the penthouse

14 | the diamond party.

" calling all residents of aurora palace ! each year, we celebrate the luxury of living in our palace, by hosting a massive party. every resident is invited to have an amazing time at our events hall, located on the fifth floor.

while a dress code is not implemented, we prefer you do show up close to the theme. we expect to see some of your best outfits, as always ! adding to that idea, you can dress in spectacular clothing, or go for a casual look.

if there are any more questions, the staff of aurora palace is open to hearing all of your concerns. do not be afraid, and let us know if there is anything you do not understand. the reception is open until ten p.m.

we expect to see you at our party ! may you enjoy yourself, like you were at the actual moulin rouge. "

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jungwoo looked at the invitation. while it was sent to his parents, jungwoo knew that he was going to it. his parents were not into partying, or even interacting with other residents. how different jungwoo was, compared to his parents.

when he read the invitation, he immediately thought of doyoung and sooyoung. it was the perfect time for sooyoung to meet her man, and jungwoo was aware that his friends were about to make the greatest plan known to mankind.

then, he thought of texting doyoung, but jungwoo quickly realised that his dearest friend was at work. the question was - why was jungwoo not at work ? both of his parents were working, but he was at home.

jungwoo let out a sigh. a maid came towards him, taking the invitation from jungwoo. he made his way towards the bedroom, quickly heading into his closet. what was he going to wear, to such an event ? last year's theme was much easier.

he knew that it was yeri who had planned everything, and sicheng randomly picked one of the themes randomly. it was something rather amusing, because yeri always chose to stay out of the official list of staff. kim yeri, of all people, did not want to be mentioned somewhere.

suddenly, he heard the door open. jungwoo raised his eyebrow, wondering who could be visiting him at this hour. once he walked out of his room, he was met with yuta, standing in the doorway. he was smiling towards jungwoo.

" you must think that this is weird, but i wanted to ask you about this party. " yuta held up the invitation, " why is there not a date written on it ? i know, i should go and ask the staff, but i heard ten is preparing his new trainee. "

" well, it might be something that they will let us know about later. it is usually like that every year, but you seem to forget it. " jungwoo replied, followed by a small laugh. yuta nodded at his words. " do you know what you will wear ? "

" i have no idea. first of all, i was not aware of the existence of moulin rouge. i did not even know what that was. " yuta continued to look at the invitation, seeing that jungwoo replied by nodding. " i will see what i am going to wear. it is not a big deal. "

" you are right, we will figure it out. " jungwoo pat his friend's shoulder. " anyway, how have you been ? we have not talked in a long time. i see you running around sometimes, but i always consider that you might want to be left alone then. "

" well, i try my best to get my leg to be as normal as it could be. it is not really working, but i am really hoping it will happen once. i am sad about it. " yuta let out a sigh. a sad expression appeared on his face, making jungwoo feel bad for him.

he knew how much yuta struggled, after his injury. months of trying to think that everything was going to go well, and then the pain of hearing he will never be able to play again. no amount of wealth could make him feel the same way, as the times he was able to play football.