Contract Relationship | Jeon Jungkook

▪ TWENTY-ONE

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She walked leisurely to the hall where the gathering was said to be held. She examined the hall, seeing many volunteers working together to set up decorations for the event in the next three days.

She found an empty seat and landed her buttocks on the chair, crossing her legs and her right forearm rested on a rounded-unclothed table. She memorized the structure of the hall, just in case she would get lost in a crowd.

She then rested her chin on her palm.

The hall was quite large, adorned with big-sized, sparkly, and beautiful lamps hung on the ceiling. Diamonds were attached with a tiny chain, beautifying the lamps more. Tiles were brownish and designs were antic abstracts, adding a more classic atmosphere to the hall.

Tables were clad with white satin cloth, a rose was placed on the middle of each table except the table she sat at. Chairs were also clad and there were bows behind each chair.

Napkins were seen messily place on each table. Perhaps, they were going to fold them in somehow artistically to stand on the table later.

Nahee softly released a deep breath as she watched the volunteers work.

She was bored. She couldn't get Jungkook because she knew he was busy. Furthermore, the thought of staying in her room was nothing great. Playing on her phone would only deteriorate her eyes. She brought books to read (borrowed from her brother), but she did not seem to be interested to read any of them at this moment.

She did not know why, but seeing the books was only making her feel distant.

"Nahee-ssi."

Nahee was startled by a deep voice calling her name. She turned her head to the left and saw Yoongi was dressed in a white buttoned-up shirt and black slack trousers. His head was covered with a black scarf, pushing his bangs to the back and revealing his forehead.

Nahee looked at him with a questioning look.

'Why is he dressing like a cleaner?' She thought.

"What are you doing here?" Yoongi asked.

"And what are you doing here?" Nahee asked back.

"I'm working. I'm one of the company's choices, remember?"

"Aren't you supposed to be finishing your punishment?" Nahee asked.

"I got an exemption," Yoongi answered. Nahee did not understand why, but she was not surprised. But then she uttered with a mocking intonation while Yoongi feigned ignorance, "wow!"

"What are you doing here?" Yoongi asked again when he remembered Nahee hadn't answered his question yet.

"I am doing nothing," she answered, smiling a fake smug. Yoongi rolled his eyes.

"You shouldn't be here," Yoongi said in a boring tone. "Our clients are not allowed to be here until the gathering night."

"Why not?!" Nahee snapped.

"I ain't the CEO to know." Nahee squinted her eyes, glaring at Yoongi when she heard the answer. The man sighed.

"Look, there are a lot of activities you can do here, on the cruise. Except coming here. It's prohibited until the gathering night," Yoongi warned.

Nahee's eyebrows frowned. "I don't know that."

"Didn't Kang Aeri tell you, girls?"

The girl blinked her eyes multiple times as she looked up blankly at the high ceiling trying to recall if Aeri, the girl who made announcements that morning told anything important.