After finishing her work, Solbin headed to the bus stop. She had been quite uncomfortable working with Jungkook all day, but she managed to survive. She dreaded every moment because she didn't know what the witch had prepared towards her.
She had to be careful.
That's why this evening she hastily left the company, so that Jungkook wouldn't force her to return together. He drove her home every day without letting her take the bus home, so in the back of her mind she prayed at the bus stop that the bus would come faster before she ran into him.
To her surprise, a black SUV appeared, but it did not belong to the boss. She looked suspiciously at the person behind the wheel, who uncovered the windshield.
- Today you are unlikely to get a bus. Didn't you hear that there was an accident not far from here and there is a terrible traffic jam? - The blonde-haired beauty named Yura, whom Solbin had disliked since her first day at work, stopped at the bus stop. - We are not fond of each other, but I can give you a ride. You are a woman, and at this hour the streets can be dangerous. We must take care of each other since we work together.
She's a fake vixen who chewed out the previous CEO's secretary, so how could Solbin get into her car?
- Thanks, but I don't like to owe someone something. I prefer to call a cab.
The blonde snorted under her breath.
- Are you serious? So far, you had no problem with being driven away by the CEO.
Her voice betrayed how much venom she had in her saliva.
- After all, we're not even colleagues, so I could use your help. I feel awkward that you are the one offering me a ride.
- However, you don't feel awkward when the chairman does it. - She didn't hide with her facial expression. She looked jealous. - How do you repay him for this? In bed?
That was the height of rudeness. Solbin rose from the bench and pierced her with furious eyes.
- Count your words and just go already.
- Remember, however, that all rags end the same way," she said before she pressed the gas pedal. She drove off with a squeal of tires, and Solbin looked behind her car for a moment with disbelief in her eyes.
She had to admit that the hag had some nerve.
On her phone, she searched for the latest news, which actually said there had been an accident and a terrible traffic jam. She didn't even manage to hail a cab as the whole city went crazy. She had no choice, so she had to walk before she ran into the CEO. Furthermore, she preferred to tire herself out rather than ride in one car with Jungkook.
She was afraid to be in private with him after her scuffle with the witch. Anyway... she was afraid of everything because she could be hurt at any moment.
She walked along the sidewalk, and her head was disturbed by her thoughts. She wondered how it would all play out now. How could she end this crazy novel?
She sighed loudly and combed her hair with her hand. She was somewhere in the middle of walking when she got the strange impression that someone was following her. Likewise, she turned around and didn't have an opportunity to react because a handkerchief soaked in an intoxicant was applied to her face. Rapidly, she became lethargic and without strength. She could not fight back.
That was the last moment she remembered.
*
She woke up in a strange place. Before she opened her eyes, she smelled a musty stench. With half-conscious eyes, she looked around the interior and realized that she was in an abandoned warehouse. Opposite her stood a person with his back turned to her.
- Who are you? - she asked in a weak voice.
The blonde turned toward her with her arms crossed on her chest.
- Solbin, do you have so many enemies to ask that? You amused me," Yura declared, then crouched down opposite her. - Although... many women in our company must hate you for having a CEO looking at you with love in his eyes. No one is stupid. Everyone can see that. However, it's a shame that the prince won't show up today to save his princess. When you lose your life this evening, I will be more than happy to take your place and become his queen.
- You are sick," whispered Solbin.
- No, I just hate parasites who try to take my place. It hits me that I've been secretly sighing for the CEO for so long, and I can't do anything about it because I'm not close enough to him!
This is, no doubt, an excerpt from the witch's novel. Yura is a villain who wanted to remove Solbin from Jungkook's life at all costs, thinking that in this way he would win him over.
- And so you will never be anything more to him than a mere employee. Deal with it and stop acting like a psychopath.
These words made Yura go berserk. She slapped Solbin in the face, looking at her with a terrified gaze.
- Jungkook is mine! No bitch will take it away from me! - she screamed in a hysterical voice.
- She will definitely take it back if you end up in prison or a mental hospital after killing me. You will end up locked in four walls, still fantasizing about him in your dreams. That's even worse because you won't see him every day.
Yura grabbed her by the hair and started jerking her around in a rage.
- Shut up, you sneaky viper! What do you have in you that is so wonderful that he lost his head for you in such a short time? Well, tell me, what! After all, I am a thousand times more beautiful and shapelier than you! I have done dozens of plastic surgeries to be perfect, and he still does not pay attention to me!
- Maybe because he doesn't like artificial monsters?
Yura punched her three times in the face, causing blood to start pouring from Solbin's mouth. She pulled out a ringing phone from her purse, and a sultry smile twisted her face.
- The chairman? Was he worried about whether you got home safely?
Lying on the cold floor, Solbin watched her movements as she turned off the phone and threw it in the middle of the warehouse.
- We have a long, painful night ahead.... I'll do what I want with you.
The gray-haired woman tried to free herself, but her arms and legs were tied too tightly. She had no chance to save herself.
- Let me out, and I promise to resign my position as secretary and disappear from the CEO's life completely.
The blonde burst out laughing artificially.
- Do I look like an idiot? Do you think I'll believe you and let you go?
- I swear I don't feel anything for him. I didn't even think that a romantic relationship could connect us. I wanted to avoid that. All I cared about was work. About nothing else.
Yura, however, seemed not to listen to her. She looked like a madman who was excited about a planned crime.
- As long as you are alive, I have no chance.
- If I die, you won't have either! Understand this at last! - she screamed in a terrified voice when she noticed that Yura had picked up a sharp tool she had found on the floor. - I beg you, stop this madness.
- I'm not done until I drain all the blood from you. I want to bathe in it and take pride in my victory.
Solbin wailed in helplessness. She knew that this was the witch's way of making her suddenly lose her life. That's why the foul-mouthed woman had played out the scene with Jungkook like that.
Yura grabbed her by the hair and pulled her head back. She put a sharp tool to her neck, while stroking her cheek with her other hand.
- It's sad that you have to die at such a young age.
Solbin closed her eyelids, from under which tears flowed. She guessed that in a moment her end would come, but something unexpected happened. The door of the warehouse slid open, and the silhouette of a woman appeared in the passage. What was her surprise when she spotted the shaman. She walked towards them with a quick step.
- Who are you, stupid woman? What are you doing here! - yelled in her direction Yura.
- Have respect because I am the person who created you," she answered her, moving her hand as if she were conjuring.
A shriek came from Solbin's mouth as Yura fell in front of her with a twisted neck. She shifted her terrified gaze to the witch, who looked proud of herself as she shook her hands.
- What are you doing? - She asked in a trembling voice.
- It was a warning. Next time I will let you be killed if you disobey me. - Saying this, she squatted across from the girl and stroked her hair. - You are like my child. Your whole life is in my hands, remember this and obey me. Is this understandable?
Solbin felt like she was paralyzed. She was unable to even nod her head. She simply looked at the witch with wide-open eyes, terrified of what awaited her.
In fact, she had to find a way to end this. And as soon as possible.
*
It was late evening when Ara sauntered through the streets, dragging her suitcase with her. With weeping eyes she looked around, wondering where she should go.
She couldn't impose on Solbin's parents again. That wasn't the right thing to do. She could seek help from Seokjin's handsome neighbor, but she would rather not see the bastard since they lived next door to each other. Besides... they weren't close enough for her to ask for help to stay with him.
Her parents? They still acted as if they didn't know her. It was beyond comprehension, but they completely forgot about her, as if they never had a daughter....
The redhead sat down on a bench and unexpectedly burst out crying. She hid her face in her hands, unconcerned about the stares of passersby.
She was trapped.
- What should I do? Where should I go? - She asked herself, combing her hair. The wind brushed her tear-wet face.
She looked at the phone and bit her lip as she realized she had no one else to call. There was only her best friend.
She pressed the receiver, but every tone made her anxious. Could it be that Solbin was still at the company at this hour, which is why she couldn't answer the call?
Ara's attention was drawn to a bar across the street. She had no idea for herself, so she rose from the bench and moved toward the passage. She was like running amok as she crossed the road. Furthermore, she accidentally bumped someone with her shoulder, but paid no attention.
Dragging her suitcase with her, she entered the bar and sat down on a swivel chair that was next to the counter. She ordered alcohol, which she devoured at an all too rapid pace. It tasted like water to her that evening, but it helped her forget her problems.
As she looked at her phone screen to see if her friend had called her back, everything blurred for her. Eventually, she became so weak that she put her face on the countertop and drifted off. All she could still remember was the bartender poking her, saying some words to her.
- Wake up, irresponsible girl! - She opened her eyes and half-consciously looked at the person next to her. She thought she would see a bartender or some strange guy, but she spotted the last person she would have expected. - Thank you for calling me, and I'm sorry to have caused trouble. - Seokjin turned to the bartender. He grabbed Ara around the waist and helped her off the chair. - You won't change anything with this kind of behavior anyway," he said as they walked to his car. When he opened the door, she completely lost feeling in her legs and fell to the sidewalk. Seokjin helped her up, and she took advantage of this and cuddled her face into his chest.
- Don't leave me, please. Just love me," she whispered.