Truth Behind Beauty

Chapter 10: Ioanna and Stella returns to Korea

A couple of days had passed since Ioanna arrived Tokyo and met up with Stella. After a couple of shopping sprees and waste of money they decided to yet again waste some more.

"This is really pretty though!"

"I already own one. I bought it just a couple of weeks ago." Stella went over the the piece of clothing Ioanna held up. "It didn't look good on me, though. Maybe you should try it?"

"It's not really my style." She gave it back to the salesman. "Plus, I don't think Cain would like me wearing something as revealing." Ioanna asked for something totally different, something more mature, fitting her style.

Stella tagged along. "I guess we all got our own problems to worry about", Stella thought to herself. "There will be a flower exhibition in the city centre today. Do you wanna go?"

***

"This is the last time you disappoint me! I am tired of having to pay for everything you do, and you show no interest in learning anything!" could be heard from the NVBS CEO's office. "Do you know how embarrassed I am of you! I can't even look into our family members eyes because of you!"

The yelling continued whilst the employers had long stopped working to listen to the one-sided fighting.

"Eh, look at this. He always gets in trouble."

"Don't blame him. All his father does is ignoring him and hitting him."

"I'd hit him too if he was my child."

The two women talking turned to the third voice. "We're so sorry! We didn't mean to—"

"Don't worry. I feel sorry for the lad too."

The office doors burst open. Magnus came out of the door with his fists clenched hard together. "Get back here you damn child!" Magnus stood waiting for the elevator as his father came out of the office too. "If you take one more step, you might as well say goodbye to any form of help from me!"

"Bye bye, dad," Magnus smiled as he stepped into the elevator, "finally I can live my life without you pestering me."

The whole office was left speechless after the elevator shut and descended. The team manager clapped his hands to gain focus. "What are you all doing! Get back to work!"

***

Magnus let out a sigh standing outside the NVBS headquarter. "What do I do now?"

He continued to walk down the streets of Oslo for a while. It was starting to grow colder as the autumn weather took place, but it was probably a bit colder today. Maybe it was the loneliness.

Passing several shops, some museums and a couple of parks. "I hate walking."

Magnus kept staring at all the tourists taking pictures with Sinnataggen. "What's even the point. It's a small boy." As he kept looking at all the people passing by, it was as if something hit him, Korea. "I can go visit my brother!"

With whatever he had in his account, he paid for a ticket to Seoul. "If he won't house me I guess I'll just find a sugar mama."

Just like that, Magnus headed to Seoul first thing in the morning.

***

"This is my heaven!" Ioanna lightened up as if she was the happiest person in the world. "Look at these flowers, I didn't know they had them in Asia!" She kept walking starting and looking at all the flowers. With whatever knowledge she had of japanese, she spoke with the owners of the flower farms.

"This really isn't anything for me." Stella sort of tagged along, looking at the flowers. "This one is the national flower of Korea!"

"Ah, yes. It's a popular flower in China too. It's really beautiful."

"Should we go to Korea?"

Ioanna was a little shocked by the question. "All of a sudden?"

"Well, why stay here if everything reminds me of him?" Stella smiled, "Also, Victoria did the same didn't she? Moved to Seoul to avoid getting reminded of James?"

"I guess you're right. My flight back home is in three days, so I need to cancel that."

"Okay, I'll get us two tickets now. We'll leave first thing in the morning!"

"Isn't that a bit too sudden?"