Chapter 52
"If you need to, just speak up."
"...It's not like that."
"I never thought I'd be robbed in my own room. And by someone I trusted, too."
"I told you it wasn't like °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° that... Representative."
"Are you angry, Baek Secretary?"
Anger surged. Last night, Yoon Taeo had just stared at me before closing the door and leaving. Of course, I couldn't chase after him. The shame that came over me clung to my ankles, not letting go. I couldn’t come up with a decent excuse either. It was embarrassing to say, "I was just looking at how it looked."
"That's not possible... How could I be angry with you, Representative..."
"Smile."
This damn bastard. The command was unpleasant, but my lips involuntarily curled upward. I squinted my eyes as much as I could. It felt like my face might break, but since he told me to smile, I had to. Because right now, Yoon Taeo was holding a fork like a weapon, and if I didn't smile properly, he seemed like he'd threaten to slit my mouth open and make me live with a smiling face forever.
"It's so much better, talking while smiling."
"...Right... I shouldn't have been frowning at the breakfast table."
I gave up on any further conversation and began eating. The breakfast was simple—scrambled eggs with arugula and a seafood cream soup, with plenty of milk. Though Yoon Taeo had a picky palate, he wasn’t one to refuse food. Lately, he seemed to have grown up a bit, eating whatever was given to him without fuss... no, he was devouring it cleanly.