9. Loser (3)

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“Goodbye.”

“Have a good night, Lady Neria.”

I think this is the first time I’ve sent Nam Dowon home this late.

It was already seven in the evening, and the afternoon had fully turned into night.

I escorted Nam Dowon to the entrance and didn’t close the door until I’d confirmed that he had gotten on the elevator.

The chilly late-autumn air seeping through the gap in the door mingled softly with my footsteps.

Perhaps because it was the first time he’d been seen off with such care, his awkward expression stood out to me more than usual.

Regardless of the thought, “I wonder how well I’ve treated you all this time!”, it really was the first time I’d seen him off as thoughtfully as I had today.

There was one special reason for this...