Hidden Motives || Chae Hyungwon

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Baek Ha Rim

"thanks for the meal, kyun-ah." i smiled as i took another spoonful of rice.

"eat to your heart's content. you will be working endlessly later." he said while mixing some red chili paste into his food.

i ate deliciously, feeling at ease with changkyun's presence. i was glad he made effort to visit me at work when we couldn't have dinner together. we sat by the glass walls, so i was able to see the view outside the restaurant.

"how long will you be working overtime?" changkyun asked.

"maybe an hour and a half? some employees also stay late so there might be a few of us left behind later."

i went to eat another spoonful and took my time chewing my food while looking at the city outside. i then drank some cola and went ahead to speak to changkyun once again.

"the company is far over there but it still looks really tall and big." i pointed out to changkyun and he nodded to agree.

i scanned my eyes around until suddenly, i caught sight of the ceo's black bmw from afar.

"wait..?" i straightened my back and focused my eyes on what i just saw.

the moment i confirmed it was his car, my heart starting racing a little bit. i slowly tilted my head, looking at it confused. i stared for a while, not bothering to take my eyes off until i make sure to see what was going to happen next.

"w-what are you looking at?" changkyun noticed and turned his head to see what was outside.

"kyun-ah, that black car over there is owned by chae hyungwon himself." i told him while remaining focused on the car.

changkyun quickly turned to me upon hearing what i had just told him. his mouth slightly opened in shock as he was probably not expecting it.

"you should take note of it next time. you might encounter him in that car yourself." i spoke about the possibilities.

"well, that would be great. i'd be honored to see the son of your parents' killer." changkyun smirked, feeling thrilled.

soon, the black bmw eventually started moving and went straight ahead. it was unusual to me why it would have paused on the road right outside the restaurant where changkyun and i were. suddenly, the same bothering thought went into my mind.

"kyun-ah, do i really appear suspicious?" i asked him.

"not at all, you're doing fine." he shrugged.

"okay.. maybe it's just me." i gave him a nod.

"i doubt chae hyungwon would catch on easily." he assured.

"last time, i saw chae hyungwon's fiancée being fetched and brought to the company by that car. maybe there might be a chance he would use the same car to bring his dad along with him. chances are slim, but according to chae hyungwon's driver, mr. chae hired him anyway." i spoke.

"you've even befriended the driver? you must be doing really well." changkyun smiled and quickly shoved a spoonful of rice in his mouth.

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checking the time on my wristwatch, i realized that it was already 3:47 pm. i had been working hard on the tasks, yet i have only fulfilled two out of the five different things i had to do.

thanks to the meal changkyun had treated me to, i had a lot of energy stored with me today. i started going back to proofreading some reports page by page as i had to make sure that i went keen on details.