Cupid Next Door [ YEONJI ]

Chapter Dix-Huit

"Choi Yeonjun, do you love me?" Karina asked once again. "What are you talking about?" Yeonjun was getting more and more angry. "Just answer the damn question!" Karina snapped, which made Yeonjun take a step back. "No. I don't love you! In fact, I hate you!" He snapped back, making Karina's face drop. "I see." She said lightly, and a tear fell down her cheek. A funeral like silence dropped over them.

"You never came to visit when I was in prison." She said with barely any strength in her voice. "I always waited for you, hoping you'll show up, but you never did." Karina's cheeks were filled with tears. "It was your fault. I didn't put you in prison. You did it yourself. You killed her." Yeonjun spat out like he was trying to get all of the venom out of his system. "I didn't kill her! Yes, I might have beat her up, but I would've never been able to kill anyone!" Karina continued, wiping her tears with her palms.

"You beat her until she was bleeding. You killed her and left her there. For that, I could never forgive you." He paused to breathe properly and continued, "You did that to her because you were crazy over me. Why would you be crazy over me? You maniac." Karina sat down onto the cold marble floor as her heart was beating fast, matching the rythm of her tears. "Get over it already. I'm tired of you." Yeonjun said these last words and left the girl to sob in the dark hallway.

"Get over you..." She said faintly. "I'll get over you." She said, now a bit louder. "I will get over you." She basically shouted this sentence. "And I'll be better. Far better than I was before. And I'll find a boyfriend. Finally, I'll have someone who'll love me. Maybe that guy I bumped into before entering the boss's office. He seemed nice. Yeah..."

After Yeji managed to escape Heeseung's mother, she went towards the buffet and picked some snacks that she would like to try. As she was munching on a sweet pretzel, a guy who she had never met before showed up in front of her. "Hello and welcome! I've observed you from all the way over there, and I realized that I've never seen you before. I would've surely remembered someone as beautiful as you."

"Uhm... Thank you, I guess? And no, we've never met before." Yeji responded politely, trying to comprehend what was going on. "Oh, well, then may I know your name?" The guy said softly. Yeji noticed how deep of a voice the guy had. "Uh, I'm Hwang Yeji." She said as she was trying to fight the urge to eat another sweer pretzel. "Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, Hwang Yeji. I'm Lee Felix." He took Yeji's hand and kissed it. The girl immediately pulled her hand away, feeling a bit weirded out.

"I'm sorry, but I would rather not..." She said before running away towards a random direction, where she saw a glimpse of Yeonjun's suit. "Wait!" She heard Felix's deep voice behind her, but she didn't stop. She tugged on Yeonjun's arm, making him turn towards her. "Let's go. Please. I want to go home." She started, and Yeonjun immediately understood. "Okay, c'mon." He grabbed her hand and headed towards the exit.