Strip to the core of my heart

4

Minji

I walked in to my office, Haerin already sitting on the chair in front of my desk with documents in hand. "These are the financial reports you asked for." Said Haerin as she stood up to hand them to me. I gave her a hum and a nod as I went to take a seat on my chair after I grabbed the documents from her.

"You know, sometimes you're so cold. I don't know what you're thinking." She said and I gave her a weird look before starting to scan through the document. "Last night? Did you enjoy it?" She asked and I looked up at her. "It's sex, Haerin. Who wouldn't enjoy it?" I said, looking back down at the document.

"Please tell me that you got some kindness left in you and left her a good tip, especially for just leaving her there like a slut doll." She said and I lifted my head back up, a little annoyed. "Haerin, you should probably go ahead in to the meeting room and look over the PowerPoint you prepared." I said and Haerin let out a sigh.

And it made me let out a sigh of my own. "Yes, I left her a generous tip, happy?" I asked and Haerin rolled her eyes. "Whatever, as long as you weren't a douche to her." She said, standing up and fixing her suit. I threw her a glare and she looked at me as if I was crazy.

"I wouldn't even be surprised if she filed some type of complaint against you. Your words hurt sometimes, Minji. I know how little respect you have for people with that girl's profession." She said and I looked away. "Are you going to lecture me? Or are you going to get your ass to look over the presentation?" I asked and Haerin let out a defeated sigh.

She gave me one last look before she walked away and left my office. I looked back down at the document and tried to focus on what I was looking for. And I hated that I couldn't deny that I'm the biggest asshole. But it's the way I grew up, and there's no changing me.

Haerin met me being this way, and she stuck around with me knowing the way I am. I don't know if that makes her a good friend or a survivor of me.

I heard a knock on my office door, the door later opening. Which caused me to look up, it was my cousin, or in other words my secretary.  "Minji, Mr. Jones has requested for you to have an online meeting with him instead. He finds himself not able to meet you in the metering room today." Hyein said and I thought of it for a second. I like doing in person, I express myself better that way. And people are able to see that I'm not up to any bullshit.

"Tell him that I would like to cancel the meeting and reschedule for when he's able to fly and meet me here, and get Haerin out of the meeting room." I said and she gave me a nod, and before she could walk back out I called out for her. "Hyein! I need you to find me the best designer from the design team in the tenth floor, and send them up to my office." I said. "Alright, will do." She said, closing the door behind her.

I looked back down at the document, once again trying to find my objective but my mind only drifted off to last night. A part of me was mad at myself for leaving Hanni the way I did. Money by her head and a note. I don't even remember what I wrote, it was probably some bullshit words that others would think are sweet. The least I could do was be slightly appreciative of the night she gave me.

And yes, we got more rounds in through the night. And I was the first up in the morning, leaving her on the couch like some rag doll.

I let out a sigh as I put the document aside and logged in to my computer. And don't go thinking that I've always been this shitty, no, that's not my story. Grow up in a family where you're the neglected child, no love, and had to endure the worst way of discipline. When my parents divorced, my mother stayed with my two brothers and I was the one left to deal with a father who was all about success.

My mother never reached out to me, to check up on me. She only cared once I was in chair of the company my father owned. Once I started to win big bucks, she decided that I was finally once again one of her children. And you know something, fuck a family, and fuck anyone who dares to say other wise.

Your own family could truly be the worst.

And as you guessed it, because I grew up with my father, who was sexiest as hell, and a male chauvinist. My own point of view of woman is alike to his own, despite as identifying as a woman myself. I don't know how much worse that old hag could possibly get. My father wasn't fucking with the idea of giving me the company, but he had no access to the rest of my siblings, so I was like the last resource. Great, right?

Whatever.

When he handed me the company, I was always focused on income and outcome, the growth of the company. I haven't looked in to the workers in the two years I've been at chair now. Which should give me the push to do so, but I'm a busy woman. I'll have Hyein print it all out and hand it to me. I need efficient workers either way.

I let out a sigh as I read over emails, my office phone rung and I put it on speaker. "Yes?" I answered. "I found one of the best ones, she has a very good hand when it comes to design, but I got some other options if you don't end up choosing her. She's on her way up!" And with that she hung up on me.

Cousins are so annoying, but she's probably the only woman I trust besides Haerin.

Hyein is of course younger than me. She's daughter of one of my aunts that I sort of get along with. She just doesn't like my attitude most of the time but she's kind enough to me that made me civil with her. Hyein was grown and needed a job, and she reached out to me. And that's probably the kindest thing I've done for someone. I gave Hyein a job here.

But enough, I really need to focus on this stupid pile of documents that I just now realized I had to sign. I let out a groan as I reached out for the first one, barely being able to open it as a knock at the door stopped me. People really do be knocking at unfortunate times.

"Come in!" I shouted as I heard the door being open. I looked back down and signed it quickly so that I could talk to my possible future head designer. I closed the document and set it aside. "Hello, I need to talk to you about—" But my words were cut off as my eyes landed on the woman standing before me. Brown eyes looking at me with no surprise whatsoever, compared to my own that were wide open.

"Hanni?"

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Minji is lowkey gentle with Hanni🥹

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