Crimson Madness #1 ⚖️: Commencement || SVT CRIME AU

50: A Time to Think

Narrator's POV

   As soon as Nari left Seungcheol's office, she didn't stop there. She made her way to her father's firm and made an out of nowhere appearance. From there, she talked to him about moving out and going back to her home. It took some time of convincing,  but in the end she did succeed in persuading the old man; and so, she's now set to move out tomorrow.

   Before going home, Nari decided to stop by at a coffee shop where she sat down, alone, at a corner with an untouched cup of coffee in front of her. Nari sat there in silence, she's clearly not in the cafe to eat nor enjoy, but to think thoroughly about what happened between her and Seungcheol.

   "Awww babe, you're so sweet," a delicate giggle not from a far caught Nari's attention. She diverted her eyes towards the couple that occupied a spot from a few meters to her.

   The young lady held a bouquet of flowers while the man in front of her smiled in satisfactory. "I'm glad you like it babe,"

   "Of course, I do! Roses are my fave!" the young woman landed a playful slap on her boyfriend's arm causing Nari to roll her eyes.

   "What an eye sore," she muttered as she took a sip of her coffee.

***

   After spending a few minutes in the coffee shop, Nari got tired and decided to go home. As soon as she opened the door with droopy shoulders, a man who was passing by the foyer halted his steps. "Oh, finally home. We were worried," Joshua muttered with a hint of concern.

   "Don't worry, I just stopped by at Seungcheol's office, then to my dad's and lastly a coffee shop," Nari reassured.

   "Ah yeah, Cheol's office. I heard about it," Joshua said as Nari nodded her head, biting the inside of cheek as she felt sick upon remembering what happened back there.

   "Anyway, dinner's ready. Hope you're hungry, Junhui cooked a lot," Nari then trailed behind Joshua who made his way to the dining area.

    "Finally back," Soonyoung smiled as Nari sat across her.

   "All right, let's eat now," Junhui entered the area with a pot of chicken that was freshly cooked. Soonyoung, Jihoon, Junhui and Nari began to dig in.

   "Where are the others?" Nari asked which broke the silence.

   "Still at work," Jihoon responded.

***

   During the dinner, Nari had told them that she'll be moving out which caught them off guard. She reasoned out that she can do on her own now and that law school is over which is why they didn't have to keep an eye on her anymore for she will not go out that much. However,, the four men in table exchanged glances as they clearly know the reason.

  Must be because of Seungcheol. - Jihoon thought as he reminisced what he had seen earlier; Nari leaving the man's office with tears in her glossy eyes.

   After dinner, Nari made her way to her room upstairs where she began packing her clothes in her luggage and stuffing all her law books in another bag, alongside with the book stand and other stuffs that she had brought to the place.

   "Hey," A knock interrupted Nari's packing. She sat on the carpet of the floor, she tilted her head only to meet Jeonghan who stood against the door frame, arms crossed.