Chapter 12

I stare absentmindedly ahead in the elevator as I travel down to the ground floor to go and meet Yoonha outside for lunch. It’s been a few days since his drunken confession, and two days of AWOL childish behavior passed before he finally showed face to act like an adult. And like every other time, we never mentioned it again because this is what he does. Back into the swing of our ordinary lives, it’s brushed under the table as though it never happened and became just another absurd ritual in my life.

I’ve barely seen Jyeon all week as we’re so swamped with work with three new company investments to launch by the end of the month that’s taking all our time. I’ve had an average of two hours of sleep a night, missed so many meals from overtime, and skipped lunch breaks that I’ve dropped a dress size. Hence my lunch date and making time to hang out with my little brother forcing me to eat and take a break. He’s the only one who seems to put me before everything else.

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