Jamais Vu

Chapter 57

It had been weeks since the attack and the 2nd Chance Bakery received a massive onslaught of customers. It was mostly due to Hoseok. He was sighted during Hojun incident and some people managed to get the information that he partially owns the business. Now, they have people lining up every day to buy baked goods.

The bakers had their work cut for them with extra batches of bread and special orders. Jo Mi Cha definitely had her hands full with the constant order of coffee and other beverages that the bakery café offered. Some of the customers were hoping to catch a glimpse of Hoseok, thinking that he would sometime show up there, but of course, he didn't. Hoseok was basically up to his ears with his work and he would be flying overseas again soon.

The masses still didn't know about Sunhee's relationship with Hoseok. If that was the case, some crazy ARMY would be marching there and demand Sunhee's head on a platter. When some fans might be supportive and understanding, some of them could be downright scary.

"Sajangnim," called Haewon from the serving window after the lunch rush ended.

"Yes, Haewon-ssi."

"Someone wants to see you," announced Haewon.

"In a minute," Sunhee sent the used bowls for Sehun and Dowon to clean before wiping her hands clean. She went to the main café area to find a fuming Aera with an envelope in her hand. Sunhee put on her fight mode face and went forward.

"What the fuck is this?" asked Aera, throwing the envelope to Sunhee.

"Language please, Lee Aera-ssi," Sunhee smirked at her. "I'm sure you can read that well. You got served. You were spoiling for it anyway since you strung me up in the mess you made. You broke the law, I'm fighting back."

"I was looking after my fiancé who went out with you," defended Aera.

Sunhee smiled even more. One of the things a person shouldn't do when they get sued is to never admit the thing they do. "You hired a person to stalk Jaesuk. I was caught in the middle. What you did was spying and that is a breach of privacy. Do you honestly think that I am not going to do anything after you sent those pictures to my partner?"

"I just wanted you to stop seeing my fiancé."

"If you would only listen. I told you I'm in a relationship and Jaesuk is just a friend," said Sunhee firmly. "Anyway, I'll see you in court."

Sunhee could see a myriad of emotions in Aera's eyes. Sunhee was bluffing again and she basked in the satisfaction that Aera actually believed her. Not all lawsuits would end up in court. It all depends on how a person or their lawyer would act upon it. Sunhee just wanted to teach Aera a lesson. If Aera knew what was best for her, she should just keep quiet and let her lawyer handle the case for her instead of barging and making Sunhee angrier.

"No, I'm not going to turn up," said Aera petulantly.

"Go and talk to your lawyer. And yes, Jaesuk will be called as a witness since he's in those pictures. Think about it. Does he know you have someone tailing after him? That would be great, isn't it? Plus, think how that could affect your career," said Sunhee. "Imagine the headline - Actress caught stalking after fiancé," continued Sunhee dramatically, waving her hand to the air. "Oh and there's the fact that my partner is a very well known person. He will be called up as a witness too as the pictures were sent to him. That could boost up your popularity, don't you think?"

Aera's face paled when she finally understood the situation that she put herself in. The citizens of South Korea could be critical when it involves a public figure. Aera's career could end because stalking and spying are other traits that are frowned upon. Aera looked around her and some of the customers were looking at the exchange with interest. "Eunnie, we can work this out," she pleaded.

Sunhee felt a tiny bit of satisfaction seeing Aera's reaction. "Have your lawyer talk to mine. End of discussion," said Sunhee.

"Eunnie!" called Aera.

"Hey, isn't that Lee Aera?" said one of the customers in the café.

"She's the one who was caught going in and out of the director's apartment, right? Actress L?" said another customer.

Aera's eyes went wide at the remark which made Sunhee curious all of a sudden.

"Director's apartment?" echoed Sunhee. "What's that about?"

"I was working," defended Aera but Sunhee could see that Aera's resolve crumbled down. She looked horrified.

"I thought she's engaged," said the other customer. "And she spied on her fiancé? Wow, talk about being a hypocrite."

Aera took a deep breath, thumbed up her nose and acted like she didn't hear the comment. She turned to Sunhee. "You'll hear from me soon!" replied Aera as she left the café in a huff.

"A director, huh?" asked Haewon to Sunhee.

"I have no idea. I'm totally clueless about that, too," admitted Sunhee as she took out her phone. Within seconds, she found what she was looking for. There was an article circulating online just that day about an alleged affair between a well-known director and an actress. The netizen was fast and Aera's name popped out in the comments section.

Aera was going to have her hands full with that.