Ceo's favorite idol (open Ending )

Chapter 18

Zee pov

I was hoping for a smooth arrival in South Korea, but as soon as we landed, my phone buzzed with the news that some paparazzi had snapped photos of me and nhu at the airport. I didn't want to spoil his first day here by telling him about the scandal, so I made up an excuse about having some urgent errands to run and asked him if he wanted to join me. Luckily, he said he was too tired and wanted to rest at the hotel. I left him there and went to deal with the mess. I called my PR team and brainstormed some strategies to minimize the damage and spin the story in our favor. I also stopped by some bakeries and picked up some desserts that looked like nhu's type. Maybe they would cheer him up when I got back.

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I returned to the hotel and found everyone relaxing in the lobby. "Where is Nhu?" I wondered. He was usually outgoing and sociable, so I expected him to join the group. "He's gone," Toss replied, staring at me intensely. I tried to avoid him because I knew he had a crush on me that I didn't share, but now I had to talk to him. "Where did he go?" I asked him, and he looked surprised that I spoke to him. He smirked and touched my shoulder. I shrugged off his hand. "Oh, you don't really care about Nhu, do you?" He said, pretending to be hurt. I grabbed his wrist and squeezed it hard. "Stop playing games, Toss. Tell me where he is." He winced and pulled his wrist away. "you don't have to be mean. Ill tell you. He went to the main bathroom geez"

I rush to the main bathroom and bang on the door. No answer. I wonder if Nhu is really in there. I curse myself for not calling him first. I dial his number and hear his phone ringing from inside the bathroom. I panic and start pounding on the door harder. I need to get in there and see if he's okay. I call a maintenance guy who comes and breaks the lock. I thank him quickly and run into the bathroom. Nhu is in the tub, curled up like a ball. His face is pale and wet with tears. I try to talk to him but he doesn't look at me. His eyes are blank and distant.

I could tell Nhu was still in a state of panic by the way his eyes looked past me instead of at me. He was having a panic attack and I didn't know what triggered it. I kept talking to him anyway, hoping to calm him down a bit. His eyes seemed to get less cloudy as I spoke, but he still didn't say anything. I wished I knew what had happened while I was away. What had made him so paniced?

I wrap my arms around him and stroke his hair. "nhu what happened ?" I say softly, hoping he would open up. He sniffles and buries his face in my chest. "It's nothing, Hia. I'm just stressed out and
overwhelmed ." he says, clinging to me. I don't believe him, but I don't want to push him too hard. I'll just try to make him feel better and wait for him to tell me the truth. I kiss his forehead and whisper soothing words.