In Time (In Places Book 2)

#10 - Endings and Beginnings

BYUN BAEKHYUN

Ugh. What does she want this time?

"Lara, look," Yura started with a sigh. "We're sorry for what happened earlier—"

"For what?" Lara raised a brow but still, she doesn't take her killer eyes away from my face. It's starting to get really creepy, to be perfectly honest. "For what the security did to me? For trying to drag me away from this party?" Her hand reaches up her neck, tracing a huge glamorous necklace she's wearing. It is studded with hundreds of diamonds and she smirked like she's threatening me with it. Like she's displaying the power she has over me.

Why? Does she have anything up her sleeves tonight?

Slowly, Yura moved to stand between me and Lara, straightening her back more and recovering her composure. "Please, Miss Sanders, why don't you let me introduce you to some of the company's stockholders?" She tried to usher Lara away but the latter almost tried to dodge her touch like she's disgusted with it.

"I didn't come here for those lowly businessmen," Lara glared and this time, she directed it to Yura and Chanyeol. "Neither did I come for Byun Baekhyun."

"What is it that you want then?" Chanyeol finally asked in his low, controlled voice. "I'm sure you didn't go through all the trouble looking for us just so we could have a little chit chat."

Even when she tried to hide it, I still saw how hurt Lara was just because of those few words. Of course. She loves Chanyeol with all her heart ever since they were young. Not even the incident at the penthouse would change that. Lara flinched and her jaw tensed for a second as if willing herself not to cry. "You—" But then she bit her lip and tried fixing herself. The anger that was lost for a few moments came back even stronger. "I've been wanting to meet with them since I arrived from America, Park Chan," she continued. "I really hope you could help me about scheduling a meeting."

Chanyeol frowns. "A meeting? With whom?"

"The chairman," Lara smiles almost mischievously.

Yura shook her head, unsure. "I'm sorry, Lara, but our parents are out—"

"I'm not referring to your parents," Lara snapped almost impatiently. And with that, Chanyeol tensed unquestioningly beside me. I could almost feel him holding his breath, dreading the next words that would come spilling out of Lara Sander's lips. "It has been a long time since they attended a party, hasn't it? I miss how that couple lights up the night with just a few, witty jokes." She's trailing her fingers against her necklace again. Mocking me, watching my reaction.