SUDDEN MARRIAGE

Four

The next morning, I woke up in a good mood. Somehow, the talk with Mark last night made me feel better or is it because of my decision?

I don't know. I suddenly felt like going out of this room, so I stepped out and walked confidently towards the kitchen.

In there was Mark and his secretary. She was making two cups of coffee and Mark was just massaging his forehead. I noticed his bare chest and the way his muscles were enhanced the moment he lifted it up to meet Karina's coffee.

Karina met my eyes. "Good morning! Sir... Your husband's awake."

Mark twists his head and looks at me. His eyes widened and he was quick to offer his seat to me. I shook my head though and turned to my heels. I ran to the living room and plopped on the couch.

His husband?

Shit! It hits different when someone calls me Mark's husband. I'm embarrassed but at the same time I feel okay with people calling me that.

"Hey..." Mark calls out a moment later. I saw him grab his white shirt from the couch, then he placed his coffee on the table.

I also noticed how he had his pillows and blanket on the long couch and his laptop on the small table in front of it. There are also empty bottles of heavy wines which gave me the idea that he's been drinking.

"I'm sorry for the mess." He says with a groggy voice. He washed his face with his hands and looked at me again. "Do you need something? Are you hungry?"

I shook my head at his last question. "I just want to talk to you... alone?"

"Oh." He says and sips on his coffee. "Would it take long?"

"Not, if you're going to say yes immediately."

He chuckles. "I wonder what kind of question that would be. I'm afraid that is something regarding your escape again."

Yes.

"Sir... The board members are waiting for you." Karina enters the living room with Mark rushing to get to her.

Mark welcomed the laptop and talked to it. "I'll have to ask for a ten. My husband needs to talk to me, if I may excuse myself?"

"No problem. We're also waiting for Mrs. Seo to enter this meeting." I heard a voice and the next thing he did was give Karina the laptop and placed himself in front of me.

"I'm sorry for that. Go on..." He says while sipping on his coffee.

"No." I fiddle with my fingers. "Just go ahead with your meeting. I can wait—"

"No, no. Just go on." He says. "The meeting's not that important."

That might mean I am more important than the meeting he's about to enter in. He anticipates me to say something but I still refuse to tell him anything. I don't think right now is a good time to talk.

"I'll just talk to you later." I said and went back to the kitchen to make something for myself. Maybe I'll just make coffee.

"Karina, what's my schedule for today?" I heard Mark ask.

"You're packed today, sir. You have a meeting with the Seo company, from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM. The meeting for the restocking in the local branches will take place 30 minutes after the meeting, and will end at six. The papers need to be sent this evening to the southern branch as well..."

Mark is busy. He is very busy. Damn it! Now I'll have to wait the whole day to talk to him. I sigh and place my coffee on the counter. Once I felt their presence fade, I immediately went to my room and locked myself in there.