Contract Love • Jihoon

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As the door suddenly open, I stand up waiting for the only figure to come out from the door. My eyes glance at the small clock at my desk.

7.15 pm

All the other employees were already gone home yet he still stay. The door creak open and my eyes fall on his tired face. Our eyes met each other for a moment before he look at the other way.

" Get ready. We have event to attend tonight" he stand right in front of my desk as I stare into his face with utter confusion.

"I'm sorry.. what event are you talking about? There's no event that schedules for tonight in my knowledge"

"It's my friend birthday event. Park Sunghoon. I told you to cancel it last week but I just rescheduled it again with him" he said calmly. This is getting weirder. He never even plan anything like this without telling me beforehand. Since this morning, he had done everything that he usually never did before this. Now what? An event all of a sudden?

"Why don't you tell me a little sooner? I don't prepare anything in advance. even your outfit.." I bring out my phone in rush. How could he just say something so big literally at the wrong timing. I was on the verge of losing my healthy mind.

In the mid of panic, I could felt a warm touch trying to stop my hectic movement. " Don't worry. It just a friend's party. I already prepare everything in advance. Just go back and change to the outfit that I bought for you. I will be waiting in the car later"

He loosen his grip on my hands before going back inside of the office room, leaving me speechless. I watch as his door close and just fall back on my seat.

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The sound of jazz music blasting at the background while I'm  standing by myself in the mid of chaos. I could hear everyone submerging into a deep conversation with each other. This event looks more like an event for rich people instead of a birthday party.

I fix my long dress as I stare at Jihoon from a few tables away trying to give him some room with other peoples. He looks extra dashing with his hair made it purposely messy and in his black tuxedo just compliments his tall self. I glance at my watch. It's been half an hour since we arrive at the event. From home until at the awfully silence car ride. He never even spoken a single word to me. My existence never felt so useless. I let out a little sigh as I sip a glass of champagne that the waiter gave me.

" Hi gorgeous" I glance my head to the side and was greet with a familiar face.

" Nice to bump into you here, Mr. Sim" I bow slightly to greet the man in front of me right now. He smile at the sight of me.

" No need to be formal here, my lady. It just us"

" Still. I need to be extra cautious. You are One of our client after all. " I faked a smile. His handsome face doesn't faze me at all. with that kind of attitude, he officially become one of the hardest client to work on with. just overall too flirty with the staff. that typical spoiled rich kid that thinks everyone would be right on his feet to be at his service.

" Ouch, that's hurt. I thought we could have something"

I could felt my face twitching as I kept forcing myself to smile. " What are you doing here? Are you perhaps one of Mr.Park friends?" I try to change the subject. This is uncomfortable but I just endure it.

" Sunghoon is my cousin. His mom is my aunt" he reply. I nod, not a single interest shows on my face. He stay silence for a moment before I could felt a strand of hair being remove from my face. I flinch at his touch.

" You look tired. Don't you want to go sit at the bench over there with me? We could continue our conversation there"

I shake my head slightly while forcing a smile on my face. "I am fine. It's okey. I like it here better"

I fix my dress again as the uncomfortable feelings just raised through the roof. Gosh, can't he just left me alone? I just could felt his stare penetrate into my skin. I swallow all the emotion and try to stay composure.

" Love' " As I'm still in the middle of dealing with the emotions, I could felt a big arm slowly placed around my waist. Immediately I look up and there standing beside me is Jihoon. I flinch at how close our body are. He is so close that I could smell his cologne. My heart rate started to raise up.

" Oh. Mr. Sim, nice to meet you here" he greet Jake while his hand still tightly wrapped around my waist.

I stay silence. not knowing how to react in this kind of situation. I look up at Jake, trying to watch his reaction but instead I could tell that his eyes is fixed at the fact that Jihoon's hand is on my waist.

" Right. Jihoon. It's been a while" Jake smile as he look up and this time he's staring at Jihoon.

" I have been searching for you for a while now, love. You got me worried sick" I could felt my body frozen to the core as he speak. I blink my eyes rapidly trying to process what he just said to me. He tighten his grip around my waist as he look straight at Jake with a smile on his face.

" Thank you for accompanying my wife, Mr Sim. Now, we should take our leave since my wife is not really in a good condition today" he bow slightly before pulling me away from there, leaving the speechless man without being able to react.

I just follow Jihoon from the side as he never let go of my waist until we reach at the car park. He slowly let go of his grip and open the passenger side of the door. "Get in. Let's go back now"

" This fast? We haven't been here that long yet. Are you sure you want to leave right now?"

He nod his head as the reply. without questioning anymore, I just follow his order and got into the car. He close my side of the door and immediately went in the driver side before driving off from there.

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I took a sit on the couch with the long dress still intact on my body. My eyes glances at the door after hearing a sound of the door opening. Jihoon walked into the door after finish parking the car and close the door behind him. I could see him walking from the door and finally reaching at the couch that I'm currently sitting on.

He took a sit next to me as well while unbuttoning his tuxedo from the top until at the half of it. and then silence again. Just like at the car ride from the event until we reach at the home.

" I'm sorry for leaving you alone there"

"No need to be sorry. You have to greet your friend and I don't want to be a bother" I slightly smile while laid my back at the couch while my head facing up, staring right at the ceiling.

" still. and you have to deal with that man. what a headache" Jihoon follow my steps and do the same thing while facing the ceiling. We both now just laid back at the couch facing the ceiling, enjoying the silence. I chuckle at his words.

" Well. It's not my first time anyway"

Then there's again. the silence.

" Hani."

I hummed as a reply.

" I have been thinking about this one thing for a whole day." he said

" What is it?"

"I think this is the right decision to make for your benefit and of course mine as well."

" What decision?" I ask still not taking in what he's currently talking about.

" Let's end this marriage"

and there. the silence yet again echoing through the house. so that's why he have been acting not like himself today.

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