Absolute Advantage - Chapter 46.1

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She heard footsteps in the hallway.

Bora stopped her typing hand and raised her head. A man was walking in the distance.

“Wow….”

Bora was admiring without realizing it.

He was a living beauty. The man wore a nice Herringbone coat over his suit.

The coat was a heavy fabric with a length that came down below the knee, but he didn’t feel stuffy at all, perhaps because of his tall height.

The handsome man stood tall in front of the desk.

“Nice to meet you, Secretary Lim. This is Joo Adam. It’s my first time meeting you in person.”

“Oh, CEO, her fiancé…….”

Bora answered, clearing her throat as much as she muttered, as if a fox possessed her.

“My name is Lim Bo-ra, the secretary.”

He sent his secretary yesterday, but he came in person today. By the way, Adam in front of her was so different from the image she had imagined.

‘She said he wasn’t like Omega, but…….’

Bora thought carefully, looking aside at Adam. Then Adam spoke in a fresh voice.

“Thank you for the last time.”

“N-no. I’m the one……”

While Bora was on vacation, Adam contacted her. He told her that he was worried because Haewon couldn’t reach her all day, so she gave him the home password.

Hae-won had fainted in the car before, so she had no time to question how Adam knew her number.

Even after time had passed, Haewon must have informed him, so Bora did not have any doubts.

“Afterwards, I heard from Haewon that Secretary Lim was on vacation.”

Adam grinned apologetically. Then he put a luxurious shopping bag on Bora’s desk.

“I’ll be careful not to let that happen again.”

Adam lightly pushed the shopping bag with one hand. Bora looked blankly at the shopping bag in front of her and shook her head in a hurry.

“No, please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have anything to do with the CEO. That’s my job.”

Adam smiled silently at Bora’s brave answer. For a moment, Bora shuddered her spine. She’s sure he’s smiling, but why is it that she felt cold? Adam’s smile was beautiful, but he felt artificial beauty, like a processed gem.

‘It feels kind of weird……? Oops, that’s rude.’

Bora blamed herself in a hurry. Then Adam tapped the edge of the shopping bag with his index finger.

“Will you take it?”

“What?”

“This is bribery.”

“Bribe…”

Bora’s eyes rolled round.

“I look forward to seeing Haewon in the future,

“Well, I can’t accept this!”

Bora shook her head firmly and tried to push the shopping bag back. Then Adam lifted up the shopping bag and hid it behind the monitor.

“You got what I sent through my secretary yesterday. It’s similar.”

Chocolate. Adam tilted his head.

Bora gulped down the word chocolate. Then she politely opened her mouth.

“If it’s chocolate……. Thank you for the meal.”

Adam smiled equally at Bora, who was giggling. But it was still full of artificial feeling.

“Then, bye.”

Adam nodded lightly and turned toward the representative office. Bora, who was taking out a shopping bag behind the monitor, said to Adam.

“Oh, the CEO is away now.”

Adam came to a standstill.

He understands she doesn’t have any outside schedules today. Adam’s eyes narrowed. He asked back in a voice that he really didn’t know.

“Oh, really?”

“Do you want me to call her right away?”

“Well, it’s all right.”

Adam smiled as he pretended to ponder. It was a pity that he couldn’t see Hae-won’s face, but the purpose of coming here today was elsewhere.

“……Well, Chairman Seo called her, so I’m not sure when she’ll be back.”

Adam stood in place and looked around carefully, and Bora took her chance in a cautious tone.

“Oh, Chairman Seo?”

Adam muttered saying she must have a lot of time sarcastically.

How can she take her away without warning? Where did she learn the habit?

“I don’t want to go back like this. Can I take a look?”

Adam looked back at Bora and asked.

A bright smile spread on his face, which was unpleasantly wrinkled, thinking of Chairman Seo. It was a smile that still made her feel uncomfortable.

“Yes, please feel free to look around. Right, if you exclude the 2nd floor because we have guests…… Oh! Mr Joo!”

Before Bora’s words were finished, Adam headed for the stairs. He must have heard Bora, but he strode up the stairs.

Duduri-

The phone rang as soon as Bora rose hurriedly. Bora finally picked up the phone after a conflict between the ringing phone and Adam’s slowly disappearing back.

“It’s the secretary office of the Seohwa Single Mothers Welfare Foundation.”

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