What's up sis, you didn't tell me you were coming?" Min Ju asked.
"I missed you so much. I have decided to start working here too, I can't afford to stay in that house without you" Ji Ho replied.
"Yeah, I'm sure you've missed me" Min Ju grinned.
"But, what was with the cold attitude in the morning." she asked.
"Nothing. I was just in a bad mood, that was all" she shrugged.
"Ohh. I thought I offended you or, something" she said and Min Ju chuckled.
"Offend me? Of course not." she said ,flashing her a smile.
"Miss, this would be where you would be staying" A team member, Soo Hyun, said to Ji Ho, but she used her hands to wave the man off.
"You can go to your seat now. I have to work" Min Ju said, and Ji Ho's face crumpled. "You're being cold again" she complained and Min Ju arched her brows. "Cold? How?" she asked. "Never mind" Ji Ho replied, before turning to the remaining workers.
"What's your name" she asked one. "Soo Hyun", then she moved to the next, "and you?" she asked " Baek Ah" , you are "Eun", and you are my beautiful sister "Min Ju", she said pointing at them respectively.
"I'm talking to everyone here, apart from Min Ju. Just so you know, I'm the president's daughter" she said with a sense of pride, and the remaining workers looked at each other, surprised.
What was the president's daughter doing in their midst?
Were they being tested?
"Does that mean that Min Ju is the president's daughter, also" Baek Ah asked and Ji Ho almost rolled her eyes but she covered her disdain up with a smile.
"Yes, since she's my sister, what does that make her?" she asked.
"Wow, she's very nice" Hyun commented, and Ji Ho snapped at him.
"I was talking about me here, before you all started asking your dumbass questions" she hissed.
"Are you trying to say I'm not nice?" she spat.
Eun only observed, wondering if this two are really related. They are so different.
"Of course, not. I only gave my comment" Hyun defended himself.
"And your comment is invalid. So, shut the fuck up, if I'm not talking to you!'
She then quickly turned to Min Ju and flashed her a sweet smile, "Don't mind me sis, I was just trying to clarify somethings." she said.
"You just got here, you should take your seat, instead of ranting. Every worker here has one work to do, or the other. Stop disturbing them with your incessant tantrums" Min Ju replied and Ji Ho almost couldn't believe her ears.
The remaining workers chuckled and Ji Ho glared at them, her hand folded into a fist.
There's no soothsayer that needed to tell her that Min Ju is acting really strange.
Min Ju would have never talked back, it was usually like she was the younger sister.
She reluctantly returned to her sit, her eyes blazing with anger as she looked at Min Ju, but the latter was solely concentrated on her work.
*
"Have you seen her around?" Zach asked Kael. He was the one with Kael, when Min Ju bumped into him, and broke the watch.
Kael sat, resting his head on the couch, his eyes closed. He was dressed up, though, like he was going out soon.
"Who? Stalker?
"Yes"
"If you are that interested in her, go find her" he answered nonchalantly.
"I just met her once, and I'm fascinated already. So she's the one who stalked you the other day?" he asked.
"Yes"
"She was also the one that got drunk and ruined your suit" he asked again.
"Yes" Kael answered again, his eyes still closed, making no attempts to look at Zach.
"She's amusing, with her here, everywhere won't be so boring" he said, and Kael's eyes snapped open.
"You should have asked her to follow you home, then" he scoffed and closed his eyes again.
"Tch, stop being boring. Kael, have you seen that girl that came home yesterd-" he paused, realizing what he was about to blurt out, but it was too late.
"You brought a girl to my house?" he asked.
"No, I -"
"Zach! I'm tired of you all. You have your house for crying out loud. Go there" he said, heading for the stairs.
"Aren't you going out again?" he asked. "No, for some reason, I feel like you are up to something" he answered and Zach grinned.
"I think the girl likes you though" Zach quickly said, before Kael could reach the stairs, and he paused.
"That would be very foolish. She'll just end up getting her heart broken" he said, before going up, not leaving any chance for Zach to reply, and Zach chuckled, before making a call, talking quietly.
"Hey, Linx, plans cancelled. Kael is home"
Linx voice sounded from the other end, " Fuck! Those girls were already on their way, I'll change location. If not, Kael would kill us" he said and Zach chuckled.
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"Hi baby" Tae Hoon said, as he got to Ji Ho's room. She left work, before Min Ju. She hugged him and she told him about Min Ju
"Why didn't you stay with her till she leaves? How would you know is she's up to anything? You are the one that told me she's been acting strange.
And she's been acting weird around me too. So, the plan was to keep an eye on her, why aren't you there?" he asked and her lips pressed into a thin line.
She had been watching Min Ju, and she didn't seem to be doing anything unusual, so she just left her.
She had mind of going home at the same time with her, but she was just taking too long.
"She was taking too long to finish up. I had to leave" she said and Tae Hoon sighed.
"Are you mad at him" she said, pouting, moving closer to him.
"I'm not mad at you, I just expect you to be more watchful. Her taking a decision to work in your dad's company is just too sudden.
She usually tell me everything she wants to do, so I'm always aware, then I inform you.
But she just moved on her own, she has been ignoring my calls too.
I can't just push back the feeling that something isn't right" he said.
"I'll take care of that, but now, I need something important" she said, planting kisses on his neck.
"Ji Ho...we aren't done-" his words were cut short, with Ji Ho pulling him into a deep kiss. He responded, pulling her closer to himself.
"I need you right now" she said, her voice barely above a whisper.
"What if Min Ju gets back?" he asked worriedly, but those worries faded, when she stroked him, smiling lustfully.
The little restraint he was still holding on to, snapped off immediately, and he turned her over, hovering above her.
She giggled when she felt his hands roaming on her body.
And soon, moans filled the room.
Min Ju closed her eyes, taking in a deep breath, tears threatened to fall from her eyes, but she held it back in.
She had arrived some minutes ago, and was passing to her room, when she heard their conversation.
She bit her lips hard, "how didn't she figure it out all this while?"
Tears welled, but determination hardened her face.
"Revenge is best served cold," she whispered to herself.
With calculated calm, Min Ju slipped into her room, shutting the door silently. The soft click echoed through the hallway like a ticking time bomb.
"The game begins now, sister," Min Ju vowed, voice barely audible.
Her fingers traced the outline of a hidden compartment in her dresser. A small, sleek phone emerged.
She took it, then typed:
"Operation Shadow activated. Await further instructions."
An immediate response popped up, "Confirmed"
Min Ju's eyes sparkled with resolve. The darkness outside seemed to close in, foreshadowing the turmoil brewing within.
Ji Ho and Tae Hoon remained oblivious, lost in their passion. But Min Ju's whispered promise lingered, haunting the silence.