Another Wife
Chapter 23: Backward

The inhabitants of the dining table were staring at a man with a disheveled look. Once again the man seemed to ignore his appearance, Joy being the most surprised. Even in a state of chaos, the man was still magically handsome.

Kim Wooseok who looks withered with his panda eyes throws a smile at Seungwoo. He just came back this morning.

"Please bring two servings of breakfast to my room" he told a maid.

"Where is Seungyoun-Hyung?" Sunghoon finally asked.

"He's a little sick"

Irene replied in a casual manner. "Let me check-"

"no need. He was fine" The sinless face let his lips continue to brag. Make them manerka-nerka, what really happened. Some of them started to smile thinly because they understood, no one dared to say because Joy was still there. "Just don't bother him for a while. Hangyul, you need to get ready to escort Joy to her office"

"Ready boss!" Spiritually. Hangyul looks happy, she occasionally feeds Hanse because the man still has trouble eating by himself.

Han Seungwoo returned to his room, in front of the big window in his room already sat Seungyoun staring out. Her hair is still a little messy. She's waiting for Seungwoo to have breakfast together.

"How did you sleep?"

"Suddenly" The man answered accordingly. His slightly down sideways shirt he quickly pulled up.

"Why are you being shy with me?" Seungwoo chewed his food like nothing had happened. Seungyoun did not reply, his movements looked awkward. The red markings around her collarbone and lower neck are clearly visible. The man marked it excessively last night.

"I'm sorry" Seungyoun said softly. He looked at Seungwoo who was sitting in front of him. Seungwoo looked back then smiled, his face turning soft. Seungyoun was overwhelmed by the facial expression of the surprise attack.

"Why apologize?"

"Because I'm not ready for that"

"You'll do it if you want. I never force and do not force. I also don't want to be a rapist*osa. Stop apologizing, I'm fine, Youn" Han Seungwoo put the food back in his mouth. His face was calm without emotion. Once again Seungyoun is confused, why Seungwoo treats him like this.

Last night's events left him feeling worried and confused. Seungwoo answered his question in an unusual way. His treatment last night was beyond Seungyoun's expectations.

Before Seungwoo's treatment to a further stage suddenly the handsome man stopped his action, he looked at Seungyoun for a long time before asking. 'Do you allow me to continue?'

With the rest of his sanity Seungyoun answered no and refused. Seungwoo backed off slowly and took it off easily. Han Seungwoo looked disappointed but not angry. He apologized for the kiss mark he left behind and went to the bathroom to finish his wish.

"Why are you treating me like this?"

Okay, let's conclude that Cho Seungyoun is a stupid fool. She still doesn't understand Seungwoo's answer last night, or maybe refuses to understand. The tall man again looked at her without getting angry.

"Because I love you"

"Why love me? Reason why?"

"No reason needed. As long as you are Cho Seungyoun who I love now. I will love you no matter what" Han Seungwoo replied firmly as he chewed his breakfast. "Don't say much. Fast breakfast, today's report has piled up"

Seungyoun did not ask. She starts eating her breakfast while occasionally staring fiercely at Seungwoo. "Basic fucking Playboy" he swore quietly.

"Eating the right. Do not talk while chewing"

"You also talk while chewing" Sahut Seungyoun did not accept. Be the little quarrel that color their morning.

The beautiful woman finally returned to her workplace after nearly 2 weeks of absence. Kim Wooseok takes care of everything. The foreign man belonging to another company suddenly took over for a while.

He put on a bright face while greeting some of his employees. Another woman came from the front, bowing respectfully to him. Wendy follows behind Joy just like Hangyul. His work surprisingly did not pile up, thanks to Kim Wooseok for using his sleeping hours to take care of his work.

Wendy is Han Seungwoo's chosen person through a short interview. The man prepared someone who could support Joy's performance to stay stable. Wendy was also chosen for her loyalty and respect for Joy. That woman is the best. He resigned himself after talking about a few things.

This job according to Hangyul is quite a waste of time. There was nothing he had to do but watch over Joy. Hangyul opens her phone, no chat from her friends or Seungwoo. So that's where Hangyul sat busily flipping through her phone screen.

"Hoam..." Joy yawning. He stretched his body, his work was already half done. "Hangyul-ssi" Call him. Hangyul came closer as it was called.

"Can I help you?" it sounds strange for a reason. Joy laughed a little.

"If among others you are the least close, don't be that formal to me"

Hangyul scratched his nape. He's always had missions outside lately. Even at home, they only meet at breakfast or at night. Actually, the man dodged, he misbehaved if he was close to Joy.

"So why call me?" Hangyul asked again.

"Sitting here, doing all this makes me feel bored" Joy pointed to the chair beside the table.

"Seungyoun said, I should be friends with you guys because I would meet every day like this. I don't know if she's been watching me all this time, I've been hard at times to be friends with" The woman suddenly confided in her sad, funny-looking face.

"Why is that?" Ask Hangyul.

"I'm inferior, because it's stupid and useless" Joy answered blatantly. He looked at Hangyul and ignored her work. "I don't mean to be pitied. But I'm trying to be honest"

"There's... A man" Hangyul mecelos because of that answer. Apparently Joy already had someone to rely on. "He looks evil to others, but always defends me. He can give me instructions on how to behave. Han Seungwoo used to be like that to me"

Hangyul was disappointed. The boss managed to take the heart of this beautiful woman. But what Hangyul saw Joy always ignored at the mansion.

"You must be sad because Seungwoo-Hyung changed. But it's best not to bother him too much, he's quite dangerous" Hangyul warned.

"I've done it. I came there to harass her, even though I knew that maybe I could die. But it's not actually"

Hangyul feels uncomfortable, this woman can be completely removed if it continues there. Hangyul regrets Joy's blind love for Seungwoo. He tried to persuade this woman to back off from there. "He is unpredictable. Seungwoo-Hyung will take decisive action if you act any further. Although I kill people often, but for your case... You're not someone who's on target, Joy. So I'm sorry if anything happens to you"

Joy smile. Ah, her heart is getting warmed up because of worry. Hangyul looks really anxious at the moment, afraid if the woman sticks to her plan. Take her Han Seungwoo.

"Initially so. I'm gonna take mine. But it turns out from the beginning he wasn't mine" Until at this stage Hangyul completely gave up on understanding women. Hanse was perfectly at home, understanding women was difficult. So he just kept quiet while asking inwardly. 'So now what do you mean?'

"I thought we were in the same position. But I realize now, Cho Seungyoun also loves Han Seungwoo. It was just me clapping one hand" Joy smiled wryly, her bead eyes shaking withstanding the cries. Then his face turned back to the pile of files in front of him.

There were so many things he wanted to say. But then again, Joy had no place to complain. He is alone in this world. Seungwoo's executives are also just friendly to him, Joy feels she's not welcome anywhere.

This morning though it wasn't spoken out loud, she knew what Seungwoo had just done. The man may have just fucked his first wife. Cho Seungyoun's. Or maybe not. His heart was messed up from this morning, when the trip departed earlier it felt like Joy just wanted to cry. He blamed Cho Seungyoun from the moment he first met. He thinks the man took his man.

Joy gets her sanity after entering the office. Seeing employees who used to disrespect him now becomes disinclined. Seeing Wendy who is submissive and obedient despite knowing she is serving her incompetent boss like him. Han Seungwoo applies a lot to him just to build a good image, it will affect his own image. In other words, the man used it. She didn't love him from the start and Joy didn't have to fight for what she couldn't fight for.

"You're gonna give up now?" Hangyul's words broke the awkward silence. Joy just nodded without looking at him. "Goodoo. Stop liking it or you'll get hurt more. Open your heart to others. Whatever happens, there's still me, your friend"

Joy is just not sure that Hangyul's sentence means good or bad. But his support may be taking Joy in a better direction. Maybe he can be happy if he leaves there, after all, Joy does not want to hinder Seungwoo to run his business.

"Thank you, Gyul. You're a nice guy" Joy rubbed her wet eyes. "It's good to be friends with you"

The door was knocked several times. Seungwoo who was accompanying Seungyoun to check the report chuckled in annoyance. He doesn't want to be bothered today, if need be something just chat. Everyone in the mansion has been given orders. Seungwoo opened the door with his sour face. In front stood Joy with her beautiful smile. The woman displayed her white neat teeth, grinning the horse.

"I want to say goodbye" he said quickly.

"Where are you going?"

"You're coming home" Seungwoo furrowed his brows. Seungyoun pokes over Seungwoo's shoulder.

"Why, Joy?" Ask.

"Hi, Youn. I'm going home"

Seungyoun removes Han Seungwoo from his presence. "wait. Who's bothering you? I'll beat him up if I have to" Seungyoun meant to insult Seungwoo. She thought that the man's rude attitude made Joy feel uneasy.

"No, Youn. I will be busy from now on, and the distance of the mansion to my office turned out to be very far away. So I'm coming back" Joy rubbed her elbow. He's lying, and Seungwoo doesn't really care. It'd be nice if Joy wasn't there, she'd just be disrupting her other business.

"OKAY. Be careful on the road. I'll have Hangyul drive you home" Seungwoo said.

"Well...Thank you" Joy went from there with her suitcase.

"He lied" Seungyoun said.

"I know"

"Pursue him, stupid"

"No way" Seungwoo folded his hands in front of his chest.

"At least get her home, Woo"

"What is an order?"

"Request. I'm worried about him" Seungyoun exhaled. The man in front of her was too fierce to Joy. "If you don't want me to drive"

"Yes yes I'm leaving" Seungwoo rushes off to chase after Joy after snatching her car keys. The man drove Joy to her home.

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To be Continue

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