"Are you fine today?" Noah asked quite stoutly while standing in front of Soo-Ha's desk.
"Huh, sir?" She almost sprang up from her chair in the utmost surprise.
Almost every editor in the department were very surprised by this gesture of Noah. Sawako was glaring at Soo-Ha while standing from a far distance from them.
"Y-Yes! I am perfectly fine today! Thank you for your concern sir! Go-Good morning!" Soo-Ha was a bit clumsy while replying to him.
"That's good! Have a good day!" Noah answered her with a wide grin over his face before leaving for his cabin. Sawako, however, stood there for a while before following him to his chamber. She was staring at Soo-Ha intensely before leaving.
As soon as Noah left, Ma-eum almost jumped over to Soo-Ha's desk excitedly.
"Soo-Ha! I have been working here for so long! But I have never seen Mr. Han being kind to any editors here! But he is too gentle and caring for you! Does something blooming between you two?" She started teasing her with a pair of mischievous eyes.
Soo-Ha almost flustered with her question. "Huh? Wh-What are you even talking about? We just met yesterday!" She tried to avoid the question as well as tried desperately to hide her shyness.
"Okay okay! But you fainted yesterday after meeting him for the first time! Don't you think it's a bit weird? What if you two are connected to each other from your past lives? What if you two are destined to meet each other in this life too?" Ma-eum was asking her very impatiently while biting her nails. She seemed overexcited.
Suddenly, Soo-Ha's heart ached for a moment. She was gasping at Ma-eum with a concerned look in her eyes.
"Is that so? Is that why I fainted when I looked at Mr. Han for the first time? That person whom I saw dying in that blurry image-- is that Mr. Han from the past life?" She had an anticipated look over her face while thinking silently.
On the spur of that moment, her heart started throbbing fast! She started to feel dizzy again all of a sudden and her legs started trembling a bit. Abruptly she grasped the table with a fear that she might faint again.
"Ughh, my head hurts!" She looked extremely unsteady with a panicked expression over her face.
"Soo-Ha? What's wrong?" Ma-eum rushed to her while gripping her shoulder firmly.
Min-Ki immediately brought water to calm down Soo-Ha. Slowly she gulped it down but she still seemed pretty unwell.
"Ma-eum are you out of your mind? She just collapsed yesterday and you are making her sick again today? Stop talking about all those irrelevant ideas from those stupid dramas you watch! These things never happen in real life! Don't you how brutal our department is? If she faints again today, they will definitely kick her out! Do you want that?" Min-Ki was too concerned for Soo-Ha while he started scolding Ma-eum agitatedly.
Ma-eum was ashamed for making Soo-Ha sick again. She looked very grieved while holding her firmly.
Soo-Ha felt a little better after gulping the water. "Ahh, brother please don't scold Miss Ma-eum so much! I am fine today, I just got a sudden anxiety attack and I am really confused why this is happening with me from yesterday! It's not her fault brother!" She came for Ma-eum's defense while speaking considerately.
"I am terribly sorry Soo-Ha, I never wanted to make you sick! I just watched a drama yesterday after getting a day off and it was about a reincarnation story. So I just blurted out without thinking that it could affect you! Please don't misunderstand me! I am really sorry brother!" Ma-eum sounded very gloomy with poignant eyes.
"Ohh not at all Miss Ma-eum! Please you two are worried about me too much! I am fine now and I will go to visit a doctor soon! Okay?" Soo-Ha gently patted her head while comforting her to overcome her guilty feelings.
"Alright, then we all should start working soon!" Min-Ki answered slowly with a deep sigh.
"Okay!" Both of them agreed attentively.
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Noah gently walked to his chair and turned the laptop on. Sawako was standing before his table with an outraged expression.
"Umm, Mr. Han, can I ask you something?" She sounded a bit absurd.
"Yes, sure!" He answered with a small smile while looking at his laptop.
"Don't you think, you are being too kind to Miss Soo-Ha?" She asked him pretty sharply with her dense eyes.
Noah looked at her with a confused stare. "Huh?" He mumbled out while gazing at her.
"I mean, she might misunderstand your intentions, Mr. Han!" She continued with a cryptic smile over her face.
"Misunderstand? Why? Did I make her uncomfortable?" Noah sounded a bit distressed while asking her impatiently.
"I have worked here for so long with you, but I have never seen you asking about anyone's health status! Even when the last editor collapsed here, you seemed indifferent about him. But I feel that somehow you seem conscious about her more than others! Is that so?" Sawako replied to him frantically while raising her eyebrows mysteriously.
Noah was silent for a moment. He seemed a bit anguished with her explanation.
"Umm Miss Sawako, actually I am a bit confused too! For an instance, I felt that I should ask about her health condition and unknowingly I did so. But you are right, she might feel uncomfortable with my intention. And for me, all my employees are indistinguishable, so I shouldn't be biased to her! It's fine, I will clarify that with Miss Soo-Ha. You can leave the documents here, thank you!" Noah answered in a deep voice while looking back at his laptop screen.
"Sure Mr. Han, I am glad to know that you treat all of us the same! Thank you, have a good day!" She gently bowed to him before leaving while Noah was completely silent.
Before opening the door she turned back while looking at Noah viciously, "bingo!" She murmured with an evil smirk on her face.
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