"I know your mother's not fond of me, and I am so prepared."
Andrew sighed.
"Are you sure you'll stay in a hotel?"
"Haiii nako Hon, I will and please don't worry. SGC arranged my home for two weeks."
Andrew smiled.
In my first 3 days here, hindi naman nagpakabog yung nanay ni Andrew sa pagpapakitang ayaw nya ako. Jusko! Kung ang anak nya lang ay di gwapo't mabait, nunca akong magtagal dito. Pero kasi si Andrew 'to eh.
(an: All dialogue made by Andrew and his mom or Andrew and his colleagues were in Korean. Imagine na lang natin.)
"Why did you even bother bringing her here?"
"Eomma."
"I already told you, I do not agree of you marrying that girl!"
"Eomma, please."
"She will just end up like Jisoo!"
"Eomma."
"She already have a child how could she even deserve you!"
And she walked out. Andrew and Mr. Jung both sighed. Hindi ko alam kung bakit di ko nasabi kay Andrew na marunong naman ako talaga mag Korean. Pero I think, Andrew not knowing I understand whatever his mom is saying helps him not be too frustrated.
Naaawa na nga ako kay Andrew because he even needs to lie to me in translating his mother's words. Haiii! Buti na lang at di nya alam na ako ay marunong!
That weekend, Andrew brought me to his college reunion. It was hard to join if you can't speak and understand Korean but it was way harder to pretend you don't yet you actually can. Not unlike Filipinos, they aren't so hospitable.
Well, everybody turned kind when I was introduced to be SGC Philippines' President and CEO. Everybody wanted to greet me and even scrambled talking in english just to please me. But nah, of course, I know better.
I was with Andrew taking some dessert when a beautiful girl passed infront of us. She stand out not because she's beautiful but because she had something and she isn't wearning fancy clothes. I thought she was an ordinary part of the caterer when somebody talked to her. From their talks, I learned that she's also a former classmate. I looked at her intently, there's something in her, she was beautiful but her eyes looked really sad. I was about to ask Andrew who she is pero inunahan na ako ni Andrew.
"She's Jisoo, my ex-wife."
I nodded. Andrew did not even threw a small glance at that lady. I do not know much of the story just that Jisoo left Andrew for a much richer guy.
I was looking and observing Jisoo the whole time and she is not what Andrew told me according to my guts. I was just looking at her the whole time, she was smiling but her smile did not reach her beautiful eyes.
(Yuri is Jisoo)
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When everybody's enjoying the night, Jisoo excused herself. From what I hear, she will still go back to work. She said she just delivered the orders of this group.
A girl who looked like her friend asked her to stay, she even offered her help but Jisoo respectfully rejects.
What really happened? Sabi ni Andrew, Jisoo had another guy. She was a gold digger but if she was, why is she working? Why is she not dolled up? Why is her eyes looked so tired.
There's something wrong.
Her friends came to us.
"You amaze me so much Andrew, after making Jisoo's life miserable, now you're marrying someone else."
"It wasn't my fault. I was miserable too, she made us like this. Is it so wrong if I moved on and found someone else?"
"Then whose fault is that? Look at her! She was at her prime when you married her! She could have atleast had a decent paying job if not for you!"
"Seo Kyung, please."
Hindi ko alam anong mas awkward yun kayang iniisip ni Andrew na nagiisip ako ng pinaguusapan nila o yung malalaman nyang naiintindihan ko lahat.
"Miss, I suggest you leave this jerk! He's dumb. He don't know what is right and wrong! He even do not know if someone's lying to him!"
Andrew's friend drags Seo Kyung out.
"Sorry Hon, she's drunk. She's Jisoo's friend so she's pissed at me."
I smiled and pretended not to understand but deep inside my heart, there's something wrong.
"Don't worry much."
"Are you sure?"
I nodded.
"Are you okay or are we leaving?"
"Don't mind me and just enjoy the night Hon. I am okay here."
I am not, I need to talk to someone. I need to talk to Jisoo, I need to ask what happened. I am so curious.
