Hidden Motives || Chae Hyungwon

[ twenty-seven ]

Baek Ha Rim

i held onto changkyun as he carried my entire body on his back. he had brought a blanket with him to cover my bloody lower body to remove suspicion. although i was in pain, i pretended to simply be changkyun's drunk friend as we came across other hotel guests in our floor.

as soon as we arrived, changkyun quickly swiped his key card to open his room and locked the door behind us before positioning me on the bed with the blanket.

"agh.." he eased his shoulder for a bit after the weight of my body has left his.

"what the heck happened here?" he soon went to see my leg which was shot.

i was stiff on the bed in pain, sweating tremendously. i felt extremely weak to fight changkyun off from examining my wound.

"i need to bring you to the hospital." changkyun concluded.

"no.. the party is still ongoing. i need to get back there."

"what for?!" he got impatient, thinking i was ridiculous to think so in my state.

"you can't bring me anywhere outside here because guards are on the lookout. if i get to the hospital, we'll end up interacting with people who might possibly report us once they see me as the patient."

"... i-i need to show up to the party as soon as possible so no one realizes i'm the culprit once they do a check." i added.

changkyun stared at me with a frown on his face, contemplating what to do. he realized that i had a point but was troubled about the execution.

"fine. stay in here and don't go anywhere. i'll find a way to make this work." he finally made up his mind and went ahead to grab his mask and coat.

"what are you planning?" i asked.

"i'll get your dad's trusted doctor to come here right now. he'll have to check if there's a bullet in your leg and treat your gunshot wound as soon as possible." changkyun spoke and eventually went out in a rush.

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i sat still in the middle of the party while a lot of attendees were moving around and interacting with one another as the sound system played a variety of pleasant songs to hear.

sitting was the best option for me after i had just finished a quick treatment done in the restroom of changkyun's hotel room. i also ditched the heels so i could walk better, and i had changkyun assist me up to the outside of the venue.

i was extremely grateful for him.

staring at the sight far in front of me while i had my mind immersed deep in thoughts, i was looking at ceo chae and yoo standing beside each other.

it amused me how wary i knew they felt, but neither of them decided to end this party for everyone's safety. i guess they'd prefer a successful anniversary party publicized by tomorrow rather than a news report that could damage both their companies' reputations.

i quickly ran my fingers through my hair and ensured that everything was in place. in a matter of time, i was already sitting here all made up for the event.

but all of a sudden, ceo chae finally noticed that i had my eyes set on him all this time. our gazes locked on each other, and i immediately knew i had to stop looking at him.

however, it was as if i couldn't stop myself from staring at a piece of art across the room. chae hyungwon was undeniably mesmerizing tonight. neither i could deny so.