《Red Cloak》


 Chapter 1 - Life’s Unpr

    Chapter 1: Life¡¯s Unpredictable


    ¡°Hey, stop drinking.¡±


    Ha-eun said, while taking away Seoyeon¡¯s glass. However, Seoyeon was a person who couldn¡¯t be stopped easily. She picked up a bottle of soju and gulped it down, then slammed it on the table and said.


    ¡°Really, isn¡¯t he such a rascal? Everyone¡¯s busy, but he¡¯s taking pictures on his own and he¡¯s always parading a camera around.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, yeah. Alright.¡±


    Ha-eun soothed Seoyeon and eased the soju bottle out of her hand, thinking about how she¡¯ll have to clean up all the bottles. As Ha-eun began to move the bottles on the table to the floor one by one. A quick-witted waiter rushed to clean up the empty bottles.


    ¡°Thank you.¡±


    When Ha-eun bowed and acknowledged the employee¡¯s kindness, the employee nodded and stepped down as if it was nothing, and left. She turned to Seoyeon who¡¯d hit her head on the empty table.


    Seoyeon, a public relations team member, is a heavy drinker. But it seems she couldn¡¯t win drinking on an empty stomach.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t think you¡¯d pass out after two bottles of soju.¡±


    Ha-eun sighed and picked up Seoyeon¡¯s cell phone. I think I should call her boyfriend.


    ¡°I¡¯ll pay in advance.¡±


    Ha-eun, who contacted Seoyeon¡¯s boyfriend on her cell phone, soon called in an employee and asked for the bill. It was a bar they regularly went to after work. The employee looked sorry for Ha-eun when he saw Seoyeon who¡¯d fallen before 9 o¡¯clock.


    ¡°Something bad happened today.¡±


    She thought Seoyeon would feel insulted if she found out later, so Ha-eun said this as she held out her card. She wasn¡¯t lying, Seoyeon had a really bad day.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    Just in time, Seoyeon¡¯s boyfriend arrived after receiving Ha-eun¡¯s call.


    He was already here. It hadn¡¯t been long since she¡¯d called him, but he immediately ran over and apologized to Seoyeon.


    Ha-eun smiled bitterly at her friend¡¯s good-looking boyfriend.


    ¡°Doyoon, what do you have to apologize for? I¡¯m sorry for calling you.¡±


    ¡°No, you¡¯re also drunk. Thank you for informing me.¡±


    That was why she¡¯d called Doyoon. Ha-eun nodded and plopped Seoyeon in his car. She wished he¡¯d also give her a ride. She couldn¡¯t drive because she¡¯d drunk together with Seoyeon.


    Doyoon, who carefully arranged Seoyeon¡¯s position in the back seat, looked back at Ha-eun with a worried expression and asked.


    ¡°By the way, why did you guys drink so much?¡±


    ¡°Oh, well¡­¡±


    When Doyoon asked, Ha-eun frowned and swept her head up. Today, Seoyeon went through a very bad experience.


    ¡°We had a rotation announcement today.¡±


    ¡°Yes, I heard about it. I heard you have a rotation every three years?¡±


    Ha Eun nodded her head. The company Ha-eun and Seoyeon work for, Lee Sung-sa, had a department change every three years. Ha-eun and Seoyeon have already been in the company for five years. Employees who¡¯ve been in the company for less than three years were excluded from the rotation, so it was the first departmental rotation1 for them.


    And Seoyeon was also a candidate for promotion2.


    ¡°Someone other than Seoyeon got promoted.¡±


    Ha-eun¡¯s explanation wrinkled Doyoon¡¯s forehead as he asked.


    ¡°Is it that Taeguk or Taegok from the same department?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re good at guessing.¡±


    Doyoon sighed with his hand on forehead. It¡¯s been five years since they joined the company so it was about time for Ha-eun and Seoyeon to be promoted to acting leaders. But of course, both of them had said they didn¡¯t want to be too greedy.


    ¡°She didn¡¯t say anything, but she was looking forward to it¡­¡±


    Doyoon muttered, looking at Soyeon in regret. If anyone else had been chosen for the promotion, Seoyeon wouldn¡¯t have been this disappointed.


    But it had to be Park Taegon of the same department who was promoted instead of Seoyeon, and he joined the company later than Seoyeon.


    ¡°But the department has changed.¡±


    Ha-eun spoke to Doyoon as if it were her last consolation. Since it would be Doyoon¡¯s job, she wanted to give him something to comfort her with when his girlfriend comes to.


    Doyoon sighed and shook his head. He was still dressed in a work outfit as if he had run here straight from work.


    ¡°That¡¯s a relief.¡±


    ¡°Yes it is,¡±  Ha-eun said with a bitter smile.


    ¡°By the way, were you working overtime? Don¡¯t you have to get back to work?¡±


    ¡°Oh no, I wasn¡¯t. I heard an announcement was coming out today, so I was waiting to go in with her.¡±


    She hadn¡¯t contacted her, so she¡¯d thought there would be a departmental dinner because they had good news. Doyoon looked at Seoyeon with a sad expression once again.


    Ha-eun knew how hard her friend worked in the public relations department. But the guy named Taegon just walks around with a camera every day under the pretext of taking pictures for promotional papers.


    ¡°Please cheer her up.¡±


    Ha-eun stepped down after saying so. Doyoon offered in surprise.


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you a ride.¡±


    ¡°No, I¡¯ll walk to sober up.¡±


    ¡°But¡­¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s only nine o¡¯clock. Please take care of Seoyeon.¡±


    She might throw up at dawn because she¡¯d drunk two bottles of soju on an empty stomach. It was the other reason Ha-eun had stepped back. Doyoon bowed to Ha-eun after gazing at her helplessly for a while, then got into his car.


    ¡°But at least you still have your man as a blessing, Lee Seoyeon.¡±


    She has a boyfriend who would run to her every time she says she was drunk. Ha-eun really envied that. Ha-eun also had a boyfriend until she joined the company.


    Her boyfriend, whom she used to work with, had suddenly started acting like a loser when she got a job before he did. They¡¯d broken up a few years ago.


    Following that, she became alone. 29 year-old Ha-eun, who works for a good company, had once tried getting blind dates too, but none of them went well.


    ¡°I guess it¡¯s just not fated to be.¡±


    Ha-eun began to walk home muttering like that. Her home wasn¡¯t too far away because she chose a place not far from the company.


    She came out of the alley near the company that was crowded with bars to a wide road. It was only nine o¡¯clock so the streets were full of cars and people. The employees working overtime had finished their shift and were heading home. Those who were getting a drink together seemed to have finished their first round and were moving to their cars.


    Ha-eun walked past people heading into the bars. It was getting cold. Upon passing through a street full of colorful lights and entering an alley, the surroundings gradually darkened.


    ¡°It¡¯s a full moon.¡±


    She wouldn¡¯t have noticed if she hadn¡¯t looked up inadvertently. Seoul¡¯s sky is bright even at night due to its flashy signs and street lights, so a full moon provides ample lighting in comparison.


    Ha-eun sighed at the moon and entered the next alley. Just as she entered the alley, the bright street suddenly became dark, frightening her.


    In that moment, she could see something quickly flash by from the corner of her eye.


    ¡°Gasp!¡±


    Ha-eun turned her head in surprise and frowned when she saw nothing there. Her heart was still pounding hard and fast due to the adrenaline.


    ¡°Was it a cat?¡±


    She was a little less scared after spitting it out like that. She moved slowly, pretending not to be afraid. She was afraid that someone would give chase if she ran.


    She walked slowly and listened to her surroundings, but she couldn¡¯t hear anything aside from her own footsteps.


    ¡°I guess it was a cat.¡±


    At such a reassuring moment, this time, she could clearly see something flicking by in the left alley.


    She was so terrified that she couldn¡¯t make a sound. Something really passed by. Something huge and black swooped in like the wind.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be making a call.¡±


    Ha-eun murmured and clenched her cell phone tightly. She was about to press the emergency button as soon as possible.


    I should have asked Doyoon to give me a ride even if I felt bad or I should¡¯ve waited until I sobered up to drive. Regret always comes too late.


    She could see something passing across the alley in front of Ha-eun once more.


    ¡°Mom!¡±


    By then, her straw-like courage had disappeared. Ha-eun started running toward the wide road. All she could think about was going somewhere bright.


    Ha-eun began to regret her choices. I shouldn¡¯t have walked. I refused because it was only a twenty-minute walk, but even then, I should have gotten into Doyoon¡¯s car quickly when he said he would give me a ride.


    Ha-eun, who ran for a long time, was forced to stop when she was out of breath. Only then did she feel her feet throbbing.


    ¡°Oh, it hurts.¡±


    Of course, they would hurt more because she wore heels today. She wanted to sit in a crowded place but she only found somewhere that looked like a coffee shop.


    A woman came out of the shop as she was still surveying it. The woman stood still, watched Ha-eun heavily breathing, and asked in surprise.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Miss, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    She was gasping, in the middle of running away from somewhere. Ha-eun responded with a little relief for the woman¡¯s concern.


    ¡°S-someone is following¡­.¡±


    She couldn¡¯t speak properly because she was out of breath. At the sight of this, the woman took a cell phone out of her pocket and asked.


    ¡°Who¡¯s following you? Should I call the police?¡±


    I don¡¯t know. Ha-eun looked back. What was it like to walk through the alley? At first, she thought it was a cat, but it was too big to be a cat.


    The woman also followed Ha-eun¡¯s gaze and looked behind her. She straightened her head as if she¡¯d seen something and looked back at Ha-eun. She put away her cell phone and said, ¡°Come in. Come in and have a seat.¡±


    Ha-eun nodded and followed the woman into the store. Everything was fine. She just wanted to sit for a little while in a bright and crowded place.


    The store she went into was an animal clinic.


    Only after some time did Ha-eun sip the green tea offered by the woman and look around.


    It¡¯s her first time visiting an animal clinic. She¡¯d never had a dog or a cat. The waiting room, the place directly connected to the entrance, was decorated in a sparse but cozy way.


    It¡¯s cozier than a human hospital. Ha-eun thought while looking around the place which was very different from the hospital she goes to. The vibe was similar to a pediatrics center.


    The sofa was made of cloth, and animal magazines were placed here and there.


    On one wall, there were bags of pet food and treats, and on the other, toys and other things she couldn¡¯t recognize.


    ¡°How¡¯s your foot?¡±


    The woman who handed Ha-eun the tea asked, bringing in medicine and bandages. Ha-eun, who was looking around the clinic, looked down at her feet in surprise.


    Her ankle had been throbbing.


    Ha-eun frowned, looking down at her feet half-removed from her shoes. Maybe she had been too scared at the time. In hindsight, it might have just been a big cat.


    ¡°Will you be able to walk?¡±


    She didn¡¯t know. At the vet¡¯s comment, Ha-eun tried to get up and stopped. She didn¡¯t realize when she was running scared, but her heels were in a mess.


    When she couldn¡¯t get up, the vet pointed to the table and said.


    ¡°Put it up.¡±


    ¡°I-It¡¯s okay.¡±


    She actually felt more sorry than okay. The vet grinned as if she knew how Ha-eun felt.


    ¡°I specialize in animals, but I can at least treat a wound like that. You can¡¯t walk home if you¡¯re hurt, right?¡±


    She was right. Ha Eun pulled her feet out of her shoes and frowned. Her feet really did hurt. And she didn¡¯t think could wear her heels anymore.


    It was such a waste. Ha-eun put her feet on the low tea table. The vet wiped the blood off her feet and ankles and began applying medicine to the wound.


    ¡°Are you a vet?¡±


    The vet raised her head and grinned at Ha-eun¡¯s question. Ha-eun looked at her smile and blanked out for a moment. It was so pretty. She looked like a celebrity.


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯ve loved dogs since I was a kid. Do you have any pets?¡±


    The veterinarian was proficiently wrapping bandages around Ha-eun¡¯s feet and ankles as she spoke. Looking at this, Ha-eun replied.


    Notes:


    1.PR/N: In business, job rotations are usually part of an employee development program in very large companies wherein, usually low to mid level, employees ¡®rotate¡¯ or switch positions with another employee of the same level. The idea is to get multi-skilled employees and prevent boredom/alienation that could happen when they¡¯re always stuck doing the same things. But ofc, people often prefer current jobs, esp. in Asian countries where people are mostly risk-averse, so there are always complications.


    2.In this case, it looks like the rotation period is also paired with when employees are appraised and considered for promotions/bonuses etc.

 Chapter 2

    Chapter 2


    ¡°No, I¡¯ve never had one. That¡¯s why I¡¯ve never been to an animal clinic before.¡±


    ¡°I see. It¡¯s not so different from a human hospital, is it?¡±


    She¡¯s right. Ha-eun looked around the receiving room once more. She peered through an open doorway to see if there was a doctor inside the office. There were two other doors that led to somewhere she couldn¡¯t see. The clinic was much bigger than it had looked from the outside.


    ¡°It¡¯s a lot cuter and more pleasant.¡±


    ¡°I wanted to put a leather sofa here, but the kids keep biting it off.¡±


    Ha-eun guessed that by ¡®kids¡¯, she meant the pets that get treated here.


    While Ha-eun was in deep thought, the veterinarian carefully treated the wounds on her feet and then rose from her seat to gather the first-aid kit into one hand.


    ¡°Wait here for a second.¡±


    Then she went inside to throw away the used materials and came back with something else in her hand.


    ¡°I¡¯ll lend you this. Let¡¯s go.¡±


    The veterinarian set down a pair of outdoor slippers at Ha-eun¡¯s feet as she said this.


    Ha-eun looked guiltily at the veterinarian, more and more surprised by her kindness. She¡¯d never seen someone so compassionate they would take her to their store, give her tea and let her take a rest, while they treated her wounds. Now she was even lending her slippers.


    ¡°I-It¡¯s okay.¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯t go back wearing those heels anyway.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­.¡±


    The woman grinned at Ha-eun¡¯s words. She reassured her as she pushed the slippers closer to Ha-eun¡¯s feet.


    ¡°When you get a dog, you can come to our clinic.¡±


    That was a good idea. Ha-eun subconsciously stared at the vet. She was a beautiful woman and a veterinarian, she had such a nice personality too.


    Ha-eun couldn¡¯t help but feel respectful and somewhat envious towards her.


    She searched around her bag and found her business card.


    Since she¡¯d been transferred to another position today, the department name and office phone number on the business card were now outdated, but the personal cell phone number printed on it was still hers.


    ¡°I¡¯m Kim Ha-eun. This is my card but the office number will be different because there was a rotation today.¡±


    The vet smiled as she accepted Ha-eun¡¯s business card. She then went back into her office and returned with a red coat and her own business card.


    ¡°I¡¯m Jeon Heesoo.¡±


    Ha-eun took the business card that Heesoo gave her and skimmed through the print. Heesoo held out the coat she had brought.


    ¡°Wear this.¡±


    ¡°What? It¡¯s alright. I brought a jacket.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s gotten colder because it¡¯s late. Wear this and return it later along with the slippers.¡±


    She was asking me to come back because she had to return the slippers anyway. Ha-eun continued to refuse because she felt guilty.


    ¡°But what are you going to wear?¡±


    ¡°I have another jacket here, a car too. So go ahead and put it on.


    Ha-eun gave her a look that was both apologetic and full of gratitude.


    ¡°So that¡¯s what happened?¡±


    A week later, Seoyeon looked at the shopping bag under the passenger seat and exclaimed after Ha-eun recounted her experiences from that day.


    Ha-eun was having a heartburn because she¡¯d had too much to drink, accompanying Seoyeon again yesterday.


    It had already been a week since she¡¯d started working in a team in charge of moving personnel.


    Both Ha-eun and Seoyeon were busy adjusting to their new leader and team members.


    Thanks to this, Seoyeon¡¯s apology had been postponed until today.


    Seoyeon bought delicious jjamppong and sweet and sour pork as a show of apology and to relieve Ha-eun¡¯s hangover. They then drove Ha-eun¡¯s car to a Chinese restaurant at lunchtime and were on their way back.


    ¡°Yes, I was going to give it back the next day, but I had to dry-clean it first.¡±


    She couldn¡¯t just give it back the way it was. Ha-eun had brought along the now dry-cleaned coat Heesoo lent her. She was planning to give it back to her on her way home from work today.


    ¡°Pretty.¡±


    Seoyeon took the coat out of the shopping bag and exclaimed. It was a coat, red in color. Ha-eun glanced at the coat and mused as she drove.


    ¡°I think I¡¯ll buy one too.¡±


    ¡°What? This?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. I¡¯d never considered buying a red one before because it stands out too much.¡±


    I always wore a black or brown coat. But a week ago, when she arrived home wearing the coat and saw herself in the mirror, she thought it looked very good.


    She thought it would be nice to get a red coat for herself.


    Seoyeon folded the coat again and put it in the shopping bag.


    ¡°I think it¡¯s alright. Do you want me to buy the same coat?¡±


    ¡°I wonder if it¡¯s too much like a red cloak* though?¡±


    (The contextual translation would be ¡®red riding hood¡¯ but we decided to translate the title as red cloak so I¡¯m leaving it like that.)


    Seoyeon burst into laughter at Ha-eun¡¯s concerns. She said, glancing at Ha-eun as if she were saying nonsense.


    ¡°Oh, yeah. A big bad wolf might eat you.¡±


    ¡°I do wish a wolf would eat me.¡±


    Ha-eun retorted with a giggle. The fear from the week before was already long forgotten. She was drunk back then so it¡¯s entirely possible what she saw was merely a misunderstood cat.


    ¡°A wolf huh?¡±


    Seoyeon asked in surprise.


    It¡¯s been five years since Ha-Eun broke up with her boyfriend. She was ready to be eaten if a really handsome wolf ever appeared.


    Seoyeon reaffirmed Ha-Eun¡¯s attitude.


    ¡°Do you want to have a blind date? I can ask Doyoon Seonbae to connect you with someone.¡±


    The boss at the company Seoyeon¡¯s boyfriend works for, was just as good looking as her team leader. Ha-eun thought for a while and replied.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want just half your boyfriend¡±


    ¡°Eyy, Doyoon Seonbae has a lot of flaws too.¡±


    ¡°Handsome, tall, rich, good-natured. What more do you want?¡±


    ¡°Well, that¡¯d be a great wolf.¡±


    Seoyeon¡¯s joke filled the car with laughter.


    Ha-eun said with a giggle.


    ¡°That¡¯d be all the better, won¡¯t it? You said wolves are faithful?


    ¡°It¡¯s the same for humans, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    ¡°No, they¡¯re not just legally faithful like us. Wolves live alone all their lives after their spouses die.¡±


    Didn¡¯t you know that?


    Seoyeon looked at Ha-eun with an expression of half-surprise, half-contemplation.


    Then she picked up her cell phone and started searching for wolves.


    ¡°They¡¯re an endangered species.¡±


    ¡°Wolves?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    A four-legged animal resembling a dog was displayed on Seoyeon¡¯s screen. Ha-eun noted as they entered the company¡¯s parking lot.


    ¡°They¡¯re similar then. Good-looking men in Korea seem to be vanishing too.¡±


    ¡°Kim Ha-eun!¡±


    Seoyeon¡¯s laughter filled the car once more. The two giggled as they got out of the car and approached the elevator. One of the two elevators already had its button pressed.


    Someone else had likely pressed the buttons and got on the elevator that opened first.


    Seoyeon asked while checking the elevator.


    ¡°But how¡¯s your team leader?¡±


    ¡°Well, I don¡¯t know.¡±


    She¡¯d only worked him for a week so far. Right on the first day, the team leader had taken the first half of the day off, so she had greeted him on the second day.


    ¡°There were rumors that he was a diligent worker.¡±


    ¡°A diligent worker¡­¡±


    The door of the elevator, which arrived with a ding, opened.


    Ha-eun described him heartily as she entered the elevator.


    Team leader of the sales support team, Park Joo Won. She had a lot to say about him, but Ha-eun was deliberately held back. Besides being great at getting his work done, he was handsome, tall, and quiet.


    It was clear that Seoyeon would think that Ha-eun was interested in him.


    ¡°I heard he¡¯s young too.¡±


    Ha-eun nodded.


    That¡¯s why she thought he was handpicked by one of the higher-ups. When he first joined the company, there were such rumours. Unlike other employees who came in through public recruitment, he was immediately scouted as the head of the sales support team.


    ¡°He was thirty-three, or was it four?¡±


    TL/N to PR: She¡¯s talking about her team leader¡¯s age.


    The elevator stopped with a ding again as Ha-eun was just about to say the team leader was about the same age as Doyoon.


    ¡°Pardon me.¡±


    The elevator door opened and revealed Joo Won, the very person the two were talking about.


    As he entered, a shadow fell over Ha-eun¡¯s head. He was tall and big.  Without realizing it, she was thinking about how short she would look in comparison if she and Joo Won stood side by side.


    ¡°Hello.¡±


    Instead of Ha-eun, who was frozen, Seoyeon greeted him. Joo Won stood in front of the two and looked at Ha-eun and Seoyeon with only his eyes moving.


    Ha-eun trembled involuntarily as his cool gaze landed on her.


    ¡°Did you enjoy your lunch?¡±


    Joo Won, Ha-eun¡¯s team leader asked. The voice sounded low but strangely icy. He could not have heard the conversation between the two, but Ha-eun was somehow nervous.


    ¡°Yes, sir. Did you enjoy your meal?¡±


    Joo Won nodded at Ha-eun¡¯s question, and when the elevator opened again, walked away in long quick strides.  Seoyeon, who got out right behind Ha-eun, commented as her eyes followed Joo Won¡¯s back.


    ¡°I¡¯ve always thought so, but he moves so fast.¡±


    Ha-eun felt the same but she pretended not to have noticed.


    ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Look, he¡¯s already this far away in such a short time. He¡¯s that tall, but he¡¯s strangely graceful and not struggling to control his weight at all.¡±


    Ha-eun nodded, glancing at Joo Won, who had already walked to the far end of. He moved fast but silently.


    Joo Won always held an air of neatness. It felt like his steps were falling impeccably without a single miscalculation. There was no sound of his footsteps at all.


    ¡°I¡¯m sure he¡¯s over 180cm, right?


    The two talked about Joo Won¡¯s height in the hallway. He was much taller than Ha-eun, who is only a little over 160, so he would be at least 180.


    Seoyeon said, putting her hand on her waist.


    ¡°Definitely. Doyoon Seonbae is also around that height.¡±


    Come to think of it, I think it would be similar to Doyoon, who came to pick up Seoyeon who was drunk a week ago. Ha-eun asked because she was confused when she remembered Doyoon¡¯s name on Seoyeon¡¯s phone as ¡°Doyoon Seonbae¡±.


    ¡°Are you still calling him like that?¡±


    ¡°Doyoon Seonbae wants that.¡±


    They were in college when Seoyeon met Doyoon. The two, who were in the same department, did not date when they were in college, but only started dating when Seoyeon got a job.


    They¡¯ve already known each other for a long time so she should have removed the ¡°seonbae¡± in how she addresses him long ago.


    Ha-eun said with a worried look on her face.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t the both of you talking about marriage?¡±


    ¡°Doyoon seems to want it.¡±


    That¡¯s understandable. Doyoon was thirty-three this year.


    But Ha-eun shook her head and continued.


    ¡°I want you to think about it next year. You have nine at the end of your age.¡±


    T/N: Korean (most likely adults) believe that you should not marry if you have 9 at the end of your age (9, 29, 39 etc) because 0 was the next number for 9, which means first, start or beginning. They believe that you should be careful to start a new beginning or you should be careful for change.


    ¡°Nine? Do you believe that?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t believe it, but our mothers do.¡±


    Ha-eun sighed with her arms folded in front of her chest. Ha-Eun, who was the same age as Seoyeon, was twenty-nine, but she¡¯s never believed in such superstitions.


    Well, I don¡¯t even have a boyfriend, so I have no reason to worry about it.


    When she thought of her boyfriend, she remembered Joo Won without realizing.


    ¡°Go in.¡±


    Ha-eun shook her head when she parted ways with Seoyeon. She thought she might be going crazy, he kept popping up in her head.


    Does he have a girlfriend?


    I can¡¯t imagine how he treats his girlfriend. Does he smile at her?


    It¡¯s been a week since she joined the same team as team leader Joo Won, but she¡¯d still never heard him raise his voice nor seen him smile.


    The former general affairs team leader was angry once every two days. Of course, not towards Ha-eun, but towards someone else.


    Would he even fight with his girlfriend? Ha-eun thought, took her toothbrush out of her drawer and headed to the bathroom, then caught herself. This is not good, I¡¯m thinking so hard about the team leader¡¯s personal life.


    The personal life of such a handsome and capable team leader, in fact.


    She tried to get Joo Won out of her head as she headed towards the bathroom to brush her teeth.


    Then, a familiar presence approached. Unknowingly, she raised her head and found Joo Won walking towards her from the opposite side. Joo Won was holding a toothbrush as if he had finished eating before her and already brushed his teeth.


    As he walked, wiping the water off his chin with his hand, he spotted Ha-eun and bowed lightly.


    Oh, my God. Ha-eun passed by Joo Won and swallowed back a moan when she caught a whiff of mintiness. I didn¡¯t know toothpaste smelled so good.


    It was a very refreshing scent.


    Ha-eun squeezed her eyes shut because she felt the area below and navel was trembling.


    ¡°C-crazy, Kim Ha-eun you¡¯re crazy.¡±

 Chapter 3

    T/N: This novel is r19. There¡¯s a possibility to read swear words without sensor, violence, sexual assault/tension, intercourse and others for 19+. This is not called r19 for nothing.


    It¡¯s because it¡¯s been so long since I broke up with my ex-boyfriend. Five years since we broke up when I joined the company. It¡¯s because I haven¡¯t dated a man in five years. I never thought I¡¯d be nervous about my boss.


    ¡°Because you¡¯re different from the others.¡±


    Ha-eun brushed her teeth violently and turned all the blame to Joo Won.


    I just want a person to have a good-looking face and to be tall. What¡¯s the point of having good skills?


    Besides, the fact that he doesn¡¯t flirt like other old men was another reason for Joo Won¡¯s popularity in the company.


    It¡¯s ironic, too. Ha-eun rinsed her mouth and thought as she left the bathroom.


    Joo Won didn¡¯t seem interested in flirting with female employees but other old men wanted to be popular somehow.


    ¡°Miss Kim Ha-eun.¡±


    When she entered the office, Joo Won called her. Then Ha-eun flinched and was surprised because she thought of Joo Won until just now.


    For a moment, an expression as if something was wrong passed over Joo Won¡¯s face. But he soon said, sticking out the file as if it didn¡¯t matter.


    ¡°Please find last quarter¡¯s performance data for this product.¡±


    You want me to find last quarter¡¯s performance data? Ha-eun hesitated to find the file. He checked and found out that she¡¯s in charge of it.


    ¡°How long should I give it to you?¡±


    ¡°As soon as possible.¡±


    With a brief answer, Joo-won hurriedly returned to his seat.  Ha-eun looked at the file folder and made a frowning expression.


    It¡¯s been a week since I came to the sales support team, so it¡¯s true that I¡¯m in charge, but I don¡¯t know where this data is. Maybe it¡¯s in the documentation room of the sales support team.


    If Joo Won asks for it as soon as possible, it literally means to ask for it right now. Ha-eun headed straight to the document room right across from the office.


    The small library had iron shelves on both sides, and a dusty box of data was placed on it. Passing through the nearest unused photocopier toner or new A4 paper, she found data last quarter. A box containing last quarter¡¯s data was placed on the second shelf from the top, as if the former employee was tall.


    ¡°Where did the footstool go?¡±


    Ha-eun bowed her head to find a footstool.


    The former general affairs team also had a footstool in the document room, so it should be here. But no matter how hard I looked, I couldn¡¯t see it.


    ¡°Did they take it?¡±


    Ha-eun tilted her head and approached the shelf. The cleaning lady on the second floor sometimes asked her if she could borrow it for cleaning, so she told her to do so.


    She found an empty A4 box, although she could have used it at other times. Ha-eun¡¯s hand, which turned the box upside down, touched the box she was looking for.


    That¡¯s it. As soon as she thought so, her vision fell sharply as the box collapsed. The box, which was touched by her hand, was shaking.


    ¡°Kyaa!¡±


    Ha-eun bowed her head reflexively.


    It¡¯s okay to fall but it was scary if the box fell on my head.


    Soon after, there was the sound of something banging against the shelf, followed by the sound of files falling off.


    It strangely didn¡¯t hurt her. There must have been a pile of files and boxes pouring down over her head or back, but nothing came.


    That¡¯s weird. Ha-Eun looked up in confusion. Then she found a neat face frowning.


    ¡°Team¡­¡±


    ¡°Are you all right?¡±


    Before Ha-eun spoke, a question came out of Joo Won¡¯s mouth first. Only then did she realize that Joo Won was stretching his body.


    When she bowed her head, she heard the sound of something hitting the shelf, probably the sound of Joo Won preventing the shelf from collapsing.


    ¡°A-are you all right?¡± Ha-eun shook off the files on Joo Won¡¯s shoulder and asked.


    I was surprised and didn¡¯t think of anything. There was a pile of paperwork pouring under her and Joo Won¡¯s feet. It would have been quite painful if all of this had happened to him.


    ¡°Are you hurt?¡± Joo Won took his hand off the shelf and asked.


    He looked at Ha-eun¡¯s body with his head down as if to make sure she was not hurt.


    ¡°W-what?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±


    Only then did the sales support team members come running after hearing the loud noise.


    ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    ¡°Oh, my gosh, did it fall off?¡±


    Joo Won sneaked away from Ha-eun as people got crowded. Once again, there was a good smell with the scent of mint. Ha-eun stared blankly at Joo-won.


    What perfume do he use?


    ¡°Ha-eun, are you okay?¡± Ha-eun¡¯s head turned towards Ji-young, a member of the same team, and asked


    ¡°Oh, yeah, I¡¯m fine. It¡¯s all thanks to the Team Leader.¡±


    Joo-won arrived when it was close to fall.


    At Ha-eun¡¯s words, one of the assistants tilted her head and said, ¡°The Team leader is fast. He was in his seat until a moment ago.¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Obviously, Joo Won was in his office until Ha-eun went to the library. When the box sounded falling, people turned around and Joo Won was already out of his seat.


    ¡°Miss Ha-eun, if it wasn¡¯t for the team leader, something would have happened.¡±


    ¡°I-is that so?¡±


    Ha-eun asked because she was puzzled.


    It would have hurt if it had been hit by a file file or a box, but I don¡¯t think it would have been a big deal.


    One employee said when she gave a look she didn¡¯t understand, ¡°This shelf, it almost collapsed.¡±


    ¡°Oh, really?¡±


    ¡°Aigoo, that was close. Miss Ha-eun.¡±


    As the employee grabbed and shook it, the shelf shook with a squeaky sound. While everyone was saying something, Ha-eun¡¯s eyes grew.


    I didn¡¯t know the shelf almost collapsed. Did Joo Won know?


    Such a question came to her mind.


    At that time, Kyung-joon, a member of the same team, shouted, ¡°What¡¯s this?¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    Where Kyung-joon pointed, the shelf was crushed. It looks as if it¡¯s squeezed by a robot or a machine.


    ¡°It must have collapsed before.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll have to ask for a replacement.¡±


    Just in case, people took all the data off the shelves and went back to the office. Ha-eun turned off the light in the document room and looked at the shelf once again. The height at which the shelf was crushed looked just like the height at which Joo Won grabbed the shelf to protect her.


    ¡°Ah, maybe.¡±


    However, there is no way that a human hand can crush that iron shelf. When I came back to the office shaking my head, I heard an assistant manager talking to Joo Won.


    ¡°I need to replace the shelf with a new one.¡±


    ¡°Do we have any budget left?¡±


    Ji-young shook her head at Joo Won¡¯s question.


    ¡°I think I¡¯ll have to buy it next year.¡±


    There are only three months left this year. There was no way there was a budget left to buy a shelf.


    The budget for the first half of next year will be executed one month later, so if you want to buy it, you have to buy it a month later.  Or buy it in advance and pay the money a month later.


    Joo Won nodded and said to Ha-eun.


    ¡°Miss Kim Ha-eun, you must have been very surprised, so please go to the infirmary. The others, go back to work.¡±


    2. Even if you go into a wolf¡¯s den, you can live as long as you are alert


    ¡°I think your team leader is okay, though.¡±


    Ha-eun¡¯s face hardened just as she was eating sandwiches at the sudden remark. She took a bite of the sandwich, looked at Seoyeon, and began chewing.


    ¡°What made you think that all of a sudden?¡±


    Seo-yeon grinned at Ha-eun¡¯s question. Last month, she heard that Ha-eun almost got in trouble in the library. Even if Joo Won saved her. But that¡¯s not the only thing.


    She took a sip of the warm coffee she ordered with the sandwich and said. ¡°I heard your team finished early today.¡±


    Today is the last Wednesday. Last Wednesday was Culture Day, so each team could use the afternoon shift at the discretion of the team leader. Some teams leave work early, but most of them had to work according to the team leader¡¯s preference.


    (T/N: In Korea, Cultural Day is the last Wednesday every month, where over a thousand stores, museums, etc. open to the public for free or have discounts.)


    Ha-eun asked with a sorry look on her face, ¡°Is your team climbing a mountain again?¡±


    Seo-yeon¡¯s face wrinkled. she hated it, she added irritably, ¡°Where will our team leader¡¯s taste go? An old man, ugh.¡±


    Climbing a mountain is totally that old man¡¯s liking. Seo-yeon grumbled and took another sip of coffee.


    I don¡¯t even want to finish early like the sales support team. You could go to the movies at least of all right?


    Come to think of it, Hae-eun smiled bitterly as if she was sorry to see Seo-yeon eating a sandwich with a frown.


    ¡°Well, let¡¯s all get off work.¡± After lunch, at two o¡¯clock, Joo Won got up and said.


    At that sight, others turned off their computers one by one and began to clean up their seats.


    ¡°What will the Team Leader do today?¡± Jiyoung looked at Joo Won and asked.


    Joo Won picked up his coat from the hanger and looked at Jiyoung and said calmly, ¡°I¡¯m going to sleep.¡±


    ¡°Eyy, it¡¯s such a nice day.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you have a girlfriend, Team Leader?¡±


    This time, the employees also joined in. Ha-eun unconsciously pricked her ears and waited for Joo Won¡¯s answer.


    However, Joo Won¡¯s expression on his coat remained unchanged.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have a girlfriend to marry.¡±


    After saying that, Joo Won left the office saying he¡¯ll see them tomorrow at work.


    Ha-eun, who was sitting on a chair with her ears closed, sighed.


    ¡°If he doesn¡¯t have a girlfriend to marry, does that mean he has a girlfriend he won¡¯t marry?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s that kind of relationship yet?¡±


    When Joo Woon left, the employees stood up, throwing words one by one. Everyone wondered if Joo Woon, who is handsome and capable, had a girlfriend. However, whenever someone asked, he would always give such a vague answer or avoid his seat with the phrase ¡°privacy¡±.


    Don¡¯t you have a girlfriend? Ha-eun tilted her head and stood up from her seat.


    It seems that a man the size of Joo Won never ceased to have a girlfriend.


    Other staff members were already leaving the office.


    Ha-eun picked up her bag and put the chair below the desk.


    Then, her phone started ringing.


    Ring, ring. Ring, ring.


    The intense worries filled Ha-eun¡¯s head. Should I take it or not? I¡¯m about to get off work. If they ask tomorrow, should I pretend not to know and say I left work early because it¡¯s Cultural Day?


    But Ha-eun couldn¡¯t bring herself to do that.


    ¡®What if someone calls me for urgent business?¡¯


    She sighed and picked up the phone.


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯m Kim Ha-eun from the sales support team of Lee Sung-sa.¡±


    ¡°Miss Kim Ha-eun?¡±


    A familiar voice flowed over the phone. The person on the phone kept talking before Ha-eun could even answer.


    ¡°This is Yoo Yeongdeok.¡±


    It¡¯s from a sales team. Due to the nature of the sales support team, Ha-eun knew all the members there.


    When she answered, Yeongdeok said in a relieved voice, ¡°Sorry, could you do me a favor?¡±


    I got caught wrong. Ha-eun¡¯s eyes turned on the clock. It was almost 2:30 already.


    It seemed like it would take a long time.


    Yeongdeok, who noticed that her voice was shaking, said in a pitiful voice, ¡°It¡¯s really, really urgent. Alright? I¡¯ll make sure to repay you later.¡±


    I can¡¯t say no if you ask me to. Ha-eun sighed inwardly.


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°You know our warehouse, right?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not talking about an outside warehouse, are you?¡±


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right. The outside warehouse.¡±


    Ah, really. Ha-eun dropped the phone far away and sighed.


    I heard that there was a new contracted building because the company lacked warehouses a while ago.


    The problem is that the building is about an hour¡¯s drive from here.


    It was only then that it was almost impossible to leave work on time, let alone leave early.


    Yeongdeok¡¯s voice changed desperately when Ha-eun seemed to disapprove again.


    ¡°I¡¯ll buy you a present the next time I go on a business trip. Something good.¡±


    ¡°Okay, what should I do in the warehouse?¡±


    ¡°If you go to Building A, there¡¯s a server inside. You just need to turn it on.¡±


    ¡°Is that all you have to do?¡±


    ¡°Yes. I have three, so please turn on all three. Thank you.¡±


    Perhaps in a hurry, Yeongdeok muttered with gratitude and hung up the phone.


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    PS: If I¡¯m not wrong, in english, it¡¯s ¡°Oh¡± But in Korea and in my country, it¡¯s ¡°Ah¡± so some basic error might occur since ¡°Ah¡± is more suitable for me rather than ¡°Oh¡± because I grew up in my country lol.

 Chapter 4

    T/N: This novel is r19. There¡¯s a possibility to read swear words without sensor, violence, sexual assault/tension, intercourse and others for 19+. This is not called r19 for nothing.


    ¡°Oh, come on.¡±


    Ha-eun sank into the chair because she was exhausted. It¡¯s already 2:30.


    I¡¯m going to get there from here, but I¡¯ll arrive around 3:30 to 4:00.


    If you turn on the server or something and come back, it will be 5 o¡¯clock.


    ¡°Let¡¯s see what they can buy for me.¡± She jumped up, muttering like that.


    You have to move faster to finish this quickly. It will take longer on the way home from work.


    ¡°4:20.¡±


    Ha-eun, who arrived at the warehouse, picked up her cell phone and checked the time.


    I didn¡¯t know the way here, so it took a little longer than I thought. Even when I walked through the door, I didn¡¯t know where to take a picture of the card key.


    However, once you have come this way, the way back will be much easier.


    She got out of the car and entered building A. It was piled up like a warehouse building.


    As I passed through it and went inside, I saw a large desk and server as Yeongdeok said.


    Done. Ha-eun¡¯s face brightened with joy that she was almost done with her work. When she turned on the server, she murmured, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    I can go now. Ha-eun took out her cell phone from her pocket and checked the time.


    It¡¯s four thirty- I think I can go back before six at this point.


    Thinking so, she suddenly realized something strange. The cell phone screen was showing a disconnect.


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    I¡¯m sure there was no problem up until now. What¡¯s going on? It¡¯s not broken, is it?


    Ha-eun, who suddenly felt scared, turned off her cell phone as she left the building.


    It may be a power issue. I hope it rings when it¡¯s on again.


    ¡°T-the installment is not finished yet.¡±


    It shouldn¡¯t break. It was when I just walked out of the building, grumbling like that. I could see something passing by the side of my eye.


    Ha-eun, who flinched and stopped, reflected on the incident a month ago and realized the difference. What happened a month ago was a shadow.


    I couldn¡¯t tell if it was a person, an animal, or a ghost.


    But just now it was definitely human. That¡¯s someone she knows too.


    ¡°Team Leader?¡±


    Ha-eun¡¯s head turned to the side where Joo Won disappeared.


    Joo Won can¡¯t be here. No, is he here? Ha-eun picked up her cell phone one more time and turned around after confirming that she was still out of signal.


    Perhaps Yeongdeok asked the Team Leader to do it. Then they should let me know that he will go there already, so I can just go.


    ¡°Phew.¡±


    I can¡¯t wait to go back. While grumbling like that, she chased after Joo Won. It¡¯s a building used as a warehouse, so she can¡¯t see people except for the manager. Not even the manager is in sight now.


    ¡°Why is my phone out of range of signal?¡±


    She grumbled and hurried to catch up with Joo Won. One quick step. Ha-eun followed him closely, but Joo Won always looked like a dot in the distance.


    Unless you leave the signal range, it¡¯ll be over. She grumbled like that and walked for a while. Then she found Joo Won entering a building in the distance.


    ¡°Team Leader!¡±


    We finally met. Joyfully, Ha-eun began to run for Joo Won. However, Joo Won had already entered the building and closed the door.


    I looked into my phone and it¡¯s still out of signal. It was almost five o¡¯clock.


    ¡°Team Leader!¡±


    Ha-eun went into the building and called Joo Won. The brightly bright building was empty, unlike building A, where she first entered.


    What are you doing here? Joo Won, who turned his head towards her, was puzzled and looked surprised.


    ¡°Miss Ha-eun?¡±


    It¡¯s the first time Joo Won called her without her last name but that¡¯s not the point. Ha-eun tried to explain that she answered Yeongdeok¡¯s phone call.


    At that moment.


    Tak.


    The door where Ha-eun came in was closed. Then the sound of the door locking was heard.


    Tak, click, squeak.


    ¡°Damn it.¡±


    A curse came out of Joo Won¡¯s mouth. At the same time, the lights in the warehouse went out.


    ¡°Kyaa!¡± Scream came out of Ha-eun¡¯s startled mouth.


    Scenes of various horror movies she had seen have flowed into her head. Empty warehouse, a fire suddenly extinguished and a ghost appeared!


    But at that moment, Joo Won kicked the door with a ¡°bang!¡±


    ¡°Kyaa!¡± Ha-eun¡¯s mouth burst into screams again.


    What? What is he doing? While she was panicking, Joo Won continued to struggle to open the door.


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    It doesn¡¯t open. No matter how hard he pulls it, it doesn¡¯t open.


    If you think about it, it was natural. This warehouse is designed to be safe from attacks by creatures many times stronger than humans.


    ¡°T-team Leader?¡± Ha-eun, who came to her senses in the dark, called Joo-won.


    Joo Won was wearing a shirt. She obviously didn¡¯t see his coat and jacket, which he was wearing when he left work.


    Furthermore, Ha-eun could see his back muscles pulling tight through his shirt.


    ¡°Team Leader, what¡¯s going on?¡±


    ¡°Cell phone!¡± Joo Won shouted.


    Ha-eun, who was crouching with a hiccup, looked at him, wondering what he was talking about.


    ¡°Miss Ha-eun, can you call someone from your phone?¡±


    ¡°P-phone?¡±


    Only then did Ha-eun look down on her cell phone.


    I think the door is locked but I have a cell phone, so I can ask for help over the phone.


    But the next moment, Ha-eun recalled that this place was out of signal.


    I turned on my phone screen in a hurry, but it was still showing that I was out of signal.


    ¡°I-I¡¯m out of signal.¡±


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    ¡°Boom!¡± I heard Joo Won hitting the door hard again.


    Surprised by the sound, Ha-eun shrank her shoulders. I¡¯ve never seen Joo Won so thrilled before.


    A month since she worked on the main member¡¯s team. For a month, Ha-eun had never even seen Joo Won raise his voice or get irritated, let alone angry.


    She found it surprising that a man who showed no sign of displeasure was this thrilled.


    ¡°I-It¡¯s okay. Team leader, if they know we didn¡¯t show up for work tomorrow morning, they¡¯ll find us.¡±


    Ha-eun¡¯s naive words came to Joo Won¡¯s ear, who was controlling his emotions with his forehead on a door that didn¡¯t budge.


    It can¡¯t be. He smiled in vain.


    It wasn¡¯t like other people couldn¡¯t find the two that he was worried about now. He breathed hard and turned to Ha-eun.


    The warehouse was spacious and full of black darkness. Nevertheless, Ha-eun was clearly seen in Joo Won¡¯s eyes. She still looked small, thin and soft from the moment he first saw her.


    And she smelled crazy good.


    ¡°Miss Kim Ha-eun, listen carefully.¡± Joo Won stood still and said without approaching Ha-eun.


    On the other side, Ha-eun, who was holding her cell phone tightly, was seen approaching him.


    You can¡¯t do that. He reached out his arms and raised his palms to her.


    ¡°No, stand there and listen. Don¡¯t come to me.¡±


    ¡°C-can¡¯t you stay with me?¡±


    I¡¯m scared because it¡¯s dark. Ha-eun asked, trying not to look back.


    I want to be with you. It was scary and a little cold.


    Joo Won was about to burst into laughter at Ha-eun¡¯s appearance. This woman has no idea that the most dangerous thing for her right now is Park Joo Won.


    ¡°No, don¡¯t come up to me and stand there and listen.¡±


    Ha-eun was crying in Joo Won¡¯s eyes. Damn it. He cursed inwardly.


    ¡°No matter what happens in the future, you never, ever have to scream or be scared.¡±


    What are you talking about? Ha-eun¡¯s eyes widened. She couldn¡¯t understand what Joo Won was talking about.


    ¡°What do you mean? What¡¯s going on?¡±


    Don¡¯t tell me there¡¯s a ghost coming out of this warehouse? The expression on Ha-eun¡¯s face came to his mind, so Joo Won laughed bitterly.


    What she sees in the future is nothing like a ghost. Unlike ghosts, who don¡¯t have a psychical form, Joo Won has a form.


    ¡°I¡¯m very¡­..¡±


    Joo Won, who had said this far, clenched his teeth.


    His heart started beating violently. His wild pulses ran through his veins and rushed to his fingers and toes.


    Damn it. Joo Won leaned down, clasping his left chest. Not yet. No way.


    ¡°T-Team Leader?¡±


    When Joo Won¡¯s appearance was unusual, Ha-eun was surprised and tried to approach him again.


    ¡°N-no, don¡¯t come.¡± Joo-won gasped and held out his hand to Ha-eun.


    She must not come. He quickly glanced around.


    Is there something that can stop me? However, this place was created so that he would be imprisoned on his own on the full moon of every month in the first place. There was no way there¡¯s something in this place.


    ¡°Team Leader.¡±


    Ha-eun¡¯s voice shook. Joo Won raised his hand and touched the wall. His nails grew rapidly and his knuckles thickened. But it soon went back to normal as if it had never happened.


    ¡°I-It¡¯s okay.¡± Joo Won gasped and said.


    It¡¯s okay. Ha-eun will be fine.


    He would always come to this place and lock himself up in order not to attack others on the full moon but he knew he wouldn¡¯t attack Ha-eun.


    Every time Joo Won changed, he would kick his tongue as if he was pathetic. I¡¯d rather have it ¡°imprinted.¡±


    If you imprint, you don¡¯t have to go through the ¡°change¡±, which you have to go through every month. You can live in a much more stable human world.


    But so far he has not imprinted on anyone yet. The imprint is fatal. For a werewolf, imprinting is the act of splitting their heart in half and giving it to the other.


    ¡°I¡­¡±


    Joo Won, who went so far, closed his eyes tightly. This is because the view became clear and bright in an instant. If it were bright here now, Ha-eun would have seen Joo Won¡¯s eyes turn amber.


    ¡°Attack, I won¡¯t do it.¡±


    Attack? Ha-eun¡¯s eyes widened. She was looking at Joo Won, who suddenly began to gasp, with his shoulders shrinking.


    Ha-eun had a strange feeling. Joo Won, who was in pain, felt sexy.


    I think I¡¯m crazy. Ha-eun shook her head. It¡¯s crazy to feel sexy on him when he¡¯s in pain.


    ¡°Y-you don¡¯t need to be scared¡­.¡±


    Joo Won, who said so far, kneeled on the floor, so Ha-eun ran to him in surprise.


    ¡°Team Leader!¡±


    I told you not to come! Joo Won tried to say that, but it didn¡¯t come out of his mouth. He could feel Ha-eun¡¯s hand touching his shoulder. At that moment his reason not to attack her flew away.


    Joo Won came to Ha-eun.


    ¡°Ah!¡±


    Ha-eun found herself lying on the floor the next moment. Only Joo Won¡¯s eyes were shining amber in the middle of the dark warehouse.


    ¡°What is this¡­..¡±


    I¡¯ve never seen a person¡¯s eyes shine. No, more than that, I didn¡¯t know that human and Korean eyes could be amber.


    Joo Won¡¯s neat and handsome face combined with his pumpkin-colored eyes, which instantly lost touch with reality.


    ¡°T-Team Leader?¡±


    Joo Won, who climbed onto Ha-eun¡¯s body, grabbed her arm and lowered his head. Slowly, he put his nose in the back of Ha-eun¡¯s neck and began to smell it.


    ¡°Team Leader?¡±


    Ha-eun, who was struggling with embarrassment and shame, called Joo Won but he didn¡¯t respond.


    His strength was so strong that his arm, which grasped Ha-eun¡¯s arm, did not move.


    Joo Won¡¯s hair touched her cheek. It was much softer and smelled better than I thought.


    ¡°Gasp!¡±


    At that moment, Joo Won licked Ha-eun¡¯s neck. Ha-eun shrank in surprise and called Joo Won.


    ¡°T-Team Leader?¡±


    What the hell is going on? Joo Won acted as if he was going to kill her a while ago, but now this doesn¡¯t feel like it at all.


    Although it felt threatening, it did not feel life-threatening at all. Joo Won¡¯s lips licking her neck slowly moved to Ha-eun¡¯s cheek, then moved to her nose.


    And he tried to touch her lips.


    ¡°S-stop.¡±

 Chapter 5

    T/N: This novel is r19. There¡¯s a possibility to read swear words without sensor, violence, sexual assault/tension, intercourse and others for 19+. This is not called r19 for nothing.


    Ha-eun said it without realizing it. Their lips didn¡¯t meet. Against her will, Joo Won let go of her arm. Ha-eun pushed Joo Won¡¯s chest and raised her upper body.


    ¡°Team Leader.¡±


    When Ha-eun called, a man with Joo Won¡¯s face tilted his head and smiled. He held Ha-eun¡¯s hand and pressed his lips on her palm.


    When the soft lips touched, Ha-eun¡¯s shoulders shrank because it tickled. She looked at Joo Won and called him back.


    ¡°Team Leader?¡±


    ¡°Miss Ha-eun.¡±


    Only then did Joo Won¡¯s voice flow out of his mouth. Ha-eun¡¯s heart sank to a slightly rough voice.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to be scared.¡±


    It was different from the rough voice earlier. It was a languid and seductive voice. Joo Won climbed onto Ha-eun¡¯s body and held her arms as if to prevent her from running away.


    I don¡¯t know how the hell I shouldn¡¯t be scared of this situation.


    Ha-eun looked around and found out if there was any light leaking out but there was nothing here. Only the fan turned slowly from a very high place.


    ¡°R-really?¡±


    I want to eat her in one bite. Joo Won thought of as a half-wolf.


    Ha-eun in front of me looked so sweet that I couldn¡¯t stand it.


    I wanted to undress and lick her soft skin one by one.


    He put Ha-eun¡¯s thumb in his mouth and bit lightly. Ha-eun, who groaned, shrank her shoulders again, and a smile came up around Joo Won¡¯s mouth.


    ¡°I want to eat you.¡±


    ¡°M-me?¡±


    Ha-eun¡¯s eyes got bigger.


    Does that mean you¡¯re going to eat me? Or is it a metaphor?


    Her face turned red at that moment.


    Joo Won put Ha-eun¡¯s finger down and leaned out. There has always been a masculine smell along with the subtle perfume worn by Joo Won. Ha-eun¡¯s mind was dizzy.


    His lips touched Ha-eun¡¯s neck again. Joo Won dug through Ha-eun¡¯s collar with his lips alone. Ha-eun¡¯s breath was steeped by a licking kiss.


    She grabbed Joo Won by the shoulder without realizing it. He raised his head while kissing Ha-eun¡¯s collar bone. Then he held Ha-eun¡¯s hand and asked, slowly pushing his finger into her sleeve.


    ¡°Allow me.¡±


    Joo Won¡¯s finger touched Ha-eun¡¯s wrist.  He rubbed the dents and bony prominences, then scraped it with his fingernails.


    It felt unbearably sexual. Before she knew it, Joo Won, who grabbed Ha-eun¡¯s waist with his other hand, begged.


    ¡°Please.¡±


    Joo Won¡¯s thumb was rubbed over her clothes from Ha-eun¡¯s chin to her waist. Ha-eun groaned without realizing it.


    It began to tremble from the bottom of her navel as if it had swallowed a vibrating bell. The tremor quickly eroded to Ha-eun¡¯s whole body. From fingertips to toes.


    I understand why you told me not to be scared. Ha-eun recalled Joo Won¡¯s words not to be scared. If you tempt like this, you can¡¯t help but be scared but any woman will have no choice but to nod if he pleads like this.


    ¡°Ha-eun.¡±


    Joo Won¡¯s lips are close. A whispering voice was heard clearly in Ha-eun¡¯s ears.


    ¡°Hnng.¡±


    Ha-eun¡¯s groan was trapped in Joo Won¡¯s lips. He gently covered Ha-eun¡¯s lips with his own and sucked it slowly, as if tasting it.


    She couldn¡¯t keep her upper body up, so Ha-eun hugged Joo Won¡¯s shoulder. As his hand came into Ha-eun¡¯s shirt, the fabric became tight as if the button would fall off.


    ¡°T-Team Leader.¡±


    Ha-eun called Joo Won between sucking and licking kisses. He still opened his amber eyes and looked down at Ha-eun¡¯s sobbing face.


    Thanks to his clear vision in the dark, he could see Ha-eun¡¯s long eyelashes trembling. Joo Won pushed the wire out of the bra with his thumb and carefully swept Ha-eun¡¯s lower chest.


    It was a strange feeling. Joo Won thought while sucking Ha-eun¡¯s lips again.


    In the meantime, when the full moon rose, his mind would always be half blown away. He would wake up the next morning and open his eyes in a cold warehouse to check for any new traces he made.


    But now his mind is clear. It was clear how warm and soft Ha-eun¡¯s skin touched by his hands and how soft her lips touching his lips were.


    So I couldn¡¯t stop doing this now. He put his tongue in Ha-eun¡¯s mouth and expected how hot it would be inside her.


    Ha-eun¡¯s shirt, who couldn¡¯t stand it, finally spit out the button. Joo Won opened his shirt and pushed up his sleeveless shirt, which he was wearing underneath.


    Ha-eun¡¯s chest was already revealed thanks to him pushing the bra away.


    ¡°Ah.¡±


    Ha-eun tried to cover herself with the coolness that touched her chest, but Joo Won¡¯s lips touched before that.


    ¡°Hngg!¡±


    Ha-eun groaned unconsciously at the hard touch in her chest. Joo Won touched the red-colored tip with his teeth and washed it with his lips. Then he licked it up with his tongue.


    ¡°A-Ah,  Team Leader!¡±


    Ha-eun¡¯s hand, which grabbed Joo Won¡¯s head, doesn¡¯t know if she¡¯s trying to stop or encourage him.


    Joo Won looked up and still looked at her with shining eyes.


    ¡°Call me by my name.¡±


    Joo Won¡¯s voice was much more relaxed. And it was so low that she could feel the depth. Ha-eun flinched at the voice without realizing it.


    I was embarrassed because I felt wet.


    ¡°J-Joo Won.¡±


    Joo Won¡¯s face smiled at Ha-eun¡¯s words. He quickly came to Ha-eun¡¯s eyes and gently kissed her lips again.


    And spoke as if to praise the child.


    ¡°Good job.¡±


    Ha-eun¡¯s expression went blank.


    I didn¡¯t know Joo Won would become so sweet. Somehow I felt like I was dreaming. Joo Won¡¯s amber eyes and this warehouse and his friendly attitude all felt like a dream.


    I think this is all a dream. Joo Won¡¯s lips came down over Ha-eun¡¯s blank face. He kissed her forehead, cheeks, nose and kissed her lips again. In the meantime, his hand was down to Ha-eun¡¯s pants.


    Her lower body became cold as her pants were removed. Joo Won smiled after feeling Ha-eun¡¯s body twitch and startled.


    I want to eat it in one bite like this. A part of him as a predator was ordering him to swallow her right away.


    But another part was saying that Ha-eun should not be scared.


    Joo Won used to be like that. He has lived his entire life while restrained as a predator. He has lived a life of suppressing the cruel habit of beating, killing, and tearing apart.


    If so, where did the other part that appeared a while ago come from?


    There was a question in Joo Won¡¯s head, but as soon as his hand dug into Ha-eun¡¯s hot inside, everything flew away.


    ¡°T-Team Leader.¡± Ha-eun looked a little scared, sobbing and calling him.


    Joo Won looked at her face, pushing his long fingers into the already wet, soft inside.


    Thanks to his clear vision in the dark, he saw Ha-eun¡¯s cheeks were flushed.


    I¡¯m lucky to be a werewolf. He really thought at the moment. If he didn¡¯t see Ha-eun¡¯s face properly at this moment because he was an ordinary human being, it would be unfair for the rest of his life.


    ¡°Name.¡± Joo Won stopped his fingers and said.


    When it stopped moving inside, Ha-eun¡¯s eyes turned to him.


    ¡°Call me by my name.¡±


    Ha-eun thought looking at Joo Won¡¯s face, which seemed to be blurred, looked like he was going to eat her. It was even more so the moment she saw his thick forearms and large hands that were tucked between her legs.


    ¡°J-Joo Won.¡±


    ¡°Good job.¡±


    Joo Won smiled and pushed another finger inside Ha-eun. The hot inside wrapped around his fingers as if they were clinging to each other.


    ¡°Ah!¡± Ha-eun gasped and trembled.


    The smell of his perfume, which had always been wrapped around Joo Won, felt stronger. The scent felt like it wrapped around Ha-eun.


    ¡°It¡¯s so hot.¡± Joo Won, who hugged Ha-eun with one arm, murmured.


    I could feel his fingers rubbing inside. Ha-eun raised her chin and groaned. Joo Won grinned when he saw her gasping.


    I wanted to see Ha-eun pleading more. He watched her grab his forearm and shake her head with a flushed face.


    I didn¡¯t know she would be so lovely to be so immersed in pleasure.


    ¡°Ah, ah,  J-Joo Won!¡± When Joo Won¡¯s finger pressed deep, Ha-eun called him screaming.


    He could see her hand joints turning white. Ha-eun¡¯s body jumped up and she collapsed.


    A colorful, wild breath flowed out of her mouth. Joo Won took his hand out from inside and lightly licked his wet hand.


    After seeing it, Ha-eun¡¯s eyes widened as if they were going to pop out.


    ¡°W-why would you!¡±


    She couldn¡¯t finish her words, saying why he licked it. This is because Ha-eun¡¯s face turned red again.


    You¡¯re so cute. Joo Won chuckled and climbed onto Ha-eun¡¯s body. Then he unbuckled his pants and opened Ha-eun¡¯s knees.


    Ha-eun¡¯s eyes turned to Joo Won again at the sound of the zipper going down. He thought he was lucky because it was dark here now. If it was bright, Ha-eun who saw his thing might have run away.


    ¡°I¡¯m coming in.¡± Joo Won said, wiping Ha-eun¡¯s lips lightly.


    I can¡¯t take it anymore. Right now, he was going crazy wanting to go inside Ha-eun.


    Soon after, he reached her entrance. As something unimaginably huge slowly came in, Ha-eun¡¯s eyes grew again.


    ¡°Ah, Hnng.¡±


    Ha-eun¡¯s hand grabbed Joo Won¡¯s forearm again. Feeling her nails digging into his skin, Joo Won was testing the limits of his patience to avoid entering at once.


    ¡°Wait, J-Joo Won, S-stop.¡±


    Ha-eun shook her head and pleaded to him when he did not stop entering. He doesn¡¯t think he can stop it anymore.


    ¡°Almost all in.¡± Joo Won clenched his teeth and said.


    I wanted to go in all at once but I didn¡¯t want to hurt Ha-eun or scare her.


    But Ha-eun was already scared when she heard that he was almost in.


    She asked, gasping for breath, ¡°N-not yet?¡±


    Joo Won grinned at the cute words.


    He kissed the tip of Ha-eun¡¯s nose and said, ¡°Almost.¡±


    What does it mean to be different from what it is now? As if knowing that Ha-eun was grumbling inside her, Joo Won said, soothing her.


    ¡°Relax.¡±


    It¡¯s not that Ha-eun didn¡¯t lose her strength as a human being.


    (T/N: Means tired.)


    She retorted angrily, ¡°I¡¯ll die, if I take more strength out of this, right?¡±


    Joo Won burst into laughter at the words. The atmosphere, which was sharp as if it would break when touched, eased. Thanks to this, it became easier for Joo Won to enter.


    He went all the way and breathed out. Ha-eun¡¯s eyes widened as if they were popping out.


    ¡°No way.¡±


    I could feel his thing inside me.


    Feeling unfamiliar with the sense of holding something huge, Ha-eun reflexively put her hand on her stomach.


    Joo Won, who saw it, asked with a big smile. ¡°Can I move?¡±


    ¡°N-No, wait a minute.¡±


    I don¡¯t think I can handle it. If I had known it was this big, I would have run away desperately.


    At that time, Joo Won held Ha-eun¡¯s hand and kissed it while pleading.


    ¡°Let me move.¡±


    He¡¯s going crazy if he doesn¡¯t move. Ha-eun¡¯s hot inside was squeezing his thing. Every time she moved, he had but to clench his teeth and hold back.


    ¡°T-Then do it slowly.¡±


    Ha-eun nodded, a little scared. As soon as the permission was granted, Joo Won¡¯s wolf popped out. He held Ha-eun¡¯s cheek and sucked her lips, then he moved his waist.

 Chapter 6

    T/N: This novel is r19. There¡¯s a possibility to read swear words without sensor, violence, sexual assault/tension, intercourse and others for 19+. This is not called r19 for nothing.


    ¡°Hnng, ah, w-wait, t-too fast!¡±


    Ha-eun begged with a gasp, but Joo Won could no longer hear her. He hugged her, who was clinging to him, and moved like a beast.


    What went in until the end slowly came out and then dug into it again at once.  Ha-eun couldn¡¯t even moan, panting for her breath, and hanging on to him.


    There was a bubble in the place where the two were connected.


    Joo Won thought he was going to die for the first time.


    If I didn¡¯t eat all of Ha-eun right away, I would die if I didn¡¯t make her mine.


    His movements became rougher and reached the limit. The dark warehouse was filled with Ha-eun gasping and the sound of two people moving.


    The moment Ha-eun thought that she was going to die, the firecrackers that jumped high into the sky popped! and exploded. The next moment, Joo Won¡¯s thing released something hot inside her.


    ¡°Ha-eun, Ha-eun.¡±


    Joo Won grabbed Ha-eun¡¯s cheek and sucked her lips, calling her over and over again. Her eyes turned white. Ha-eun was immersed in the pleasure and trembling with her arms while holding him. She opened her eyes, but she couldn¡¯t see anything. It wasn¡¯t because it was dark inside the warehouse, but her eyes went black then she came back to her senses slowly.


    ¡°Oh, my gosh.¡± Ha-eun murmured in a weak voice.


    I can feel every part of my body cramping all over. What was that, just now?


    When the cramps stopped, her body trembled as if it had melted without any bones left.


    Joo Won was still inside her. If Ha-eun had been sane, she would have noticed that Joo Won¡¯s thing was maintaining its size despite ejaculation.


    But she didn¡¯t notice until he moved inside her and lifted Ha-eun¡¯s body to change her posture.


    ¡°J-Joo Won.¡±


    Because of what happened, she felt a chill because her sweat cooled down. Ha-eun reflexively leans her cheek against Joo Won¡¯s chest. She felt his temperature much hotter than normal.


    ¡°Ha-eun.¡±


    Joo Won lifted Ha-eun¡¯s chin and sucked her lips again. Suddenly, he thought it would be okay to stay like this for the rest of his life. Hugging Ha-eun in the middle of nowhere and being alone.


    No, I don¡¯t want anyone to see Ha-eun. I wish I could only see how lovely she is, how it feels when I move inside her, all that stuff.


    Joo Won¡¯s uncontrollable possessive desire towards Ha-eun swelled much more for the first time. Despite the thirst that had just been filled, he felt as if he would die if he didn¡¯t have Hae-eun again.


    I think I can do anything for that.


    The kiss continued again. Joo Won¡¯s tongue ran through Ha-eun¡¯s mouth and wrapped it around hers. He began to move his waist slowly, sucking Ha-eun¡¯s lips.


    ¡°Ah, wait, hnng.¡±


    Ha-eun tried to stop the movements that started again, but it was useless. Joo Won began to move, holding Hae-eun¡¯s waist to prevent her from running away.


    The night of the full moon continued.


    * * *


    ¡°Kim Ha-eun, what happened? Are you okay?¡±


    Two days later, Seoyeon, who met Ha-eun at work, asked as if she was rushing her. Ha-eun happened to look at Seoyeon this morning but neither of them had time to talk because they were working.


    In the end, it was between 4 to 5 o¡¯clock after lunchtime that Ha-eun and Seoyeon both had free time.


    ¡°I-I¡¯m fine.¡±


    Ha-eun looked around and quickly went down to the coffee shop. The first floor coffee shop, which is part of the company¡¯s welfare, sells coffee cheaply to its employees.


    But besides that, she was worried that someone might listen to their conversation on the same floor.


    It was in a hotel the next morning when she opened her eyes. There was a piece of paper on the table next to the bed stating that Joo Won had brought her there with his neat handwriting.


    Joo Won didn¡¯t know her house, and he said Ha-eun would be more surprised if he took her to his house, so Joo Won brought Ha-eun here and told that he ordered room service for whatever she needed.


    And he¡¯ll take care of her vacation for a few days, so she can rest well and come back to the company.


    When I looked into my cell phone in a hurry, it was already turned off because the battery was low. It¡¯s because I didn¡¯t fully charge it because I thought I would go home early.


    I wanted to run to a nearby convenience store and charge it, but I couldn¡¯t move my body. Ha-eun stayed in a bed that was so soft that she was completely resting around for a whole day.


    ¡°I heard you were locked up by accident.¡± Seoyeon asked as she came back from ordering two cups of Americano.


    Ha-eun¡¯s car was parked well in the hotel parking lot yesterday. It was also written on the paper.


    ¡°Is that the rumor going on?¡± Ha-eun asked, surprised by the sound of the espresso being pulled out.


    Joo Won is not the type of person to go around saying they have a relationship. But Ha-eun didn¡¯t show up for a few days so it was clear why everyone was wondering what was going on.


    ¡°That¡¯s what the rumor is about? So what¡¯s the deal?¡±


    Oh, my. Ha-eun¡¯s face was filled with embarrassment.


    It¡¯s better for people to know that. No matter how close I¡¯am to Seoyeon, I felt a little burdened to talk about this.


    ¡°N-no, it¡¯s not like that.¡±


    Ha-eun, who tried to excuse herself, looked around again and stopped talking. Before I knew it, I could see that the two cups of Americano that Seoyeon ordered were almost finished.


    I¡¯d rather talk, right? Ha-eun sneaked a glance at Seoyeon and healed her mind. If I keep this story to myself, I will explode someday. Otherwise, I¡¯ve been going crazy for the past two days.


    She needed Seo-yeon to tell her worries and talk to her.


    ¡°Can you keep a secret?¡±


    ¡°About what?¡±


    ¡°Me.¡±


    What about you? Seoyeon¡¯s face was full of curiosity.


    What the hell are you trying to say?


    Ha-eun looked around and buried her face in her hands near Seoyeon¡¯s face.


    And she spoke in a murmur.


    ¡°I¡­.. slept.¡±


    ¡°What? What did you do?¡±


    Seoyeon can¡¯t hear Ha-eun well. The customers were only Ha-eun and Seoyeon, so Ha-eun¡¯s voice was too small to be heard in a quiet coffee shop.


    Ha-eun said again to confuse Seoyeon. ¡°I slept.¡±


    ¡°Did you sleep all day? At home?¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s not that.¡±


    If not, then what is it?


    Ha-eun raised her head to confuse Seoyeon.


    Then she spoke with a flushed face. ¡°I-I slept with the Team Leader.¡±


    At that moment the staff shouted.


    ¡°Two cups of Americano are served.¡±


    Seoyeon was stiff as she looked surprised.


    What did Ha-eun do? She looked at Ha-eun¡¯s face for evidence that her friend¡¯s confession was a joke.


    However, the shame on Ha-eun¡¯s face was not the shame of telling such a lie.


    Seoyeon¡¯s mouth opened wide. ¡°Really? H-how? You didn¡¯t show any signs of that, did you?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Ha-eun murmured, burying her face in her hands again.


    I¡¯m crazy, I¡¯m crazy. I don¡¯t know what kind of mind I have.


    ¡°How did it happen? No, wait.¡±


    Seoyeon¡¯s expression became firm. She held Ha-eun¡¯s arm and asked seriously.


    ¡°Did you agree?¡±


    ¡°Of course!¡±


    That¡¯s enough. Phew. Seoyeon sighed. Joo Won doesn¡¯t seem like a good person, but all crimes are committed by someone who doesn¡¯t seem like a good person.


    ¡°Wait for me.¡±


    Seoyeon quickly returned with two cups of coffee and she asked before she even put the glass down.


    ¡°But how did it happen? That¡¯s how the atmosphere went?¡±


    ¡°More than that.¡±


    Ha-eun blushed as she recalled her night experience two days ago. That night, Joo Won was naughty. It was not enough to say that it was sexy.  Her eyes tightly shut as she remembered how he had comforted her by placing her on his own body.


    I think I begged afterwards. In fact, Ha-eun¡¯s memory was cut off by the end. So she couldn¡¯t get out of bed yesterday.


    Ha-eun sighed. ¡°I¡¯m locked up, and he seduced me.¡±


    Seoyeon looked blank at Ha-eun¡¯s rambling.


    I can imagine what it is to be locked up, but I can¡¯t imagine Joo Won seducing anyone.


    Seoyeon sighed and sipped coffee then she glanced at the coffee shop door to see if someone would come and asked,  ¡°Tell me what happened slowly.¡±


    Of course, as soon as possible.


    Fortunately, Ha-eun succeeded in explaining what happened in the warehouse two days ago in 10 minutes. Of course, she did not say that Joo Won¡¯s eyes turned amber or anything like that. Ha-eun thought that maybe it¡¯s something wrong with her frightened eyes.


    ¡°So I came out last night and the hotel bill was already paid.¡±


    At the end of Ha-eun¡¯s story, Seoyeon folded her arms in front of her chest and said, ¡°No wonder, I smelled it to you.¡±


    ¡°Smell? What smell?


    ¡°It smells similar to the perfume your Team Leader wears.¡±


    ¡°Y-Yeah?¡±


    Ha-eun was surprised and raised her arm to sniff.


    I took a bath before I left the hotel. I also took a light shower this morning. Of course, I put my clothes in the washing machine.


    But I didn¡¯t know that Joo Won¡¯s perfume would still be left.


    ¡°I thought you bought the same perfume as your Team Leader.¡±


    ¡°That much?¡±


    ¡°Not a lot. Don¡¯t the others say anything?¡±


    ¡°Nobody said anything.¡±


    Really?


    Seoyeon leaned out over the table and sniffed right in front of Ha-eun¡¯s nose, then she straightened up and said, ¡°That¡¯s amazing. Both of you smell the same. It must be a very good perfume.¡±


    Ten minutes is enough. The two rose from their seats to go back to the office. It¡¯s good to have an in-house coffee shop because it¡¯s cheap, but if you sit for too long, you¡¯ll notice.


    Seoyeon asked while walking in the elevator, ¡°So, have you talked to your Team Leader yet?¡±


    ¡°T-Talk about what?¡±


    ¡°Doesn¡¯t your Team Leader say anything? If not, did you just let it slide?¡±


    Is there something we need to talk about? I¡¯m a little shy, but I don¡¯t have anything to say.


    Ha-eun said with a frown, ¡°But we¡¯re not even dating.¡±


    ¡°What does dating have to do with this? Anyway, you said you slept with him. Then talk about it with him.¡±


    ¡°What are you talking about?¡±


    ¡°Being on birth control or something like that.¡±


    At that moment, the elevator stopped with a ding sound. The sound was also heard in Ha-eun¡¯s head. She was looking at Seoyeon with her eyes wide open in surprise.


    What?


    Seoyeon asked because she was speechless. ¡°Didn¡¯t you use birth control?¡±


    ¡°I-I don¡¯t know.¡±


    I don¡¯t remember but apparently I didn¡¯t at first.


    ¡°Oh, my gosh.¡±


    Ha-eun buried her face in her hands again. Seoyeon pointed at her forehead and said, ¡°I¡¯m crazy.¡±


    Then, Seoyeon grabbed Ha Eun¡¯s arm and said, ¡°Go to the hospital and get a prescription for the morning-after pill. If I knew, I¡¯d go with you during lunch.¡±


    I didn¡¯t even think about it. The elevator door began to close but Ha-eun was still blank. Seoyeon quickly grabbed the elevator door and pushed Ha-eun inside.


    Then she told her, ¡°Come with me, all right?¡±


    There¡¯s a little over an hour left before I get off work. It¡¯s too late for a half day. Seoyeon started searching for obstetrics and gynecology nearby on her cell phone.


    (T/N: The first medicine is about pregnancy/childbirth while the second is about disease that can affect your reproductive system.)+


    I can¡¯t believe it. Seoyeon and Ha-eun decided to meet as soon as they left work. Then Ha-eun came back to her office blankly.


    I stayed up all night and didn¡¯t even think about contraception.


    Pregnancy¡­


    Ha-eun¡¯s mind got complicated.


    ¡°Miss Kim Ha-eun, let me talk to you for a second.¡±


    As the time for work approached, Ha-eun¡¯s heart raced. Her work is about an hour long, but she didn¡¯t do any work. It was Joo Won, who called her, after Ha-eun cleared her seat. As soon as Joo Won finished speaking, he returned to his seat.


    ¡°What?¡±


    Ha-eun¡¯s face turned white.


    What am I supposed to say? Today, Joo Won acted as if nothing had happened. I heard you went to work as usual yesterday, worked as usual, and got off work.


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