."

박 지민 [27]

"Mr. Ho-seok, you're so prickly_ I'll just say one thing."

박 지민 [27]

"You know who risked their lives to escape and go see you."

At that moment, I felt like something had hit my head. It was like being hit in the back of my head. Why did I forget that and live on?

I felt something inside me crumble. Did I think that she only loved me and treated me with sincerity? Seon Yeo-ju risked her life to come here only to see me.

전 정국 [26]

"I'm sure the lady also loved him passionately."

전 정국 [26]

"It seems like only Jeong Ho-seok doesn't know that."

전 정국 [26]

"Why else would Chairman Jeon Min have taken advantage of Yeoju's weakness by using Jeong Ho-seok?"

정 호석 [28]

"....."

박 지민 [27]

"I guess I should go now."

박 지민 [27]

"Please think carefully about what we just said, one by one."

박 지민 [27]

"Think about what went wrong and regret it deeply."

전 정국 [26]

"Please, suffer, if only for the sake of the Lady."

Thanks to my former bodyguards who stabbed me with knives as if they wanted my insides to rot and fester until the end, I was completely destroyed.

전 정국 [26]

"It was nice meeting you, Hoseok."

정 호석 [28]

"...Really, really, is that all you have to tell me?"

박 지민 [27]

"Looking at Hoseok's expression... I don't think I can say any more."

Park Jimin sneered, looking straight into my eyes, which were already bloodshot with inexplicable anger and regret.

And then Jimin and Jungkook leave like that. Should I be thankful for hearing news of Yeoju like this, or should I catch those two brats and kill them right now?

When I was confused and had my eyes tightly shut, Taehyung, who was kneeling on the floor, met my eyes and handed me some documents.

김 태형 [27]

"Hoseok, this is the last thing I can do for you."

김 태형 [27]

"I found out why Chairman Kim lost his memory."

Finally, we arrived at Kim Seok-jin's house... To be more precise, the house that was responsible for our honeymoon.

The furniture and the overall interior were filled with wood tones to suit my taste. I was happy until then.

If I had known it would end up like this, I would not have married Kim Seok-jin even if I loved him, even if it was because I coveted his background and money.

김 석진 [29]

"Give me your luggage. It's heavy."

선 여주 [28]

"Oh, no... it's okay."

Kim Seok-jin ignores my words that it's okay and takes the clothes I was holding and puts them in my room. Should I call him unlucky, or should I even call this affectionate?

김 석진 [29]

"Ah, I'm tired_ Should I call it a night for today?"

선 여주 [28]

"huh..."

김 석진 [29]

"Okay, then_"

김 석진 [29]

"Do you want to sleep with me?"

선 여주 [28]

"...what...?!"

김 석진 [29]

"Haha ...

김 석진 [29]

"Go to your room and go to sleep quickly. Your room interior is just like that."

김 석진 [29]

"Sleep well and see you tomorrow."

...I try hard to ignore that gumiho-like smile.

As Seokjin Kim said, I laid down comfortably on my bed in my room interior that was exactly the same as when I first decorated it. Of course, I couldn't fall asleep right away and turned on my phone.

I checked Jung Ho-seok's SNS several times. Inbyeolgram... The feed that had a lot of our couple photos was all deleted, and the posts column was marked as 0, so it was a secret account.

It was the moment when I finally realized that we were no longer related. Do you know how much I loved you?

And finally, I found Jung Ho-seok's phone number that I couldn't erase. I sighed when I saw the number still saved with the affectionate nickname 'Seok💖'.

After debating whether or not to call exactly 218 times, I finally pressed the answer button. With a really desperate heart.

"...hello."

선 여주 [28]

- "...Jung Ho-seok."

정 호석 [28]

- "......"

선 여주 [28]

- "...Why aren't you sleeping?"

정 호석 [28]

- "...Wait a minute, I have something to sort out."

Yeah, what did I wish for? I wished that Jung Ho-seok would let me know that he was thinking of me even a little bit. I hated this phone call so much because it was just full of awkwardness.

선 여주 [28]

- "...Okay, I got it. Do your best."

선 여주 [28]

- "how are you."

I was about to take the phone off my ear and press the end call button.

정 호석 [28]

- "Hey lady_"

선 여주 [28]

- "uh...?!"

I quickly put my phone back to my ear when Jung Ho-seok suddenly called me. There was a brief moment of silence before he continued.

정 호석 [28]

- "Seokjin hyung, he's really good to you, right?"

선 여주 [28]

- "Yeah... so far_"

I held back the words, “Am I worse than you?”

정 호석 [28]

- "...If that's really the case, then let's all get along well."

정 호석 [28]

- "I will definitely make it happen."

선 여주 [28]

- "What are you talking about..."

정 호석 [28]

- "Just wait a moment."

정 호석 [28]

- "good night."

선 여주 [28]

- "Hey, Jung Hoseok...!"

The call ended like that, and I wanted to call right away and ask, but I knew he wouldn't pick up, so I laid back down comfortably on the bed. It was a night when I couldn't sleep particularly well because Jung Ho-seok wasn't by my side.

김 석진 [29]

"...That's right."

김 석진 [29]

"Jung Ho-seok... This is how it comes out."

김 석진 [29]

"Who would trust me one more time..."

김 석진 [29]

"I will make you my eternal enemy by any means necessary."

김 석진 [29]

"You can look forward to it, Jung Hoseok. It's going to be pretty fun."

[Preview]

김 남준 [28]

"I'm warning you, you'll regret this."

정 호석 [28]

"Long time no see, VIPs. I'm CEO Jeong of P group."

[Comments 20 or more serialized, 30 or more additional serialized] + Preview Please note that I intentionally did not post the translation of Hoseok's lines!! 😉 The attached image of Hoseok in the scene where the female protagonist and Hoseok are talking on the phone is also a hint!

+It's been a while since I've been here,,, I'll hit my head,,, I missed you,,,,, 🙇‍♀️💖

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