I'm Worried that My Brother is Too Gentle

Chapter 1

A family-like company.1

It’s a terrible word that gives me goosebumps just by thinking about it.

If you are person who has ever joined such a company, you will come up with an example of the ‘family-like’, following the sentence.

For example, there is a company chat room in KakaoTalk.

There are conversations that come and go in a single room, day and night. (Even if it’s not a work-related conversation, it’s always annoying.)

After six o’clock in the evening, I hear a voice saying, ‘Please revise this data by tomorrow morning and hand it over..‘

Or the voice saying ‘There’s no better place like our company!’ and being dragged to the mountain of work on the weekend.

You can’t leave work on time.

They turn blind eyes, even if you write for monthly or annual leave.

Taking a rest on alternate holidays is also not possible. Of course, it’s a relief to rest. But usually, you can’t take days off on alternative holidays.

These vicious companies are everywhere, and many people are suffering from their irrationality.

‘I’m really pissed off to think of it again.’

Again, these vicious companies are ‘anywhere’, and ‘everywhere’.

Even in a beautiful romance fantasy where only dreams, hopes, and love seem to exist.

Now, let’s take a look at the conversation between the male protagonist and the female protagonist.

[I didn’t know your Highness would come this far…]

[It is natural for me to be in the place where you are.]

[But I heard that there’s a lot of work and it’s invincible.]

[Don’t worry about it. My excellent aide is taking care of it. He and I are like brothers.]

[Your Highness, for my sake…!]

The story is so infuriating that it is impossible to listen to it.

Isn’t it typical of a family-like company?

While the Crown Prince is excitedly going to meet the female protagonist, the poor aide is left alone to handle the work.

This is how the aide’s main lines are in the story.

[Your Highness, there are so many documents today…!]

[Your Highness, please take care of the matter today. Everyone is waiting.]

Here is something more thrilling.

Whenever the Prince works hard, the little aide is very pleased and gives the heroine the compliments of the prince.

[If you’re willing, you can do this right away.]

Moreover, he shrugs his shoulders with pride.

This is a fantasy!

I mean, if it was me, I would’ve said, ‘I’m not going out with that son of a bitch!’

….. Anyway.

It is important to know that such a kind and gentle aide exist in the world.

And that person is.

“Irene?”

Suddenly, her name was called, and she looked in front of her in surprise.

A boy with a friendly smile was facing her.

It was her brother.

In the future, he will become an aide to the prince and will steadfastly exploit the labor force.

“You don’t look good, are you worried about something?”

“Oh, nothing, brother!”

Irene hurriedly shoved the bread into her mouth.

Whether it was because he found that she looked cute in such a flustered manner, the boy smiled and corrected his slightly worn glasses.

“To be absent-minded.”

And the meal continued.

‘It is amazing to be born in the world of a book.’

It was even more surprising that her brother was the victim of such an evil company. Since she has also suffered from such a company before she came here.

‘I’m spending my days here comfortably.’

Irene Webber is neither a main character, nor an extra, but a person who never appears in the story.

There were no ups and downs in her life and it was very comfortable. There was only one concern.

‘My good brother… is too gentle.’

I am worried about my handsome and gentle brother.

“Well, brother.”

“What?”

“Are you meeting the Crown Prince again today?”

Irene asked so, with a nervous look.

Crown Prince and Benjamin Webber.

The two boys of the same age were quite close, and met more than twice a week to enjoy light play.

Of course, Irene hated it more than anything when her brother was involved with the Crown Prince.

You get caught up in this childhood friendship and you end up getting dragged to the position of an aide.

However, there was no way to prevent them from meeting.

He, the son of the count, cannot refuse the Crown Prince’s request to meet him.

Thinking about it, Irene came up with one good idea.

“Well, brother, can you take me with you today?”

I’m just following my brother.

To prevent friendship between the two, and to protect brother from getting ruined by the prince.

I want to stop this kind and sweet brother, from working for a bad boss.

“Irene.”

Her brother replied, putting down the tableware.

“I can’t do that.”

Why the hell?!

He was always present to her, but he did not yield to the extent that he was strict about meeting the Crown Prince.

‘Do you want to meet alone so much?’

Irene frowned, but Benjamin gave only a firm answer: “Never.”

What the hell, why?

Why does he always prevent me from meeting the prince?

***

It was in a snap that an ordinary female worker who worked overtime at a vicious company became ‘Irene Webber’.

Until then, She went to work even on Saturdays twice a month and was held in the office until the evening.

I couldn’t even eat dinner properly on a night shift. It’s because I drank a lot of cheap coffee overflowing in the secretary’s room, and I didn’t feel well.

When I wrapped my sick stomach with my palm and turned my head, I found that there was a pile of unconfirmed records on my cell phone.

It was my boyfriend.

[Are you still at work?]

[You aren’t picking up your phone, are you busy?]

[You know that it’s our fourth anniversary today, right?]

[I’m waiting, so call me when you’re done. Take care of your meals…]

Fourth anniversary… I knew it.

She laughed bitterly, recalling the gift that she had put in her bag.

Feeling sorry, for all the time that I kept you waiting, I brought you an expensive watch with a big heart.

However, even this watch will be ‘handed over to him’ after making him wait more.

Anyway, I couldn’t postpone the reply that was already late, so I hurried to reply.

[Sorry, the answer’s late, isn’t it? I’ll be home when I’m done with it. I’m sorry.]

After pressing the transmit button, she sighed briefly.

‘Should I quit the job?’

The thought that I had thought about thousands of times again crossed my mind. I thought there was nothing I couldn’t do, but I was scared to do it.

What if you quit without finding a place to live, and then you’re unemployed?

The rent and living expenses are saved up right now, somehow… Ah, it won’t even last a few months.1

As the stress at the company was so severe, it wasn’t enough to even scream the word ‘f**k’, and as a result, I could not save a lot of money. I didn’t get paid enough in the first place.

‘I’m heartbroken….’

For a moment, I let go of my hand from the keyboard and grabbed my stomach, and soon the cell phone vibrated again.

[I’m really tired.]

I could see five letters with deep emotion. The sender was my boyfriend.

Normally, I would have sent a reply, ‘I’m sorry’ immediately, but I didn’t have the energy to type, so I just stared blankly at the cell phone screen.

[I knew you were having a hard time, so I tried to put up with it.]

Even if she didn’t answer, the message continued.

[I really want to stop now.]

Yes, the interval between the ringing sounds was getting shorter and shorter.

Perhaps he is venting his long-held heart out.

[Really, I’m having a hard time, too.]

[At this rate, even If I marry you, there’s no point to it.]1

[I’m sorry .]

He immediately deleted the sentence about the marrying, maybe because he thought he made a mistake.

[!This message has been deleted.]

Of course, that didn’t mean the words would disappear from her mind.

It wasn’t exactly wrong.

And the cell phone rang again.

[Let’s break up.]1

She gazed at the words on the screen.

I don’t know, why did I think something so stupid at that moment ‘Maybe this will be deleted too.’

However, even after a certain period of time, the message was not deleted.

Even the LED lights were flashing as if he was waiting for her to check the message and confirm.

‘I’ll have to reply… right?’

I thought so, but the company phone suddenly rang. She looked alternately at the phone and her cell phone screen, but eventually reached her hand to receive the company’s call.

I hated myself for choosing to work even at this moment. I felt like a learned slave.

I picked up the handset after a brief confusion.

The moment the phone ringing in the office was too annoying, It suddenly stopped.

Her eyes twirled.

Without even knowing what had happened, her consciousness went into the darkness.

‘I have to reply.’

I thought about it for a while. But then that was the end.

***

After a brief silence, there was a bright light in front of me.

When the completely eroded sensation woke up, I somehow burst into tears.

Like a baby, with a loud voice. By feeling sad and unhappy.

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