Chapter 53.2

“Haewon, ah~”

Hae-won stiffened when she saw the spoon that stopped right in front of her lips. Then she sighed deeply and opened her mouth.

“Adam, I’m at work.”

“It’s lunch time”

Adam brazenly retorted.

“Well, I’m fine. Never mind.”

Louis gulped down the food he was munching on and cut in carefully. In front of him was a lunch box that Adam had packed.

“Look, the actor said it’s okay, too.”

Adam twirled a spoon with rice and side dishes around Haewon’s mouth.

“Is it a bribe?”

Bora thought while looking at the lunch box in front of her.

As soon as it was lunchtime, Adam packed a lunch box and visited Seohwa Welfare. He dressed up like an actor at an award ceremony.

Maybe because he looked determined and was full of energy from head to toe. On the other hand, Li Yu-yen, who helped pack lunch boxes early in the morning, was haggard under his eyes.

“Last time, I was worried about you ordering outside food, so I brought this… I guess I did something wrong.”

Adam sighed deeply.

Bora took notice of the atmosphere and set the mood unusually high.

“It’s fine~ CEO is busy with her work, so you should have a date with her whenever you have time like this.”

Hae-won’s face turned red as Bora clenched her fist.

“A-a date…….”

It is fortunate that it was just Bora and Louis, but it was a ridiculous situation if there were other employees.

“Just once?”

“What?”

“I’ll take a bite from you, and then I’ll eat it myself. Please.”

“If Haewon says so, I can’t help it.”

Adam nodded in a generous gesture.

“Then, ah~.”

Hae-won closed her eyes and opened her mouth like a child who always took bitter medicine.

Hae-won closed her eyes and watched the scene as if Bora and Louis were waiting. Li Yu-yen was dozing off with a lunch box.

Hae-won took the spoon from Adam’s hand as soon as she closed her mouth.

Gulp.

After handing over the barely chewed food, Hae-won laughed and said to the rest of the people.

“I’m sorry…….”

Hae-won was very sorry, as if she really looked ugly. Louis, who watched the scene, shook his head as if he were more guilty.

“No, it’s because of me that you’re eating inside the company.”

Adam’s gaze turned to Louis. Li Yu-yen, who had been struggling, also raised his head and belatedly figured out the situation.

“The CEO took care of me in case anyone would recognize me while eating outside.”

Ah. Is that what it is?

Adam’s brow narrowed.

“No one would recognize me because I’m unknown.”

Louis smiled sadly. Then he added hurriedly.

“W-well, it’s really fun to eat together like this. I grew up in my grandmother’s hands since I was young. Ever since my grandmother died, I’ve missed this family atmosphere so much……. Oh, I’m sorry. We’re eating, but I shouldn’t have said…….”

Louis spouted gibberish and immediately shut his mouth.

Li Yuyen, who was watching, woke up. On the other hand, Haewon listened to Louis with her kind eyes as never before.

“People who eat together at the same house are called family.”

Hae-won opened her mouth softly.

“I mean, aren’t we a family in a way? Oh, of course, this isn’t home, it’s work.”

Hae-won smiled awkwardly.

“…It’s a family meal.”

Louis mumbled along Haewon’s words, touching the corner of the lunch box. Before the atmosphere became more awkward, Li Yu-yen spoke up.

“It’s going to get cold.”

“I-I’ll eat it again with gratitude.”

“Why would you eat again with gratitude?”

As Louis hurriedly raised chopsticks, Bora smiled. It was time for her to continue eating in a warmer atmosphere than yesterday.

“Heuk, he turned himself in!”

Bora jumped up with her cell phone.

“Who?”

“T-that…! The manager! The owner of Louis’ company!”

Excited, Bora spat out. Then she held out her cell phone and showed it to people.

“It’s a text from the lawyer. He’s at the police station checking!”

Haewon doubted her ears. Then she hurriedly grasped the situation and turned toward Louis.

“Louis, did you hear that?”

“…….”

Louis was by himself.

The hands on the knees began to shake, and the shaking went up on the arms, shoulders, and neck. Soon, tears flowed from his big eyes.

“Oh, ah, yes, I heard, uh.”

Louis nodded, sobbing.

Haewon and Bora sat next to Louis and comforted him on his shoulders and back. Li Yu-yen glanced toward Adam.

But Adam closed his mouth and said nothing. He was like a scholar isolated in a world of his own.

“A-a real miracle has happened.”

Louis said with a big smile.

“I was worried that he might have fled overseas. I’m so relieved.”

Bora was lost in thought at Hae-won’s words.

“Oh, maybe the debtors hired a gangster or something? He wouldn’t turn himself in that easily.”

“You’ve seen too many movies.”

Li Yu-yen naturally drew the line.