Two days later:
The success of Juho's new album was to be followed by concerts in multiple countries. The year end was close and one of his indoor performances was to air on the New Year's Eve. He would be actively touring after that till the month of March. The first quarter of the next year seemed pretty hectic for him.
Juho was busy with his dance rehearsals when his manager rushed in. Juho excused himself from the rest of the staff and walked to his studio with his manager. Both men didn't utter a word until they reached his studio.
"I've got some information about that man." the manager said closing the studio door. Juho signaled him to go on.
"There is a reason that we couldn't find anything on him yet."
"And why is that?" Juho said getting impatient.
"Because he isn't from our country. According to the information I have that guy recently travelled to Seoul from Malayasia."
"Malayasia?" Juho asked surprised.
"Yes. Forty-six years old, his name is David."
"Is that all you have?"
"For now." Kwan said knowing Juho would be disappointed. Kwan stood there waiting while Juho was deep in thoughts.
Something about this seemed out of the ordinary. The David guy showed up out of nowhere and started harassing Kamou. Juho remembered Kamou's reaction when he asked her about David.
'The guy is not just a random stalker, there is more to it. If I think about it, I don't know much about Kamou's past. Her family, her life in Malayasia, nothing. Her face that day made it clear she was trying to hide something about David. Could it be they know each other?'
"Kwan. I need you to do something for me and I want you to be as discreet as possible." Juho looked up at his manager.
"I will do as you say." Kwan replied sincerely.
"I want you to hire a private detective. Give him Kamou's details, tell him to find out the link between her and David."
"Sir are you sure?" Kwan looked confused. "She is your girlfriend; it might not be a good idea."
"I know. But a man has to do things he shouldn't to make sure the ones precious to him are safe."
"I understand." With this his manager left him alone.
Juho turned his chair around, looking out of his window at the he sighed. 'I'm sorry love, you didn't want me to get involved. If you don't want to tell me, I'll find it myself. I promised I would protect you, no matter what comes at me.'
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Near Dara's university, in a café Dara sat facing her sister. Kamou drove there to meet her sister and discuss about the current predicament they were facing. It was lunch time and the food they ordered was already placed in front of them.
"How is your semester going?" Kamou started with a random topic.
"Good. Winter break will start soon." Dara said sipping her drink.
"Yes, about that, I want you to spend the holidays with us."
"Us? You and your idol boyfriend?" Dara questioned.
"Hmm..." Kamou hummed.
"Do I get to say 'no'?"
"You don't have a say in it. I already told him you will be spending you holidays with me."
"But..."
"Dara, I had to. He brought up David out of nowhere, I had to change the topic." Kamou didn't let her finish.
"David? How?" Dara eyes widened.
"That sneaky bastard was stalking me. Juho got him on the CCTV footage."
"And you told him everything about David?"
"Obviously not. I lied to him." Kamou gave a flat reply.
Suddenly Kamou's phone started ringing. The two ladies looked at the screen, it was a number. Kamou declined the call, irritated.
"David?" Dara asked. Kamou nodded a yes. "What is he up to after all this?"
"Ten Million." Kamou replied closing her eyes.
"What are you going to do now?"
"My career just took off. I don't have the money." Kamou sighed. "I am pretending he never existed in my life."
Dara held her elder sister's hand, squeezing it lightly "I am here for you."
Kamou smiled at her, "Don't worry. Your big sister is so strong. I can totally handle it."
Dara knew Kamou was trying to make her feel better. Kamou was more like a maternal figure for her, she took her responsibility. Kamou could have left her alone but she decided to bring her to Seoul. Dara couldn't stop worrying, Kamou was all she had left.
'Dear sister, you don't have to be strong all the time. You try so hard to hide your weakness. After all that you have been through, I wish I could do more.'
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Kamou's Agency:
In a meeting room some of the agency higher ups were sitting. Kamou was there accompanied with her manager.
"Your performance in the movie has gained you praises. I believe it's time for you to sign your next contract." the director said.
The director of her agency Mr. Choi was very efficient. He made sure his artists were treated well and got good exposure. In Kamou he saw great potential and took her opinions into consideration on her projects.
"Did you go through the new offers?" Mr. Choi asked her.
"Yes. Out of them I really like these three." Miss Min handed the three documents to him. One was thriller and suspense, the second one was crime and the third was related to social issues.
The director looked at the projects, he was surprised by her choice. "Any reason you are interested in these?"
"I recently did a romantic movie. I want to try something different. These are different, the rest were romance." She said confidently.
A smirk appeared on Mr. Choi's face, 'Seems like signing you was a good decision after all.'
"You can sign any two out of these three on one condition." Mr. Choi said. "You are getting good offers; we need to seize this opportunity. I respect your wish to discover genres but I want you to do a romantic drama other than these two."
"I understand. I will do as you say. You can select the romantic drama for me to sign." Kamou replied.
"It's settled then. You already have three projects for the upcoming year." Mr. Choi smiled happily.