Sincerely, Yours {A SEVENTEEN Fanfic}

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ADRIANNA LEE's POV

18.01.2025

"Please don't cry princess."

I couldn't stop sniffling, while I continued staring at his sad eyes, making me cry out even more.

"Please tell me how I could make it better. Seeing you like this is hurting me."

I couldn't speak, nor answer. I didn't know why this is happening, but all I knew is the immense feeling of hollowness and sadness.

It felt like I have to let him go soon, and it is torturing me and causing me a lot of pain.

He pulled me into a hug and caressed me, while I gripped his shirt and leaned my face onto his chest, as he whispered soft endearments.

I woke up due to my alarm and slowly sat up to shut it off before I whimpered at the pain in my chest.

Tears were falling down my face while I clutched the shirt above my left chest, heaving in huge amount of breaths because I felt so suffocated.

"Adrianna..... are you up? You need to get ready—"

I stared up at Chanel who opened the door to my bedroom and saw her pause before rushing over to me and shuffling closer to embrace me in a hug.

"Shh.... shh...."

I sobbed uncontrollably while placing my head on her shoulder and weakly wrapping my arms around her waist.

"It really hurts Chanel..... please make it stop."

I stuttered out in pain while she squeezed me harder and rubbed my back while I continued sobbing at the immense pain on my chest. It felt like it was tightening as if someone was holding my heart in a death grip.

"You need some rest. You're so pale, and you can barely open your eyes."

Chanel wiped the sweat from my forehead with a wet cloth before pulling the duvet over my shoulder, tucking me in before adjusting the temperature of my room.

"I'll handle your schedule for today, since it's actually my free day."

She offered to which I nodded slowly and gave her a small smile.

"Thank you."

I whispered softly before she smiled down at me and gave me a soft peck on my forehead before walking out of my bedroom.

"I'll be back by 3PM and I'll cook you some of your favorite food."

I smile gratefully at her and sighed when the doors closed shut before I let my eyes droop lower and soon I was drawn into another slumber.

CHANEL PARK's POV

"Please tell me what Adrianna was supposed to have done by today Eunkyung."

I was walking beside Adrianna's personal assistant towards the office that she uses before I sat down at the leather chair of her mahogany desk.

I smiled seeing the glass nameplate on it.

ADRIANNA LEE

"Nothing important needs to be done today and we just need to check through some new contracts and offers from some interior designers and architects."

I nodded at her slowly while she placed a few of the CVs we received from architectural agents together with their reliable interior designer agents.

I smiled when I recognized some of them, as I have researched about them when it comes to building up the set designs for my fashion shows.

"I'll have a look through them and then discuss it back with Adrianna."

She bowed lightly at me before leaving the contracts from those people and walking out of Adrianna's office.

I scrolled through the papers and after a few hours of reading and understanding the pros and cons of the contract, I concluded the benefits and losses of each and every one of them.

Being a fashion art director doesn't mean that I do not know anything regarding business. Quite contrarily, it's the exact opposite.

We also need to have a quick and witty business mindset when handling the roots of the fashion industry. This is why Adrianna trusts me enough to handle her business when she fell sick.

This isn't the first time.

It comes and goes for Adrianna with her problem, therefore she has drawn up a condition when she started her business. It states that.....

No one is to have control or final say in the workings of my business except me. However, when there are times I am not able to carry that out, the control would temporarily go towards my bestfriend Chanel Park.

Even though the control was given to me, I never made the final decision and I always discuss it with Adrianna and let her decide while I convey the message.

I let out a soft sigh before leaning back on the chair and stare at the photo frames she had placed on her desk.

One was her family portrait, with her parents and elder brother, who is currently modeling in the USA, while her parents are back in the UK, probably having some nice alone time at the mansion that both their children gifted them for their 40 year anniversary.

Then I shifted my gaze towards the photo we took before we went our separate ways 6 months ago, at the amusement park in Blackpool, UK.

I smiled while picking it up and admiring how far we had come from that point to now. I placed it back down and let out another sigh when I remembered her this morning.

The pain and agony in her eyes.

I furrowed my eyebrows before placing both my elbows on the desk and intertwining my fingers together. I was trying to figure out how to help her as this seemed like a serious issue.

I checked the wall clock in her office to see that it was 2PM and I decided to pack the papers into my briefcase to bring it back to Adrianna before requesting the ground floor receptionist to have the car ready.

I walked out of the office and bid Eunkyung goodbye to which she bowed respectfully before I entered the elevator down.

"Straight to the hotel Miss?"

I was pondering for a moment as he shut his door and looked back at me through the rear view mirror.

"Let's go to a mart. I need to buy some groceries for Adrianna."

"Certainly Miss."

I looked out the window as the car started moving and decided to cook her favorite UK homemade meals that she has been begging me to cook for her.

She had even ordered all the cooking utensils and it had arrived yesterday but we had no groceries. So I decided that maybe I'll cook for her today.

I smiled to myself as we drove towards a nearby mart.