Chapter 114
“I’m fine.”
He furrowed his brow slightly at her response, but did nothing more.
“Let’s go.”
“Yes.”
A large hand extended before Ga-eun as she tried to rise.
‘I should be thankful that Oppa Juhan is here.’
If no other eyes were present, he wouldn’t have offered his hand.
Ga-eun took his hand.
Si-heon effortlessly lifted her, then wrapped his arm around her waist before turning to Kim Juhan.
Directly meeting Si-heon’s gaze, Juhan involuntarily held his breath.
He was no ordinary man. His handsome features, his imposing physique.
Most of all, that gaze.
He felt a suffocating pressure, as if his neck was being bitten.
The man with perfectly sculpted features stared at him threateningly, like a beast whose territory had been invaded.
‘What kind of person is he?’
Juhan’s curiosity was immediately answered.
“I’m Kwon Si-heon, Executive Director of Hwanhee Construction.”
Hwanhee Construction? An executive director?
So young?
At that age, becoming an executive usually meant one thing.
From an owner’s family.
Come to think of it, the chairman of Hwanhee Group, the parent company of Hwanhee Construction, was named Kwon.
Which meant…
Juhan recalled his recent meeting with Artist Ja-myeong.
“What are you drawing this time?”
“Oh, a congratulatory painting. My close friend’s grandson is getting married. You know Chairman Kwon? From Hwanhee Group. I never thought I’d draw this in my lifetime. Seems everyone is finding their match.”
“The newly wed will surely be delighted with this gift.”
“Are you changing the subject knowing what I’m about to say? Juhan, you should also find a nice woman and start a family. Oh, I’m sick of hearing your grandfather’s complaints every time we meet.”
“Haha. Everything has its time.”
“Don’t tell me you’re still hung up on that childhood first love? Don’t be. First love is beautiful precisely because it remains unfulfilled.”
That grandson was Kwon Si-heon.
The painting the artist had drawn was a gift to celebrate Si-heon and Ga-eun’s marriage.
“It seems you know our Ga-eun.”
Our Ga-eun.
Those words made Kim Juhan’s mind snap to attention.
Ga-eun’s husband was someone he could never even compare to.
“Hello. I’m Kim Juhan, The CEO of an IT company <Tech One>. I knew Ga-eun briefly during our childhood.”
Si-heon looked directly into his eyes and murmured.
“Ga-eun.”
Startled. Juhan involuntarily lowered his head, avoiding Si-heon’s gaze.
A chilling sensation ran down his spine.
Just by calling her name, he felt as if he’d committed an unforgivable transgression.
“What does our Ga-eun call you?”
The fact that his name was etched in this dangerous man’s mind made Juhan’s heart pound violently with fear.
This was definitely not a good sign.
“Si-heon, let’s go now. Oppa Juhan, we’ll take our leave. Please take care.”
Oppa Juhan.
At those words, Si-heon’s eyes narrowed.
“You two seem quite close.”
“Well, yes…”
“Nice meeting you today.”
… No one would look at someone they’re glad to meet with such a menacing gaze.
“Then.”
Si-heon left the lounge, his arm wrapped around Ga-eun’s waist.
With a sharp click of the door, Juhan exhaled.
“Ugh…”
Just exchanging a few words, and he was already sweating.
‘I hope Ga-eun will be okay…’
***
“Let’s call it a day. I’ll drive.”
“Yes, understood.”
Noh Man-su, who had been waiting, bowed deeply to the two.
Si-heon received the keys and seated Ga-eun in the passenger seat before taking the driver’s seat.
When the black sedan joined the road and stopped at a signal.
“I clearly told you yesterday. Know your position.”
Ga-eun’s face from earlier, laughing at Kim Juhan.
Her prettily crinkled eyes.
Her upturned corners of the mouth.
That bright, radiant smile.
…A look she had never shown him.
His vision blurred red with rage.
An emotion he had never felt before overwhelmed Si-heon.
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