After one month:)
"Hello, Mr Sung, I didn't anticipate you would be this great in today's meeting, I must appreciate your hard work," I was gathering all the compliments, every new day from my colleagues, "I appreciate your compliment Mrs."
Her name is Casie, who helped me through the tough time in the starting days, and she is the reason why I was being able to put in my hard work into litigations, though it felt like I would never have the same time as I lived back in Korea. However, I remained focused on what for I landed here in a new environment which was beyond the thinking of any Korean,
With the help of an old friend(Justin) it became easy to pass into the business world, for the first time everything here sounded so different from what I taught to University students,
"Hey buddy," my thoughts were roaming around the world which was kinda difficult to live in. When his voice echoed in the space where I was conserving with Casie, in the cafeteria, swirling gazes towards him, waving at him and signalling to join us. "I have good news for you!" his tone hit different felt like happy however I couldn't get my hopes high so before doing that I asked," What?" at this time Casie excused our conservation and went away from our sight while he grabbed the seat beside me, putting the hands over shoulders, his face was few inches away from me, I pushed him a little far by squeezing elbow in stomach, he hissed in pain but laughter afterwards.
"What is it?" I asked while sipping my drinks, watching the sight of people, running to catch their life through the window, there wasn't a day when I didn't roam my mind back to her, she might be cursing me when she would come to know that I left, and a weak smile crept over my lips, "Mr she isn't here so better get back to words," he knew about Jin-Ae, as I explained him the whole happening, and the best part was he understood my emotions. Just in a nanosecond expression took a change from happy to annoyed, "Hmm?" I hummed in response to let him continue the conservation.
"I will tell on one condition," that's all I was done with him, so I stood up from there because I knew what was his condition, "Aish this boy, alright there would be meeting in the coming week," finally my actions turned him to utter, I smiled and backed to seating.
"That's usual I guess," I just shrugged towards him, thinking it was that there would be a meeting, and that didn't take me away from glancing outside, "It's for the new CEO Mr and it gonna be you, I heard Hardin, conserving about you with Casie, " I coughed up the coffee, spat coffee on the table, "What are you saying?" of course it was off the table because it wasn't possible in this short period. Eyes were stilled on him, giving him an are-you-kidding-me look, but all his expressions were normal as if he wasn't surprised or might be shocked when this news dropped in his ears.
"Justin?" I mumbled his name, trying to catch his attention back on me, "Hey my bro, chill I knew that it gonna be soon," again those cool-looking expressions showed on his face, and there was me, shocked, surprised, happy and what not however still the shocking one grabbed over all others emotions.
"Aren't you happy? This is finally happening, everything will be like as you wanted, you will win her," Justin cheered for this moment by giving me hard time processing his slap on the shoulder, my curved up from one corner as I felt a sudden pain. I nodded but my expression said otherwise.
"Don't be like that and let's go for clubbing tonight," I raised my eyebrows at his nonsense, he always needed a reason to go to a club, surrounding himself with girls, yeah he was kinda like this but when it comes to his friends, his breaths didn't hitch for once before putting his life in danger.
"N-o-o-o," I denied his request while putting more pressure at the end. Again melting me with his doe eyes, like little like a stubborn kid, I yanked his hands and walked away. But stopped at the entrance of the cafe, glancing at his upsetting figure, I chuckled lightly and shouted in his direction, "TONIGHT 10 PM," as soon as it reached his sense, his figure was no longer like a sad one but jumping like a kid who seemed happy as if got a new toy.
"I LOVE YOU," I laughed at him and moved towards my car.
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"Jin-Ae, that's enough, your stomach will ache after," Ari laughed at me, that was sure that when she made dinner, I gonna eat it all, oh my God, her cooking skills needed praise. And I sighed after spooning the last spoon of food.
"This was amazing, I hope aunt stays off for more days so that I can have this delicious food every day," that's how I appreciated her, while my brother looked at me with a wide smile.
"I am sleepy, good night all," I started heading towards the room. Twisting the doorknob, I left a long sigh, fell on the bed on the back, glanced at the ceiling while my lips threw a dead smile at my fate.
"How great of me, that I changed my whole family," my dad on a business trip almost every month, in addition, my mom became an alcoholic woman, all night drinking at the club, no one knew her arrival and exit from the house, every day became a curse for me, her mental abuse wasn't on the good side either, when Tae-Hyun denied for the wedding, from that particular day, my whole life changed, I didn't have a purpose to live, or I got to know about Sung-Ho, bearing every day like I was waiting for death.
Only Tae knew about him, I did my best to convince him for telling me about his existence, however, he ignored this question of me like he was not aware of anything more after their meeting.
But even in this hard time, I was happy for at least one thing that brother and Ari were getting close, they more behaved like a couple nowadays.
I exasperated sigh I had released most of the tension, but various emotions flashed through my eyes, but the pain and struggle of losing him were dominating for me. That's when I tear escaped from the corner of my eyes. With trembling hands, I wiped it off and pulled the blankets over my figure.
"I love you," this phrase became usual to me, mumbling before drifting off to sleep every night.
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"Hello wife, your husband wants attention," Ji-Hoon pouted when Ari was busy doing the dishes and sat down on the counter beside her. "I am doing work, go and sleep," she said, eyes focused on her doings.
With babyface, he stood behind her, and soon she felt his chest which tossed butterflies in her stomach.
But she stopped her actions when his hand encircled around her waist, his chin on her shoulder. Her breath got uneven and he laughed at her state.
"What happened? Do your work, I'm just trying to feel you against me, do it," he teased her, even though he knew that she wouldn't be able to however he still bothered to continue.
She nodded and did the dishes quickly, and slapped on his hands, instructing him to back off.
"Ouch," and he did but didn't leave his spot, she chuckled loudly and moved towards the refrigerator to put on the leftover for mom.
It was still going to be 10 pm but her presence was nowhere to be seen.
"Let's sleep come," she mumbled while heading towards the stairs. He followed her like a puppet.
She was done with her night routine and jumped on the bed, "Slowly, " he whispered, and now it was him who got busy with his business work on a laptop.
She sighed and spoke, "Now you don't want the attention of your wife, she is available now," she said while resting her head on the headboard, her eyes were roaming around the room when his hot figure got her attention.
She smirked.
She slowly moved towards him, and gradually took his laptop away from him, he noticed it but let her do that.
His smiling encouraged her to put on the table on a side table.
"Oh I see, now my wifey wants my attention, " he said, and pulled her by the stomach, now she was on his lap.
"It's not me but you," said her while caressing his hair. "Ohhh! then are you up for?" he asked putting the hair strand behind her ears and cupping her face, "Ummm... Let's sleep," she laughed and moved to her side, pulling the blanket as her back was facing him, he laughed too and hugged her from behind. "Good Night," he whispered and left a peck on her forehead.
"Good night."