~Sung-Ho's POV~
"Sung-Ho, where are you going?" Justin spoke once made it from the bathroom, done with the shower, I swivelled to match connection with his sights.
"Just walk," I said, shrugging the shoulder. Thinking that wasn't any necessity to enquire such thing.
For some reason, I preferred some time alone, just me being with loneliness but having a friend like him, didn't make any of these happening possible, as he came up with such an irritating response.
"Alright, wait I will join you," he said while buttoning his shirt, and wearing sweatpants beneath.
Giving up to oppose him, I just poured some water for myself and gulped it down and there on for after two minutes, he appeared.
"Let's go!" he whispered.
And without hesitation, I put on the shoes and walked out of the house.
"So, you are going to Korea next week," he inquired about the conservation I had with mom just hours heretofore. Her tone wasn't satisfying so I thought to give her a visit.
I simply nodded.
"What if you see Jin-Ae there?" his nonsense come up wasn't helping me not to piss off however, he made up the correct situation, it might appear once I reach there but there were miles of distance between my house and hers, so it wouldn't be possible.
"No, we live far from each other, so she won't, don't worry," I said and walked down the streets, cold wind hitting the skin and euphoric emotions felt inside.
"Oh! that's great!"
And then approximately for the next half an hour, we decided to continue with the walk.
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~Jin-Ae's POV~
First of all, the thought of being the centre of the party ran down shivers down the spine, and secondly, the decoration was much of my taste. So nothing could ever make me happy seeing my loved ones arranging this for me secretly.
"Did you like it?" Brother asked me, approaching the space.
Sure of one thing that the wrath I held on from the morning, was now all vanished, watching him with such a pleasant surprise.
"Loved it!" I muttered and lessened in his arms. Embracing the moments lovingly.
"Happy Birthday Angel!" There comes Dad while holding onto something in hand.
I laughed watching him coming in my direction, pretending to portray cutely. Once he made it to me, I hugged him too tightly, resting the head over his chest.
"Thank you!" I whispered.
"Here you go!' he let out and forwarded the keys of some automobile, which wrinkled my face, joining eyebrows together I looked at him.
"What?"
"Your gift!" he muttered and then my mouth went "o" realising the fact that he gifted me a car. For a moment, I glanced at him lovingly and then thanked him wholeheartedly.
And after that, all the friends gave their gifts and were blessed to have beautiful days shortly. Everything was so perfect, however, my thinking always roamed with his thoughts.
Wanting to see him, my heart skipped the beat when watched couples being so loving towards each other in front of the sight.
With the passing of some minutes, I cut the cake in addition, all the guests then were served dinner. While I made some time for some alone time, at the backyards.
Continuing with the space, I hesitated and seated at the seat, watching the waves of the seashore making the cold winds, hitting me lovingly. Smiling while running the thought in the past when we experienced the kiss in a similar environment.
Closing my sight, I got fallen in the moment, that no arrivals could unnerve me presently.
Some minutes passed, and then I heard someone's voice, talking with somebody, I opened my sockets and peeped at the person whose utterances disturbed my peace.
I looked beside me, and then there was standing my brother, energetic on the phone.
I smiled and got up from the seat, moving in his direction, but soon my steps froze on the spot when some familiar figure approached him, I stretched out my face, trying to sense her presence near my brother.
Not pulling any efforts to put some distance between them, I tried to look after her actions.
"Ji-Hoon?" she politely called him while putting a hand over his shoulder to pull kinda affection in her talks.
She knew he was married, and up to where I could name sense she would also know that he didn't love her anymore but she never got over him, for some reason that only she knew.
"What?" Brother asked once capturing her sight, I grinned when he backed off from the spot to one step.
"Do you love your wife?" finally she dared to ask something that I was eagerly waiting for, but I didn't wish her to be the one to raise such kind of question. Not minding the person I paused for his answer. So ignored her.
For some minutes, he stayed silent, however, his sights never lost the connection with her which for some unknown reason bothered me a lot. I wanted to step into the situation but also wanted to eavesdrop on their conservation, so determined to be withheld at the same place.
"What if I say yes? I do love her now," his response soon glittered my mood, watching Mi-Sun getting frozen was hurting too but the situation she was in, had no help for her. For sure she had overlooked the reality that now her brother had no affection for her so she should better give up rather than choose to get hurt every time.
I smiled knowing that now she wouldn't give rise to any hope that would misunderstand the feeling of them.
I watched my brother wanting to walk away but she held his wrist, confronting him again with the same look on her face.
"What? I hope I made it clear that I don't love you anymore!" again for her sake or for saving the relationship of husband-wife, he made himself clear with the feelings.
"But I still love you, why can't you see!" her saying showed sadness in tone, but I was of no use, I guess the more she would force the circumstances, the more she had to face the reality and eventually end up getting hurt.
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~Ari's POV~
I was wandering around the place to catch up with Jin-Ae, as I couldn't even wish her considering the work to look after, I asked Tae-Hyun if he had any idea about her, then he instructed me to follow the direction to the seashore, thinking how beautiful she looked tonight, such an Angel.
I even couldn't compliment such a princess tonight, which was bothering me much, that's I couldn't stop myself from seeing her personally to commend her.
I reached there and looked around to catch her insight, watching the place carefully, I caught her figure, trying to eavesdrop on something confidential so without disturbing her enjoyment I approached her while pulling efforts with the sluggish steps.
Planning to frighten I was about to hit her but the sight she was enjoying so I wondered to take a glance at.
I followed the path just to get my heartbreak multiple times tonight here. My throat became sore, the fear inside me heightened, heart tightened but what her words, easily made me on the edge of breaking down, but I couldn't let this happen in front of people.
"But I still love you, why can't you see?" her tone was aching with pain, with heartfelt but I couldn't allow her to destroy my married life, I knew as I could smell the happening when watched them connecting sight for multiple times which surely heightened my insecurities, her taking him away from me.
I internally moaned, wanting to avoid any situation that might worsen the understanding between him and me. But when I thought of disappearing from there, but again her utterances caught my attention.
"You loved me for four years, then how can this marriage that never happened to melt your heart?"
I stopped and paused for his response, but none appeared from his side, which additionally sought my heart into the pain.
"You are-" he was cut off by her lips over his, her hands roaming over his chest, seemed that she was craving for him, watching him not pushing her away, why didn't he stop her at first. These negative effects were not helping me either. A tear escaped from the eyes without my permission, and my heart deepened with the fear, not wanting to glance at them, so choosing to disappear from there sounded in favour for me.
Wiping the tears, I ran towards the parking area, I got inside the car, I drove away to the Mansion.
Pretending not to get hurt, I showed a cold expression but my mind and heart were opposing each other, one wanted to pretend cold whereas else another wanted to act emotional, act heartbroken.
I bite bottom lips to avoid any breakdown, I drive speedy to the Mansion.
'Why did he let her kiss him?'
'Why he didn't push her away?'
And this negative thinking was getting worse at each moment, which was tightening the heart. Pressing the lips into the thin line, I peeped at the street, watching out nobody, was matching with the emotions inside the heart.
Without letting this negativity fall onto deeper levels, I silently drove on the path.
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"GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME!" he pushed her hard on the ground after having encountered her, she might have got hurt but he didn't care, the only thing was that there wasn't any person around to confront him at the scene. He walked away from there, leaving her in that state.
Once reaching out in Crowd, he looked out for Ari whose sight was nowhere to be seen, he moved to every corner but still couldn't find her which was starting to test his patience.
He took out his phone, dialled her contact while bringing the phone near to his ear, he also watched out in every direction however all his efforts went in vain. Continuing ringing of the phone, but she didn't pick up the phone because her thoughts were not helping her to put the misunderstanding right in front of him, but she chose to hang around in such a situation alone. Parking that car, she straight went to their shared bedroom, got rid of her makeup, her dress but she didn't budge for a second, hearing the ringing sound coming out from the clutch.
"I don't care!" she muttered this statement and got into the bathroom for the hot shower, needing to get rid of the negative thinking.
"Why aren't you picking damn phone?" on the other, there was he, unaware of what his wife had encountered before he pushed his ex-lover on the ground.
When accepting the defeat, he made his way towards Jin-Ae, who seemed to get lost with the same happening as Ari, sitting at the table with Dad.
"Jin-Ae? You know where is Ari?" he asked and Jin-Ae turned to face him while sipping the juice, watching couples dancing on the music which made her crave for Sung-Ho, but her fantasies were disturbed by her brother looking for his wife.
"Hm?" she hummed in response, realising why he was so impatient for her.
"Where is she?"
"Dad told me that she was exhausted so went to the home," she was bitter with tone for a known reason.
"Alright! See you at home!"
"Ji-Hoon waits, almost all guests have left, so we all leave together in some time!" Seo-Jin wanted to vacate the place together. So, nodding to his Dad, Ji-Hoon also grabbed his seat, getting busy with the phone but little did he know that Jin-Ae's was watching him from the corner of her eyes, she cursed under her breath when there wasn't an inch of regret on his face.
After 10 minutes,
They all left the place together, the whole drive was silent until Jin-Ae dared to break the silence.
"Brother? Did something happen to you? You are acting weird?" At her question, he coughed, making Jin-Ae laugh with bitterness. She wasn't angry with him considering his confrontation with her, confessing love for her wife but she was holding onto the happening when he didn't push her instantly, he didn't see her wife running away from there being with heartbroken encountering their kiss.
She knew that Ari was there as she watched her walking away from there, creating sound with heels.
"N-no n-nothing happened, just tired from the work," he chuckled at his words preventing the awkwardness in the space.
"Oh!" the Jin-Ae became silent, listening to his lies.
At Mansion:)
"Ari?" he unlocked the door of his room but when saw her sleeping, he lowered his voice and moved towards her side.
Kneel down to connect with her level, he removed the strands of the hair falling on her sleepy figure.
"I'm sorry!"