Love Affair in Company - Chapter 219

#Side Story 13. Secret love affair discovered
2024.01.05.

“Senior is not a bad person, but a strong person.”

“… … .”

“Even if he is a bad person, I like that kind of senior.”

Hye-sun felt her eyes suddenly heat up and she quickly bit her teeth.

So far, Hye-sun has lived like a rock and like steel. Her emotions were unwavering in most things, she never laughed out loud, and of course she rarely cried.

However, in front of this man, my raw emotions kept showing up. When we were together, he was laughing out loud as if he was back in college. There were several moments like this when I suddenly burst into tears.

She, Hye-sun, she hated herself for being like that. After going through all kinds of hardships, she finally became a strong person, but it seems like she is back to being a weak-hearted woman.

She was scared of Hyunwoo doing that.

“He is a strong person, but he also has a weak side, so I like him more.”

Hye-seon responded with her teeth still clenched.

“I don’t want to be weak.”

“You don’t have to be strong in front of anyone. … … At least in front of me.”

Hyunwoo spoke quietly.

“There is no one in the world who is strong from head to toe. “No one can.”

“… … .”

“So, I will cover your weak parts. Then, you will be able to become a stronger person than you are now.”

In fact, Hye-sun was most afraid of herself because she was constantly attracted to Hyeon-woo.

Isn’t it possible for someone like me to love? How dare I?

Hyun-woo was answering the fears in Hye-seon’s heart.

It’s okay even if it’s bad. It’s okay to be weak.

As is, everything is just fine.

Hye-sun had never heard anything like this from a man in her life. She once loved her so much, even to her husband, with whom she had children.

“… … !”

Still, she didn’t want to show herself weak. In the end, she sat down with her back turned and Hyunwoo gently patted Hye-seon’s shoulder as she cried silently.

“Someday, lean on me and cry.”

The soft spring breeze that blew from somewhere was peeling off the skin of Hye-seon, which had been tightly wrapped around her like an iron armor, layer by layer.

*

Because the fetal dream was a big, pretty apple, the baby in Eunseo’s stomach was called apple from an early age.

“The doctor said it was my daughter.”

Hye-seon was overjoyed again when she found out early on that the apple was her daughter.

“Our Daewon Group will have a female president again!”

Of course, she would have been happy if it had been her grandson, but her granddaughter meant something different. Hye-sun still harbors resentment for betraying her late father’s expectations, and she has already made a promise. She said she wouldn’t make me like me, and that she would raise me as a child who could make my dreams come true.

While everyone was eagerly waiting for the day to meet Apple, the weather was getting warmer and Eun-seo was finally about to give birth.

“Wouldn’t it be better to go to a postpartum care center?”

“No, I think I’ll feel at home with my mom at her house.”

Following Eunseo’s wishes, a week before her due date, Hyesun packed her belongings and moved them to Yeonsa-dong’s house. She did so to personally prepare Eunseo’s postpartum care.

“That’s why I know because I won’t be able to see her for a while.”

It was none other than Hyunwoo who was struck by lightning by the one-sided notification. The two became lovers a few months ago, but they haven’t told their children yet.

“senior.”

Hyunwoo made a sad face.

“How long are you going to keep it a secret?”

Although she has always been the proud Hye-sun, she just couldn’t bring herself to say that she had a boyfriend. It was embarrassing to be embarrassed in front of her children, but wasn’t there something she said out of her own mouth?

[So, are you saying that your mother will never date in her lifetime?]

[Of course.]

[Won’t you be lonely in the age of 100?]

[Do you think I have time to be lonely?]

[Yes. Then, I will make sure you keep your word.]

It was only at the beginning of this year that such a conversation took place in front of Sun-ah and Na-eun, so how can you say that less than a year later, you found a lover?

Hye-seon, who had gone through all the hardships before childbirth, couldn’t bear to let go of her, so she ended up dating her without her children’s knowledge.

“Wait just a moment. “We’ll talk about it someday.”

After appeasing her Hyun-woo, Hye-seon began staying at Yeonsa-dong’s house.

However, there was hardly any news from Eunseo even after her due date passed. She was a week overdue, but labor hadn’t started, so she was discussing with her doctor the possibility of inducing labor.

In the end, Hye-seon stayed at the Yeonsa-dong house longer than she expected. There wasn’t much of a problem as I was able to do my work from home, but the problem was still Hyunwoo.

Of course, Eun-seo did not go to work as she was about to give birth, and even Seung-ju stayed by Eun-seo’s side at home 24 hours a day as she passed her due date.

Being at home with my children all day, it wasn’t easy to even make a phone call.

“Well, I’m saying I shouldn’t keep calling you?”

In the end, at this age when Hye-sun was about to see her granddaughter, she ended up hiding in the kitchen like a high school student and secretly whispering on the phone with her boyfriend.

– What if I can’t even meet you and hear your voice?

Hyunwoo, who was sulking, even complained.

– My sister doesn’t even want to see me?

Hye-seon was exhausted from watching her children and soothing her sulky lover.

Meanwhile, the days passed by day by day. Fortunately, the baby in the womb was healthy, but waiting in vain was dangerous. Finally, ten days after her due date, she decided that if there were no contractions by the next day, she would be hospitalized and begin inducing her labor.

Hye-seon went to bed after working late into the night. As she was fast asleep, praying for her baby to come out safely, her phone suddenly vibrated.

It was Hyunwoo.

“hello?”

Hyunwoo said as he answered the phone, muttering her voice.

– Come out for a moment.

“Where are you asking me to come out at this time of night?”

– I’m in front of the house right now.

“I beg your pardon?”

Hye-seon was startled and quickly left her room. As she quietly passed the floor, Eunseo’s voice was suddenly heard from inside the room where Seungju and Eunseo were.

“Mom, aren’t you sleeping yet?”

Seungju also spoke next.

“Where are you going at night, Mother?”

I thought she was sleeping! Hye-seon was so surprised that her liver became the size of a bean.

“Yes, go to the bathroom for a moment.”

She tried hard to answer calmly, and Seungju asked again.

“You’re not going outside, are you?”

“Where can I go at this time of night?”

She answered casually, but she was so nervous that her hands were sweating. In fact, Hye-sun didn’t know that Seung-ju and Eun-seo were suppressing laughter in the room.

Hye-seon barely made any noise as she came down to her yard. She was careful to make as little noise as possible, and when she opened the door, Hyeon-woo was standing there, making Hye-sun startle once again.

“What if I come all the way here!”

“Then what should I do? I miss you so much.”

Hyeon-woo spoke as if he was upset, but Hye-sun felt as if her heart would stop at any moment.

“Our kids aren’t sleeping yet. “Go quickly before we get caught!”

She quickly pushed him on the back, but he didn’t budge.

“What if I get caught? “Are you embarrassed by me, senior?”

She couldn’t bear to say it because she had already said it, and Hye-seon just stamped her feet.

“I saw your face, so let’s go today. I’ll call you again tomorrow morning… … !”

But it was already too late. Seungju’s voice suddenly came from behind me.

“Mom, what are you doing there?”

Hyeseon froze.

Eventually, Seungju came out from inside and looked surprised when she found the two people standing in front of the gate.

“hmm?”

Hye-sun was not the type of person to be surprised or embarrassed no matter what happened. At least she had to fight against the killer who came to kill her, and even then, her vision was never this dark!

At this moment, when her son discovered her lover, Hye-sun did not know what to do.

“Excuse me, but who are you?”

Hyunwoo smiled and answered Seungju’s question.

“nice to meet you. My name is Seo Hyun-woo, executive director of Daehan Engineering & Construction. “I’m sure our president heard what I said, right?”

“Ah,” Seungju lowered her head.

“This is Seungju Kwon. “I wanted to say hello to you some time ago.”

Even after Hyeon-woo revealed himself, Seung-ju didn’t seem to let down her guard for some reason.

“By the way, what business do you have with my mother at this time of night?”

Before Hye-seon could stop her, Hyeon-woo spread her chest wide and spoke.

“I’m meeting with my mother.”

It seemed like the sound of the sky collapsing was heard from somewhere. Seung-ju stood as if blocking Hye-seon, who was still frozen, and looked at Hyun-woo with her arms crossed.

“I’m sorry, but I find it hard to believe.”

“What does that mean?”

Hyunwoo, who was of similar height, did not lose and faced Seungju directly.

“My mother said she wouldn’t date even if there was a knife to her throat.”

Sparks began to fly between the two men, who were far apart in age.

“Representative Kwon is probably past the age of looking for a mother. “Why do you insist on denying reality?”

“I just expressed my mother’s perspective as a child.”

“Isn’t it the duty of a child to want his mother to be happy?”

“You’re welcome. “My mother is a woman who has sworn never to meet a man in her life.”

Neither of them were in any mood to back down. The two men, who had been bickering for a while, eventually pressed on Hye-seon at the same time.

“Senior, tell me. “We’re dating, right?”

“Are you lying, Mother?”

At that time, unable to do this or that, she cried out in her heart that it would be better for Hye-seon to disappear from the world.

Salvation appeared in an unexpected place for her.

The front door opened once again, and Eunseo cautiously peeked out from inside.

“Well, if possible, I don’t want to get involved right now.”

Eunseo placed her hand on her swollen belly and muttered with a white face.

“I think it’s started somehow.”