The Secret Bride's
Episode 23: Avoiding

Valerei breathed in the night air at the inn where they were fishing. The guilt grew even greater in her heart, once again becoming skeptical of her, was she really a wife. The moment after the legitimate shout echoed she promised to be a good wife to her husband, never lied, always established good communication and always obeyed him but now she started to deny it. His chest was tight, his tears came out without any excuse, he suppressed his voice.His cries fused together with the roar of the night wind.

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Valerei comes to Hyuk's office, something he wants to tell his best friend, "Is Hyuk inside?" valerei asked someone at Kang hyuk's secretary's desk.

"Father has a guest, have you made an appointment? in whose name?" the secretary asked arrogantly. "You're the new secretary? Where's ji min?" valerei

"Ji min is on maternity leave, your name?" ask again the secretary named Monika kim, the name that Valerei saw on her desk.

"Valerei, but I don't make promises" he said casually

"You should make an appointment before meeting Mr. Hyuk, you know my boss is very busy. Go ahead." he pointed at the elevator and prepared Valerei to leave.

Valerei did not leave, she took her phone and called Hyuk's old secretary.

"Ji min's? sorry I'm interrupting. Can I ask you a favor? connect to Hyuk, I'm at the secretary's desk but Hyuk might have a guest?'

"Of course Valerei..."

"Thank you."

Not until 2 minutes after the valerei closed the phone, the intercom on the secretary's desk sounded. He pressed the button and Hyuk's voice sounded. "She's my sister, please come in." heard the sister's words, Monika's knee is limp.

"Sorry" he hurriedly opened the door of his boss' room. "Please Miss." she smiled. This secretary is beautiful if she smiles like this.

Valerei stepped into Hyuk's room, surprised to see someone she hadn't seen in days, her husband.

"Sit down, Va" He's welcome to sit down by the host.

Darren looks relaxed and ordinary. Valerei saw that, like someone had pinched his heart. Darren didn't see it or heed it. There is nothing wrong with Darren's attitude, such is the risk because their relationship is a secret, but this time Valerei feels very strange with his feelings. She's gonna cry.

"If you're busy, I'll come later." Valerei showed an uncomfortable body gesture. Although he tried to hide it, it did not escape the sight of two people who were Valerei's seniors while studying first, they were juniors in the psychology faculty.

"You-" Hyuk stopped for a moment. "Ah, how do I say, sometimes the indifference in the relationship is true but sometimes it also makes the relationship tenuous. We're talking about two people in a close relationship, what if your partner isn't being honest?" As hyuk spoke, Valerei looked at him, he had not spoken to Hyuk.

Did Darren tell him, Valerei's mind.

Not getting an answer from Darren, he looked at Valerei with raised eyebrows asking for an answer. "What do you think Va?" instead of answering with words, Valerei instead cried without making a sound.he lowered his head, his tears did not stop dripping.

Darren saw it in silence. This was the first time he had seen Valerei cry, the wife he had been married to for 6 years. "Darren, can you accompany Valerei for a moment?" Hyuk looked at the watch in his hand, "15 minutes, I have to meet." he left in a hurry, not waiting for Darren's answer.

Hyuk doesn't want to receive guests because he has an important schedule but when he finds out that the guest is his best friend, there's no way he refuses and his schedule has to be postponed for a while.

Valerei was still crying, whereas his beloved husband did not take any initiative, he was just as silent as before.

Tring, Incoming messages on Darren's phone.

^^KangHyuk^^^

^^^- Please take Valerei home, my meeting will take longer. Don't quarrel! I'll side with Valerei. The problems that occur in the relationship between HUSBAND-WIFE should be solved in the same way as her status.^^^

Hyuk knew from the beginning he knew the relationship between the two. Valerei and Darren never told anyone anything.We know that the way to look at Hyuk on something, is not as simple as some of his best friends. The two decide they have not opened a relationship in public so Hyuk has no choice but to take part in silence on the happy news.

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^^^ Unknown number^^^

^^^- Don't go too far, you can lose your way.^^^

That strange message again, for the umpteenth time. Valerei was in his apartment, after a scene in front of his best friend and husband, he decided to run out while Darren was picking up the phone. Surprised by his own attitude.

He did not turn on his phone, whether it was a call or a message he had not read, it felt like running but was unable. Busy with the thought of why his attitude became strange Valerei was surprised to hear a bang from behind his apartment door. She ran over to see who the person who was disrespectfully making a fuss was. At the push of the button, her camera at the door caught the figure of the man she was very familiar with, the man she had left yesterday in Hyuk's office, the language is subtle.who else if not her husband, Darren.

Valerei steps away a few steps, she does not want to open the door for Darren but she is afraid of sin, plus Darren will dismantle her apartment. If it is dismantled, he will have no place to hide.

Outside, Darren pushes a few buttons that he knows is his wife's apartment password, but the door does not open, the password he entered is wrong. Valerei changed the password, he thought.

"Are, the security phone asked him to bring a technician to open the door," Are replied and called the security guard downstairs.

Darren banged on the door but there was no answer, Valerei did not open the door, and the security guard and a uniformed technician came. "Please open sir" Darren pinta

The security guard knew Darren, he didn't ask much.he asked the technician to open the door. "Sorry Ms. Valerei, I opened the door at your husband's request." she asked permission through the camera security door, she knew Valerei was inside.

She met when Valerei came into the building and hasn't been seen coming out of the apartment building since she came home, meaning Valerei's mother is still inside, her inner being.

"I don't let anyone in, please respect the privacy of the apartment's occupants sir." Valerei's voice made the technician stop, he looked at his friend and then turned to see Darren.

"Open the door!" darren's low voice gave Valerei goosebumps.

He ignored Darren despite his fear, "If you open the apartment forcibly, I can report it"

"Open sir, I'm responsible if there's anything." Are heard the words of Darren and gave his business card on behalf of the company. The two people looked at each other then nodded and continued their work. Not enough 5 minutes open the apartment door. Darren's in, by himself. He thanked the two officers and asked Are and the other bodyguards to wait outside.

Valerei was angry, no one heard him. "Get out" said it out uncontrollably, his emotions were already about to explode.

Darren's not his name if he's afraid to hear a knock. "This is not the time to get angry."

"When then?" he lowered his voice. restrained the already overflowing anger. "You didn't learn from Elena's mistakes?" darren said, he doused the fire with oil.

"What!?" he almost screamed

"What makes you so emotional. We don't communicate well, you do whatever you want. This is what you call okay?" Darren did not raise the volume of his voice, he remained stable in contrast to Valerei, his emotions were up and down.

"Why are you doing all this to me? What am I wrong?”

His eyebrows shot up in wonder, "What do you mean?"

Valerei sighed heavily, "Come out, I don't want to talk."

"Obviously-" yet darren continued, Valerei was already shouting furiously. "You didn't hear! I said get out!!" Valerei was crying.he was too angry.

"Get out, it feels like my heart is going to explode.please." she asked while crying, her voice sounded painful. Darren was silent, "You're not wrong, I made it this way so please go." continued Valerei, he sat on the sofa down in tears.

Darren squatted down, he raised Valerei's face with both hands. "I won't ask, so don't cry alone." he hugged his wife. Valerei did not resist, she cried in the arms of the man she loved.

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