Dining Room:)
"Ji-Hoon, you did a great job. I highly appreciate your hard work. Stay up with the same spirit," Seo-Jin applauded his son for impressively presenting his plan.
"Thank You, Papa," Ji-Hoon said while his eyes darted for somebody special.
"What happened? Eat your dinner," utterances of his father dropped in the living room.
"Yeah!"
I was making my way to the dining room after asking Tae-Hyun about the whole incident in the company but he sounded off for some reason as if he didn't desire to converse with me.
Back to few hours:)
"Hey?" I never wished to sicken his relaxation but I also wished to know about my brother's fallout.
"Hello, Jin-Ae?" his tone seemed like he was tired so I thought to chat with him the next morning but before I ask him to rest, he started to tell me about my brother.
"I know that he cares for Ari but whenever I mentioned her name he didn't felt jealous but annoyed by my speaking so I am not sure much about him, whether he was jealous or found me bothering," I listened to him with my full attention and understood what he was trying to convey.
"Alright, I got you and I appreciate your help. You can count on me when you need something." I said before I hung up.
"Why can't he understand and realise his feelings for her?" I mumbled and got upset for some reason but a disturbing thought crossed my mind.
"What if he isn't over Mi-Sun yet? It has been two years. I have to make everything clear in between them. I promised you, Ari."
Currently in the dining room,
"I'm so happy for you, brother," before I grab my seat, I hugged my brother and complimented him for the hard work that he put into this presentation.
"Thank you, now have your dinner," grabbing my seat, I looked up at my parents and pressed my lips to pass a smile to them as I was so happy for this project, they worked hard.
"Congratulations to both of you too," I mumbled to them and started with my dinner.
"Sure but how did you know that he agreed to work with us?" Mom asked, I knew that my day wouldn't last without her, raising a question.
"I believed in the hard work of my brother," I praised his work and glanced at him.
"Oh," her mouth got on with an "O" shape.
"Sorry but I passed over to inform you that Ari gonna stay with one of her friends tonight, as her friend came after ages from states," it was a part of my plan. I asked Ari to spend some time with her friend tonight and she agreed after me, requesting her thousands of times.
At my words, he released his breath and his face relaxed for a moment. Not foreseeing his words, I hesitated my motions at the same and stared at him with wide eyes.
"Why she is ignoring her work for that? Even today she took off from work when we had an important meeting. Foolhardy," I was beyond stunned by his utterances.
"Why are you talking like that about her? She just went out to meet her friend and what is wrong here?" I felt sad when I realised he didn't have feelings for her.
"Yes, she always made sure to work hard and stay longer just to help you. I noticed that you aren't taking care of her as a husband should," papa made a point in his words. Yes, he never showed concern for her even for once.
I doubted my brother's emotion for the first time in my whole life till now.
And for the rest of the time, everyone stayed silent and had dinner.
"Good night," the brother said and got on his way to the room.
"Why they are bearing like that? I was never attached by her from the start but when they mentioned my mistake over her, I felt sad," he repeated to himself always that he didn't like her but his mind force these thoughts due to which he couldn't listen to his heart.
She had none whoever oversaw for her for once so getting out of this relationship was the only aftermath she had but Jin-Ae interrupted her from doing that and gave an account of her to wait for a little.
"Papa?" I asked my father to stop in midway to his room and asked him to walk with me for some time in the backyard of the house.
"What happened?"
"I don't know whether I should tell you about this but I hope your help with something?"
"Go ahead," he said but still for some reason, I was scared to ask for his help because I never pleaded with him something that serious as it was going to be now.
"Ari loves brother but I heard that she gonna part her way soon, somehow I convinced her not to commit any step that she would admit guilt in future and asked for some time, and I don't know how to keep my promise. So, I hope you understood me?"
"Don't worry, I got you. Relax," he said in the most positive light and passed a smile onto my way.
"Thank you, Papa," I felt optimistic by his phrase and wished him good night.
"I guess papa would help me to make him realise his feelings," I laid down after stretching out up with my room.
Next Sunrise:)
"Good Morning, everybody," Ji-Hoon whispered after coming out of his room.
"Good morning," Jee-Ho muttered back to him and served him his breakfast.
But as papa promised, he started to help Jin-Ae in realising, his feelings.
"Ji-Hoon, I will manage the work in the company so I want you to come up there with Ari," he completed his phrase and grabbed a seat at the dining table for his breakfast.
"But I have important work before. I can pick her up way back home," he again tried to stay away from fulfilling his responsibility towards Ari.
"I said I will handle everything. You do as said," papa directed him straight and not to come up with excuses.
"I got it." With that, he got up without finishing his breakfast with an irritated look over his face.
"Ji-Hoon? Your breakfast?"
"I lost my appetite, thank you," he again let out in an annoyed tone.
There was Jin-Ae, standing on the stairs, noticing his behaviour towards Ari, then she decided not to do anything more when he didn't feel for her anything.
"I didn't expect that you would hate her this much even when she isn't at fault," Jin-Ae whispered before coming up in the sight of everyone.
"I am going out for today to meet Eric for some work," she gave a reason to go out to her parents because they would create fake scenarios in their heads about her. And had her breakfast.
Ji-Hoon drove to her friend's house and blown a horn to grab their attention.
"Who is here early in the morning?" a friend of Ari uttered and moved out to see the person.
Unlocking the front door, she realised that Ari's husband car, standing out.
"Ari, your husband is here to pick you up."
"What? I guess you are dreaming early in the morning, how can he come here to pick me up?" Ari said while grabbing her purse, ready to leave her residence.
"Look yourself if I'm not wrong," she said and asked her to look outside.
Ari was surprised to see his presence there, not a word uttered from her mouth but the sound of the horn was heard as he was asking her to come fast.
"Go otherwise God knows what gonna happen?" her friend said and hugged her for the last time.
"I gonna miss you. See you next time. Bye," Ari patted her back and made her way ahead in the direction of his car.
"Bye."
Opening the door, she climbed inside the car and buckled the seatbelt for safety.
"Don't think I came here by my wish but papa asked me so don't think much about it," he whispered after driving for some time and listening to this Ari asked him to stop.
"Stop here,"
"Why?"
"I asked you to stop not to ask me the reason," Ari uttered in a cold tone and Ji-Hoon stopped in the middle of the drive.
"Unbuckling the seat belt she moved out of the car.
"Where are you going?"
"I know how to take a cab to my house. I do not need your help. You can go," the anger she held for few days was shown in her reply.
"Stop?" he asked her but before that, she moved to the other side.
"Why is so stubborn nowadays? Can't she see that I came here to pick her? If I didn't wish I would have denied to papa?" he spoke and did the same, got off the car.
Running fast to catch her, he reached to her and not letting out any further word, he held her in a bridal style and stepped towards his car.
"What are you doing? Put me down. People are watching us, it's embarrassing," she tried to get off his arms but being a strong man, he held her tightly in his arms.
"That's your fault. Don't act stubborn and don't speak much I have my ways to shut your mouth," amazed by his words, Ari instantly covered her lips with her hand.
His heart smiled for the first time, catching her in that motion.
"Good," he said and laughed inside for no reason.
And after that, she didn't wish or utter any word out of her mouth till she reached the company.
Hurriedly, she ran out of the car and disappeared when got inside the company.
"So easy. I would try the same trick whenever she speaks so much or denies my saying," he let out a chuckle before going to the parking slot.
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I was busy driving when I heard a notification sound, I did not bother to open up the text as I was busy with my drive.
But not after too long, I got a call from Min so I had to pick it up.
Putting it on speaker I asked her about the call.
"Hey, Jin-Ae, please help with that photo. I can't believe it happened?"
"What happened?"
"See what I have spent you first?"
"But I am driving?"
"Stop it and see. I'm sure you will so shock to notice that what I just encountered a few minutes ago."
"Wait, lemme see,"
A parked car to the side of the highway and grabbed my phone from the passenger seat.
My soul left my body when I saw that photo which she just sent me.
"Are you serious? Min?"
"Yes, I have also had the same question when I saw your brother holding Ari in his arms in the middle of the road. Oh My God, I didn't see them like this in front of the public," Min just described to me the scene she faced before.
"I can't believe this. This cold person did this. Oh my God, Ari would be on cloud nine after his actions," I uttered but my eyes didn't move an inch from that photo, they seemed so like a romantic couple, him staring at her with that look.
"Thank you so much, Min, for this otherwise I lost my hopes that they would ever come close to each other. I'm so happy."
"Yes, this is just starting I promise soon they would confess their feelings to each other."
"I hope for the same. Alright, I am driving to Eric's apartment, you also make it fast. Bye."
"Bye."
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