In The Dark : Summer Only We Know [MewGulf/BrightWin]

Chapter 1: Promise Me

A tall and sturdy guy, stepped inside the Veevat Corp building, followed by his personal secretary and greeted by several workers who lined up along the hallway to welcome him. Yes, he is Mew Suppasit Jongcheveevat, CEO of Veevat Corp and the only heir of the Jongcheevevat family. Followed by his personal secretary who is also his best friend, Thanit Itthipat, they went up to the top floor of the building using a special elevator that was only accessible for the two of them.

The 43-storey Veevat Corp building rises and stands firmly in the heart of Bangkok city. With a blend of white paint, blue-tinted mirror windows and big signboards that stand firmly on the black rocks adorned with water showers, the building looks so striking among other buildings around it.

After they reached the 43rd floor, the highest floor of the Veevat Corp building, Mew and his secretary stepped into a fairly large office dominated by teak-colored furniture that looked calming and comfortable. If anyone is wondering, that special office on the 43rd floor is indeed specially designed as the only room on the floor. With an area that might be enough to facilitate a hundred people in it, that's the place where Mew spends most of his time working and resting. In other words, Mew rarely goes home just to rest. He spends almost all of his time in the office and only goes home if there is something important.

Mew flung himself to his chair and wiped his tired face in frustration.

"It has been a week or so that your grandma is looking for you."

Mew sighed, "I ran out of excuses to avoid that invitation. Any other idea what to say, Godt?"

"Mew...", Thanit, or Godt, his secretary slash his best friend, shook his head in disbelief, "How many times have you rejected her call and invitation?"

"I know exactly what will she say to me..."

"Mew, she's your grandma, she's old and you are the only family left. It comes naturally for her to worry about your well-being and the future of the Jongcheveevat family."

"What's my schedule for today?"

"Not much. You just need to sign some documents regarding our expenditure for these last 7 days. I have arranged all the folder on your desk since a couple days ago", Godt replied as he pointed to a stack of folders arranged neatly on the edge of the desk. "We spent quite much lately only on the movie production department, so, nothing to worry about..."

"Alright, I will check that later."

"Then how about the-"

"Just say yes. I will meet her tonight"

"Don't fail on your promise again tonight. I started to pity her..."

"I should be the one to be pitied, okay!"

"Whatever! I need to take care of some things outside the office. I will be back after lunch."

Mew nodded as he signaled him to leave, "Just go..."

Godt quickly nodded and stepped outside the office, leaving Mew alone, sitting quietly as he stared outside the window blankly. Soon after, he took off his suit and rolled up his sleeves as he walked inside the bathroom. He washed his face with cold water and stared sharply towards the mirror, looking at his reflection.

Slowly, he unbuttoned his shirt one by one and stared back at his reflection. Deep scars could be seen clearly on his body. His hand slowly touched a part with a fresh wound in it as he winced in pain. Slowly he took a small towel from inside the drawer, wet it, and carefully wiped it on the wound. His heart screamed for help. For how long will he be able to survive this torture?

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"Hey, Gulf!"

The thin guy with slightly tanned skin turned around and saw a well-built guy with glasses, walking towards him as he waved his hand and smiled. His skin was as white as snow and his smile was so refreshing. Gulf stopped his steps to wait for the guy to approach him. Shortly after, the guy approached him and patted his shoulder happily.