The Vicious Wife

Buggy

"Let's go?" Park Jimin rose from his seat when he realized that it was already past ten in the evening. He roamed his eyes around the empty temple before he noticed that Roseanne was looking at him worriedly. "Even though this place had been abandoned, the lights from the lamp posts are still working. I would get someone to change the bulbs every now and then. You don't have to be scared," he assured Roseanne with a smile.

"I am not scared," Roseanne said before she got up from the bench. "It's quite late. Are we riding back to the resort on a bicycle?" Her hands were clutching the coat that had been draped on her before she finally decided to wear it properly.

It was getting colder after all. She reckoned that he wouldn't need the coat more than she did as he was a large hot-blooded male. Moreover, the man had given the coat to her!

He smiled when he saw Roseanne wearing his coat. "Yes and no. We will cycle back halfway, then someone will come and pick us up and send us back to our villa."

"Alright." She nodded. Park Jimin was right, even though this place had been abandoned, it was also obvious that the place had been maintained somehow. For Park Jimin to take care of this place, it must be because this place held a very important place in his heart.

"Going down is going to be more difficult than going up. Do you still want me to carry you?" Roseanne raised an eyebrow at his shameless words.

"No, thank you," she answered before taking huge strides past him towards the bamboo forest, taking the lead. The duo followed the stone path through the bamboo forest and it wasn't long before they reached the same flight of steps they had climbed up earlier.

As they were going down, they could still catch a view of the lake and even the city below. From time to time, the duo would stop to appreciate the view. They knew they had reached the end of the long flight of steps when a huge gate greeted them, the same gate they saw when they first arrived.

Park Jimin went up to his bicycle that was parked by the gate and asked Roseanne to get on the bicycle. Roseanne complied and obediently sat down on the passenger seat behind Park Jimin. Just then her nose caught a faint scent. Slowly, she inched her nose towards his back as she breathed in his scent.

The scent on him was mild, like the smell of a morning dew. It reminded her of spring and summer. It smelled comforting and it warmed Roseanne's heart. Once again, her arms naturally made its way around his waist, unaware of its effect on the man who was riding the bicycle. During the ride, Roseanne had her eyes closed as she indulged herself in his warmth.

After a few minutes, Roseanne sensed that the bicycle had stopped moving which prompted her to open her eyes. She immediately got off the bicycle without being asked to. "A buggy?" she asked when she saw a buggy waiting ahead of them.

"Yeah, well... We get to take in the magnificent view and breathe in some fresh air if we ride on a buggy. I figured you might like it..." he frowned, "Don't you like it? If you don't like it, I can ask someone to drive a car over. But that would be another twenty minutes wait if you don't mind."

"Oh, the buggy is not a problem." Roseanne gave him a sincere smile. "I would love some fresh air."

The duo then approached the buggy. However, before Park Jimin could get on the buggy, the middle-aged driver stopped him. "Mr. Park, Mr. Ito said that he is coming here to meet you. So I am only here to fetch Miss Roseanne," he said in Japanese.

Park Jimin instantly furrowed. "At this hour?"

The driver nodded.

"No," Park Jimin declined immediately and assisted Lily to get on the buggy before following suit.

"But Mr. Park..."

"Have you forgotten who is Riku's boss?" Park Jimin's words instantly silenced the driver. "Are you expecting me to wait for someone who serves me?"

"Mr. Park... I-" the driver stuttered, avoiding Park Jimin's gaze. "I will drive you and Miss Roseanne back to your villa," he immediately said before boarding the buggy and driving off.

There was still quite a distance from where they were to the resort. The road was quiet and empty as it was late. Their buggy was the only vehicle travelling on the road.

"The view is beautiful from this side of town. Especially at night," Park Jimin said while looking out of the buggy.

"You are right. It is very refreshing to have this..."

*BOOM!*

A loud explosion interrupted Roseanne from finishing her sentence. The driver immediately stopped the buggy before looking at Park Jimin and Roseanne worriedly. "Boss, I think there is something wrong up ahead," he spoke in Japanese.

Park Jimin only furrowed his brows as the rumbling sound seemed to be coming towards them. He could literally feel the ground shaking as if an earthquake had just occurred. "Out of the buggy," he instructed while gently pushing Roseanne out of the vehicle.

Roseanne got out of the vehicle immediately before roaming her eyes at her surroundings. The shaking and rumbling continued... as if... As if it was heading towards them. She instantly turned her head towards Park Jimin who had also gotten out of the buggy as he stood in front of her protectively. "What was that?" she asked, squinting her eyes into the darkness ahead. The light coming from the buggy was not enough to illuminate what was ahead of them.

Once again, the ground shook. Park Jimin instinctively grabbed Roseanne's hand before he yelled. "Run!"

Everything happened too quickly. The roar of the ground was getting louder as she tightened her grip on his hand. She followed his lead, unaware of the current direction that they were heading to.

Then...

BAM!

Roseanne felt herself being wrapped by something warm and comforting before her consciousness left her.