The noisy alarm ringtone spoiled Ah-Yeong's sleep and she woke up scrunching her face. When she looked at the familiar surrounding, she instantly sat upright on the bed and looked around.
"..."
As she tried to recollect, her head throbbed badly and she rubbed her forehead.
"How did I reach here?" All she could remember was that she had stopped for a drink and had drunk four bottles. She talked with the owner and fall asleep. So, who was the one who brought her back home?
Ah-Yeong who was lost in her thoughts was snapped back into reality when she heard the door open.
"You are awake?" Sang Hoon entered the room holding a bowl of porridge in his hand.
"I bought porridge for you." He placed the bowl on the bedside table and stood beside her.
"How did I come here?" Ah-Yeong looked at Sang Hoon with a confused look on her face.
"I bought you back." Sang Hoon nonchalantly replied and sat on the bed.
"But weren't you out of the city?" Seeing Sang Hoon in front of her, Ah-Yeong was puzzled. Right now, she didn't want to see Sang Hoon, the person whom she wanted to see now was, Dae-Hyun. Besides, Sang Hoon had told that he would be back within two weeks but it hadn't been two weeks...
Or had it been two weeks???
She sighed as she realized that it had already been more than two weeks since she had stayed with Dae-Hyun. Ahh!!! Time had gone fast.
"Yes, I arrived yesterday night when I got a call from you. I picked up and the owner gave me your address." Sang Hoon was a little bit depressed to hear her question. He had thought that she would be happy to see him but he hadn't thought that he would see her in this condition.
Ah-Yeong mouthed an 'Oh'. This was the first time since Sang Hoon had sat inside her room.
"I will go now. Have the porridge." Sang Hoon stood up and left the room after handing her the bowl.
Closing the door behind him, he walked into his room and recollected the words which the owner told him yesterday.
*FLASHBACK*
Sang Hoon had just left the airport and was driving back home when his phone rang. Seeing the caller Id, he was very surprised and amused at the same time to receive a call from Ah-Yeong.
He instantly picked up the call and answered "You remembered that I would be arriving today?"
"Hello? Are you a relative of Miss Ah-Yeong?"
Hearing a lady's voice, Sang Hoon became worried and asked "Who's this?"
When Sang Hoon was told about everything, he quickly drove to the given location. Upon reaching, he met the lady who called him and saw Ah-Yeong sleeping on the table.
"Miss Ah-Yeong seems to be broken that you didn't stop her. Don't break her heart. She is a very kind hearted woman." The lady owner advised and walked towards Ah-Yeong. Hearing her words, Sang Hoon was confused. He had a questioning look on his face nevertheless, he shrugged it off and walked towards her.
This was his first time ever to hold Ah-Yeong in his arms, in a princess style. He didn't know that Ah-Yeong was this light. She was light as a feather. Her flushed face looked very attractive and his eyes fell on her wet parted lips.
He shook his head to remove the dirty thoughts coming in his mind and made her sit inside the car properly. Fastening her seatbelt, he sat on his seat and started the engine. As he looked at her to make sure she was properly seated; he saw a red mark on her neck. And then the lady's words rang in his mind.
That's when he realized that Ah-Yeong was drinking because that person hadn't come. Considering how she had love bites on her neck, Sang Hoon assumed that the person whom Ah-yeong was talking about was a man.
Witnessing the love bite on her neck, he felt jealous and angry at the same time.
Jealous because he could never do such a thing to her and someone had already given her a love bite. Angry because the woman whom he was loving and trusting was with a man. He could make it out from this condition of hers. He wasn't that dumb...
But before taking any further step, he wanted to hear everything from her mouth. He wanted her to tell everything and if the guy was right for her... he was...
"No!" He shook his head to stop his thoughts from going further away in a negative way.
He looked at her once again and his eyes again fell on the love bite. Hatred and jealousy took over him and he leaned over to kiss her on her lips.
Whoever had touched her, he promised to replace those touches with his own.
As Sang Hoon felt the alcoholic taste emanating from her lips, he sucked her lower lip and bit it. He was no longer afraid of hurting her.
"I won't let you go! NEVER!"
*FLASHBACK ENDS*
Recollecting all that, Sang Hoon quickly walked back to Ah-Yeong's room. As he kept the hand on the door knob and began to twist it, he again shook his head.
'If I have to make her mine, then I shouldn't be harsh.' He thought and knocked on the door.
Ah-Yeong who was looking at her phone heard the knock and she told to come in.
"You didn't eat yet?" Sang Hoon asked when he saw the bowl of porridge kept untouched.
"I was just going to eat." Ah-Yeong murmured and looked at the list of calls from her mother. The reason why she wasn't picking her mother's call was because she knew that her mother would say the same thing again...
But she had fixed her mind. If she was going to leave someone; then she was going to leave Jung Sang Hoon not Kang Dae-Hyun.
"Let me feed you."
"Huh?"
Before Ah-Yeong could say more, she saw a spoonful of porridge in front of her mouth.
"Have it."
She heard Sang Hoon's gentle voice and she opened her mouth to eat. After having two spoons, she stopped him.
"I will have it now. Thank you!"
Handing over the bowl to her, Sang Hoon sat before her to witness her eat. As he saw her eating, his eyes fell on her left hand which was holding the bowl. Then he looked down at his own left hand and noticed the silver ring around his ring finger.
He was wearing it but seeing her ring finger empty again he couldn't help but ask "Where is your wedding ring?"
"Oh! That?" Ah-Yeong asked while trying to fold her left hand in a fist.
"I forgot to wear it back after taking a bath." She lied again.
"Again?"
"Well, yes." Ah-Yeong replied.
Ever since, Dae-Hyun told her to remove the ring, she had kept that ring in her bag... She never touched it even after her eyes fell on the beautiful silver color. After hearing her answer, Sang Hoon stepped down of the bed and moved closer towards Ah-Yeong. Patting her head lightly, he kissed her forehead.
"Take care of yourself!" He said and walked out of the room.
Ah-Yeong took a deep sigh of relief and touched the space where Sang Hoon had kissed. She soon shrugged off her shoulders and took her phone in her hand.
"Why didn't you call me until now?" She asked while looking at Dae-Hyun's number.
*RING-RING* *RING-RING*
A smile came on Ah-Yeong's face as she saw the Caller Id. She immediately picked up the call and answered with a pout "You remembered about me now?"
On the other hand, Dae-Hyun replied with an irritated look on his face "I thought you were sleeping." He tried to speak as gently as ever. He was irritated. It was all due to her that Dae-Hyun had angered Eun Jin.
"I didn't sleep properly because of you..."
Dae-Hyun ran his hand through his hair and took a deep sigh. Now that he was this close, he couldn't step back or show his true self. He could only do so when he had hurt her enough. He thought about it and talked with her.
As Ah-Yeong was talking excitedly with Dae-Hyun, Sang Hoon was hurt by her. He had actually come again to check up on her but her words were so loud that he could hear while standing outside of her room.
A pain began to start inside him and he let go of the door knob which he had rested his hand upon.
"I didn't know you would do something like this." He murmured and went back to his room.
Sang Hoon couldn't believe that Ah-Yeong would be like someone who would be in an affair with someone else. Whenever she used to look at him, he thought that she also had same feelings as him...
But it was all just delusional!!!