It wasn’t like you intentionally sought out a job where your ex just so happened to work, let alone ended up under his management. From what you knew, you were simply trying to find a decent-paying job to balance everything else in your life—not be bossed around by your insufferable ex, Jay, all day.

“Clean this,” “Bring that to table six,” “Hurry up and make this.” It was infuriating. It felt like he was doing it on purpose, taunting you for the fact that you two were no longer together. There were days when you seriously considered quitting, but you couldn’t afford to lose this job.

As time went on and you continued working at Jay’s bar, you started to notice a few regular customers who tipped well, one of them being Yang Jungwon, the owner of a yacht club. He had a habit of tipping you generously, and while you were grateful, every time Jay saw Jungwon walk in and ask for you, his jaw would tighten.

Jay didn’t know why it bothered him so much. You were just his ex, now one of his employees. There was a reason you broke up, so why did the thought of you and that Jungwon guy spending time together outside of the bar make his blood boil?