Love Him For Me

Chapter 8- Destiny at Work

Dara stood there in awe as her eyes sweep the entire lobby of Charlene's condominium lobby. The place looked like a 5, 6 or even 7-star hotel. Everything shouted of extravagance here. From the carpets, the furnitures up to the magnificent chandelier hanging above her. Dara can't help but feel a little jealous at how Charlene is living such a privileged life.

"That lucky brat!" She muttered.

She went over to the reception area and told the nice looking lady behind the desk that she was there for Chae Park.

"My name is Sandara Park, her sister."she introduced herself.

"May I have some identification please." The receptionist asked, skeptical of her.

Of course! Who would think we are sisters? We look nothing alike. Dara thought.

She gave the lady her student ID.

Busan Medical Institute

ID Number 20121934
Park Sandara
School of Medicine

She feels proud every time she shows her ID to other people. It's her way of bragging. Her way of telling them: 'One day I will become a doctor.'

The receptionist called someone on the phone and then smiled at her before saying, "Ms. Park is waiting for you, you may go up now. She said then showed Dara where the elevators are.

Once inside the elevator, the pride that Dara felt a moment ago vanished. She can't help but feel so small. She felt the elevator's walls, adorned with all sorts of crystals, are more expensive than her and all of her possessions combined. She felt so insecure, she now regretted being here.

"Aish! Why did I ever agreed to stay here in the first place." She scolded herself.

Earlier that day, as soon she landed at Incheon International Airport from Busan, she received a call from her aunt telling her they cannot meet her today. Her aunt said it would cost quite a large amount of money to request for an earlier return to land from their cruise ship so they decided to just finish the entire trip and stick to their original scheduled return to land.

"See you in two weeks." Her aunt said before hanging up.

Dara's heart sank, but she understand. She's just not so thrilled with the accommodation arrangement her aunt did for her.

Dara let out a big sigh. If only I could afford to stay in a luxurious hotel. She thought.

Before calling, her aunt already called Charlene to let the latter know she is in Seoul and to let her stay with her for two weeks. To her surprise, her spoiled sister agreed.

When the elevator doors opened, it immediately led to a spacious hallway. She rang the doorbell once and she was taken aback when Charlene immediately opened the door, smiled at her and led her inside. Charlene then showed her the room she will be using.
"Just make yourself comfortable." Charlene told her.

Dara couldn't believe her eyes and ears. She wasn't expecting Charlene to welcome her like this. Smiles and all.

She looked at Charlene and she saw a huge difference in her looks from before. Charlene very rarely go home to Busan so Dara can't even remember the last time she saw her.

"You look really pretty." Dara complimented her sister since she got nothing else to say.

"Yeah, sure. Thanks."Charlene replied.

"By the way, some of my friends will be here. We will do some recordings so, you can grab whatever you need in here and you can the stay in your room to rest while they are here, okay?" Charlene said nonchalantly.