masked flames | markhyuck

sixteen

"donghyuck, actually dad wants to run another meeting with you," lucas informed as they finished eating and walked out of the restaurant.

"does he want to propose another project?" donghyuck asked.

lucas rubbed his nape, "uh, i'm not sure about that but since i told him that i asked you out to lunch, he told me to tell you this,"

donghyuck chuckled, "wow, you're such a daddy boy,"

"daddy boy? what's that?" lucas snorted, finding the term weird.

"you know like mama boy, but in your case it's daddy boy because you even have to tell your father who are you going out with," donghyuck beamed as he stopped near his parked car.

lucas followed suit and rolled his eyes, "i swear that's nowhere near funny."

donghyuck giggled and leaned his back against his car, "but yeah back to the topic, when does mr. wong want this meeting to be?"

"uhm on wednesday i assume,"

donghyuck thought for a while, "okay i'll check my schedule first and inform you early if i'm not busy on that day."

"that will do," lucas smiled but then turned into a solemn expression, "donghyuck, i know this is out of the blue to ask but.. are you comfortable around mark?"

the tanned male tilted his head to the side as he raised a brow, "well, he's acting pretty weird sometimes but i guess, i'm fine around him. why?"

lucas chuckled nervously as he looked away from him, "uhm, it's nothing. i'm just wondering. uh, i'll get going now. bye!"

"uh bye?" donghyuck waved his hand in confusion as he watched lucas jogged away from him, "today is sure weird."

donghyuck had 30 more minutes left before the break was over but he decided to return to the office as he had nowhere to go. he walked past his secretary's room but stopped midway when he saw jaemin was already inside.

donghyuck opened the door, startling the latter who had his head down facing his phone, "you didn't go out for lunch?"

"no, i just ate at the cafeteria below," jaemin said, putting aside his phone.

"where's jeno? he didn't ask you out?" donghyuck asked and leaned at the door frame.

jaemin slumped his body back at his chair, "i don't know but i'm sure his boss is giving him a ton of works. he didn't even answer my texts for the past few hours and even during break time!" and sighed with a sullen pout.

donghyuck nodded hearing his rant, "is he always like this?"

"no, it only happens when his boss is in a bad mood! such a grumpy old man," jaemin huffed the irritated feeling and mumbled the last sentence but donghyuck heard it.

donghyuck sighed. why would mark be in a bad mood? who hurt him?

donghyuck left his secretary's room and went toward his own.

he pulled out his phone and stared at mark's contact number, "should i call him?"

withould realizing, he dialed the latter's number, feeling nervous on what to say. he waited for a while but the call was rejected.