Jeon Jungkook has recently been appointed as a CEO and is already on the rise, becoming one of the most wanted bachelors in Seoul. What happens when Kim Sae Ron, the girl who rejected him in the past, catapults back into his life? Will he remain jus...
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The amount of interest I have in tonight's party is....zero.
Fixing my bow tie one last time, I pick my wallet and car keys to head out. But an overly excited Jimin hyung, also dressed in a suit like me, blocks my way and a frown appears on my face. If the word jams comes out of his mouth now, I swear I'll stop calling him hyung for good.
"Whoa! Jungkookie, you look so handsome! My dongsaeng grew up well," he chirps.
"I wish I could say the same about you."
"Mwo?"
"Nothing. Now, step out of my way. I have to go somewhere," I reply flatly.
"Now? Didn't you already finish your work at office for the day? It's just about an hour till the party begins."
"I know that. But.....omma," I say as the word feels foreign on my mouth, "wants me to pick up Sae Ron first."
The expression on his face changes notably and an emotion, that I can barely decipher, crosses his features. Fairly puzzled, he asks, "Sae Ron as in Kim Sae Ron? The girl who you used to love?"
I nod my head nonchalantly, getting more irritated by the second. "But why is she invited to this party? I thought you despise her?"
His words almost push me over the line, but I restrain myself. "When did I ever say that I despise her?! Don't jump to conclusions, hyung. And she's invited only because she works in my office. She's my assistant." Despise? Nah. In any case, I still like her more than I'd have preferred.
The shock plastered on hyung's face deepens. "Jinja? Not judging or anything, but I always took you as someone who'd hold grudges. And the fact that you hired her as your assistant is just.......really something I didn't expect from you."
"But I did hire her. So, now if you're done with your investigation, I think I should get going," I scoff.
"Oh, ne," he backs away from the door. "I'll go and see if omma needs any help." He shoots me a small smile before hurrying downstairs.
There's no mistaking his sudden change of demeanor when he heard Sae Ron's name. I scour my mind for any possible reason but nothing adds up. If anything, Jimin hyung adored Sae Ron back in the time when we were in high school. What am I missing here?
Taking my mind off his odd behavior, I fish out my mobile to check the address Sae Ron has messaged me and make my way to my car.
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Compared to my place, this area looks relatively shanty and just not fitted for usual living standards. I had already assumed that Sae Ron did not have the best financial conditions but seeing where she lives makes me rethink about how much struggle she must have been going through.
