"Hahhahahha white hair at 40 will look really good on you my friend." Kim mocked his friend.
"Never. Remember I'm a medical doctor. That can never happen to me."
"You think?"
"I don't think but I know."
The two friends kept bickering themselves while laughing out loud when a group of pretty ladies walked into the bar.
"Ah, Nina! This place is so cool tonight. I have a feeling something good is going to happen to us tonight," one of the three girls said with a pretty smile. Her eyes glowed and it was obvious she was happy.
"Really? Maybe getting drunk is a good thing too... let's get drunk tonight!" Nina, the prettiest of the three girls with the most alluring shape said with a happy spirit.
"I'm so happy tonight, It is one of those rare nights when Nina comes out with us. It's fun being out with you, Nina." The third girl also beeped in happily.
The three girls continued talking happily as they made their way to the free seat at a corner of the luxurious bar.
Nina was so happy that she forgot to pay attention to where she was going and she slipped!
Nina slipped mistakenly and the two girls screamed in fear. Kim, who was busy teasing his friend, saw the girl slipping and quickly stood up and held her waist. He agilely prevented her from falling and he became the hero of the day.
Kim only held her waist to stop her from falling. It seemed he rubbed it the wrong way on the lady as Nina wrapped his hands on his neck and stood there staring into his eyes.
Both Kim and Nina stared into each other's eyes without blinking. It was after some minutes did Kim composed himself and realized what he had just done. He immediately cleared his throat to bring the lady back to her senses too. The lady blinked twice and quickly removed her hands from Kim's neck and stood straight.
"Thank... thank you," she stuttered. She felt embarrassed but her face flushed. She was blushing!
"It's nothing... just be careful another time," Kim replied and sat back in his seat and continued drinking his sikhye.
Nina looked at the calm expression on Kim's. His handsome look and features made her literally drool.
"I will always be careful," she said and made her way to her seat. When she sat down and touched her hot cheeks.
"You are blushing, Nina," one of the ladies noticed her red face and pointed out.
Nina covered her face after mouthing "He's damn cute!" And his two friends looked back at Kim and realized Nina was right.
"He's really cute... he's like a model... So cute." The third lady fantasized.
"Don't you dare covet his beauty!" Nina hit her hand on the table when she saw the lust on her friend's faces as they stared at the man she blushed for.
The two ladies got out of their dreamland and smiled nervously
"Aiya... we are not trying to covet his beauty. We are just admiring his beauty." they clarified themselves and Nina scoffed
"Whatever... just stop looking at him!"
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Weeks later, Kim was in his office when his secretary told him they had an appointment which they must attend as it was important to their company.
"Ok... let's be on our way," Kim replied and stood up. Wore his suit and left the office.
On getting to the company where they had the appointment, Kim and his secretary walked in and stopped at the Secretary's office
"Good morning sir... How can I help you?" The secretary asked with a professional smile.
"We are here to see your boss." Kim's secretary answered
"Do you have an appointment with her?"
"Yes. He asked us to come this afternoon."
"Are you Mr. Kim?"
"Yes... this is Mr. Kim and I'm his secretary."
"Oh ok... let's go in... She's waiting for you." the Secretary said and they both entered the boss's office.
Sitting at the center of the office was a very beautiful young woman with scarlet eyes and black long hair, dressed in a wine knee-length gown with a high stiletto with a touch of red lipstick on her plump lips. Her beauty was tempting and men would drool while looking at her pretty face and shape.
The lady stood up when the three people entered her office and exposed her white teeth with a beautiful smile.
"Hello!" She greeted them
"My name is..." she wanted to tell him her name but stopped when she saw a familiar face. The man who had captured her heart and infiltrated her dream with pictures of his handsome face and adorable features.
"You!" She was surprised to see him. When they submitted their project, she didn't know it was him.
"Oh, you?" Kim also recognized her as he was almost bewitched by her beauty that night. If not for the love he had for his late wife, he would have fallen into her beauty trap. He too was surprised to see her. He never thought he could ever see her again.
"Are you Mr. Kim?" She asked still surprised
"Yes, I am... Are you also the CEO of this company?" He asked with a professional smile.
"Ah! Yes, I am.. my name is Nina" she answered in a shy voice.
"Oh, it's great"
"It's so nice seeing you again Mr. Kim. I hope we can become good partners in the future." She said and offered him her hand for a shake.
Kim smiled and nodded in reply and accepted the shake.
When their hands touched, it was like a current passed through their body and the warmth of their hands gave them comfort.
They were both tempted by the beauty in each other's eyes and none of them could avert their eyes or remove their hands and let the other go.
After a while, Kim finally got himself back and quickly removed his eyes and cleared his throat.
"Erm... Mrs. Nina... you..." He stuttered.
Nina also got herself back and cleared her throat too and touched her hot cheeks. She realized she was blushing again and her heart was beating so fast!
"Mr. Kim... I'm Miss, not Mrs because I'm not married. I'm single." She corrected him so he could know she was free and so that he could date her.
Kim smiled "I'm sorry ... I thought you were married." he replied
Nina also smiled back. "Are you married too?" She asked
"Yes... but she is late," he replied and his mood instantly changed. He felt sour remembering his dead wife and the love between them.
Although Nina felt bad about Kim's situation because she knew how miserable someone feels when they lost a loved one, especially someone's partner but she was at the same time happy as Kim is now free and they could date each other. "Oh, I'm so sorry about that..." She said
"It's ok... it's been two years already... Let's get to business, please... I have other appointments for today." Kim said no longer interested in the conversation.
"Oh, No worries... " she answered and they immediately got to business.
They discussed the project and Nina was pleased and accepted their project. After that, they exchanged numbers.
"This is my personal line. You can call me anytime." Nina said as she handed back his phone to him.
They said some greetings and Kim left the office.
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Three years later, Nina and Kim were now close friends. They call and go on outings together. Their partnership had turned into friendship and the feeling Nina had for Kim only grew stronger.
Nina and her friends went out for a drink one day when she told them about her mind, her feelings, and what was affecting her.
" What's wrong with you Nina?" one of her friends asked her when she realized she wasn't paying attention to what they were discussing.
Nina sighed "Nothing." she said slowly and looked down at her fingers.
"You know you can always talk to us right? You can tell us anything Nina." the other friend butted in.
"I don't know but the thing is ... I am lovesick." She confessed with her head down.
Her two friends were surprised because the Nina they knew only admired the guy's beauty and flirted with them. She never for once in her life loved any guy. So how come she was lovesick? Her friends were utterly shocked.
"You? You are lovesick??"
" Yes..."
"With who please?? Who is the man that melts your cold heart like this?? I must arrest the man because he is dangerous!"
"It's actually a one-sided love. He doesn't love me like I love him. He only sees me as a mere friend. What should I do? My heart beats for him every day." she said and raised her head. She stared into her friends' eyes as if looking for an answer there.
"Who is that man that a whole Nina loved and didn't love you back? Who is that man that is making you go through unrequited love??"