Touch your Heart

XV.

"Wow! I can't believe I just asked him about that! What were you thinking Hyewon!"

Hyewon can be seen in her office roaming around aimlessly in a circle, her mind is clouded with nothing but the question she asked Yongwoo abruptly earlier.

"Why? Why? Why did I even ask him that? Why?! Why am I also mad, irritated that he mentions Minju instead of my name?" She keeps asking herself the question, though her voice isn't that loud, people who pass by might hear her talking to herself.

She's in her own world--still regretting the words she has spoken earlier because of the flow of the situation--when suddenly the door slides open with Yongwoo holding it by his left hand. Hyewon notices the intrusion and fixes herself in a second to make herself presentable, a perfect attempt to conceal her self conflict.

"Hello, Mr. Gong! Do you need anything?" With a smile on her face she asks. However her gesture was only met with a weird look from him. He already felt the tense atmosphere as soon as he opened the door.

"No." He lightly nods at her and then takes his steps towards his office room.

Hyewon has noticed his antics, the weird look he gives her is something she doesn't hate but is rather annoyed with, not because of the look but the thought of him understanding the situation she was in a few moments ago. Embarrassment overwhelms her in her place, driving her to the verge of insanity. She bites her lips anxiously and glances at his office for a quick second before she takes a seat.

The thought of her bold words dances in her mind gracefully. Hundreds and hundreds of thoughts but only one thing remains playing in her mind, distracting her to the reality that is ahead of her. She gets a handful of her hair, a way to ruin her perfectly styled hair. She controls herself from tirelessly disturbing herself, trying her best to keep her from ruining her image of a perfect secretary.

As a way to distract and forget about the event from earlier, Hyewon swears to herself that she'll drown herself in work, no disturbances or time to leisure, just pure productive day.

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Is all she thought she could do after some time of being a robotic worker with no breaks at all, she managed to complete a lot of her work but the toll to her energy is more than she had anticipated, not only she's physically exhausted but mentally as well. The thought and sound of consuming a coffee makes her a little energized, after all she needs something that can strengthen and add more endurance to her in these types of situations to hold out a little longer.

A glance to the attorney in the other room but there's no figure of him doing his usual activity. "Was I so immersed in my work that I didn't see him leave?" She checks the wall clock for the current run of the time and sees the long hand almost on the fourth number while the short hand is pointed on the third number. A little later than the usual time she typically serves him a bit of snack to help him keep going in his work.

She leaves her office in silence, the field of everyone busy in their own world greets her eyes, a casual sight to behold if you are working in a small yet hardworking law firm. Her steps are smooth as she walks towards the little kitchen of the firm, complete with every utilities necessary for everyday usage. A kettle is what she is searching for, a friend that she made the first time she took a step in this place. Her hand gracefully holds the thing, gently pouring the hot boiling water in her cup like a waterfall, the sound resonates within the small room with a satisfying gurgle causing a smile to creep on to her face. Then a simple instant coffee sachet, the sweet with the bitter taste, she tears it carefully and then shakes it to dispose of the contents to the hot water in her cup. She uses the sachet as a stirring rod, quickly the aroma fills the air satisfying her tiredness right away that makes her release a short melodic hum.

With just a sip from her own coffee and she's already feeling energized, all of her depleted strength has come back in an instant. She leans onto the top counter as she consumes her coffee. Busy with her coffee, a familiar figure passes by the window of the room she is in, she quickly panics at the sight unable to decide of what to do--she completely forgot to make another cup for a person that she is to take care of. Immediately, she makes another cup for Yongwoo, settling her cup down first before proceeding and by the time she's done, with both coffee in her hand she hastily walks her way back to office.

Without a pre notice she swings the door open with both of her hands holding the coffee. A greeting as she enter. "Hello, Mr. Gong. A coffee to keep you energized." She said with her typical soft tone and warm voice.

She holds the coffee in front of her while Yongwoo is busy scrambling through his documents, sparing a glance to her, he quickly takes one of the cup in her hand. "Thank you." Without any second delay, he takes a sip and settles the cup down in the safest place on his table.

"Ah-..."

Hyewon watches everything unfold before she can even protest, a look of surprise is plastered across her face. He takes another glance up to her as he feels her gaze still lingering on him, the expression is still visible to her face which makes him wonder for the reason behind it. "Is there anything wrong, Kang Hyewon-ssi?"

"N-nothing. Enjoy the coffee. I'll get going." He responded with a hum, while he observed her leaving figure. He shakes his head before getting himself back to business. "The coffee feels different than usual."

Hyewon on the other hand takes a seat on her chair while still keeping the other coffee in her hand. She looks at the coffee, right immediately she notices the difference of this cup from the other, the cup in her possession remains untouched and still full.

"He took my coffee..." She mutters under her own breath, sounding a little bothered.