Chapter 25

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Sana

“How did the dinner yesterday go?”

Mina lifts her head from her plate with jokbal and looks at Momo. “The what?”

“Didn't you say you had dinner with your dad's new business partner and his daughter?” I ask before Momo who has her mouth full.

“Oh, that.” Mina nods. “It was okay. His daughter is kind of annoying.”

Momo looks at me knowingly and smirks. “Annoying?”

“Yes. She's such a flirt.”

“A flirt? It's not Tzuyu right?” I chuckle.

“Would you be jealous if it was?” Mina questions, making Momo choke on her food. I shake my head, a look of disapproval on my face.

“Pfft, of course not. I'm just saying it because she is a flirt too.” I scoff.

Mina chuckles. “Okay then, it's not Tzuyu. Her name is Chaeyoung.”

Momo lifts her gaze and swallows quickly. “The smol is hitting on you?”

“The what?”

“She's a short girl, big eyes, black hair?”

Mina nods and Momo repeats her action. “Son Chaeyoung, she's one of Tzuyu's closest friends. And she's kind of had a different personality every year. I guess this year she's going for flirty.”

“I've seen her hanging out with Tzuyu. She's kinda cute.” I say and take a sip off my water. The moment I say that, my eyes dart towards Mina. She blinks a few times, her cheeks turn slightly pink and she clears her throat.

“That... thing is not cute. She's annoying.” Mina shakes her head and continues eating.

Flashback (Mina)

“Stop following me. I can't even go to the bathroom on my own!” I almost yell and Chaeyoung closes the door behind her. She turns to me with a smirk.

“I'm not letting you out of my sight tonight.” she says. “Or tomorrow. Or ever again.”

“You can't be serious.”

Chaeyoung shrugs. “I am.”

“But- I- You-” I take a deep breath to compose myself. “You just met me! This is madness!”

Another playful smirk appears on Chaeyoung's lips and she takes a step closer. “I know. There's always some madness in love.”

I gulp when I find myself pressed against the wall with Chaeyoung trapping me there with her body. “But there's also some reason in madness.” she whispers in my ear, her voice husky and sending a shiver down my spine.

“Y-you're- This is-” I sigh and mentally curse myself for stuttering in front of her. I have no idea why I'm feeling this way all of a sudden. “Can you back off?”

“Will you be begging me?”

“I... don't beg.” I reply. And there he is, coming from the back of my mind. Telling me to beg him if I want to see my parents again. My dad has had many business partners, but some of them wanted more than what they agreed on with my father. And one of them used me in order to get their little extra.

“Hey.”

I'm sweating. I'm sweating like crazy. My heartbeat is racing. Breathing suddenly seems hard.

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