Spades & Hearts

Needled

Whatever happened to Chanyeol in the morning, Suzy was sure he would not ignore her for long. She just needed to act like normal, then he would break apart and beg her to open up to him. Just like usual. And that would be the time for her to reveal that she wanted him to decline her father's wish. She could just tell him that right away, but she didn't want to be the one begging from the start.

She was sure he would comply. After all, with that feelings he was developing for her, she had him wrapped around her fingers. Something she failed to recognize sooner if it weren't for Lay.

That night, while reviewing a project of her department, she waited for him to come home. It would be better if he would break sooner than later. Yet, even after midnight, Chanyeol had not come back. A little annoyed, Suzy decided to not wait for him any longer and went to sleep. Work still came first. She needed to wake up for tomorrow, and she would not want to sacrifice her time just to wait on him.

When morning came, she found the other side of the bed empty. But she could tell someone had slept on it. Chanyeol must have gotten home after she slept. A little smirk curled on her lips. Her plan could be put to work today. Chanyeol wouldn't even last the breakfast without wanting for her to talk to him. She only needed to ignore him like she always did.

A few minutes later, the door to the bathroom swung open and her husband came out in plain white t-shirt and boxer. He paused drying his hair with a towel when he saw Suzy stood in front of him to get inside the bathroom.

"Morning!" was his usual greeting whenever he saw her up though she never replied. However, to Suzy's surprise, he did not say such greeting this time. He only looked away and walked past her. No smile. Not a word. No effort to catch her attention. Nothing.

Nothing except the faintly dark marks on his neck.

Seeing that, Suzy furrowed her brows and looked back at Chanyeol who soon disappeared to their closet. Were those...? She shook her head and entered the bathroom.

Curiosity got the better of her when she saw the shirt Chanyeol wore yesterday in the laundry basket. She picked it up and immediately caught the scent of Jasmine.

She felt she knew the brand of the perfume, but that was not Chanyeol's perfume scent. And it certainly wasn't hers either. She scoffed in disbelief as she tossed his shirt back to the basket. If he thought playing around with girls would make her jealous, he was very wrong. He would still come running to her again in the end. She still had the upper hand.

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"Morning!" Yixing smiled to Chanyeol who was descending the stairs.

"Hey," the friend greeted back with little energy at which Yixing frowned. Chanyeol gestured for him to follow to his study, and he trailed behind.

"What's wrong with you?" Yixing asked when they were finally inside the room. "You look... somewhat awful." He gave his friend a teasing smile when he sat down across him.

"Hangover. Geez. Thanks for the compliment." Chanyeol's lips quirked into a lopsided smile.

"How much did you drink? What time did you go back anyway?"

"You sound like a wife more than Suzy does," Chanyeol replied. "Or will ever be," he added bitterly while looking down.

"Give her some time. She will- wait, is that..." Narrowing his eyes, Yixing suddenly leaned closer across the table while pointing a finger at his friend. He sighed and leaned back. "Chanyeol, you didn't just drink, did you?" He frowned.

"Huh? What?" Chanyeol knitted his brows in confusion and Yixing pointed at his own neck. He immediately looked like a deer caught in headlights and cleared his throat while adjusting the collar of his shirt. "Was just some random girl. I needed to let off some stress too."