MY SECRETARY HATES ME? [ ENGLISH VER. ] のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 51 - チャプター 59

I wrapped my arms around myself as the cold air brushed against my skin. I was outside, walking aimlessly because I couldn’t sleep. It was already 8:30 in the evening, yet here I was—still wide awake. Maybe my mind was just too full, thoughts running endlessly. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t shake off what Ken had said to me earlier that morning.---[ FLASHBACK ]I hadn’t even realized that my fists were clenched as I stared at Rachelle and Francis, laughing together in the garden of the house we were staying in. She had arrived earlier that morning, saying she was just visiting. But for some reason, my blood was boiling. I stood by the window, silently watching the two of them.I was pulled back to reality when someone held my clenched hand. When I turned around, Ken was standing there—smiling, but with unmistakable sadness in his eyes.“I think… you should tell him,” he said.I quickly pulled my hand away and looked in another direction.“What are you talking about?” I aske

It was already one in the afternoon when I glanced at the time on my phone. I turned it off and went back to what I was doing when I suddenly felt someone wrap their arms around me from behind. I didn’t flinch. I already knew who it was. Just from the warmth of his breath brushing my shoulder, I recognized him instantly.“Get off,” I muttered, but he only groaned in response, clearly refusing to do as I said.“What if someone walks in? Didn’t I already tell you—”“Fine, fine.” He let go at last and slowly—carefully, still limping—made his way back to the bed.We were already in Manila, in a new hospital. He’d been staying there for almost a week now, but the doctors still wouldn’t allow him to leave. They said he needed to be observed longer. And yet there he was, wandering around like nothing had happened, even after being warned countless times not to move so much.“I’m hungry,” he complained, sounding like a sulky child.I couldn’t help the small smile that tugged at my lips, thoug

I went with them to the police station, completely unprepared for the sharp slap that greeted me.It was hot. It burned. It hurt.Tears welled in my eyes as I slowly looked up at Rachelle, whose gaze was blazing with fury as she stared down at me.“How dare you?” she shouted. “How could you do this to your own boss? You’re paid well enough, aren’t you? So why would you still steal from the company?”Every pair of eyes in the room was on me—especially Ken’s, Sir Asher’s, Carl’s, Ms. Akeshia’s… and his.Francis.“Answer me!”“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I said, but before I could finish, a thick folder slammed into my face.Papers scattered across the floor.“These!” she yelled. “These are the proofs of what you’ve done!”My hands trembled as I bent down and picked one up. The moment I read it, my knees nearly gave out.It was a bank receipt—showing a massive amount of money transferred into my account.I grabbed another paper.Photographs.Pictures of me entering Francis’s

Two Weeks LaterTwo weeks had passed since that day—an unforgettable day that would haunt me forever. The wounds on my body still throbbed, but today, what we learned cut even deeper.I didn’t know how to comfort the two siblings. I knew they were hurting—deeply—after what Ken had revealed earlier that afternoon.---[FLASHBACK]“It’s you. Am I right?”“What are you talking about, Ken?” Sir Asher stepped in, blocking Ken as he tried to approach Ms. Akeshia.“Just admit it, Akeshia, before everyone finds out,” Ken pressed on, his eyes flashing with anger he tried so hard to hide.“What is this, Ken? What’s going on?” Francis asked calmly, but Ken ignored him.“Why don’t you tell everyone what your role is in all this?”“What the hell are you doing to my wife, Ken? Don’t you dare touch her!” Sir Asher shoved Ken violently, but it didn’t faze him. I noticed how unusually quiet Ms. Akeshia was.“Ken, what are you even talking about?” Rachelle demanded.“Fine. I’ll speak since you’re too c