Chapter fourteen

Present time

Inside a casino bar

“After this round I’m done. I’m going home.” Chae Gyung laid all the remaining cards on the table.

“Why, what’s the rush?” Janny asked. “Scared your husband will get mad if he discovers you went out again tonight?”

Chae Gyung threw her a sharp look. “I’m not scared of him, okay? It’s just that I ( Read more... )

Chapter thirteen

Present time

JANSQ TWIN TOWERS

A lady with a pair of dark shades wearing stilettos and body hugging dress walked into Lee Shin’s office one morning. Cheli was startled with the arrival of the beautiful stranger.

“Excuse me ma’am, who are you looking for?”

“Is Lee Shin here?”

She took off her shades and smiled.

“May I know who’s looking ( Read more... )

Chapter twelve

Present time

Tired from the strenuous activities he had earlier, Lee Shin came home late and went straight to his room to get some sleep. He was about to doze off when he heard a knock.

Shin immediately got up and opened the door. It was Chae Gyung.

He rubbed his eyes and asked. “Is there something wrong?”

“No more sugar. Get some. I ( Read more... )

Chapter Eleven

Flashback

“Do I really have to let you sign a contract?” Chae Gyung was staring at the pages while talking to Shin over the phone.

“Yes. We do everything in black and white.”

“It feels like I’m doing business with a stranger.” She reasoned out.

“If the contract’s ready, just bring it to me and I’ll sign it.”

She put the documents inside a ( Read more... )

Chapter Ten

Flashback

In the Royal Caribbean Cruise Liner Serenade of the Seas

The fading rays of sun were peeking through the snow white clouds as birds flew by. Chae Gyung stood in front of the top deck while listening to the rhythm of the waves when her eyes were covered by a pair of familiar hands from behind.

“Guess who?’ The man in a falsetto ( Read more... )

Chapter nine

Present time

At Lee Shin's office

"Are you dizzy?" Rebby asked with a worried look.

Shin nodded. He seemed to be not in his usual self that morning and his noona noticed it.

"You have dark circles under your eyes. You haven't been getting any sleep lately?" Rebby was anxious with his condition. Lee Shin was not the type who would disclose ( Read more... )

Chapter Eight

Flashback

"Is it for real?" Shin was shocked to hear the news. He stopped walking and stared at the lamp post.

Chae Gyung turned around when she noticed she was walking way ahead of him. "Yes. I guess you have to stop sending me those roses."

"I guess not. What is two months against eight years of friendship?" He put his hands into ( Read more... )

Chapter Seven

Flashback

The day Rebby had a conversation with Lee Shin in Tokyo.

"Now that we have inherited appa's shares in Ewait Korea, we've become the major stockholders in the entire corporation. But that's not where the story ends. There's someone from the company who has the nerve to ask me if he was left with anything by appa." Rebby was ( Read more... )

Chapter Six

Present time

The first evening Chae Gyung spent in Lee Shin’s house.

The room was quiet, but she can’t find peace anywhere inside her. Chae Gyung was on the floor staring at the ticking clock hanged upon the wall. She counted the seconds, the minutes, wanting to keep track as to how long she has been in hell. She felt like she’s losing her ( Read more... )

Chapter Five

Flashback

At the 54th floor of JANSQ TWIN TOWERS

Rebby opened the door for Lee Shin as they stepped inside the fully carpeted room. “This is your office.”

Shin looked around, checking each and every little detail of the interior. “You have renovated the place.” It used to be his father’s office. New pieces of office furniture gave the ( Read more... )