Episode 10: An Unexpected Return
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“Surprise… didn’t expect me, Daniel?”
The door opened slowly.
The sharp, confident sound of high heels echoed across the room, slicing through the silence like a blade.
Daniel lifted his gaze.
Cold.
Unreadable.
“…Seorin.”
Her name left his lips without emotion.
A faint, almost mocking smile touched his face—one that carried no warmth at all.
“No. I didn’t miss you,” he said flatly.
Sorin didn’t react.
Not even a blink.
As if his words had no weight.
“As expected,” she replied with a soft smile, stepping further into the room.
Her presence filled the space instantly.
Elegant.
Composed.
Dangerous.
“Even America felt painfully boring without you.”
Each step she took was slow. Measured.
Intentional.
Her heels clicked softly against the marble floor, creating a rhythm that felt almost hypnotic.
Daniel’s expression didn’t change.
But the air between them tightened.
“What brought you here?” he asked, his voice colder now.
Seorin tilted her head slightly, her eyes gleaming with something unreadable.
“Love,” she said simply.
A pause.
“What else could it be?”
Silence fell.
Heavy.
Uncomfortable.
Daniel’s gaze hardened.
“Secretary Yun.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Leave.”
The command was sharp. Immediate.
Without hesitation, Secretary Yun nodded and walked out, closing the door behind him.
Now—
They were alone.
The atmosphere shifted again.
More intense.
More dangerous.
“Let’s talk seriously,” Daniel said, his tone cutting through the silence.
Seorin crossed her arms and leaned casually against the edge of his desk, completely at ease.
“I’m listening, darling.”
“Stop playing games.”
The words came out sharper than before.
“I don’t have time for this.”
Her smile deepened slightly.
“I missed this side of you.”
“Leave me alone,” he said, his voice low but firm. “I don’t have any feelings for you.”
Silence.
A heavy one.
The kind that usually breaks people.
But Sorin…
She didn’t break.
She didn’t flinch.
She only smiled.
Slowly.
Calmly.
“Looks like you’re not in the mood today,” she said lightly, as if discussing something trivial.
“I’ll come back another time.”
She turned.
Her movements were graceful, almost effortless.
Her heels clicked again as she walked toward the door.
But just before she reached it—
She stopped.
A small pause.
And then, without turning back—
“Still looking for that girl?”
The words were soft.
But they hit like a knife.
Daniel’s eyes darkened instantly.
“That’s none of your business.”
A quiet laugh escaped her lips.
Low.
Knowing.
“Everything about you is my business, Daniel…”
And then—
She was gone.
The door shut behind her.
Silence returned.
But it wasn’t the same silence as before.
Something had shifted.
Something dangerous.
…
Morning came.
Soft light filtered through the curtains, filling the room with a quiet warmth.
The world outside slowly woke up.
But inside—
It was still calm.
Still.
The sudden sound of the doorbell broke the silence.
“I’m coming!” Gi-woo called out, slightly startled.
She quickly walked to the door and opened it—
Then froze.
“Ji-woo.”
“…Sunho?”
Her eyes widened in surprise.
“When did you get here?”
“Last night,” he replied with a gentle smile.
“I didn’t want to bother you.”
There was something warm about his presence.
Comforting.
Familiar.
She stepped aside.
“Come in.”
Kim Sunho.
Her closest friend.
Someone who had always been there.
“Where’s Yuma?” he asked, glancing around.
“Still asleep,” Gi-woo said. “She drank too much last night.”
Sunao chuckled softly.
“That sounds like her.”
He walked inside, taking in the space before his gaze returned to Gi-woo.
“I figured you might be here,” he added.
“I went to your apartment first, but you weren’t there.”
Gi-woo smiled faintly.
“Good guess.”
For a moment, he simply looked at her.
Carefully.
As if trying to read something hidden beneath the surface.
“Are you busy today?” he asked.
She hesitated.
“…No. I’m free.”
A small pause followed.
“How does someone like you have a free day?” he asked lightly.
Gi-woo looked away.
“…I got fired.”
The words felt heavier than expected.
They lingered in the air.
Sunao’s expression changed instantly.
“What happened?”
“It’s nothing,” she said quickly.
“My boss was… strange.”
Sunao frowned slightly.
“I don’t like the sound of that.”
“It’s over now,” she replied, forcing a small smile.
“Don’t worry.”
But he didn’t look convinced.
“I’ll help you find another job,” he said firmly.
Gi-woo shook her head immediately.
“No. I don’t want to trouble you.”
“Don’t say that.”
His voice softened.
But his tone remained certain.
“We’re friends.”
Ji-woo didn’t respond.
But something inside her shifted.
A quiet warmth spread through her chest—
A feeling she hadn’t realized she had been missing.
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