setsunai • lee know

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Silence before Minho started driving off the hotel, he take a look at Taerin who is still clearly terrified. She was shocked when she first find out it was her father who invited them. "Min." Minho hummed as a respond.

"Do you think I will be okay?"

"Of course." he let out a soft chuckle. "As long as I am here with you, I will make sure that you will be okay." he continued, stroking her hair with the other hand. "Thank you." there was a soft tone coming out from her eyes still puffy.

"Really?" he laughed. "Mmh for what?" having fun teasing his wife he arched a brow. To ease the tense while he is driving to the new hotel they booked just now. Maybe he just need to distract Taerin from thinking about her father. "For everything. You were there for me almost every time when I need you. Its like a magic to have you around during my hard times. I'd probably gone if you weren't there with me." she confessed, caressing his hand.

"Like I mentioned, I want you to be safe. Even maybe I was being a dick to you yeah I admitted that but really, I just care for you. Too much. I don't like seeing you hurt." He commented, earning a grin from Taerin. Yeah she's thankful except for the part where he didn't believe her whenever she said something or someone is following her. Maybe it was just her hallucination, she hasn't been experiencing that for almost months now.

Weird, but unexplainable.

"Oh Seungmin arrived." Minho turns his gaze to her, eyes squinting. "Seungmin?" Taerin nodded, typing something on his phone.

"I forgot to tell you that Seungmin will be working for me. So he is moving not far from our house. You know he has been a very good assistant for me during Kim Corporation days. So I insisted him to work for me. What do you think baby?" Her eyes lit up talking about Seungmin. He clearly did not like that expression of her now. Knowing how close Seungmin is to Taerin, Minho guess it would be fine after all.

Plus he can keep an eye on her while he is away.

"Yeah I guess that is a great idea. Seungmin has been the annoying assistant for you all these while." Minho commented.

•

"No fucking way." his eyes rounded. Still munching on his food, sipping on his third americano today. "I am not joking Seungmin. It was dad. He was there."

"But then, how — the hotel? He got out of the jail and he has a hotel?"

She nodded. Not believing what they saw three days ago. Deep inside Taerin wanted to know more, what brought her father there. What made him wanted to see her again? As if he didn't tried to get rid of her years ago.

Tiny part inside her head saying her father might be related to all the weird things that happened to her for the past few months. All the things that made her and Minho fight. The thing that made Minho said she's having a mental illness. "I don't think that's possible Mrs Taerin."

"What do you mean?"

"He can't just own a business like that. Especially in that state." Seungmin continued. "There must be someone who helped him or even worse, that is not even his business."

"Why would he do that Seungmin." sighing, lolling her head back to the couch. "I don't know. But maybe, just maybe. Revenge."

She raised her shoulder, looking at the tall guy in front of her. His blunt response starting to make sense after a few minutes but she just shrug it off. Revenge.... Dad seems to be over it. He suffered enough in jail.

"Just you know, be careful." Seungmin continued. "I don't want bad things to happen to you knowing how stupid you are." Taerin chuckled at his words, as always Kim Seungmin will diss you, would diss you, whenever he got the chance to. But to see that caring side of him, she felt thankful.

"I can't always be careful Seungmin. If I were fated to die today, then I will die."

Rolling his eyes he snapped at her again. "Well yeah then I will just watch you at the verge of dying if you insist Mrs Taerin."

Laughing, she hit him playfully it has been a long time since the last she shared about her life with Seungmin. To have him around again, him working for her it feels like reliving her past life back then in the office.

"So has Minho been treating you good lately?"

"Why are you calling my husband Minho? Didn't you always call him Mr Lee?" She joked, teasing the guy.

"Well technically he is not my boss anymore so, why would I call him Mr Lee?"

"I cant believe you Kim Seungmin. You even called me my first name with Mrs. Anyway, yeah we are good. He has been less a jerk nowadays. Why did you ask?" She take a sip from the iced latte in front of her. Enjoy every last bit of their lunch break together.

"Come on I can't ask now? You always vent to me about how annoying his little ass are since many years ago how can I not be curious about it." He made a point she thought. Nodding, you shrug it off saying both of you are fine its just Minho has been busy with work lately.

Seungmin too, first day working at your cafe and he is very helpful. All the female staffs stealing a glance at his handsome face as far as Taerin noticed. She couldn't help but to chuckle. "Looks like you have gained a lot of fans today."

Seungmin waved it off, "Not interested."

•

Its late now, Minji is probably waiting at home with Minho. Taerin almost cried thinking about what to have for dinner but Minho texted her that he prepared it all already, just waiting for her to come. Taerin giggles reading the text walking towards her car.

As always, she felt uneasy whenever she had to walk alone in dark. She felt a soft tap on her shoulder and there standing Seungmin. "Just wanted to walk you to car, scaredy cat." he smiled.

"Thank you, Seungmin. I am not a scaredy cat, mind you. For some reason I felt someone wanted to kill me whenever I am alone in the dark." She chuckled.

"Thats creepy."

"I know."

"Hey—" Seungmin quickly wrap his arm around her waist pulling her to his side, Taerin was taken aback by his action, shocked by the car she didn't see coming on their way just now. Just who the hell is driving that fast here?

"Are you okay?" his breath hitched, staring at her terrified face. "Y-yeah." Taerin replied, withdrawing from his arms adjusting her cardigan. That was awkward. Silence between the both of them for a minute. "I was just— sorry if that made you uncomfortable what other ways do I have?" Quickly apologising to Taerin gathering the courage to speak up.

"No! No really I understand thanks Seungmin, it was just yeah I probably be dead by now if you're not around. My husband probably will have dinner alone if you didn't save me just now." Taerin said, reassuring him she was fine.

Seungmin smiled, he then look at your car. "You should go home now Mrs Taerin its late." Nodding, Taerin went inside her car. She rolled down the car's window on her side. "Thanks again! Good night." smiling, bidding her last goodbye.

"Drive safe, see you tomorrow." Seungmin eyed her car slowly leaving the parking.

"What the fuck was that." He mumbled shaking his head, hand on his thumping chest. He swear his heart could burst anytime right now. Seungmin walk towards his car that was parked next to hers shrugging off the feeling.