[Break] The Chairman is a womanizer

#32: To be broken beautifully and miserably

정 호석 [28]

"Why did you ask me to meet you here? You have your own bar."

김 남준 [28]

"Karen is off today."

He answered in a dry tone and downed a glass of alcohol as soon as he sat down. Sometimes, I envied you, Jung Ho-seok, and at the same time, I hated you. You could hate Yeo-ju, but I don't think Yeo-ju even remembers me.

정 호석 [28]

"Why are you drinking so much all of a sudden?"

김 남준 [28]

"...There are days when you want to get drunk."

김 남준 [28]

"I feel like today is that kind of day_"

정 호석 [28]

"He said a lot of things to me..."

김 남준 [28]

"...So, you're leaving the country tomorrow?"

정 호석 [28]

"Yeah, I'm finally going.

김 남준 [28]

"I guess the plan was delayed a little?"

정 호석 [28]

"Will the group run without me?"

김 남준 [28]

"Where did you hear that?"

정 호석 [28]

"It's all my ability"

정 호석 [28]

"Ah... I'm drunk."

김 남준 [28]

"...Should I follow you further?"

정 호석 [28]

"What's wrong, I hate drinking."

김 남준 [28]

"...I guess today is the day I want to get a little drunk too."

As I laughed, Jung Ho-seok laughed heartily and poured me a drink. I guess I should stop hating you now. And I should let go of that dog-like feeling, too.

김 남준 [28]

"Go and do well."

김 남준 [28]

"I won't be able to go very far..."

정 호석 [28]

"Hey~ Don't say that, on a good day."

김 남준 [28]

"That's true, but what."

The night, stained with my heart, crumpled and festering from such lame jokes and wounds, came to an end.

김 석진 [29]

"Hey lady, I'm here,"

"Breaking news. P Group Chairman Jeong Ho-seok, who briefly entered Korea, will be leaving the country tomorrow to return to the U.S. headquarters."

"While attention is being focused not only in Korea but also around the world on what kind of activities P Group will undertake to further raise their reputation and become more active, critics are continuing to make predictions.

The news was reporting on Jung Ho-seok's departure the next day. Yeo-ju was sitting on the sofa, watching the news with trembling hands, seemingly unaware of my arrival.

I went closer and held the female protagonist's trembling hand with a little force, and only then did she look at me.

선 여주 [28]

"Oh, oh, oppa, are you here?"

김 석진 [29]

"You woke up early?"

김 석진 [29]

"What were you looking at?"

선 여주 [28]

"Oh, no, just..."

김 석진 [29]

"How did you know that Jung Ho-seok was leaving the country tomorrow?"

김 석진 [29]

"I just found out too."

선 여주 [28]

"...Are you okay now?"

김 석진 [29]

"what?"

선 여주 [28]

"Jung Ho-seok... When I said I was going to be the chairman of P Group, you were really angry."

김 석진 [29]

"It's all in the past, so I decided to consider myself a little bit lucky."

김 석진 [29]

"Aren't you going to say your last words to Jung Ho-seok?"

선 여주 [28]

"...Can I do that?"

김 석진 [29]

"But we've been friends for years, so we should congratulate each other."

선 여주 [28]

"Okay, thanks. I'll make a quick phone call."

김 석진 [29]

"huh_"

김 석진 [29]

"He died of a raging dog's strangulation, turning blue..."

김 석진 [29]

"You speak so beautifully"

김 석진 [29]

"Now I'm the one protecting Yeo-ju from that Jeong Ho-seok."

김 석진 [29]

"The heroine is now completely mine"

선 여주 [28]

"Take it, take it..."

Click_

정 호석 [28]

- "Yes, Jake, Chairman of P Group... Hello...?"

선 여주 [28]

- "What are you saying... Hey Jung Ho-seok!"

정 호석 [28]

- "Oh, my, who is it..."

선 여주 [28]

- "Did you say Mr. Seed?"

정 호석 [28]

- "What is it, ••• Seon Yeo-ju?!"

선 여주 [28]

- "Oh, surprise!"

정 호석 [28]

- "...Why did you call?"

선 여주 [28]

- "You must not have noticed because you were drinking, but the whole world knows you're going to America tomorrow."

정 호석 [28]

- "...what's the use of all that_"

선 여주 [28]

- "Anyway, have a safe trip."

선 여주 [28]

- "Isn't this what you wanted?"

정 호석 [28]

- "You... really think I wanted this."

정 호석 [28]

- "What's the use of saying it a hundred times? What's the use of saying it a thousand times?"

정 호석 [28]

- "You don't know."

선 여주 [28]

- "Here you go again, you. Go home quickly."

선 여주 [28]

- "Stop drinking."

정 호석 [28]

- "...Are you worried about me?"

선 여주 [28]

- "No? Why would I do that to you?"

정 호석 [28]

- "...okay."

정 호석 [28]

- "How are you..."

정 호석 [28]

- "Heh_ I wasn't going to say that, but I'm getting drunk..."

정 호석 [28]

- "I loved you, my lady. I hope you are happy."

선 여주 [28]

- "...Stop saying that now."

정 호석 [28]

- "I'm doing it now because I can't do it even if I want to"

정 호석 [28]

- "Be happy with that damn kid..."

정 호석 [28]

- "I'm letting you go now..."

After that, Jung Ho-seok's crying was heard, and Nam-joon's voice was heard from the side, and soon Nam-joon took the call.

김 남준 [28]

- "I'm sorry, Miss_ he's drunk again..."

선 여주 [28]

- "Oh, it's okay. You must be having a hard time."

김 남준 [28]

- "Aren't you sleeping? It's already 11 o'clock."

선 여주 [28]

- "I just... heard the news."

선 여주 [28]

- "Jung Ho-seok is coming out tomorrow."

선 여주 [28]

- "I was trying to say goodbye at least for the last time."

김 남준 [28]

- "...Do you really not regret it, Miss Yeoju?"

선 여주 [28]

- "What?"

김 남준 [28]

- "Do you really not regret going to Chairman Kim?"

선 여주 [28]

- "What's there to regret? Jung Ho-seok let me go first."

선 여주 [28]

- "I don't really want to take sides with someone who's trying to ruin everything."

김 남준 [28]

- "...I see."

선 여주 [28]

- "Now I want to live forgetting everything about the past."

선 여주 [28]

- "I'm trying to make a fresh start."

김 남준 [28]

- "...Hold on tight."

선 여주 [28]

- "Yes, that's right..."

김 남준 [25]

["Hold on tight."]

선 여주 [28]

- "......!!!!!!"

Namjoon suddenly flashed through my mind. But he looked a little younger... I was shocked for some reason, as if he'd regained some lost memory, and I couldn't bring myself to say anything after that.

Three years ago, the day I learned of Kim Seokjin's affair. I'd grown so grateful to the man who'd offered me kind words in an alleyway, and I'd longed to repay him. I'd searched for him for a long time, but never found him.

But this is definitely... one of the things that man said to me back then.

김 남준 [28]

- "Miss Yeoju?"

선 여주 [28]

- "iced coffee..."

김 남준 [28]

- "Are you okay?"

선 여주 [28]

- "...Namjoon."

김 남준 [28]

- "Yes, Miss Yeoju_"

How can the world be so cruel to me?

선 여주 [28]

- "Do you remember me...?"

I wanted to feel happiness even now,

선 여주 [28]

- "Three years ago, in an alley..."

Why do you keep blocking that from happening?

선 여주 [28]

- "The woman who said her husband was cheating..."

I feel like I'm the only one who's unhappy.

선 여주 [28]

- "That's me, that's me...!"

How can the world be so cruel to me?

김 남준 [28]

- "...I knew it all."

김 남준 [28]

- "From the first time I saw you... I remembered every single thing about you, Yeoju."

김 남준 [28]

- "But... I never had a chance."

김 남준 [28]

- "I also wanted to protect Yeoju-ssi,"

김 남준 [28]

- "The hand I had been stretching out with great effort was eventually withdrawn without being able to reach the heroine."

김 남준 [28]

- "I repeated that several times, until I got tired."

김 남준 [28]

- "I'm worried about the heroine who keeps getting hit here and there, but even if I reach out, it'll all be the same in the end."

김 남준 [28]

- "If I had done something on that day three years ago, would things have been different?"

김 남준 [28]

- "Was it me who was next to the heroine?"

김 남준 [28]

- "You've asked me this question hundreds of times, but the answer I get is..."

김 남준 [28]

- "Since the heroine doesn't remember me... nothing will change."

선 여주 [28]

- "...Namjoon."

김 남준 [28]

- "I'm glad you remembered now, but I'm just too tired."

김 남준 [28]

- "Please live happily with Chairman Kim."

김 남준 [28]

- "This is my last wish, for you, Lady."

선 여주 [28]

- "Namjoon, just a moment..."

김 남준 [28]

- "I hope our story will be shattered beautifully."

선 여주 [28]

- "Namjoon...!"

The call ended, and I more than just put the phone down, I dropped it. The phone, still showing the disconnected call screen, tumbled to the floor.

선 여주 [28]

"...What should I do?"

And so I was terribly broken, struggling to survive in this unfair world.

[Preview]

정 호석 [28]

"I sincerely congratulate you on your marriage."

김 석진 [29]

"love you_"

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