Foolish Hearts (Completed)

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Ethan spends his day inside the detention room as he punched one of his arrogant classmate, the school administrator called his father but Taeyeon was now on his important appointment with the investors so as a good secretary she was, Tiffany Hwang took the responsibility to attend him but she informed her boss beforehand and gave her permission, Taeyeon felt sorry and worried for his own som but couldn't do anything because of his loaded work. Fortunately, Tiffany knows how to drive a car because the boss let her used one of his car from the company basement where he left 5 cars at least for emergency purposes. The secretary arrived exactly infront of the school, she looked at her appearance first before she talked with the administrator, she immediately spotted the son of her boss outside the detention room waiting for her to pick him up, everyone were now went home and the poor kid only left behind, a painful feeling struck her heart as she felt being motherless and no one worried about her well-being, once she approached the lone boy, she smile at him and asked him to wait for her before she turned the door open and talked with the personnel inside. After half an hour, Tiffany managed to digest the words because of a long time talking done by the old nagging man inside, she felt exhausted just by listening to him and couldn't take anymore, she decided herself to cut him off politely saying she was in a hurry by her boss, she even acted like Taeyeon called her as she put her phone through her ears even if no one was calling her. She sighed deeply after she went out and saw Ethan staring at her with a worried look and as a return, she smiled at him making her eyes turned into beautiful crescent.

"Are you okay?" Ethan asked filled with worry from his eyes, he looks more like his father, pointed nose, kissable lips, chin-dimple, brunette bowl hair style and his baby face.

"Your administrator is such an ass." Tiffany called him names as she recalls the horrible memory inside, Ethan widen his eyes before he laughed his ass off knowing she was damn right.

"You're absolutely right Ms. Hwang." Ethan shows his thumbs up before the secretary shared a hearty laugh with him, she gestured him to follow suit.

"Where's Dad?" The son asked as they both ride inside the car while fixing his own seatbelt, he saw Tiffany struggle on her seatbelt so he leans closer to helped her out with their faces were inch gap. They both pulled away with blushes on their heated faces and redden cheeks, Tiffany broke the awkward atmosphere by asking questions.

"Mr. Kim was on his important meeting by now and he even sends regards with you and by the way, want some ice cream?" Tiffany asked in glee seeing how Ethan's eyes sparkled from mentioning the treats like his father.

"Your the best Ms. Hwang!" Ethan happily ate the chocolate chip ice cream treat by his father's secretary.

"Can we drop by at the hospital?" Ethan said as he remember to pay a visit with his comatose mother.

"Sure." Tiffany answered with her signature smile melting the boy's heart.

"You're pretty noona." Ethan shyly complimented the older woman who looks flustered by his sudden words.

"T-Thank y-you s-so can we go now?" Ethan nodded and they both ride the car again and drove into Seoul hospital.

SEOUL HOSPITAL

"How are you eomma?" Ethan gently strokes his mother's silky blonde hair by his thumb as he sat beside her hospital bed. She looks peaceful on her deep slumber made his heartaches more as he watched his mother stable breathing but unable to open her eyes.

"We really miss you." Ethan let his tears fell from his cheeks, he cleared his throat as more tears fell. Tiffany who was silently watching them from behind slowly walking on his back, soothing him with a motherly warmth the secretary radiated. She felt sorry and hurt seeing him crying over his mother, she had no parents after all because she grew up in the orphanage and she yearns for love of the idea of a father and mother.

"Don't cry child." Ethan heard the soothing voice like it was coming from his mother's but he turned his head and saw Tiffany enveloped him into a warmth backhug. The first time he felt a kind of mother love from a stranger, he felt loved right now so he closed his eyes feeling the warmth, he sees his smiling mother in his daydreaming like what Tiffany did.

"Thank you Mom." He whispered.

She's my first love.

"I can go home from here, I'll take the bus and pick up my sisters Krystal and Lauren." Ethan said as they both standing outside the hospital after they visited Jessica.

"Are you sure?" Tiffany asked.

"Yes noona and thank you for being here with me." Ethan shyly said as he stares lovingly at Tiffany for a long time.

"Take care on your way home." Tiffany smiled and patted his head like a cute puppy and he like it alot because his mother also do it on him when he done good things.

"Same to you Miss Hwang."

"And by the way, you're mother was such a beautiful woman." Tiffany complimented making him smile even more before they waved goodbyes.

"ASSA!" Ethan raised his fist in the air as he was in good terms with the beautiful secretary and they seems more closer than before. He likes Tiffany in different way but unfortunately the secretary didn't felt the same way as him because she was slowly falling for her boss without her knowing by herself.

"That kid sure was weird by staring at me for a long time." Tiffany muttered as she reved up the car engine and quickly drove into her office.

She arrived on time and saw her boss was leaning on the wall at the parking lot probably waiting for her arrival, she smiled at the thought of Mr. Kim as her husband waiting patiently on his wife but of course, she didn't want to end as mistress because he still had a beautiful wife so she kept hwr feelings at bay and shrugged every possibility. She fixed her hair and straighten her business clothes before she climbed down the car seeing Taeyeon approaching her with a frown on his face, she felt nervous.

"What took you so long? I thought you caught in accident and by the way how's my son?" Taeyeon asked masking his worried for his secretary and change the topic to his son instead.

"He's fine and we also visit your wife Mr. Kim because he asked too." Tiffany answered politely.

"Sorry for causing you trouble and I owe you alot so I've waited here to ask you for dinner." She felt worried by his small sweet gestures on her after their Singapore business trio, he acted sweetly around her and she was worried sick because it felt so wrong because he's a married man even if she shrugged the idea of him being inlove with her was a total no for her.

"I already ate on my way here."

*sound of stomach grumble*

Stupid Hwang!

"Well, your stomach tells otherwise Ms. Hwang so come on now." Taeyeon lead them inside his other car as Tiffany uncomfortably followed.

This is totally wrong Tiffany!

"I must get myself a boyfriend." Tiffany thought as she was sitted in the passenger seat fixing her seatbelt.

"What a clumsy woman you are." Taeyeon offers a help and fixed the belt instead making Tiffany flushed even more and her heart skipped a beat hammering inside. She was indeed inlove with him and she wanted to runaway because it was wrong to fell into a wrong person as well.

"Thank you."

"Shall we go." And she nodded.

-to be continued