RWNH 04

Chapter 4 Two-Timing

For a moment, Isu felt like her breath had stopped.

‘What is this man?’

Isu thought that she had become a completely different woman from yesterday.

She was no longer Han Isu, the 32-year-old woman who had innocently dreamed of a happy married life.

She had become the 25-year-old Han Isu who had been betrayed by the two people she trusted, screamed in despair, and dreamed of revenge.

But the man’s words seemed to lightly touch the wounded heart she thought she had buried deep inside and then pass by.

However, when Isu remembered the countless women’s clothes she had seen in the dressing room, she replaced that strange feeling with discomfort.

“You are very good at saying embarrassing things so casually.”

“I’m your ex-boyfriend who ruined your wedding. I should at least be crazy about you this much. …Isn’t that right?”

Even after her sharp words, the man did not change his expression. He was still relaxed.

A man who was never easy to deal with even for a single moment.

Isu disliked how she kept subtly losing control of the situation to him.

But just like he said, there was no other choice from the beginning.

After taking a deep breath, Isu lowered her voice and spoke seriously.

“Then shall we talk about the details?”

Jeonghyuk stubbornly drove Isu all the way home even though she said she would go alone.

He said there was no man who would leave a woman obsessed with him alone.

‘He really stays in character until the end.’

Thinking about Taegang, perhaps that was not such a bad thing.

Isu took a deep breath and opened the door.

As soon as she entered the house, a middle-aged man who was still wearing his suit, a young woman wearing a hanbok with her hair neatly tied up, and a young man wearing a tuxedo all stood up almost at the same time.

“Han Isu! Are you out of your mind?”

Manho’s fierce shout poured down on her.

But Isu ignored the scolding she expected and looked at the faded boutonniere attached to her father’s chest.

Because right now, there was no way she could honestly tell them everything.

“Where have you been until now! Why did you do such a thing! And who was that man?!”

“That’s right, Isu. This time, you were wrong. Hurry and apologize to your father. Okay?”

Yeonhee’s face, still wearing her makeup, looked beyond pale and almost dark.

‘You should have become an actress instead.’

If she did not know anything, Yeonhee’s expression would have looked like she was truly worried about her.

But Isu already knew the real face hidden behind the mask.

Perhaps because Isu said nothing, Yeonhee and Taegang exchanged secret glances.

It was obvious.

Yeonhee must have worked hard sitting in the position of stepmother, acting as the host of the wedding, while preparing the wedding of her hidden lover and the daughter listed on the family register.

But the perfectly cooked meal had been ruined at the last moment.

What a shame.

Isu turned away without answering a single word to the things Manho and Yeonhee poured out at her.

She saw Taegang standing there silently, his mouth tightly shut, staring at her.

Whenever she saw him like that, Isu’s heart used to sink.

Because she could never tell what he was thinking.

His every expression and every word made her anxious.

She was always afraid that his feelings might change and worried endlessly.

But now that she had no feelings left, it did not matter what he did.

“I’ll tell you everything later. I’m tired, so I’ll go upstairs first.”

“Han Isu!”

Manho shouted angrily, but Isu firmly walked up the stairs.

“Father-in-law. I’ll go talk to her.”

“I have no face to show you.”

After calming the angry Manho, Taegang followed behind Isu.

Although he was furious, understanding the situation came first.

Bang!

Taegang entered Isu’s room and closed the door hard.

“Did someone threaten you? Tell me honestly. I’ll take care of it.”

Isu let out a hollow laugh at Taegang’s words.

He seemed to never even consider the possibility that she had met another man.

Maybe it was natural.

She had shown him endless love, enough for him to think that way.

And he was the one who betrayed that love.

“I’m sorry. When I was about to get married, I suddenly became scared. So without realizing it, I held that person’s hand and left.”

“Who the hell is that guy?”

“Someone I dated briefly in the past. My ex-boyfriend.”

“What?”

“To be honest, I was a little shaken.”

Seeing Taegang’s face turn red and pale, unable to control his expression like usual, Isu almost burst out laughing.

‘He was such an easy man. Why was it so difficult back then?’

Because she could not understand his feelings, she spent countless nights worrying.

She struggled and went between heaven and hell because of a single word from him.

From now on, I will properly control you.

“Taegang, I still love you.”

“Yeah, Isu. You were just experiencing marriage blues for a moment. People already think the canceled wedding was because of your health, so whenever you want, we can…”

“I plan to keep seeing him.”

Taegang’s important thing from the beginning was the formal marriage ceremony and the marriage registration.

So he was willing to endure the humiliation of the wedding being ruined.

But she wanted to keep meeting that bastard?

“You said you were shaken. I need to know why.”

“You mean you’re going to see two men at the same time?”

“Yes.”

As Isu watched Taegang’s face, which had been desperately trying to remain calm, become filled with shock, she felt a thrill.

‘What you did. I’ll return it exactly the same way.’

‘Instead of holding two women in your hands, become one of the two men.’

“Are you saying this while being sane?”

“He doesn’t mind.”

With those words, Isu instantly blocked Taegang’s anger.

And she threw another punch.

“Taegang, if it’s too difficult for you to accept, you can ask for some time apart.”

Taegang could not say anything.

He probably wanted to tell her to do whatever she wanted, but he must be anxious.

Isu smiled coldly and spoke softly to the silent Taegang.

“Thank you, Taegang. For understanding me.”

After a storm-like weekend passed, on Monday morning, a personnel announcement was posted on MH Construction’s internal bulletin board.

It was something Manho personally handled before leaving for Dubai after spending the weekend.

Name: Kwon Taegang
Position: Director
Department: Management Administration Headquarters

Taegang returned to work after giving up the vacation he had received for his honeymoon.

Manho also judged that doing so would be better to stop rumors.

“Congratulations, Director.”

“I’m Kwon Taegang. I look forward to working with you.”

After greeting his new team members, Taegang headed to the office he had received for the first time.

In the spacious room, there was a mahogany desk prepared only for him and a premium office chair.

What Isu did still angered him, but the luxury he experienced for the first time made the corners of Taegang’s mouth slowly rise.

This was only the beginning.

Once he had Han Isu, the entire company would fall into his hands.

Leaning deeply into the chair, Taegang thought about the prey that had escaped right before he could devour it.

He had to get her back no matter what.

If she had been shaken, then he just had to hold her tighter.

Taegang licked his lips and sent Isu a message telling her about his promotion.

[Congratulations, Taegang.]

[Should we have dinner together tonight?]

[I have plans today. If you’re okay with it, let’s have dinner tomorrow.]

The moment he saw the word “plans,” Taegang’s eyebrows twisted fiercely.

She was openly saying she would meet that bastard.

‘Does she not even have anything to hide anymore?’

Remembering Isu declaring that she would openly date two men, Taegang gritted his teeth.

At that moment, a message from Yeonhee arrived.

A smile slowly spread across Taegang’s stiff face.

[Congratulations, Taegang. Let’s meet and have a celebration party. Just the two of us.]

[Come to the officetel later?]

[No, on a day like this, we should properly enjoy ourselves.]

As expected, it was Yeonhee.

They usually met at the officetel because they cared about other people’s eyes, but like she said, today was a special day.

Thanks to Yeonhee, his unpleasant feelings caused by Isu disappeared like melting snow.

Taegang focused on his work so he could leave exactly on time.

Thinking about Yeonhee waiting for him.

“Congratulations on becoming a director.”

As soon as he opened the hotel room door, Yeonhee popped open champagne and congratulated him.

Taegang immediately swallowed Yeonhee’s lips.

The soft and moist sensation quickly made his lower body tense.

He held her before even properly taking off their clothes.

Only after enjoying Yeonhee for a long time did hunger finally come.

When he bit into the steak ordered through room service, Yeonhee carefully brought up Isu’s topic.

“Catch Isu somehow. Don’t think MH Construction is easy just because it’s a small company. It’s actually a valuable company. Isu will inherit all of it.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll make sure she stamps the marriage registration no matter what I have to do.”

“Can you do it? She said she was shaken by some ex-boyfriend or whatever.”

“Even if she’s shaken, she’ll come back to me. Just let her marry me. I’ll pay back all this humiliation.”

“How are you going to pay it back?”

Yeonhee asked with shining eyes.

She was already irritated because Manho had transferred all the major assets to Isu.

“How about I sleep with you in front of Han Isu?”

“What? That makes no sense…”

“Isu sometimes takes sleeping pills because of her insomnia. When she takes them, she won’t even know if someone carries her away.”

“I can’t believe you. Seriously.”

Yeonhee blushed and hit Taegang’s chest repeatedly.

Then Taegang tightly wrapped his arms around Yeonhee’s waist.