Life is Easier If You're Handsome novel Chapter 145

Time rewinds slightly—back to when Evelyn’s manager raised the partition.

“Are you out of your mind?! What were you thinking? And why?!”

Her manager was completely rattled by Evelyn’s behavior.

“What did I do?”

“You don’t just give out your private number! You’ve never done that before!”

Evelyn’s phone number was practically legendary on Broadway.

Even close friends were stuck with her business contact—

Only a tiny handful knew her real number.

And now she wanted to hand it to someone she’d just met?

“Do you think this is some teen drama? Why are you acting like this? Are you seriously... in love?!”

The manager was panicking.

“This isn’t normal, Evelyn! You know that, right?!”

Four years together as her manager—

And this was the first time Evelyn had ever acted like this.

And Evelyn—

“I know. Keep your voice down—they’ll hear you.”

—was just as unsettled.

‘Have I always been this shallow about looks?’

Sure, Kim Donghu’s face was ridiculous—

He looked like a prince straight out of a fairytale.

But it wasn’t just that.

“I’m confused too, okay? Just calm down for a second.”

“Confused about what? Why?”

“That’s what I’m trying to figure out—”

Was it the fact that he treated her so casually?

Was it because he wasn’t fawning over her like everyone else?

‘No.’

Evelyn shook her head.

If that were it, she would’ve fallen for someone ages ago.

She’d faced more flattery and attention than she could count—

And not once had it stirred her.

No compliments, no “strategies,” no flirting—

‘None of it ever worked on me.’

So it wasn’t about his actions.

It was him.

‘Wait—did I really just fall at first sight? Over his face?’

Did the most sought-after girl on Broadway really just lose her composure

Because a good-looking guy ignored her?

‘That’s pathetic.’

It was something that had never happened in her life.

And she was desperately trying to deny it.

That’s why she’d joked about a “midnight rendezvous”—

To cover her slip-up.

But then—

“Evelyn, do you like me? Enough to marry me? After meeting me today?”

Kim Donghu’s teasing words completely disarmed her.

‘Evelyn, get a grip. You’re Broadway’s next diva!’

No matter how much she scolded herself,

Her body refused to listen.

Her cheeks burned.

Her heart pounded.

“I-I mean... it’s just a joke! Obviously! Just playing around!”

It took her 30 seconds to stammer out a reply.

And during those 30 seconds—

‘...I want to kiss him.’

Evelyn, who had always scoffed at friends gushing about kissing,

Who had never even tried it,

Who swore she’d never be distracted by romance—

‘No, no. Evelyn, get it together. You’re not like this!’

She barely managed to hold herself back.

Swish.

Evelyn leaned away,

Trying to retreat.

“Haha, I can see why you’re such a great actress. That flustered act? You had me fooled.”

Kim Donghu’s playful words hit her ears.

And Evelyn, still blushing, half-lowered the partition again—

Peek.

Peeking out like a child spying through a window.

“Of course I’m good—I act for a living. But you’re an actor too, right?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“We should act together someday. Or maybe sing?”

“I’d be honored. If Broadway’s rising diva is offering, how could I refuse?”

“W-Who said that?!”

“Your manager did. She said you’re destined to be a queen.”

“Ahhhh!”

Evelyn slammed the partition shut.

‘Damn it, manager!’

Why did she have to say that?!

Sure, people had called her “the next queen” before—

But not in front of Kim Donghu!

‘Of all the times to brag about me!’

She fumed, then—

Peek.

Lowered the partition again.

“So... the Olympics? That’s real?”

“Yeah.”

“I see...”

‘No wonder his body’s so incredible.’

‘Can I touch his muscles? Would that be weird?’

Two sentences sat on the tip of her tongue—

But she swallowed them.

Instead—

“Evelyn.”

“Y-Yes?!”

“Do you like movies? Want to watch one? We can sleep if we get tired.”

Kim Donghu smoothly shifted the conversation.

It was a polite way of winding things down.

They’d already talked for nearly an hour—

It was time to rest.

‘This should wrap it up.’

But—

“S-Sure.”

Evelyn agreed immediately—

Click.