Jaehyun looked at his reflection in the mirror, fixing his tie. He heard a knock on his door.
"Come in." Jaehyun called out. The door opened, his mother stepping in. Jaehyun turned to face her with a small smile.
"You look just like your father." Jaehyun's mother said, stepping forward to put her hands around Jaehyun's face.
"Handsome." She said, helping him adjust his tie.
"Let's go downstairs, our guests are arriving soon." His mother said, heading out of his room. Jaehyun followed his mother down the white marble stairs, where his father was waiting.
"Make sure you're on your best behaviour, we want to leave a good impression." Jaehyun's father said.
"Yes father." Jaehyun said, bowing politely. The doorbell soon rang, the butler hustling to get the door.
"Mr. and Ms. Park, it's very nice to see you." Jaehyun bowed to the two adults.
"Thank you for having us, Mr. Jeong. My, Jaehyun has grown." Ms. Park said, eyeing Jaehyun.
"Always a pleasuring have you here." Jaehyun's mother said, full of kindness. The Park's moved aside, revealing a girl in between them.
"My, I didn't know Inhye could get even prettier." Jaehyun's mother cooed. Inhye gushed as the compliment.
"I'm sure you remember my daughter, Inhye." Mr. Park said, looking at Jaehyun. Jaehyun nodded.
"Yes I do, sir." Jaehyun said, eyeing the girl giving Jaehyun a smirk.
"Hi Jaehyun."
...
"That was a lovely dinner." Inhye said, smiling at Jaehyun's parents. Jaehyun held in a gag with her words.
The Parks were a wealthy family, owning a large and successful law firm. Park Inhye was a model, well known for her work with Vogue. Inhye was tall with long legs and long brown hair, perfect figure for a model. She was also one of Jaehyun's old classmates, one that he was not very fond of.
"I'm glad you enjoyed it." Jaehyun's mother said as the maids cleared the table. Jaehyun let out a small sigh, barely audible to the people around him.
Jaehyun found these dinners boring and absolutely unnecessary. It was a time for his parents to flaunt their wealth, pretending to be kind and generous when underneath, all they really wanted a business deal. Jaehyun always hated them but at the end of the day, positive results for the company would always come in so he had no other choice but to oblige.
"Let's get down to business, shall we?" Mr. Jeong said as one of the maids handed him a leather bound folder. Mr. Park nodded as Mr. Jeong passed the folder to him.
"To fill the children in, the two companies are looking towards a new partnership." Mr. Park said, looking at Jaehyun and Inhye. Jaehyun leaned forward, curious as to the deal they had in mind. Mr. Park opened the folder, revealing the contract inside. Jaehyun's mouth dropped at the title.
"You're arranging a marriage?"
...
"Don't you have work, why are you always here?" Johnny asked the man sitting on his couch inside his office. Jaehyun brought the cup of coffee he held to his lips.
"I needed to rant." Jaehyun said coldly, staring at Johnny's wall. Johnny sighed before taking a seat across from him.
"Is it your parents again?" Johnny asked. Jaehyun nodded, pulling his phone out. He passed it over, showing Johnny a picture of the contract.
"Whoa, I did not expect that." Johnny said, looking at the photo.
"I didn't either." Jaehyun responded, all emotions gone from his soul.
"With the Parks? Park Inhye?!" Johnny exclaimed. Jaehyun nodded.
"Man, good luck with that." Johnny said, passing the phone back to Jaehyun.
...
"I look hideous." Jenna said, looking at her reflection in Johnny's car. Vogue had asked them to arrive barefaced, much to Jenna's discontent. Johnny simply let out a chuckle at his sister's behaviour.
"You look fine." Johnny said, parking the car. The Seo siblings entered the building to find Taeil and Jungwoo already waiting for them.
"Thanks again for coming, I know this is a little out of your comfort zone but I have a good feeling about this." Taeil said as he lead them over to the dressing room. The stylists quickly worked on the two of them.
"Miss. Seo, if you weren't leading a company, I would suggest modelling. Your features are simply gorgeous." The stylist complimented her as she worked on her make up.
"Thank you." Jenna replied with a small smile. Once they were done, Jenna couldn't recognize her own reflection. The stylists had styled her hair into simple waves, flowing down her back. Her eyes were lined perfectly, making them stand out. The outfit she wore was simple, but complimented every curve of her body. She thanked the stylist before heading out to the waiting area, bumping into a familiar face.
"You cleaned up nice." Jaehyun said with a smirk, steadying Jenna with his arms around her waist. Jenna pulled away from him, brushing her pants off as she eyed the male.
Jaehyun was wearing a red silk top, unbuttoned minus the last one revealing his chocolate abs. Jenna tried her hardest not to stare but a black mark near his hip caught her attention. Jaehyun noticed this, quickly covering it up.
Jenna has seen Jaehyun shirtless countless of times but the tattoo was new, sparking her curiosity. A small cough broke their trance, causing them to turn around, seeing Jungwoo walking over, Johnny and the last model following. As Jenna got a closer glance, the face of the last model became clear to her.
"Mr. Jeong and Miss. Seo, this is our last model." Jungwoo said, motioning to the girl behind him.
"I'm excited to work with your brand." Inhye said, giving Jenna a smirk. ———————————————————————————
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K i know this is a mafia book but i felt like i needed to spice things up a bit so here's an arranged marriage for y'all too, please don't kill me :)
