I Married My Chaebol Rival to Keep My Company novel · Chapter 22 of 24
Chapter 22: The Word
Do-yoon cooked.
It was a thing he had done maybe four times in his life, and every one of them had gone badly.
This time he stood at the kitchen island for two hours with a recipe on his phone and a sea bream in a pan.
The housekeeper had left a note on the fridge, in careful block letters.
"You can do it."
When Jae-wook came home at eight, the table was set.
There were candles, white plates, and a bottle of red that Jae-wook had been saving.
"Is something on fire?" Jae-wook said, in the doorway.
"The fish was."
"Are we celebrating?"
"Sit."
Jae-wook sat.
He ate everything on his plate and complimented it with an entirely straight face.
Do-yoon accused him of lying.
"It's the best burnt fish I've ever had," Jae-wook said, and winked.
They talked about nothing.
The Yeoun share price had risen four percent.
Se-ra had been offered a talk show.
When the plates were cleared, Do-yoon sat down again, very straight, with both hands on the table.
"I have something to say."
"Should I be worried?"
"No. Yes. A little."
He drew his hand from his pocket and opened it on the white cloth.
In his palm lay four small silver cranes, polished until they shone.
They were the four from the velvet bag in Seongbuk, two matched pairs, and he had carried them in his pocket all week.
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