𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐅𝐅𝐬

|𝙲𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝙷𝚞𝚜𝚋𝚊𝚗𝚍|| 𝐿𝑒𝑒 𝑀𝑖𝑛ℎ𝑜

Started: 2021/09/06

Word count: 1142

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A loud skin slap sound echoed in the room as my right cheek stung like fire. Tears were brimming my eyes but I bit them back. I did it again. I successfully disappointed my boss yet again. Or should I say, she was disappointed on me for something normal for someone suffering from high anxiety.

"This is the 3rd time we lost a big deal, yet again!! AND YOUR EXCUSE IS ANXIETY?!", my boss yelled at me in the quiet room, making me flinch.

"B-but boss, it's not a-an excuse-", I started but she cut me off by slapping me on the other cheek, the ring on her finger slightly scrapping the skin off.

"I don't want to hear your stupid explanation. You're fired Y/L/N Y/N. Now get out of my sight.", she yelled, storming out of the room right after.

I bit my lower lip hard to prevent myself from shredding tears. I quickly came out of the office, all of my colleagues looking at me in disbelief. I ignored their looks as I went to my desk and packed my everything.

I was doing well but because of my stupid anxiety, I got fired. Finding a job would be hard now, even though my husband is the CEO of the fashion company I used to work for. I didn't talk to him much, or rather not at all. He was cold and stern and always serious with an intimidating look stuck on his face. I was too scared to go up to him and tell him, but he would be furious if he found out by himself.

With quarries and questions in my head, I went back to my car, letting out my built up tears. I glance at the clock.

9:39 p.m.

Minho usually called during this time and he did. I picked up the call, shaky hand and heart beating faster than usual.

"Y/N, why aren't you home yet?", his cold tone came from the other side.

"Oh um, I-I just had a meeting that's all", my voice cracked at the end. I really hope he didn't notice that. "I'm coming home as soon as possible to make dinner."

"That won't be necessary but are you okay?"

"Y-Yeah... I'm fine.... yeah I'm fine. I'm coming home now"

"Okay. Drive safely". Minho cut the line.

I grabbed the steering wheel, eyes all dry and red swollen from all the crying and hands shaking. I know I'm done for when I get home. Minho being cold wasn't something that was new to me. He was always cold, even to his employees and he was barely home. Even if he was, it felt like he was giving me a silent treatment.

I dried of my tears, my mascara now running down my face, I drove back home, mentally preparing for the consequences.

Lee Know's POV

I waited for Y/N with the freshly made food. She was usually came back around 8, but say she said, she had a meeting.

I scrolled through my phone to kill time, when the front door clicked open and slam shut and heavy hurried footsteps followed upstairs, with muffled sniffing.

"Y/N?", worried, I followed her but she was already in the washroom, her handbag and stockings messily scattered on the bed. I sat on the edge and waited for her, time ticking away for eternity.

She finally came out, towel wrapped and her flawless white skin now red, sniffing and with a red nose. She was all wobbly and weak and her cheek had scratch marks. Before she could take any further step, I quickly run to her, taking her in my arms like a bride and carried her to the bed.

"What's wrong?", I asked, my eyes softening at her tiny figure, as she hugged her knees to her chest, crying and shivering.

"U-Um.....", she looked up everywhere but me. "I um..... I-I had a fight b-back at the office, that's all. Nothing serious"

I sat even closer to her and pulled her to my lap. She was trying to process what happened with a light pink blush creeping on her face. I softly caressed her scarred cheek, internally adoring how cute she is while getting shy.

"You're a good liar, but you can't cheat me.", I slightly chuckled. Embarrassed, Y/N looked away. She then wrapped her legs around my torso and hugged me, put her head on my shoulder. "I would come to know anyways since you work in one of my companies"

"I got fired from my job just because I had anxiety", she sniffed. She slowly and opened up to me about what had happened the whole day. I listened to her whole story patiently, caressing her back and rocking her back and forth.

"Well, I was thinking of making you sign our partner ship, so that we can work together, cause we don't get to see other often", I smiled.

"Wait..... you aren't angry? You're not angry because I lost my job?", she faced me, confusion and doubt clear in her voice. I shook my head and looked at her scar, which had dried up by now.

"Does it still hurt?", I softly caressed her cheek, the roughness of the scar coming in between the soft feeling of her skin.

"Nope, only stings occasionally, that's all", she said. I softly placed a long kiss on her cheek, enjoying the feeling of her soft skin on my lips. I broke the kiss after sometime, only to see her flushing red, her ears turning red.

"This might be the first time I'm seeing you like this", she mumbled.

"Now, why don't you change and come down, hmm? The food is getting cold and it's getting harder to control myself", I laughed.

END OF Lee Know's POV

I gave Minho a confused look. I sat there on his lap trying to comprehend what he said. Then it struck me.

I was still wrapped in a towel with nothing underneath. I quickly got off his lap, laying on the bed, covering my face and whining in embarrassment. He laughed hard.

"S-Sorry, I'll change now", I said, still trying to recover myself from the embarrassment.

"I'll be waiting", he said and went downstairs.

I still remained laying there, thinking about his smiling face. Surely, he had a beautiful smile and the most angelic laugh. I might be the first person he showed his soft side to. For the first time, I felt my heart ache with happiness from only one smile, wanting to be in his embrace forever and not letting go.

Two stars joining as a cold heart melts, home became a person instead of a place, only awaits the braver one.....

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