I WILL TAKE YOU HOME

{4}

Ni-ki arrived at his club and met up with his mafia crew. He had something important to discuss with them.

"I know something's about to happen to me soon. I chose this path, and now I'll begin my strategy and plans. But first, take my scumbag assistant to some hidden place and teach him what will he get when you break the warning that given by NISHIMURA RIKI."

"Right, Sir!"

"Ni-ki, I heard you brought a girl back to your place? Who is she?"

"Oh, no need to know... I'll let her go once everything is sorted out."

"Where did you find her? What about her family? Do they know?"

"By coincidence. Right in front of me, her own mother abandoned her and denied she was even her daughter."

"So you brought her home? Why? Didn't you always say you didn't want to get involved or get close to any girl?"

"I never said I wanted to get close to her, did I? I just took her in temporarily, and when the time is right, I'll let her go somewhere she deserves to stand on her own."

"Does she trust you? Isn't she scared of being threatened by you?"

"You don't need to know all that. Just know I don't have feelings for her, and I know exactly why I brought her in."

"Does she know you're the owner of this club?"

"If she knew, she'd probably freak out and beg to be let go. Then my whole plan would disappear. I won't let her find out."

"But there are plenty of other girls out there, right? If she leaves, you can just find another one. Don't tell me you're going to hold on to her even if she begs you to let her go? If that's true, I swear, you're not the same person I thought you were."

Ni-ki bit his lip and stared in one direction, his mind still on Eun Hee.

"Ni-ki, I hope your plan goes smoothly, and I hope you can return that girl and take her somewhere better."

"If I want to."

Ni-ki stood up from his seat and went somewhere else. When he arrived, he got a notification about Eun Hee's location.

"Eun Hee?"

Ni-ki looked around because the location showed that Eun Hee was close to where he was going.

"She's here too? What is she doing here?"

Ni-ki ran towards Eun Hee. He paused for a moment to scan the area again. As he started running again, he stopped, his eyes locking onto a figure in front of him. It was Eun Hee, happily enjoying her ice cream with a childlike smile.

"Eun Hee?"

Eun Hee stopped, her eyes widening as they met Ni-ki's unexpected presence. The ice cream was still smeared on her cute little mouth. Ni-ki approached her slowly.

"Ni-ki?"

Ni-ki wiped the ice cream smudge off Eun Hee's face.