"I'm nothing but a mystery with a pretty smile, sweetheart."
Never trust him.
Never.
He is a man who could charm the whole crowd with a single smile. One who can manipulate anyone to bend his way. One who knows exactly how to use his charisma to ge...
Jaehwa uttered to herself as she frantically looked around the huge party hall for her boss in vain. She was at the dinner party that evening. She was extra determined to do well and be the perfect secretary that day. But somewhere along the way she had accidentally lost her way near the food stalls and had absolutely no idea as to where her beloved boss was.
Ah, where is he?!
Jaehwa stood on her tiptoes as she looked around, trying to see where he was over everyone's heads. Since she couldn't make a scene all she could do was sing his name in a low whisper hoping that he would hear if he happened to be nearby.
"Mr.Sahan~ Mr.Sahan are you there~" Jaehwa whisper sang as she looked through the crowds of people wearing expensive dresses and chatting among other elites who, judging by the pompous manner they held themself, seemed to have a high opinion of themselves. Holding a wine glass she had acquired from somewhere, Jaehwa turned round and round singing the same song, occasionally flashing an awkward smile when she made eye contact with some strangers and hiding her face from some people she'd rather not come across. Being famous had its downsides too.
"Mr.Sahan~ Where are youuu~"
I feel like some kind of Disney princess now. Jaehwa thought to herself as she tiptoed through the crowd trying to catch a glimpse of the familiar dark hair. No such luck. God, where is he??
A familiar-looking head appeared somewhere to the far left corner. Ah, there! She proceeded to make her way towards him, however, a slight push from someone in the crowd knocked her off her balance and she went plummeting to the ground.
"AAAHH!"
Was this how it was going to end?
Is this the end of her perfect secretary streak tonight? With her nose crushed because of the fall and her reputation ruined. Jaehwa closed her eyes for the inevitable. Goodbye professionalism. Goodbye, my reputation. Goodbye to my perfect nose. To whoever invented high heels. F**K you too!
But then she came to an abrupt halt. Her eyes shot open when she felt the distinct feel of an arm around her waist halting her from her descent to the floor. I'm... alive.
I am alive! Thank god!
"Oh la la~" A manly falsetto voice exclaimed from above.
Jaehwa's eyes slowly trailed up to the source of the voice to be met with an incredibly handsome face, with very defined aristocratic features. Jet black hair was swept back professionally revealing the smooth expanse of his glorious forehead and his dark brown eyes peeked from under his long silken lashes. A small smile that hinted at a note of genuine surprise was on his lips. Soon the smile morphed and a sly glint made its way into his eyes as he grinned. "I think you just... fell for me."
What the-
A little weirded out and mildly embarrassed that she had been staring, Jaehwa tried to scramble out of his hold. "I- I'm so sorry!"
Ah sh-, did someone see that?
"No, wait-"
A sharp gasp left her mouth as the wine she was holding, which somehow miraculously had managed to not drop to the floor, spilled over her dress and the cold liquid seeped into the material of her red dress turning it into a deeper shade of red. The man beside her gasped, "I'm so sorry. That was my fault. I accidentally grazed the wine glass."
Sh*t, I need to get out of here.
"Yeah, alright, it's oka- Ah!"
Rrrriip!
"Oh no, I'm sorry."
Jaehwa gritted her teeth as she looked down at her long dress where a long rip was showing from the place where the man's shoes were pressed down on. He removed his foot from over the tip of the dress.
"My apologies. It was my fault again. Why am I so clumsy today~"
Jaehwa clenched her fists. She had wine down her dress and now a part of her dress was torn. Great.
If someone caught her like that, looking like a complete hooligan, she'll be dead. It will reach back to Sahan and within seconds it will bite her in the back.
I need to get out of here. ASAP. There was no time for any social niceties. Actually, screw professionalism!
"Move!" Hastily shoving aside the weirdo who had ruined her dress she ran, ducking and dodging people all the while letting her medium-length hair do the job of hiding her face, to the only place she could go. The restroom.
A few indignant squeaks erupted from the people she had shoved aside, as some other elites frowned upon her unladylike behavior but she couldn't care less about it right now. She just hoped her hair was doing a fine job of hiding her identity. If not, she was screwed.
Just a little more, just a little more...Finally!
Jaehwa burst inside the fortunately empty restroom and shut the door behind her.
Mission successful.
Her dress was torn. She can not go outside like that. It would be absolutely embarrassing. Sahan would definitely think she had caused some kind of trouble. Think Jaehwa think. What can you do?
She twirled around looking around when she noticed her diamond-studded hairpin. This should do. Plucking the pin out of her hair she folded the part of her dress that tore into elegant folds and secured it with her pin in a way that it looked like a part of her dress. She smiled to herself admiring her handiwork. Nobody's gonna know.
And now for the wine down the front of her dress, she looked around the restroom. Desperate times called for desperate measures. Come on, there's got to be something.
Her searching eyes fell on the nearby hand dryer. A sly smile lit up on her lips as she locked her eyes with the object.
"Eyyy..."
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Vocab: Oh la la - Oh my/ oh dear
A/n: And, I'll leave the rest to your imagination ;)
