War || Penthouse

eighteen

[In the office]

"So Ms. Goo...this is yours?" Ma Du-Ki questioned.

"Yes Sir, please punish me accordingly." Ha-Hyo spoke monotonously.

Ma Du-Ki paused for a moment.

A creepy smile suddenly crept up his face.

"Ahh Ms. Goo. I can definitely pardon you. Just let Mr. Goo transfer some..." he rubs his index and thumb together.

Money.

Ha-Hyo scoffed.

"Sure."

His face lit up with anticipation.

"Is this enough?" Ha-Hyo points a middle finger.

"You!"

He slammed the table furiously.

"Sir. It was mine." A deep voice sounded.

"S-seok-hoon?" His voice suddenly became gentle.

"It belongs to me."

"A-ah i see...you must be very stressed from school! You may leave now." Ma Du-Ki was trying his hardest to please Seok-hoon.

"Tsk...you may leave too." He rolled his eyes at Ha-Hyo.

Ha-Hyo definitely was on Ma Du-Ki's blacklist.

-

"Ha-Hyo!" Seok-hoon chases after the girl.

"Please. Why are you acting like this?"

"Then how do you want me to act? To please you like a fucking dog?!"

"Goo Ha-Hyo!" A loud slap sounded.

Ha-Hyo stands still in shocked silence.

She held her cheeks, the stinging pain getting worse.

"I-

Seok-hoon's hand trembled, regretting what he just did.

Ha-Hyo inhaled a sharp breathe and chuckled bitterly.

"This is for deceiving you about Seol-ah right?"

"Fair enough." She wiped away the streaming tears.

"From now on, let's not get involve with each other."

"I'll make sure you'll get punished for what you did."

The moment she turned away, her vision blurred again. She felt torn.

Ha-Hyo clearly knew she was being unreasonable.

She deserved that slap.

But she made a fuss to push him away.

To stop herself from falling further.

We can't be together.

Never.

Neither both of them knew...he was watching.

His fist clenched tight.

"You...and the rest will definitely pay for it."

-

"Goo Ha-Hyo!"

Seok-kyung crosses her arm with an unpleasant expression.

"Are you okay? Why would you help Bae Ro Na?"

Because she reminded me of someone.

"She can get a chance to get closer to him."

"Isn't that what you want?"

"Right Hyo~ You're so smart!" Seok-kyung snapped her fingers.

Ha-Hyo faked a laugh as her mind wandered off.

-

It was finally break time.

Ha-Hyo had excused herself from the Hera Kids as she wanted some time alone.

"Damn...fresh air..." Ha-Hyo was on the rooftop.

"Ha-Hyo!"

"Oh...Ro Na yah..."

"Before you say anything...i'm fine and you're welcome." She chuckled.

"Thats...exactly what i was going to say." Ro Na scratches her head awkwardly.

"Ro Na yah...could you do me a favour?"

"Anything to repay you."

-

The strong wind tussled Ha-Hyo's brown hair.

She was watching the scene unfold.

Everything was going according to plan.

At the field, a soon-to-be couple could be seen.

Seok-hoon undresses his top.

Ro Na quickly turns away and passes the pain relief patches to him.

A small smile spreads on Ro Na's face.

Ha-Hyo watches the two from the rooftop.

Once again, a pain tugged at her heart strings.

"See? Why did you have to ruin my plan?" Ha Eunbyeol walks in, twirling with her hair.

"We could have gotten rid of Bae Ro Na."

"Um we?" Ha-Hyo frowns.

"Let's work together." She offers.

"Why are you so desperate to oust her? Do you have jealously issue or something?"

"No good things comes from siding her, Ha-Hyo."

"She's nothing but trouble."

"A threat to me and my mother."

"Well..good luck then." Ha-Hyo shrugged and was about to leave.

"You'll regret siding with her!"

"Regret?
We'll see about that."