"The two years of our relationship were our hardest times. Working in a tough world, getting ridiculed, humiliated, and ostracized. I didn't even think that we could get through it all."

The bitter memories gradually recovered. There were a lot of things that made me smile, but only a few had a memorable feeling like that day, where we both managed to survive.

"One day he continued to be promoted at the agency and managed to invest more shares, but that's also because of Mr. Kim. Since the beginning, the agency is his. The biggest shareholder is him. Donghwa should owe him."

Hearing about this, Daehyun suddenly chuckled softly.

I frowned in confusion and asked, "What's funny?"

He replied, "Since a long time ago, my father isn't good at managing an agency. Besides, he also doesn't really like news matters. But, he also never thought that the agency would become one of the huge agencies after two years it was built."

He spoke mockingly again, "My father trusted Lee, so he gave the agency to him. Judging by what my father has said, Lee is great, though. But, unfortunately, he once made a big mistake that made my father get furious. He even took his anger out on me, which is I didn't know anything about the problems at the agency."

"What mistake?" Instantly my breath caught, I muttered in a shaking voice, "I-I never knew about that ...."

Lifting an eyebrow, he spoke, "Seriously? Even though you have been together for years? What kind of relationship is that?"

I knew that Daehyun was taunting our love story, but I didn't want to take it seriously, and only said, "He never tells about his problems and I'm also reluctant to ask him about it. So, when you say that he made a 'mistake', it's really surprised me."

But, if only I knew about the things he did in business, what could I do when I found out about it at that time? Reprimanding him? It's useless. I was certainly sure that he wouldn't listen to me.

"Heh, let me tell you something." Daehyun smiled coldly, then began to tell, "Five years ago, the agency's income had fallen. My father urged Lee to deal with the problem immediately because he was too busy with his other business. In short, after being urged, Lee finally started moving, and gradually the agency started to stabilize it again. However, what he did to fix the agency's finances was truly despicable. He was doing plagiarism. It was confirmed by the related parties, and the profit was really great, reaching 70 %. That's crazy, though."

I frowned in confusion, asking sighly, "But, isn't that agency a News Agency?"

"I think your business knowledge has gone down a bit." Massaging his forehead, he sighed, then explained, "The acquisition of a company doesn't always have to be merged so that two different brands can immediately run together in one company. After all, the business I mean is his dark business, that means outside of the responsibility of the agency he is currently running."

My lips pursed, trying to defend myself, "At university, I didn't do Business Studies, but Graphic Design. So, I don't know much about it."

He smiled. "Nobody blames you, anyway."

I took a silent breath, then asked curiously, "Then, what happened after that?"

Daehyun grinned. "Of course he was asked for compensation. If not, they threatened to take this matter to court and spread the news in the media. Fortunately, Lee was able to handle it and my father helped him to cover it up from the media."

I was stunned when I heard the explanation of him. If only I had known the problem at that time, we probably would have fought again.

"However, two years after, he was acting up again. His relationship with his assistant was heard by the media. Again, my father helped him to cover up the issue before it got out. Heh, he's so clumsy. Is he always like that? I even laughed when my father told me about this."

I smiled. Donghwa's images flashed in my sense, made me spontaneously speak as well as I knew him very well.

"Yeah, he's indeed a very clumsy person, even for the little things. Even though I often reprimand him, he still repeats the same carelessness. But, no wonder, he's as stubborn as me. He just doesn't want to be controlled and believes in what he believes."

After saying that, I took it all back, and suddenly felt that it was too bitter to forget. I didn't have the heart to forget how that man looked. Besides, I felt incredulous for saying this but didn't regret it at all.

Somehow, after saying it, there was a feeling of relief in my heart which made my body lighter. Then, I spoke again guiltily, "Daehyun, I'm sorry because all this time, he's been causing trouble for your family."

"...."

After saying that, we fell silent. I gripped the blanket tightly, feeling uneasy. With all kinds of emotions in this silence, I didn't even know how I felt right now.

I lowered my gaze, then slowly looked at Daehyun beside me. As if he already knew that I was going to look his way, he did the same.

His gleaming and deep eyes were like a lake in silence, looking calm, yet drowning out the stars, and showing no emotion when our eyes met each other. Or, maybe it was disguised by his flat face?

It was different from me, where every emotion flared up even more when our eyes met, so I immediately looked away, not wanting to stare at the face of someone who was still silent beside me.

Staring at him a little longer, it would only make me sink even deeper into his eyes.

Suddenly he spoke, saying things I didn't want to hear, "I know you still love him. But what did he do so you chose to sacrifice your feelings and stay in your relationship?"

His deep voice echoed in my ears, bouncing in my mind. Then, I turned my head back to him, looking into his eyes that were still as calm as before.

Daehyun was really good at hiding his feelings.

"You haven't continued your words ...," he continued, still on the same look.

I bent my knees while sighing heavily. Then, carefully saying, "Do I still love him? What I feel recently is that he's changed to me. He's like a stranger."

I didn't remember much about how much I loved him. Everything was left was how often he disappointed me.

I lowered my head, bit my lip to suppress the tears in my eyes, then continued, "I still hope to fix our relationship. After all, it's not easy to get past those ten years, so I don't want us to break up. I trust him that he can change, so that's one of my reasons for staying. But, the more I try to convince myself, the more he disappoints me. Until our great fight comes and I have to go — he kicked me out too, though."