Hiraeth

CHAPTER 3

The woman stood in front of a restaurant. Her business was with someone named Jeon Jungkook. She kept her part of the promise with her daughter. In the middle of her tight schedule, she managed to make some time to personally meet the person whom she had mistaken as a kidnapper.

Some employees and people started turning their heads to her direction. Everyone would, specially if you're standing in front of a restaurant with a snazzy look.

A worker shyly approached her.

"Ma'am, how can I help you?"
She asked, giving her a slight bow as she knew that this person looked like someone who is wealthy and powerful.

"Does a Jeon Jungkook work here?" She answered back with a question.

"Ah, yes."
Then she directed her to an empty table where she ushered the woman to sit. She did so without giving the worker a glance.

"I'll call him ma'am."
The worker said and hurriedly went away.

A minute or so later, she came back with him on her tail. She pointed at the woman and whispered something to Jungkook, then, she left.
He came near her table and politely said:

"I'm Jeon Jungkook, Ma'am, What can I do for you? "
Without looking at her.

"I bet I'm sure you know me if you look me." She took off her sunglasses and looked at him straight in the face.

"Sit down, let's have a talk."
He sat in front of her with shock evident on his face. He didn't know what to say and just stared down at the table. He could feel the pressure and tension in the air.

Nobody talked for a few minutes. Until he heard her chuckle and when he looked up, she was smiling.

"Aw, come on. I'm not gonna bite."
She said looking like she didn't do anything wrong.

" Minju told me about you and I'm sorry for what I did. You know that moms sometimes get over protective on their children, right?"

At this point, Jungkook was really speechless. He was expecting to get shouted at or cursed. He knew that she was mad, so why was she acting like this?

"Look, I'm really sorry and I know that you're mad, so, forgive me?"
She acted cute and placed her palms together to make it more realistic.

"Y-yes, I'll forgive you. But it's fine, really. I'm not mad." He answered with a low voice. Cannot believe that this was happening.

"Really? Good then." She was satisfied with his reply so she showed off another smile.

"Then I'm inviting you to my house for dinner. Minju wants to see you too."
His eyes widened at her words. Not only that she said sorry but she also wants to treat him to dinner,plus, he gets to see Minju too.

"Thank you very much!" He gasped and shouted while giving her a 90° bow, which caused people to look at them.
When he realized his actions, he sat back down and blushed a shade of pink.
She found him cute at his actions and just chuckled at him.

Later that night, Jungkook sat at the bus station. He and the woman, now he knows as Mrs. Park Soomin, or more simply, Mrs. Park, exchange cellphone numbers before she left. A bus went by and Jungkook was snatched away from his chain of thoughts. He was wearing casual clothes. A pink hoodie and pants. He thought that he shouldn't have worn them since he might be attending a formal dinner. Since the woman was wearing a suit when she visited his work earlier.
A black expensive looking car stopped in front of him. Then a man in a suit went out and stood beside him.

"Are you perhaps Mr. Jeon Jungkook?"
He asked. It was an old man that seemed like he was on his late 60's.

"Yes I am." Jungkook answered giving a slight bow.