At Atria Biotech Lab, results are everything. Minji has built her place inside a system that doesn't tolerate mistakes-where pressure is constant, and questioning the rules isn't part of the job. But when an external audit is announced, everything shifts. The arrival of a young inspector disrupts the fragile balance Minji has fought to maintain, her presence lingering like a quiet threat-watching, questioning, getting too close. As tensions rise and collaboration becomes unavoidable, Minji is forced to confront something she's spent years avoiding: What if the problem isn't failure... -but something buried inside the system she refuses to question? _______________ All rights reserved © This story was NOT written with AI, but translated with its help. Everything else comes from my overly imaginative-and emotionally intense-brain. ⚠️

It's been almost three years since Minji left. Almost three years since everything changed. Now in New York, Minji has found herself again on basketball court, becoming not only a stronger player but also a steadier, kinder version of the person she once struggled to be. Maybe NYU was a right choice. Meanwhile in Seoul, Hanni pours her heart into her music degree, following her dreams alongside the friends who stayed by her side when everything seemed to fall apart. They live in different worlds now, building new routines, finding new people to laugh with, and carving futures they once only imagined. Yet, no matter the distance, no matter the silence, they carry each other quietly. Because even through pain, heartbreak, and time, some bonds never unravel completely. They always knew they would care for one another. The question is-can they ever forget what it felt like to be each other's everything? BOOK 2 OF "DOES LOVE FEEL LIKE THIS" Hope you like it:)