"You knew he would do that." Ten said a hint if disappointment prevalent in his tone as he took a glass from the table and poured himself some white wine before drinking it.
"There is hardly enough entertainment these days." Lee said his words nonchalant as he sighed. His legs were crossed together and he gave out an aura of someone powerful.
Despite his unique taste in style he was still very much a hidden sword. He liked wearing black mascara that looked like it was bleeding and wearing stylish clothes from brands with little to no media coverage that was specifically catered to rich people.
He would refer to branded fashion houses as a cheap facade of being rich because he didn't quite enjoy the quality of clothes they produced.
He wouldn't accept cash or gifts because he saw them as beneath him and he would only end up throwing them or giving them away.
Despite his horrible personality people gravitated towards him because of the power his family held. Him Se-hee and jae-wook had grown up together but due to unexpected events through the course of their lives Lee ended up a rather unconventional relationship with Jae-wook that would be considered more than friends but still friends nonetheless.
However, the difference came in with the feelings of both of them. Jae-wook did not harbour any feelings for Lee whatsoever, despite their endeavours while Lee had developed an obsession with Jae-wook. He would literally do anything as long as Jae-wook was by his side even if it meant going the extra mile.
He didn't grow up with his parents he was mostly under the care of different nannies and his housekeeper was the only constant person in his life. And because of this he had rewarded her numerously. He had gifted her a house and taught her kids through school as well as other things he considered small.
But two years ago Jae-wook had started acting differently and would hardly come by anymore. He was indeed busy with his schedule but apart from that he was not there like he normally was when they did their activities.
He got more pills from him despite Lee encouraging its use he had grown a bit concerned at his usage. He would normally use a whole bottle for a month but he used it more and more sometimes he would ask Lee for more by two weeks or the end of one week.
He had tried asking him about it but Jae-wook didn't give him a definite answer stating that he was just busy and the stress from work was taking a toll on him.
The pills were not necessarily hard core drugs but they could make you addicted and had some adverse after effects. They helped one get high and aroused but also helped one to stay calm and relaxed. On top of the pills Lee also understood Jae-wook was constantly taking sleeping pills.
He didn't ask though. He knew Jae-wook didn't like anyone asking personal questions about his life and he didn't like to butt in on his business.
As for Ten, Lee had met him during the survival show. The contestants had gone out to eat and Lee had gone to see Jae-wook when he met Ten at the restaurant and he took a liking to him.
He even paid his meal along with the whole production teams meals for the rest of the show.
You could say he had taken a major role in Ten debuting but Ten didn't know this.
The production gave him more screen time which he had questioned at first but didn't after sometime. He was only a small fish from a village coming to pursue his dream as compared to some trainees from big companies.
He was skilled in composing and writing he had taken up a major role in the production of Re-drafts last comeback which proved to be a major success.
And due to the large screen time people came to know him as well as his awkward yet fun personality. He was a bubbly person who would always crack jokes here and there and had some weird unhinged moments.
While trying to appeal to the masses as an add on clip he had dressed as a beloved cartoon character and did a short play. The clip went viral garnering him even more supporters.
After he had debuted he met Lee once again. Ten had taken quite a liking to him as they talked and soon they shared numbers and they would meet up when Ten was in a studio and Lee would show up. He showed up so many times until it became a norm for them.
He had listened to his songs so attentively and given him curt opinions on different aspects.
However, their relationship turned when one night they were in Lee hotel room. Lee was hardly ever at home and he hardly ever brought anyone to his house to stay which Ten soon discovered the reason why.
While they were at a hotel room the same one they used constantly to meet up they had gotten drunk and carried away.
The next morning Ten had gone back before Lee could wake up and for days Ten avoided Lee's phonecalls. However, one day Lee caught him unexpectedly in his studio working on some of his songs.
Lee had told him that they could continue being friends but still share a bed once in a while. Ten had been hesitant at first buy soon agreed.
The more they met each other the more Ten knew more about Lee and the more his heart felt distant from him unlike previously.
He knew Lee liked Jae-wook but he didn't complain arguing that he didn't understand their relationship dynamics so he had no right to judge.
Their relationship however took a turn with them only talking when Lee called him over to sleep with him other than that there was nothing else.
Despite this Ten had hung around thinking they would get through it and it would be back to the way it was sadly for him it wasn't.
He would soon get calls from Lee asking him to come over and he would feel a sense of dread wash over him forcing him to ignore his calls or even give excuses.
He was a person raised on the principles of love can concour all. Him being raised in the village he had been taught that a man and woman must be tied together in life but when he got to the city he had learnt do many things that changed his perspective. Those perspectives had caused him to end a relationship with his long term girlfriend, his first love. Apart from these new perspectives there was also a matter of time and the long distance made it difficult to hung onto the relationship so they mutually agreed to break up.
Despite leaning and understanding these new perspectives he still believed in love and had thought they were growing a connection with Lee but to his disappointment his reality was far from his expectation.
His last straw was when he learnt the condo where they shared their passionate nights was where Lee would bring his lovers. He had felt hurt by this and after some time decided to let them go. He had thought that since Lee would call him constantly he had let go of his past lovers and he was the only one who he was currently involved with.
As they sat on that couch on the middle of the loud music and large crowd however, Ten had not been answering his calls constantly and would give excuses when Lee's driver came to pick him up.
Lee brushed it off but as they were seating on that couch Lee could feel the tension and he had noticed Ten had been ignoring him since he got there.
"Well you are one to know about entertainment right." Ten retorted as he gulped down the rest of his wine.
"Are you avoiding me?" Lee asked curtly as he placed his glass down his hand interlinked on his crossed leg as he looked at the crowd of people dancing ahead of them.
"Yes."Ten answered him sharply taking Lee by surprise.
"Why?" Lee asked as he glanced at Ten.
Ten looked at him for a moment but didn't say anything as he grabbed a bottle of water on the table and opened it.
"Well..." Lee started aiming to persuade him with his words ,but a glare from Ten caused him to stop. His smile dropped and so did his demeanour.
Over the past few months he had thought they had a mutual understanding but now that he was seeing Tens reaction it did not seam likely.
He wasn't one to give a fuss aboutanything but his East going personality could prove lethal if you only looked at it on face value.
His business had grown exponentially over the past few years and he was only twenty four. His parents had given him an old factory to manage and horn his skills and even they were surprised when he turned it around and had become one of the major profit earners for their company
His parents had been too busy with their business ventures so they didn't care what he did as long as it wasn't bad publicity they let him do anything he wanted.
In the past he had many constant lovers but when they started developing feelings for him he made them sign a nondisclosure agreement and paid them off. But in the case of Ten he knew he had feeling for him when he indulged him in his activities and he was quite fond of him since he would do anything he told him to and when they engaged in sexual pleasantries he was actually satisfied.
Would he do the same thing with Ten. Would he use his previous methods make him sign an NDA and pay him off. He should have done that the third time they met but he didn't.
Ten was a charismatic and positive person something he needed in his life and he had long accepted it but he was not ready for what Ten wanted and had ignored it.
"I think....." just then Se-hee came back with Way she was a bit more drunk but she still hadn't reached half of her capacity.
For some reason Lee could not explain he unconsciously thanked Se-hee for being her loud self and coming back.
Because he knew what Ten was going to say.
He wanted to break things off between them.