"Se Ah! I was almost on my way to check up on you. Is everything okay? Have you drunk too much?"
Lim Sang Hyuk looked up at her with genuinely worried eyes and gestured for her to sit back down, however, Se Ah only shook her head, leaned closer to him, and whispered,
"I think I'm done with this party. Do you want to get out of here?"
Sang Hyuk widened his eyes in surprise for a second but a sudden realization immediately put a disgustingly sly smile on his blushing face. From the beginning, it was obvious what kind of outcome he was expecting, and Se Ah almost laughed at how easily men like him could be swayed by something as meaningless as mindless physical attraction.
The guy chugged down the rest of his drink and waved at his colleagues, while Miss Yoon turned around, prepared to leave. Her eyes brushed over Lee Min Hyun's somewhat sad face and the moment his deep eyes met hers, she looked away and bit her lips from the unexpected feeling of guilt that almost crushed her throat.
'This is for the best. Once he sees me go all the way with another man, his childish crush that keeps clouding his reason will finally disappear.'
Min Hyun saw it all - the way Sang Hyuk's disgusting hands were gripping Miss Yoon's hands and waist, the way he glared at her with a sleazy look in those big eyes, the way she faked her beautiful smile at him, closing her eyes every time so that not to look at his repulsive face. Every step they took while walking side by side tied his stomach in knots, making his blood boil. It was unbearable as if he was burning alive.
A sudden light touch brought him back from the darkness he was sinking into - Hwang Na Ra looked at him with a worried expression and asked,
"Min Hyun, are you okay? Do you want to leave?"
Her suggestion finally made him get back to his senses completely. Sure, why didn't he think about that himself? He could just follow Se Ah like he always did and make sure nothing happens to her, it was as simple as that. He offered Na Ra a surprisingly sweet smile and nodded his head.
"Sure, let's get out of here."
Once the two of them left the bar, the intern started frantically looking around, searching for a familiar face, and finally, there she was - still stuck in the sickening embrace of Lim Sang Hyuk, waiting for the taxi. Min Hyun scowled, opened the door of his car for his companion, then got into the car himself and leaned over the wheel, resting his chin on his knuckles, and when he figured out the direction of the car Miss Yoon had just got in, he started the car and took off.
"Are we going to your place?"
Na Ra's tipsy voice sounded unrealistically sweet and it made Min Hyun cringe.
"No. We're going to YL."
"Really? That's a five-star hotel! I noticed you had an expensive car, I guess you are quite well-off."
The woman laughed in satisfaction, leaned back in the car seat, and continued talking but Min Hyun paid no mind to her chatter, it did not matter to him. What mattered, however, was the fact that a scumbag like Lim Sang Hyuk dared to take her to one of the best hotels in Seoul, and the one that was owned by his family, at that.
'Miss Yoon... At least you did not take him to your place. I guess I can be grateful for that.'
He smiled through the burning anger that was already twisting his face. He was genuinely grateful - he did not care how many men Miss Yoon brought to her place before him. Well, he knew exactly how many, and it did not bother him anymore, but the thought that she would bring someone else to that cherry-scented place when she already had him, was burning a huge hole in his chest.
He stopped his car behind the taxi and watched Se Ah get out of the car and hold Sang Hyuk's hand once again. What was he supposed to do now? Wait for him to leave? Wait for her to leave? Or simply barge into their room and steal her away? His hectic thoughts were interrupted by Na Ra's loud exclamation.
"Isn't that Miss Yoon Se Ah? What a coincidence!"
Her excited face leaned closer to Min Hyun's and he could smell a sickening stench of alcohol coming out of her open mouth. When the guy did not react to her words and did not open the door to leave the car, Na Ra took his cold hand in hers and murmured,
"So, shall we go now? Or perhaps we should wait a bit to avoid bumping into Miss Yoon? It is obvious why she came there, she might feel embarrassed, although did you know? Miss Lee told me that Yoon Se Ah is easier than she looks. She told me she has sex with multiple men right there in the office and that is the reason why she stays late so often!"
"What did you just say?"
Min Hyun almost growled at her like a mad dog. He covered her mouth by grabbing her face with his hand, then lowered both of the car seats with his free hand, and almost threw Na Ra onto the back seat of his car. Scared by his unexpected behavior, the woman widened her eyes and let out a muffled noise, grabbing his wrist with both of her hands.
"Miss Yoon is sleeping around, right in the office? Miss Yoon is easy? Look who's talking. You kept coming onto me the whole evening although you know me for less than a day, and here you are, in the car with a man you wanted to sleep with. So should we do what you came here for?"
His voice was cold and menacing, his body felt heavy on top of Na Ra's as if he was pressing her down on purpose; she tried to scream again, she tried to move but it was useless, Min Hyun was ten times stronger. She was trapped.
"What now? Isn't it what you wanted, Miss Hwang? Alright then, let's begin."
He pressed her head down even harder and no matter how hard she tried to swing her hands around or slap the guy sitting on top of her, her efforts were futile. Tears started running down her face smudging her already messed-up makeup, the pain from Min Hyun's tight grip over her face was both blinding and deafening, and she was losing her breath.
Min Hyun pulled her white skirt up and tore her lace underwear like a hungry beast. He did not find it pleasant, he did not even want to do it, to begin with, but hearing her badmouthing Miss Yoon so easily fired him up from within, and imagining Se Ah's hot sweating body rocked by another man made him both hard and insanely angry. He forced himself on Na Ra and started pounding her like a wild animal, venting his anger over and over again until it was finally released.