Mr Sim's Spell | Sim Jaeyun ♧

Chapter 22

Timeskip
(Monday, 4pm)

Nareum's pov

Jake gave everyone a day off work today, so I was at home binge watching a kdrama in my living room right now. I've been invested in it since this morning.

My parents were staying at my grandparent's house, so I was home alone. My phone rang and I picked it up to see that it was Jake calling.

"Hello?"
I paused the tv as I spoke.

"I need you to be ready soon. I'm coming to pick you up. I'm bringing you to my house because my dad is gonna talk to us"
Jake said.

"About?"
I asked.

"Us being together, I'll tell you more later because I'm driving"
He answered.

"Oh okay, see you later"
I said and ended the call.

I turned off the tv and then went to get ready quickly.

By then, a car honked outside. I grabbed a few necessities and left to get into Jake's car.

"Sorry for the last minute plan, sweetheart"
He slipped his hand into mine as he started to drive.

"It's okay"
I told him and we stopped at a red light.

"I've been meaning to talk to you about this...and I'm sorry if it seems sudden. But..would you marry me if I asked?"
He looked at me.

I heard that correctly, didn't I?

"Is this your proposal?"
I asked back.

"No, and yes. My father wants us married or he'll marry me off to the woman you saw that day at my office. And you know me, I only want you in my life"
He squeezed my hand slightly.

"Marriage is a huge thing to talk about, but as of now, I'll go with it. I won't risk seeing you being someone else's"
I avoided eye contact with him.

Jake laughed, and I frowned at him.

"What??"
I shook his hand slightly, wondering what he thought was funny.

"Surprised to see you being protective"
He responded.

"Shut up"
I then let go of his hand.

Jake held back his laughter as the car started moving when the light changed to green.

Can't I be protective of what's mine?

Timeskip
(At his house)

I bowed to Jake's dad who was sitting on the living room couch. Jake and I then sat down next to each other.

"I suppose my son has told you about what I wanted to talk about today, Nareum"
He sipped on a cup of tea.

"I'm aware. And, I plan on marrying him"
I told him straightforwardly.

"Really?"
He looked quite puzzled.

"Is there a problem?"
I asked.

He was at a loss of words. I didn't expect that reaction from him.

"B-but either way, you will not marry Jaeyun!"
He put down his cup, his voice getting louder.

"And why is that?"
I asked calmly.

"He's marrying another woman. A woman in his league"
He said firmly.

"What are you talking about? You said to confirm marrying Nareum if I didn't want want to end up with Mr Nam's daughter"
Jake stepped into the conversation.