“…Where have you been?”

A lifeless gaze.
A low voice.

When Kim Jin-soo returned to the waiting room, the sight that greeted him was Da-yeon’s endlessly dark expression.
But since he and Ha-eun were secretly preparing a surprise birthday party for her, he couldn’t let her find out.

“I, uh… just went to the restroom for a bit.”
“…Let me know next time before you leave.”
“Ah… right. I’m sorry. My bad.”

He lied, saying he had only gone to the restroom, keeping his meeting with Ha-eun a secret.

What followed was a heavy silence, broken …