유현 liked the diligent 아린. As he sat beside her, he straightened her fallen hair and looked at her with a pleased smile.

“What do you want to do?”

“I was thinking about it, but just give me a second, I need to check my phone. 오빠.”

However, 아린 didn’t see his expression as she was busy pulling out her phone from her bag.

“Okay.”

유현 kept smiling at her, even though she wasn’t looking at him, as if it didn’t matter.

Unaware of 유현’s feelings, 아린 busied herself clicking on the portal site app on her phone screen.

“I don’t think we need to bring someone from the mainland. There are so many bakeries in Jeju, and apparently, there are quite a few locals here who want to work in pastry. Oh, is the Wi-Fi not good? Why isn’t it opening?”

“Take your time.”

“Ah, it’s opened. If I go here then… Ah…”

But 아린’s fingers, which were scrolling through her phone, suddenly stopped. Her fingertips trembled slightly.

“Ah…”

유현’s expression hardened as well when he saw the phone screen.

The main page of the portal site, filled with lined-up articles, was hard to ignore.

[Breaking News. VAN Group Vice Chairman 반재혁, imminent marriage to LW Group Director 민유진?] [반재혁’s fiancée revealed to be LW Group Director 민유진.] [반재혁’s side plans engagement before marriage.]

“Don’t look at this stuff.”

유현 snatched the phone from 아린 and hid it behind him. Both their faces deeply fell.

아린 looked up at 유현.

“오빠, I’m really okay.”

아린 tried to smile, lifting the corners of her lips, but couldn’t hide her trembling shoulders.

Seeing her like this, 유현’s brows furrowed deeply.

He didn’t like seeing 아린 make such a face because of that man.

Internally, 유현 cursed at 재혁.

“오빠, I’m truly okay.”

유현 knew 아린 was lying.

For two long years.

Every day, every hour, he had been by her side.

He had the most interest in 아린 than anyone else in the world. So knowing her feelings wasn’t difficult.

유현’s heart fluttered.

He hated the man who could shake her feelings with just a fleeting article, even though he understood. He had heard from 지윤 how much 아린 had loved that man.

Moreover, since 아린 had even carried that man’s child, he knew her feelings were more complex and profound than mere lingering attachment.

유현 had repeatedly told himself not to be impatient about 아린’s inability to easily erase that man from her heart.

But he couldn’t help feeling anxious every time like this. 유현 ruffled his hair roughly.

‘Get a grip, 서유현. You can’t show such petty jealousy to 아린. Still, there’s no chance for her to meet that man again, so I should be content with that for now. I decided to be the man 아린 can rely on even in such a situation.’

In front of 아린, he had to be a good man.

“Right. I know your heart well, 아린. But still…”

As he returned the phone he didn’t want to hand back, 유현 continued.

“Don’t look at things like that. Let’s go home.”

아린 stared blankly at the phone.

“Okay, I won’t look. You keep the phone, 오빠.”

아린 handed her phone back to 유현 and stood up.

“Why?”

“Just, I need to go to the restroom.”

“…”

“오빠, you go ahead.”

아린 felt something strange in 유현’s expression as he looked down at her.

“…You.”
But 유현 seemed to have given up, closing his mouth.

“I’ll be right back. I’ll start the car.”

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아린 quickly walked to the restroom.

She noticed 유현’s expression wasn’t good. But right now, she couldn’t afford to worry about his expression.

“Get it together. 최아린. What are you thinking?”

The relationship with 재혁 had ended three years ago. If someone asked her if she still had feelings for 재혁, she could say no.

“He’s my ex-husband. No, not even an ex-husband. We haven’t even filed for divorce. But why hasn’t he filed for divorce? And now he’s engaged. It’s not even funny. What does he want from me?”

She wanted to sever ties with him as soon as possible, so she wouldn’t have to feel these unsettling emotions anymore.

The voice of her former mother-in-law, 정 여사, echoed in her head, causing 아린’s eyes in the mirror to waver.

[“재혁 has liked a girl since he was young. She’s studying abroad right now, but she’s coming back soon.”]

“That girl… was 민유진.”

It was still an unforgettable memory and name.

Despite knowing she was still his daughter-in-law, 정 여사 didn’t stop the call.

[“So, that’s how it is. 유진 and our 재혁 are destined. Just when 유진 is about to return, everything gets cleared up. Ho ho.”]

“So, please just stamp the divorce papers. Stop playing with me. I don’t want to be swayed anymore.”

The next day.

아린 was busy with the opening preparations.

Two hours before the opening time, someone entered as she opened the shop door.

“I’m sorry…”

아린, who was arranging the display next to the counter, stopped talking as she raised her head. Her face instantly hardened.

They were people she couldn’t pretend not to know.