Affectionate Obsession - Chapter 2

“I waited ten years. Is that why?”

“…….”

“You’re so beautiful it drives me crazy, I want to lock you up somewhere no one can find you right now.”

The voice that pierced my ears was chilling.

What’s more, the words “I waited ten years” felt like my throat was being cruelly squeezed.

How could it be otherwise?

Clearly, I was standing here as Yoon Sera, so Jung Junhyeok should have known me as Yoon Sera.

He said he waited ten years as if he knew I wasn’t Yoon Sera but Shin Yeonhee, so I couldn’t help but be flustered.

Yeonhee’s entire body had already stiffened, but she moved her lips as if nothing was wrong.

“I don’t understand what you’re suddenly talking about.”

“…….”

“……Anyway, you’re handsome too.”

I tried hard not to tremble, but there was nothing I could do about the subtle tension that seeped through.

Fortunately, Junhyeok didn’t pick up on any particular detail.

Then, a short laugh was suddenly heard.

It sounded cheerful, as if the current situation was very amusing, but at the same time, it was so profound that its meaning was impossible to grasp.

“I chose this dress myself because I thought it would suit you, but it’s more than I imagined.”

“…….”

“As always, your shoulders are so beautiful. Just looking at your collarbones drives me mad.”

Yeonhee slowly turned her head.

She had tried repeatedly to tell herself it wasn’t true, to focus on being here as Yoon Sera, but all her efforts were shattered.

Junhyeok wasn’t speaking to Yoon Sera right now.

‘I feel like I lose my mind every time I kiss this spot.’

‘Where is that?’

‘It’s my shoulder. The way it connects to my collarbone is just so beautiful. I guess it’s a new preference. I didn’t know I had this kind of taste before I met you, Yeonhee.’

When was that?

I couldn’t even remember.

But it was an undeniable fact that Jung Junhyeok had said these words to Shin Yeonhee.

How did he know?

How, how, how?

Yeonhee was maddeningly confused. Junhyeok’s eyes, staring intently at her, only amplified her confusion.

The thrill of holding it in his hands again after ten years, and the rage he had suppressed while waiting for ten years.

Those two opposing emotions filled Junhyeok’s pupils, which had turned pitch black.

Yeonhee’s whole body trembled.

But at that moment, the doors of the venue opened, and the eyes of the guests poured in.

“Now, for today’s protagonists! Please welcome the groom, Jung Junhyeok, and the bride, Yoon Sera!”

The MC’s voice announced the beginning of all these absurd events.

If I were to run, now would be the time.

Even now, it would be too late, but I had a premonition that if not now, I would never get another chance.

But Yeonhee couldn’t move a single step.

“Well then, shall we go in?”

Before I could make any decision, Junhyeok tightly grasped my hand. At the same time, his voice whispered into my ear.

“It’s only just begun, so what’s with that look in your eyes?”

Yeonhee wriggled her shoulder and looked at Junhyeok.

He was smiling.

With the corners of his lips pulled up high, he wore a smile brighter than ever before.

But Yeonhee couldn’t smile.

“Didn’t we already agree that you would marry me, Yoon Sera?”

Junhyeok’s voice, which immediately pierced her ear, sent shivers down her spine.

“Come on, you have to smile. You’re the protagonist today, you can’t look so miserable.”

Junhyeok’s face was clearly reflected in Yeonhee’s wildly darting eyes.

And the moment Junhyeok’s voice once again enveloped Yeonhee’s ears.

“Right? Yeonhee.”

Yeonhee had to realize that invisible handcuffs had been placed on her wrists.

The wedding ceremony ended smoothly.

With Secretary Lee’s help, I didn’t have to deal with people directly after the ceremony.

Whatever excuse she gave, I had to head to the airport as soon as the ceremony finished.

According to Secretary Lee, I was supposed to be boarding a plane to Switzerland soon.

It wasn’t bad.

There was no better place to enjoy the beautiful and majestic nature, and Switzerland was an overly luxurious honeymoon destination for a life that had only run without rest.

So, if it weren’t for Jung Junhyeok sitting right next to me, it would have been a false marriage replacing the real bride, but I could have convinced myself to just endure it for one year.

“Where have you been?”

Suddenly, Junhyeok’s voice sharply cut through the silence filling the car.

Yeonhee didn’t take her eyes off the scenery rapidly passing by the car window.

She had to do that.

She hadn’t yet decided how to accept or deal with this sudden situation.

“Why did you disappear so suddenly?”

“…….”

“How could you do that without a word to me?”

Junhyeok’s voice continued to pile on. He spoke without hesitation, as if he already knew there would be no answer.

The more he spoke, the more stubbornly Yeonhee stared out the window. But soon, she lost the composure she had been trying to maintain due to Junhyeok’s added words.

“Was I only that much to you?”

Yeonhee clenched her fists tightly.

It was she who wanted to ask if he was only that much.

She still remembered it clearly.

It had been ten years, but she had never forgotten that day for even a moment.

‘……What is this?’

‘Consider this as compensation for entertaining our young master.’

One day, a strange man who appeared out of nowhere introduced himself as a lawyer and handed her a white envelope.

Yeonhee couldn’t take her eyes off the envelope.

She could easily guess what was inside without checking.

‘What is your relationship with Junhyeok that you’re giving me this?’

Yeonhee hid her trembling hands under the table and asked calmly.

‘Regarding my identity, the business card I gave you earlier should be sufficient explanation.’

‘…….’

‘If you’re asking about my relationship with the young master, it would be sufficient to say that I am someone who handles troublesome matters for the young master’s family.’

He spoke at length, but there was no clear answer to her question.

Only the man’s expression, which had been annoyed from the moment they first met, became clearer.

Yeonhee pursed her lips.

She knew that asking more would not get her the answers she craved.

Then it was time for a more practical conversation.

‘What happens if I don’t accept this?’

Yeonhee looked at the man with an unprecedentedly sharp gaze.

The man’s lips curved into a smile filled with disdain at the end of her question.

It was humiliating. Still, she endured it.

Her feelings for Junhyeok were much greater than the humiliation she felt at that moment, so she thought she could bear this much.

It didn’t take long to realize that thought was a mistake.

‘You’ll be left in tatters with nothing to gain, won’t you?’

The man’s voice was cheerful.

The tone was completely at odds with the chilling words about becoming tattered.

‘Not only Shin Yeonhee, but also the precious people around Shin Yeonhee will be hurt. It will be more than you can imagine. The Chairman is never merciful to those who refuse his favors and consideration.’

After hearing that, Yeonhee had only one choice.

To disappear without a trace, without anyone knowing.

She loved Jung Junhyeok more than her own life, but it wasn’t enough to risk the lives of her loved ones.

That day, Yeonhee had to collapse in despair, repeating that thought countless times.

Only then could she force herself to take the steps she had to take.

But how dare he, to her who had to do that.

Yeonhee, with a rare expression of anger, looked sharply at Junhyeok.

It was the first expression she had ever shown towards Junhyeok.

So, she earnestly wished that Junhyeok would realize he had made a mistake now.

But instead of realizing it, Junhyeok merely sneered, twisting the corners of his lips.

“It seems you’ve finally decided to look at me.”

“…….”

“I’ve been looking only at you the whole time.”

Despite his calm tone, Junhyeok’s eyes, which had grown cold, flickered wildly.

It was a clearly resentful gaze.

Yeonhee felt like crying from the sheer unfairness and indignation.

But as if that wasn’t enough, Junhyeok spoke in a cold voice.

“Secretary Kim, do you remember asking me this morning if we would go to the airport after the wedding?”

“Yes, CEO.”

“I’ll answer that question now. We are not going to the airport, but to the Gangwon-do villa.”

Yeonhee’s face turned pale at the completely unexpected statement.

A premonition that something was going wrong washed over her.

The words, “What do you mean by that?” rose to the tip of her throat. But there was no need to ask.

Junhyeok’s next words were directed at her, not the driver.

“The planned honeymoon destination for Yoon Sera and Jung Junhyeok was Switzerland. So, I pondered. The bride has changed, but should we still go on the honeymoon as planned?”

Junhyeok muttered as if complaining. For a brief moment, his cold eyes seemed to glisten with longing.

“Yeonhee, I thought it wouldn’t be bad since I’ve never traveled abroad with you.”

But the moment his pupils, which seemed to be lost in fond memories of the past, regained focus, Yeonhee had to hold her breath.

“But I’ve changed my mind.”

His voice, which had become resolute in an instant, pierced Yeonhee’s ears. At the same time, Junhyeok’s smile, etched in her eyes, was so beautiful it was hard to believe it belonged to a man.

It was just like the Jung Junhyeok from ten years ago, who acted as if he would lay down his life for Shin Yeonhee.

“I’m going to take you somewhere no one else will be.”

Yeonhee swallowed the saliva pooling in her mouth with a tense expression.

Junhyeok’s gaze, fixed on her, was not ordinary. It was relentlessly scanning her, as if it would strip her to the bone, missing no small detail.

Only then did Yeonhee clearly realize.

“For the entire week scheduled for our honeymoon, I don’t intend to let you take a single step outside the bedroom.”

He was furious.

Jung Junhyeok would push Shin Yeonhee to her limits and torment her to compensate for the ten years he had to spend without Shin Yeonhee.

Jung Junhyeok was that kind of man.

He would melt completely at a single sweet word from Shin Yeonhee, but then show mad obsession with a single mischievous prank.

If he showed madness over a mere prank, he would never let the ten years of her silent disappearance pass by easily.

“Don’t worry. Even if I keep you locked in the bedroom all week, I won’t let you get bored for even a moment.”

Junhyeok twisted his lips askew. It was a sneer laden with obsession and madness.

Yeonhee closed her eyelids in dismay.

She couldn’t bear to face him any longer.

The current Jung Junhyeok was not the man she had loved so dearly ten years ago.

Her already complicated mind felt like it had gone completely dark.

She could no longer think of Yoon Sera, the money she chose to save her love, or anything else.

“Let’s make up for the lost ten years with that.”

Only the fact that the man before her was not the person she loved so dearly, but a devil who might violently rule over her at any moment.

That fact alone began to erode Yeonhee’s reason.

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