HERA PALACE - Penthouse ✔️

8. Bitter

Seokhoon spent the night thinking and couldn't get his head straight. He was usually cold and calm in a lot of situations but this time he wasn't sure if his thoughts were safe.

"What's the matter with you, Seokhoon?" Joo Dan Tae spoke as he sips on his coffee with newspaper in his hand at the breakfast table.

Seokhoon was meddling with his food and wasn't eating properly.

"Is it not tasty, Seokhoon? Omma will ask the maids to make you a new one." Suryeon asked.

"I'm fine." Seokhoon smiled at his parents.

But Seokkyung realises the smile, it was Seokhoon's worried smile. She was pretty sure it had something to do with him meeting Jung Eunra again and playing the piano so late at night.

"Abeoji, do you know we have neighbours downstairs?" Seokkyung asked.

"Yes." 

The twins looked at each other.

"You know?" Seokhoon asked, shivering.

"It's the new heirs of the Jung industry. They are back to manage their grandfather's business." Joo Dan Tae carelessly replied, flipping through his paper.

Apparently, Joo Dan Tae didn't know who exactly the Jung twins were.

"Do you know..." Seokkyung tried to speak. Seokhoon held on to Seokkyung's hands to stop her from speaking further. He knew, if his father were to find out who the twins are, he would use all his powers to pull them down. Not to mention, their financial power might somehow overtake their father's, threatening his powers. Joo Dan Tae might as well be already doing something on them. Seokhoon knew well Joo Dan Tae was serious when he told him and Seokkyung not to meddle with his businesses, and thus, to prevent more things from happening, he shall not meddle.

Seokkyung stared at her brother, shocked, but Seokhoon gave her eyesight that only she knows. For the first time, she realised something might end badly if she didn't stop.

Suryeon looked at the children, a little worried.
"Children are you okay? Do you need a sick leave from school?"

Seokkyung and Seokhoon both looked back at their mother and said they are fine. They continued to eat their breakfast before it was time to head to school.

As the lift headed down, Seokkyung grabs on Seokhoon's shirt.

"Oppa, why didn't you let me tell dad it was those two bastards that have returned?" Seokkyung asked.

"Keep your voice down, there are eyes and ears around."

"Oppa!" Seokkyung tried to hold in her anger about Eunra. "She dumped you for some random guy and left!! How can you not be angry about it!!!! She is simply a play girl, playing with your heart!" 

Seokhoon looked down to his shoes. 

Really, Who played who's heart? Me? or Her? 

"Because," Seokhoon halted his thoughts. He mustn't tell his sister about the terrible things their father could do to them. Seokkyung still was well protected. She shouldn't need to know what kind of a father Joo Dan Tae is. "Dad said not to meddle with his business, then we shouldn't. Plus, did you see Dad's face, he probably didn't remember who they were. Why should we remind him of more annoying businesses right?"

Seokkyung still doesn't believe what her brother is trying to say. But somehow, she sees the fear in Seokhoon's eyes. She got worried about him, but Seokhoon kept on insisting nothing is wrong with him. If this kept on, her brother will be sick.