Hate You, Love You. | Jenlisa

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23 minutes earlier...

It's a slow Friday evening at Jiwon's World.

Evenings aren't exactly the most ideal time for sugary bits. In my opinion, you need sugar and caffeine when you're barely awake by 7am and you're rushing to your job or school. There are barely any customers in here, the last guy in here, a college student, just bade me farewell.

Aunt Jiwon left me in charge of the bakery 30 minutes ago. She said something about doing a physical delivery not too far from here.

Hyejun is meant to join me but he said he's swing by later. He had some things he needed to take care of at the station. No doubt, they're still trying to compel Jang Kiyong to start talking.

I grab a clean napkin and start wiping the tables and chairs, making sure that it's spic and span. I'm sort of a neat freak so it's in my job description to do this and I'm kind of bored. My mind reverts back to my last conversation with Lisa and it suddenly becomes occupied.

What did she mean by 'even if I'm alive or dead, you would not be in the same room as Krystal'?

What has Krystal got to do with anything? Does she know something I don't? She was acting real strange the day she came to the apartment and it was a bit unsettling. She knows about Hyejun and I's lie and I'm still trying to figure out how she found out. I didn't tell her. Hyejun sure as hell didn't, then who did?

Also, we left things on a bad note... again. After she left, I cried in my bedroom because it felt like I chose Hyejun over her. She left that I chose Hyejun over her which wasn't the case. I want to tell her everything, I wish I could tell her everything but I can't.

I don't want another person getting mixed up in my drama. I want Hyejun, the police department and I to handle it. We're so close to getting things wrapped up: the guy who shot at Kai and I at Lakedale is in custody and he's the key to unlocking Pandora's Box.

As I bend down to pick up a piece of leftover cake from under the table, I hear the double doors open. "Hello, welcome to Jiwon's World, how can I help you?" I've said these same words for the past 5 months, so it has become somewhat of a routine.

"Hello, Jennie." A voice greets. My hands steel on the ground and the crumbs in my hand fall down on the floor. "Not again." I whisper.

What is she doing here?

I lift my head from under the table and come fact to face with none other than Krystal. Her face holds a wide smile as she lends me a hand. I cautiously take it and smoothen my apron to remove the dust from it.

Looking as gorgeous as always, her hair is flowing in long curls and she's wearing blue jeans and a black turtleneck. Her make up again is done perfectly and her feet are decorated with thigh high boots, the one with crystals decorated on each side.

"I hope I didn't catch you at a bad time."

I shake my head. "No, I was just doing some cleaning. Can I get you anything?"

"I'm good." She clutches unto her purse. "I wanted to talk to you. I figured you'd be here so I drove here. Plus, you're owing me a coffee date." Oh right. "Since there aren't any customers here, we might as well have that date.

...even if I'm alive or dead, you would not be in the same room as Krystal.

Shit, how do I avoid her? I'm literally cornered. I can't leave the bakery and I can't tell her to leave.

"Sure," I grimace. "I'd be right back. Let me drop my apron."

She nods and settles on the leather chair next to the window. I race to the counter and head to the back room. When Lisa warned me, she looked serious. Something was wrong, but she didn't tell me.