Those Boys Gave Me 18 Roses

5TH ROSE: Billionaire's Watch

"JIN HEE-YAH!!!"

She grunted in pain when she accidentally fell from her bed because of the sudden shouting.

"Ow, ow, ow," she winced as she rubbed her backside. She looked at her uncle who was the one screaming his lungs out as he entered her room.

"Why are you shouting, gomo? Is the house on fire or something?" she asked as she rubbed her eyes with a slight yawn escaped from her mouth She's still sleepy yet her flamboyant uncle shouted his lungs out franticly. I just want to sleep more! Is it too much to ask?

"Gosh, Jin Hee! The sun is already up and you're still in your bed! I told you not to stay all night watching K-Dramas with Ji Hyo so that you can have your beauty rest. Now look, you have dark circles below your eyes. Tsk, tsk, tsk it's not a good sight! I'll use a huge amount of concealer on you again!" she couldn't help but pout at her uncle's endless rambles about her K-Drama marathon with Im Ji Hyo, one of her uncle's restaurant staff (and his only female staff) who was just years older than her. "Get up and clean yourself up, now!"

Jin Hee groaned as she sluggishly stood up while scratching her disheveled hair. Before she could utter a word, her uncle dragged her, pushed her inside the bathroom and left her alone there, closing the door behind her. "Take a bath now, Jin Hee-yah! You'll gonna be late in your class!"

She kept on scowling while preparing the shower. She seriously didn't want to go to that school full of arrogant rich brats. She really got sick and tired hearing their boastful conversation about their money, their wealth, their net worth, their parents being well-off, their businesses and their luxury.

As if I have a choice, she huffed to herself.

"I know! I know and I will! Just, just get out of my room, gomo!" she shouted inside the bathroom.

"Ah eonneung jom haeyaing! I'll be waiting for you outside," she heard her uncle once more before she heard his fading footsteps out of her room. She sighed in defeat and took a shower. (*In Jeollado dialect, it means 'just hurry up')

"Gosh, you're late again!" she kept on scolding herself while doing a rushed single braid on her hair as she got herself off the bus and ran towards the Empire Academy's gate. She'd had a quick shower earlier, trying herself not to be late in school but ended up staying an hour in her uncle's salon getting her hair and natural makeup done—which was really useless by the way because she bet that the makeup was now wiped off because of her sweat and her curly hair was tied in an unorganized manner that she bet, Mama Shin would throw a fit about once he saw it.

But that's not her main concern as of this moment. She must not be caught by her teacher being late in the class.

Jin Hee really thanked the heavens when she saw that the school gate was still open. She managed to greet the poker-faced school guard 'good morning' before running towards their building.

She was panting when she reached their classroom's door. She paused for awhile to slow her breathing. After a minute or two of making her breath steady and wiping her sweat away, she took a deep breath once again and nervously went inside the classroom.

"I'm sorry, Madame, I'm—eh?" she almost jaw dropped and looked around when she saw not a single soul inside the classroom. She looked at her white wristwatch and read the time struck 7:30 AM."Huh? It's already 7:30 AM. Am I too early? Where are the others?"

"Eo? Jin Hee-ssi! Good morn—ah!" she stopped looking around the room and turned her head when she heard something fell on the ground with a loud thud!. Her eyes settled to the long, blond-haired guy who fell flat on his face. He, then, raised his head to meet Jin Hee's surprised stare. He flaunted an embarrassed smile. "G-Good morning..."