The Assistant

~The~Other~Family

  "So gimme all of you in exchange for me
Just give me all of you in exchange for me, for me,"

-Bryson Tiller Exchange  

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Mrs.Kim was her title she had received when she was 17 years old. However, her real name was nothing more then Yuri Oak, she lived a normal life before she was betrothed to Minseok at a young age. She had so many plans for her future and so many plans for her life in general, none where to get married so young as she did nor become a mother. Had she regretted her life, yes, but the two children that where a product where the only true happiness she felt. She knew all about Minseok's infidelity and knew why his assistants where all young and beautiful. 

Yuri brushed her short bob hair and pushed some of it behind her ears. "The dinner is at 8pm so make sure your ready because I'll change my suit and we'll be gone," Minseok says as he tries and do his tie. Yuri watches from her vanity mirror and gets up and approaches him. "I will," she says and then pushes his hands away and begins to do it. They stand in silence, when she finishes she steps back and gives him a small smile before returning to her vanity. Minseok grabs his suit jacket and then leaves not saying goodbye nor giving her a single glance over. 

Yuri looks at herself again in the mirror and gets her face powder, applying softly as she feels the tears making their way slowly out her eyes and down her face. "Mrs.Kim the boys have been taken to school do you need anything?" the maid asks and stops as she sees the young lady in a depressing state. "No, that will be all," Yuri says and the maid bows and leaves quickly telling the others of the cries that left their Mrs. As for Yuri she grabbed a Kleenex and cleaned her tears and added more powder, because she had to look her absolute best at all times and crying was never an option. 

She made her way out of her room and down the mansion stairs, her heels clicking on the marble floor. She was making her way to the kitchen to ask the cook if they needed help when a knock at her door changed her focus. The butler was heading for it when Yuri excused him and answered it herself. Once she pulled the door open she was met with a young lady, maybe 23 years old. "I don't mean to bother you but I feel you should know that your husband-" Yuri raised her left hand that showed her wedding ring and smiled, "your not the first and you aren't the last but thank you for letting me know," she said and shut the door. Once she closed the door she felt limp and slide to the floor, the butler and maids rushing to her side as her sobs echoed off the cream colored walls. "I can't do this anymore!" she said and stood up fixing her black pencil skirt and cream blouse. "Get my kids, and do not tell Minseok anything," she ordered and made her way up the stairs. She pushed open the door of her twins room and headed over to their dressers. The maids followed her as the butler ordered the driver to fetch for little Jae and Tae. 

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Minseok had waited for a call from Luhan but got nothing so he decided finding information on them must be complicated. He glanced at his wrist watch and saw it was 7pm now. He packed his brief case and headed for his door passing his new assistant and then swiftly moving into the elevator. 

The drive home was like all the others, he mainly looked at his phone at the emails, confirmation dates, and business conferences he would have to attend. "Your home sir," said the driver and Minseok gave him money and exited the vehicle. When he pushed open the heavy doors he would usually hear the small foot patters of his twins but he heard nothing. "Yuri?" Minseok yelled and heard nothing in return, the maids and butlers all ran out with their heads bowed. He looked at them as he loosened his tie and then ran up the stairs in search of what was wrong. 

Once he made it to his room door he pushed it open and found his wife not dressed for a dinner with high business officials but in jeans and tennis shoes. "What are you doing?" he asked as he saw her zip a suit case and she turned around, "I'm leaving you," she says and pulls the suit case off the bed but he catches her arm and holds her. "Leaving? Where married, we have children?!" he says out of disbelief and she scoffs, "Are we really married? Another one of your mistresses found her way to the door!" Yuri tells him with pain in her eyes. "I get that we don't love each other, heck! Our kids aren't even a product of love! But show me some respect! No...show some respect to yourself," Yuri says and pulls her arm from Minseok's now limp grasp. 

Yuri goes to her kids room where she takes their suitcase and then quickly makes her way down the stairs. As she reaches for the door knob she looks behind her shoulder, he didn't chase her and he didn't pull a big fight, not that she was expecting that. He may have never loved her but she loved him. 

 The door slams shut as Minseok sits on his bed, he didn't love Yuri but he loved coming home to someone and to their kids. He gets up and walks to his kids room, left in perfect condition but the lack of clothes and toys on the floor makes it all too real. He returns to his room and shuts the door dismissing all the staff early for the day. 

He stares at a family picture knowing they'll be better off without him, so he leaves it at that and tosses the picture into a drawer.