masked flames | markhyuck

twenty-two

"sir lee hasn't come to work for the past few days. i was informed that he's taking a week leave for some reason."

jaemin was interrupted by lucas when he knocked thrice on the door of the latter's office. lucas was asking him to meet his boss. 

lucas had his arms over his chest as he tapped his foot against the floor impatiently, "do you know where is he going?"

jaemin thought for a while. he had just realized that donghyuck didn't say anything about where he was going to go. "no sir, sir lee didn't tell me."

"i hope he's doing well," lucas muttered to himself as the encounter he had with mark still lingered in his head, "do you perhaps know his address? uhm, i tried to call him but he can't be reached."

jaemin quirked an eyebrow, "sir, are you close with sir lee? i can't just give his address to anyone."

lucas laughed half-heartedly, "well.. i can say that we're close enough to share a cup of tteokbeokki at a park."

jaemin squinted his eyes at the man in front of him who didn't look convincing to him. 

"what? you don't believe me?" lucas held himself from being overreacting and composed himself as he took a deep breath, "okay look, i don't care if you believe me or not but at this point, your boss might be in danger and i'm worried." 

"what do mean sir?" jaemin's brows furrowed at the statement.

jaemin got to admit that when donghyuck was calling him on the phone, he sounded dead, no emotion at all. but he didn't thought that it would be this severe that his boss was probably in danger. he even had no idea what lucas meant by that. 

lucas rubbed his face in frustration and sighed, "i don't know how to explain it to you but i know something that you don't. so i ask you nicely while i can, could you please tell me his address?"

jaemin nodded before writing down donghyuck's address on a piece of paper and gave it to lucas, "i'm giving you this because i'm worried about my boss too. i hope he's okay."

breaking a big grin on his face, lucas took the paper and gave the latter a tight hug, "thank you!"

"sir, i'm afraid that my boyfriend will not like seeing this," jaemin pushed lucas politely, emphasizing the word boyfriend.

lucas chuckled and blushed a bit, "don't worry, i only have eyes for your boss."

jaemin mouth left hanging in 'o' shape, shocked at the latter confession as he watched him leaving his office with a sheepish smile.

lucas was standing in front of donghyuck's house, palms sweaty as he pressed the bell button. he fixed his hair on his phone screen while waiting for the door to open. out of sudden, he was feeling nervous with the thought of meeting the latter. was it because he realized his feeling toward the tanned male? he guessed it must be it.

once the door was opened, it revealed a middle-aged woman with robe silk wrapped around her petite body and a pair of white fluffy slippers slipped around her feet.

am i at the wrong house? lucas thought. but he kind of remembered this face.