Chapter 21.2

Adam remembered Haewon, who was in a panic while talking to her secretary at the hotel. Now, Haewon was just like back then. She looks at him and wants to comfort him somehow, so she doesn’t know what to do.

This is fun.

I want to keep doing this.

“Even if it’s an arranged marriage?”

Hae-won smiled silently at Adam’s question.

“Yes, but the fact that Adam is my partner remains the same.”

Although we won’t be real partners.

Hae-won looked down, feeling sorry for Adam. Adam gazed at Haewon.

Home, married, family.

Listening to Hae-won’s firm voice, memories that had been constantly suppressed came flooding in.

‘Why are you so obsessed with your family?’

‘My family protects me when I have a hard time.’

‘That’s funny.’

‘I want to protect you, too. Just like you protected me.’

Adam clenched his fist unknowingly.

Very few people take responsibility for their promise to the end. There was no one around Adam.

But the complaints did not last long. Still, he didn’t hate Hae-won, who said she would take responsibility for him.

Adam did not realize that he was more fascinated by the existence of Haewon than he thought. He still believed that he had the initiative in everything.

* * *

“Long time no see. Are you feeling better now?”

“I was really worried.”

There were a total of two reporters who came to the interview.

“Yes, I got a lot better because I rested well over the weekend. Please make yourself comfortable this way.”

Haewon greeted the two kindly.

“Oh, this way,”

“This is Joo Adam.”

Adam answered, continuing Hae-won’s words.

The reporters’ eyes turned naturally to that side. The moment the reporter with the camera saw Adam sitting on the sofa, he felt distant as if he had been hit on the head. Adam was like a man sticking out of a famous painting.

“Wow, Miss Seo’s fiance is so handsome. I’m so jealous. Ugh!”

A fellow reporter who accompanied him stabbed him in the ribs.

“Oh, e-excuse me!”

He once worked in the entertainment department, so he thought that he had immunity toward handsome men and women, but as soon as he saw Adam, a new standard of beauty was set.

“Do we look good to you? The two of us.”

Before he knew it, Adam stood behind Haewon, put his hand on her shoulder and asked. The reporter, who was giving his colleagues a hard time, also looked at Adam as if he were possessed and replied that they looked good.

“Then, let’s have the interview.”

Adam comforted Hae-won’s shoulder once and went back to the sofa.

The buckles on the back of the vest were tight, making the chest more prominent. Then there was his straight leg, and it was a perfect inverted triangle body.

Obviously, one could recognize the body’s outline hidden in it even though he was wearing clothes. It was a sensual body that stimulated an imagination.

Among them, if they had to pick one area where their eyes were particularly drawn, the back of his hand stretched out of the white sleeves. The thick veins on the back of the hand stimulated the mind.

The reporter sat in front of the reception table and began the interview, suppressing the urge to press the camera shutter.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“Thank you for your hard work, Miss.”

The reporters bowed their heads.

“If you need anything else, please feel free to contact me with my number.”

“Thank you for interviewing me when you’re busy.”

“No, I’m getting a lot of help, too. I’m getting a lot of donations every time you’re interviewed.”

The interview ended in a warm atmosphere ahead of lunchtime.

It’s finally over.

Adam was dying to hold back his yawn.

The hallway was noisy as the reporters turned around and cleaned the tables. The moment Haewon woke up wondering what was going on, the door that had been closed suddenly opened.

“Why aren’t you answering my call?”

It was Ellie.

Haewon opened her eyes wide and straightened up right away.

“I put it on mute because I have an interview. What’s going on?”

“Interview?”

While Hae-won was checking her cell phone, Ellie’s eyes were on Adam.

“Hey, did you want to brag about getting a pretty guy?”

“It was an interview about Seohwa Welfare”

“But why is he here? What if the reporters spread gossip?”

“They’re not like that. They’ve been helping me since the establishment of Seohwa Welfare.”

When Hae-won calmly refuted, Ellie snorted. It seemed that she could not think of anything to refute.

“So, what’s going on?”

“Hey. Give me some money.”