Maybe he is pitiful but he know she isn't interested in him and he still push it also didn't transmit any message and try to control her life. He is pitiful but an asshole and on the road to be like his mother.
Exactly!! Even when he was young he knew this girl didn't want to be his friend (literally why he even liked her in the first place) but he used his position to almost taunt her and make himself look good as a potential boyfriend
OKAY PEOPLE I TAKE IT BACK A BIT HE'S ACTUALLY JUST LIKE HIS MOM (๑•ㅂ•)و LET HIM SUFFER ㅠㅠ
He's like the most pitiful character here and it's all because of his mother.
Think about it, no one is really against ML and FL's relationship (except the dangerous environment of ML's work). In fact, if seunghwon's mom finds out abt ML, i bet she'd be happier cause she can confirm that FL really isn't interested in her son.
So seunghwon is really the only person here who will suffer.
AND THIS SET UP FOR SEUNGHWON IS JUST SO INSANE! THE SECRETARY IS SO CRAZY FOR THIS, I'D TURN MANIC.