"Can I...ask you a question master?" Min Jong shivered while asking.
"Go ahead." His master, Han Gyeol asked.
He was again standing on the edge of the railing of the hotel he was staying at in the broad daylight. The wind blew hard making his hair blow along with it. He was wearing a cream coloured sweater under which was a white shirt and he wore a chocolate coloured long coat paired with black jeans and black boots.
"Why are you so sure that the prince is hiding in that cafe?" He quickly completed his question.
"The prince?!" Han Gyeol yelled and jumped down from the railing.
He was now standing in front of Min Jong making him shudder even more. His pricing gaze can make anyone nervous and Min Jong was just a mere servant of him.
"Do you think he is a prince?!" He yelled again.
"Do you think that fugitive man can ever be a prince?!" He kept yelling.
He moved some steps further away from Min Jong showing him his back and said,
"He is an Idiot just like the former king."
Min Jong looked at him, he felt pity for his master. He has been serving him since the day he was taken out of the prison just because of the help of Han Gyeol. This big debt will take him this far, he had never thought this. He felt pity for Han Gyeol cause deep inside he knew that fighting against the prince for something he doesn't even remember I injustice. But he was also toothless, cause who had dared to speak against Han Gyeol who left all the seven gem realms in chaos.
"And about that cafe..." He turned around towards Min Jong.
"That day in the afternoon, I saw the official minister Yun entering that cafe."
"I suspect that that cafe has something to do with Kang Yu Jun cause Yun doesn't go anywhere casually."
"But last night..."
"Last night, I met someone. Someone who seemed quite interesting."
"W..ho?" Min Jong asked again.
"The girl working in that cafe...I guess she has something to do with our past. I wasn't able to see clearly but..."
"But?..." Min Jong took some steps further towards his master.
"No-nothing."
"Let's just go in my room I'm hungry." Han Gyeol said and headed towards the stairs.
***
Here since last night, Hyun Soo has been a bit unsettled. She wasn't even able to sleep properly after she got home. She wanted to go to the cafe as soon as possible as she had some questions for Do Yun. She left her home in a great hurry.
While Do Yun woke up only to greet a tremendous headache making his head blast.
"Ah!" He wailed holding his head with one hand while the other support him as he tried to sit upright.
"What is this?" He questioned himself as he saw himself dressed in yesterday's clothes and still wearing his shoes.
"What happened yesterday?"
His widened eyes looked extremely cute which were paired with uncombed messy black hair. He stood up and started to feel a bit dizzy. Somehow he made his way outside the cafe to head towards the sauna near the cafe.
Hyun Soo again reached the cafe a bit earlier than usual. She was welcomed by the cold and quiet atmosphere of the cafe.
She kept her fists near her mouth and blew it to out to keep them warm.
"Why are the heaters off?" She said as she kept her bag in the corner of the counter table.
"And where is Mr Do Yun?"
She looked around and spoke up again. She standing in front of the counter looking at the empty and quiet cafe.
"Are you perhaps looking for me?" A deep voice interrupted making Hyun Soo startle.
"Huh?" She said as she turned around to see Do Yun.
He was standing on the threshold of the storeroom of the cafe facing Hyun Soo. Today he was wearing a slate-coloured V-neck sweater shirt along with a charcoal coloured pant. His hair was well combed again but some loose strands laid on his forehead.
He looked at Hyun Soo who was wearing a red and white checkered dress paired up with a black overcoat along with high heel ankle boots. Her hair was down today, perfectly combed.
"Ah! Mr Do Yun, good morning." She said bowing down a bit.
"Did you....sleep well?" She asked further after standing up straight.
At this question of Hyun Soo, Do Yun's brows got knotted and he asked,
"Why do you ask?"
Her brows raised as she muttered,
"Ah! So, he doesn't remember anything from yesternight."
"Pardon?" Do Yun said.
"Hm? No, nothing. Just...no proper reason." She said and turned to the other side.
"Actually...I have a question that I want to ask. So can I...?" Hyun Soo said after a second looking in her front.
She turned around towards Do Yun when she got no response only to found no one standing there.
"Uh?" She exclaimed being surprised.
"What are you doing there all by yourself, help me in setting up the cafe." Do Yun said as he came out of his room.
Hyun Soo nodded and went to turn on the heaters of the cafe. After a while of working Do Yun realized that Sang Hyeon has still not come to the cafe.
"Did Sang Hyeon aunt told you anything that she is taking a leave?" He asked Hyun Soo.
"Nope, last day she went home on as usual time and told me to wait for yo-" She stopped in between making Do Yun suspect her.
"Why," He asked as he didn't understand her motive of ending her sentence halfway.
She quickly shook her head and said,
"No, she didn't inform me about her leave."
Do Yun nodded and took out his phone from his pocket. He had called Sang Hyeon and she informed him about her leave. As soon as he declined the call he saw his call history.
"What is this?" He mumbled.
He was surprised to see his call history which had dialled one number not once not twice but thrice.
"This one I remember but...when did I call her thrice?" He wondered being frustrated as that number was of Hyun Soo.
"Why in earth did I call her?" His mumbled again grinding his teeth.
"Ah wait!"
He said as he remembered something.
"My calls are recorded...."
***
"Call Evangeline, now!!" She ordered Mr Yun.
"Y-yes, madam." Mr Yun quickly picked up an ancient telephone and dialled a number on it.
That telephone may look like a normal one but it connected all the seven gem realms all together and every foreign affairs minister had on to keep contact with their realm.
It ringed thrice before Madam Evangeline picked it up.
"Hello," Evangeline spoke up.
"Give it to me." The woman sitting beside Mr Yun ordered him. He nodded and carefully and gently handed her the call.
"Hello? Mr Yun?" Evangeline continued speaking.
"Evangeline!" An audacious voice welcomed Evangeline which left her eyes wide open and mouth gaping.
There was a brief silence on the line when Evangeline said in a low voice,
"Yes, speaking who's this?" Evangeline asked.
"It has been a long time Evangeline, I was sure you won't recognize" She continued speaking.
Evangeline's eyes went wet when she finally recognized who she was...