The Traps of the Black Swan (Book 2)

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Tia's lips gaped hearing Mino. His apology made her feel relieved. At the same time, she was stunned hearing he was asking her if they could start fresh.

Mino tilted his head looking at her unreactive. Seeing her unblinking eyes, he waved his hand in front of her face and then shook her shoulder.

Tia gasped coming back to reality. She scratched her head thinking if she really heard him right. She hesitantly spoke, "You mean... You aren't actually breaking up with me."

Mino shook his head. Well, it was kind of a breakup from the name called Tia Spencer, the salesgirl of the flower shop.

"You- You aren't angry at me anymore?"

He shook his head again.

"Then you have forgiven me." She again asked to be more certain.

He nodded in response, letting her digest. He saw her lips curling up but she suddenly got angry and punched him. That was a really strong punch. He rubbed his stomach and heard her "Why did you have to say breakup? You... You... You are cruel... Mannerless... Stubborn... And... And... Dumb."

He chuckled seeing her trying so hard to find words to scold him. He reached out and pulled her to his embrace seeing her holding back her tears, for finally resolving everything.

Tia was about to wrap her hands around him and recalled his wound. Holding his shirt at one side, she hugged him back with the other hand.

After a few seconds, she shifted her head and asked him looking at his calm face with a tiny smirk, "What do you mean by start afresh?"

"Means I will court you properly."

Tia didn't know why she flushed but she felt her cheeks warm, "I-it wasn't required... I guess. You are busy."

"Are you sure?" He questioned because he could feel she was happy to hear him say he will woo her.

Tia bit her lips and promptly shook her head, earning a flick on her forehead.

Rubbing her forehead, she asked in a dilemma pointing at the door, "So should I leave here?"

Mino nodded as he hummed.

"You will come to me?" She wanted to confirm, again.

"Yes." He uttered to make it clear for her.

"Then I will wait for you." She happily grabbed her laptop and bag and left the penthouse, waving her hand at Mino.

He knew he took too long to decide. He hoped he could keep that smile on her face.

A small hiss left his lips when he turned around. Standing too long or sitting too long pressures or stretches his wound.

Going inside the guest room, he dropped her a message, [I have booked a cab for you. Drop me a message when you reach home.] He didn't want Seungri's men to go behind her, after all, she had destroyed one of Seungri's drug warehouses.

He soon received a reply. He sat down and grabbed his laptop to work sometime, hoping the President would sleep without working. If he sent any email adding her in CC, she would kick him to sleep.

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Well, the President had no time to open her laptop. Lisa watched Ruby Jane running around in the house, grabbing candles, wine, and one flute.

Lisa heard her humming a tune while she added some bath salt into the water, arranged candles around the bathtub, and lit them. She removed the rubber cork of the wine bottle without asking his help and poured some into a flute.  She didn't hand him. She placed it on a small counter next to the tub.