Mr CEO is my neighbour? || Park Jihoon

08

DING DONG! DING DONG!

I press the doorbell of Woojin's house, waiting for him to open his door. He comes out shocked to see me. "Ouh? Hana?! What are you doing here?" He asks, taking me into his house.

"Urm.. I'm worried that Jaehwan told us that you're feeling unwell today. Actually, Mr Park wanted to visit you as well but he.. he got something up. He gave you this envelope." I tell him while giving the envelope to him.

"Awe.. Thanks, Hana. What happened to your leg?! Did you get hurt?" He suddenly sits me on the sofa, take a look at my wound.

"It's just I tripped when I walked into Mr Park room.. I have wounded it up. Don't worry.." I cover the wound with my hands.

He leaves me in the living room alone going to somewhere else. In just a few seconds, he came with a first aid kit from the kitchen. He kneels in front of me, changing the wound to a new bandage.

"Woojin.. I'm fine. It's already bandaged.."

"Why I saw that you're like lying? Something different happened, right?" The atmosphere changes when he asked me seriously.

I look at him with many thoughts. Should I tell him everything? Should I tell him that Mr Park's girl friend pushed me until I got this wound?

"You look like you have a lot of things in your mind.. It's true then that you're lying to me. I'll listen it for you. Don't be afraid, I'll be your great listener." He holds my hand, looking at me with sparkly eyes.

I bite my lip before blurt everything's out. "There was Mr Park's friend came to discuss something with Mr Park. But.. she pushed me away harshly until I fell on the floor, scrapping my knee. Mr Park cancelled his plans to visit you together with me when the girl clung on Mr Park's side.."

"So... He left you for that girl? Did he know your condition and what that rude girl did to you?" Woojin asks seriously.

I shake my head, feeling timid when his voice changed to serious one. He hugs me tightly while caressing my back all of sudden. "I'm here for you.. If you're feeling down, sad or unsatisfied with something, just tell me. I'll settle it down for you."

Settle it down? Why do I feel something bad will happen?

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I walk back home alone because I don't want to burden Woojin as he is still not that well. I saw Mr Park in front of the gate but he's not alone. He was with that girl in the office. What's her name.. Hoe Dambi or Heo Dambi?

I walk passed both of them, ignoring both of them who are busy chatting in front of the gate. "Ouh? Miss Jung? Are you just get back home?" Mr Park suddenly calls me, stopping me from walking inside.

"Ah.. Yeah. I should get back home now.." I answer him shortly before that Dambi girl interrupts me.

"Omo! Jihoon ah.. She's the girl that I told you slapping me all of sudden in the office." She accuses me wrongly.

I look at her in disbelief as Mr Park's face starts to change. Mr Park backs off from me a few steps away, holding on Dambi's hand tightly.

"I did what...? Since when do I know you? I just saw you in the office.. Mr Park, I'm not doing it. She just created a story. I never hurt anyone without any reasons." I explain to him.

"She's lying again.. She said that she hates to see me because I'm too close with you when we met. She made me feels afraid." Dambi acts up again, making Mr Park falls into it.

I heave a sigh watching her sad acting skills. "Are you really believe her words?! Mr Park, she is the one that lying. She does not even have any injuries like how she did to me!" I tell Mr Park the truth by showing my torn pantyhose.

Dambi suddenly cries on Mr Park's chest, mumbling. "She acted like I'm the one pushing her. She cuts her pantyhose and her knee just fine.. She wounded it up to make it looks like an injury."

"I'm not doing those kind of things!.."

"Miss Jung.. How could you?! Can't you just say the truth? Why must you make the other person cried by your actions?! I believe in Dambi because she have been my friend for a decade!" Mr Park's loud voice shuts my mouth.

"I.. I will not rely on you anymore. Just resign before I fire you. I give you a week to do so." He continues before taking Dambi into his car, driving away from his house.

What a day.. And I will be fired because of that damn girl? I'm surely wrong about you, Mr Park. I hope I won't meet you again in my life.

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