Juni was in his office all day officially parking his documents up into a single box when Mark came in for the upteenth time
"You are really going to just go?" Mark asked
Juni smiled " I guess so"
The silence was deafening until Mark broke it again
" You really still won't let me help you ?"
Juni sighed and replied " I have to do this on my own, you wouldn't understand how I'm arranging the documents"
" You could teach me you know.you have always taught me"Mark said adjusted his recommended glasses before stepping in front of his boss
"Beyonce..." Juni tried to say
Mark voice broke down "I just feel so helpless and useless "he finally admitted
After a few minutes passes,Juni called our
" I guess I could teach you a few tricks on how I do this, Come here"
The editor and his ever loyal secretary spent the rest of the day doing just that.
As Juni drove home that night, he sighed , it wasn't that he wasn't bothered by the fact that he was laid up but he showed it, how would the people that cares about him take him
No , it just didn't seem right for him to put that burden on them. He thought to himself as his mind drifted to just how wrong he went with Angela Mandela. He quickly shook himself of the thoughts
"I can't keep looking backwards,I need to look forward"he thought and stepped on the accelerator not knowing just how well the past was catching up with him until he got home.
Juni parked his sleek car into the driveway and noticed that just like the previous night,the light was on in the sitting room,he hoped this night was not about to be a repeat of the second night as he alighted from the car.
Taking his briefcase and a box full of documents,he proceeded to go in but took a deep breath,let it out just as he opened the front door which led into the sitting room.
And just like yesterday,there was Carmen Cartel standing with her arms folded around her,Juni sighed dropping the box and briefcase on a chair before saying
"Hey there,Babe"
And that was it
"Don't freaking fucking babe me,Juni"she yelled seeming quite upset
"Now,I really don't know if I can trust you ,Juni" She added sitting down on the arm of the chair breathing steadily
Juni frowned as he took off his coat jacket "Why's that ,Carmen?" He asked confused,stating her name for the first time in months.
" Family night?!" She asked looking up at him
"Yeah,what about it? You already knew why we couldn't have it this last Friday,Derek was already asleep and you home late"Juni replied trying to make sense of the situation
Carmen stood up laughing mockingly before she replied "I understand why you had to go has dinner on her house to sign the contract on Friday but how could you be at a woman's house alone at 10pm on a Friday night much less when you were supposed to be home with your family for a tradition?"she yelled
Juni stood there, speechless mentally hitting his head for not thinking forward, ofcourse she(Angela Mandela) would mention that in the case if she truly intended to put him in the wrong fast and what's more and worse,he had lied to Carmen about it saying he was at work,there was no way she could really believe him now.he thought
Carmen continued looking at her now speechless husband, demonstrating frantically,she added "I asked you ,Juni.I fucking asked you!I asked you where you were that night and why the hell you would miss family night, Derek fell asleep disappointed,I asked you for him and you know what your answer was ,'I was at work, babe'.that was your fucking stupid answer,I don't know if that's the first lie you gave told me recently but I didn't believe you as I had previously call Mark when I didn't see you who told me you had left the office a while ago,I couldn't believe you lied to me but I wanted to freaking trust hoped it was for a good reason Juni but this,this doesn't feel like it,it doesn't feel like a good reason at all"She finally concluded but by now,she was in tears
Juni hit himself again mentally,he didn't like to see her cry,what's more?he never wants to be the reason for any of her tears,but here tht were as she sobbed,he tried to move close to her and pull her in but for Carmen moved away, looking up into his eyes
"Why couldn't you just tell me?why would you hide that from me?Did something happen that night?"Carmen asked
Juni tried to explain his way out "No,no,no.Babe,I promise,I didn't go there on unprofessional status neither did I act that..-"he was trying to say then stopped hitting his head remembering how friendly they got that night,had Angela been planning this since then?he thought
"Just listen to me babe,I meant to tell you but you could get so jealous so I couldn't,the time was right"
He added rubbing his forehead
" The time is never right, Juni! "She yelled at him before continuing in a calm voice , moving closer threateningly
"Do you know how stupid I looked when I asked my partner to look for a way to help defend you , he refused but then, I was begging so hard and desperate that he had to show me the full case that you had too much evidence against you? He looked at me with pity in his eyes, Juni! God, My dad will be so happy to see this scene, hoping I'm regretting the decision to marry you"Carmen said , heaving out if breaths as she pulled her hair back and sat down on the arm of the chair
Juni went silent and after some minutes, he asked slowly
"Do you regret it?"
She looked up at him and smiled bitterly
"I don't know the answer to anything, any more , Juni" she replied and slowly stood up, making her way up the stairs to their room.
Juni finally sat down on the chair and ruffled his hair as he let out another troubled sigh
His world was crumbling and he could do nothing about it.
"What did I do to deserve this?!"
"All I did was be a human and help you out,what the hell did I do wrong that you are just aiming to destroy my whole life"
These words were texts that Juni sent to Angela Mandela that night, putting his phone down on sitting room table and went into the kitchen to brew himself coffee ,he had heard Carmen still sobbing before and was trying to go up the stairs to comfort her but then stopped midway knowing she needed the time and space,minutes later, everything fell quiet and he safely assumed she had fallen asleep.he had sighed and hoped she wasn't spending her night building up walls around her.
Now he seemed too toxic.
Taking his seat on the couch ,still in socks with her shirt unbuttoned,Juni put on the tv for the second time that month.
Meanwhile back in the penthouse, Angela was face timing her two friends telling them about the messages she received again
"I told you to block him" Annie stated plainly
"Annie...!" Mikasa whined out
"What? He's restricted from her physically why not electronically too? "Annie asked
" That's not even a thing"Mikasa said palming her face while shaking her head
"I just think that will be too, extreme . I feel guilty enough" Angela replied
" Well do you want to spend everyday of your life being haunted by words and letters? "Annie asked
" Now , you are just being ridiculous"Mikasa answered while Angela kept silent
"But,that's kinda still too extreme, don't you think,Mikasa?"Angela asked inquiring from.fhe youngest of the group
"Well,I'm not the boss here,My roommate is but yeah,that's pretty extreme"Mikasa answered shrugging through the screen as she helped Annie tuck a hair in front of her head to the back
"Thanks Miks" Annie answered smiling at Mikasa and using the nickname only she could call the young Mikasa before turning her head back to the screen and added
"Mikasa is too young to know how things like this work ,you know and I'm basically the oldest here"
Mikasa sighed " I'm only just a year younger while you are only a year old older than Angela okay?"
Ignoring, Mikasa's statement, Annie asked
"So what's up next?"
"I don't know if I should tell Stephen about the texts, If I do, he will probably report them "
Angela stated.
" Wow, my man Stephen. A man after my own heart, I would love to have him if he wasn't pinning hard after you"Annie replied
While Mikasa just shook her head and left the screen
"What do you mean, Annie" Angela asked confused
"Are you so blind that you can't see how much he likes you? "Annie asked
Angela didn't say another word after that.