The Heir

십일

~ Areum's POV ~

Hyuna and Eunha had both expressed how happy they were for me for winning first place in the second round, but I wasn't convinced. I know they were just trying to be kind but I could tell they were jealous. I mean, which contestant wasn't? Ever since the match, I had been getting dirty looks from each of the contestants. Each of them was jealous that I would be getting to spend the whole day with Jimin whereas they would be stuck in the castle doing nothing.

Seokjin, on the other hand, was having a blast. After the match, he had pulled me aside and congratulated me about a thousand times. Saying how he knew that he sponsored the right contestant, and how I was better than every other girl here, and that I would most definitely be winning this competition.

He had also threatened me. If I didn't wear a pink dress on my 'date' tomorrow he would and I quote "disown me", which I didn't know how he would accomplish that since I wasn't even his child. But Seokjin had been so kind to me since the start and I had started to develop a brotherly bond with him so I took heed to his threat and decided to wear a pink dress.

I had woken up before Hyuna and Eunha and decided to get ready. Jimin hadn't told me what time we would be going, where we would be going, or what we would be doing, so I had decided that I would go wait for him in the dining room. I slipped on the light pink dress Seokjin had bought for me when I had first met him, and I smiled, he really did have good taste. I slipped on a pair of white flats and quickly combed through my hair. I looked at my reflection and raised my fists and gave myself a quick 'fighting' before running out the door.

I reached the dining room and saw that the maids were already preparing the room to serve breakfast for the contestants. I walked over to the closest maid, who I immediately recognized to be Mei. I could tell that she was struggling with setting all the plates down. I quickly rushed over to her side and took most of the plates before they shattered on the floor. She looked over to thank me but when she saw my face she immediately bowed.

"Miss I am so sorry about that, I'll take the plates and I'll have someone come to give you breakfast."

"Mei call me Areum, and I can tell you're struggling with that. Trust me, I'd love to help." I said enthusiastically

She paused for a bit however before she could reject my offer I took the plates and started setting them around the table. I looked up to see her smiling warmly at me which made me smile as well.

~ Jimin's POV ~

I slipped on my denim jacket and strolled out of my room down to the dining room to grab some breakfast before taking Areum out for the day. I reached the kitchen and quickly grabbed a bagel and moved out before anyone saw me. I reached the dining room and saw that the maids were preparing the room. I heard some laughing and turned to see Areum helping in setting the table. I watched as she interacted with the maids kindly and I couldn't help myself from cracking a small smile.