Instantly, the anger that had almost finished dissipating from her heart started to make its way back into her heart.
Pointing a finger at the photo, she said through gritted teeth, "You are nothing but an annoying existence!"
Then going on to roll the sleeves of her royal blue suit jacket, she continued, "Although I can't deal with you physically, I can surely take care of you from here."
Saying that, she walked over to her plate rack and picked up a butcher knife, but as the weight dawned on her wrists, she immediately returned it and picked up another one, 'the chef's knife'
The second one seemed to weigh lesser than the first one, but as she turned her gaze back to the refrigerator, she saw the clear difference in size between it and the photo she wanted to take care of.
"I really have to take those evil eyes from you!"
Oh Ji-Soo felt that she wouldn't have peace if she didn't vent her anger on her annoying boss and with that, she put back the chef knife in its shelf, and for once, let her brain do the picking.
'Which one will be small but powerful enough to cut out his eyes?'
Thinking to herself, her eyes moved from the biggest knife in the shelf and down to the smallest one.
"There it is!"
Immediately, excitement brimmed in her eyes as she cracked her knuckles.
"Kim Ji-hun you're so dead!"
Without a moment of hesitation, she took the paring knife and walked back to her refrigerator to get some work done.
A few minutes later, the corners of her lips curled into a smirk as a satisfied smile spread far into her eyes.
Her gaze stared happily at her latest collection which happened to be the scratched-out eyes of Kim Ji-hun's photo she just carved out.
But as the main photo on the refrigerator was missing a pair of eyes, so the satisfaction of the perpetrator heightened.
"I should have really chewed out your eyes, but they are disgusting. Eeeww!"
Shaking her head, she threw out the two pieces of rounded eyes into the thrash can before returning the knife to its shelf.
Now she was feeling better enough to return to the refrigerator and pick up a bottle of table water.
Unlike Kim Ji-hun's single-door refrigerator which was empty, Oh Ji-Soo's double-door refrigerator was filled. There was not even a breathing space to add anything new.
Although she usually didn't have time to cook anything, she makes sure to restock her refrigerator every Friday so when she gets a little time during weekdays, she could always whip up a quick meal for herself.
Taking a bottle of slightly chilled table water, she uncapped it and raised her head to drink from it until the entire content was emptied into her stomach.
"How refreshing!" She mumbled to herself a little breathlessly.
As there was still something else for her to do before retiring for the night, she quickly left for her living room to pick up her bags and shoes before leaving for her bedroom.
In her simple but luxurious bedroom, her gaze swept past her very well-made queen-sized bed and immediately, she was tempted to go lie on it but first things first.
She had to take off her makeup and freshen up before preparing something simple for dinner.
She was already very tired as it was, with only having a light breakfast before being overworked till her brain got exhausted at work.
Sleep could come later and she would make sure to have the best of it then.
Wasting no further time, she went into her walk-in closet to drop her bags and her shoes. Sitting in front of the vanity table, she took off her makeup before changing into a bathrobe and going into the bathroom.
Unlike Kim Ji-hun who had a shower, Oh Ji-Soo used the bathtub to relax her body a bit and surprisingly, she didn't sleep off.
This just goes to show how long she has been working like that as her body was now used to being stressed.
A few minutes later, Oh Ji-Soo stepped into her open kitchen to cook three dishes for herself which consisted of a bowl of rice, a bowl of soup and stir-fried veggies and meat.
But as soon as she finished eating, she drank another bottle of water and did the dishes before going straight to her bed which had been singing bedtime rhymes to her.
***
Between 6:30 to 7:00 AM the next day, Kim Ji-hun's call came in, dragging the sleeping director of 'Dream Axis' from the depths of the 'sleep' pull.
Hearing the endless ringing of her phone from the bedside table even after swiping the calls toward the red button, Oh Ji-Soo's eyes were forced open.
Her eyeliners reddened as her black pupils glared at the brightly lit screen of her phone.
Wondering which one of her debtors was calling, she forced herself into a sitting position before reaching for the phone.
But as soon as she saw the caller ID, her eyes widened in shock. 'Did he see me in his dreams?'
Oh Ji-Soo had a few questions in her head, but now was not the time to be spacing out. She had lost count of how many times she terminated his calls in her sleep.
She was sure that she had already stepped into his bad side for the entire day. Who knows how he was going to torture her now?
Sliding her fingers across her screen to answer the call, she hurriedly placed the phone on her ear and tried her best to sound awake.
"Good morning, President Kim!"
"Director Oh, your guts are growing daily as your liver expands." Kim Ji-Hun replied sarcastically, totally ignoring her greetings.
Why would he respond to the good wishes when she had the guts to terminate his calls thrice?
She had already shown him that they were not on the same level. Seems like she wanted to dedicate her remaining life span to being scolded by him.
Sensing the anger in his tone, Oh Ji-Soo shut her eyes as she felt her heart pounding heavily in her chest.
She didn't even get to wake up naturally before the devil came knocking on her door.
While she was thinking of how to start her apology statement, she heard his voice that was laced with hidden grudges sound in her ear.
"Where are you?"