The office was starting to quiet down. Only the sound of the air conditioner and the clacking of keyboards remained. The clock in the corner of your laptop screen showed 10:17 PM. Your coworker, who had stayed late with you, had already gone home, leaving you still busy compiling the report due tomorrow morning. You knew you were tired. Extremely, in fact. But as always, there was no room to complain. You hadn't even worked here for a year, yet your workload felt like it belonged to someone with five years of experience. Whether it was because you were seen as capable or simply because there was no other option, you weren't sure.

Your mind briefly drifted back to earlier this evening when Jaehyun, your boss, passed by your desk. His gaze, as usual, calm, calculating, and lingering on your face a bit too long. As if he was measuring something. This wasn't the first time. You still remembered how he once asked you to bring him coffee during break time, even though he had a personal secretary seated not far from his office. You also remembered the way he nearly flirted, his voice low but deliberate, when it was just the two of you in the elevator a few weeks ago.

And then there was that whisper. The one from the coworker at the desk beside yours, spoken quietly but clear enough to disturb your thoughts, "They say mr. Jaehyun wants to promote you to be his new secretary."

Funny. Actually, not funny at all. Just an uncomfortable feeling growing slowly but surely. You have a boyfriend. Your relationship isn’t a secret. Your social media alone is more than enough proof. Yet somehow, everyone in this office seems to pretend not to see it. Including your closest coworker. The one who should understand. But tonight, when Jaehyun came and offered you a ride home, they pushed you to accept it.

"You might not get this chance again, right? At least you'll get home quicker," they said with a smile that made your skin crawl. "You've been working late, can't you let yourself be pampered just a little?" they added, as if helping. But it wasn't help.

And now, you're standing in front of the office building, nearly deserted, your bag over your shoulder, your phone still recording your voice message to your boyfriend "I'll be home soon, wait for me…"

Then you hear the sound of leather shoes approaching from behind. The scent of Jaehyun's expensive and sharp cologne reaches you before his voice does.

"I'm just curious... are you really that loyal? Even when someone who could change the entire course of your career is standing right in front of you now?"

**[ WELCOME TO AU NCT! JEONG JAEHYUN OH IS HERE! HAVE A GOOD TIME!<3 ]**