“Emma... Don’t you think those two are being too much? I mean... Aisht! They’re not yet even married!” Howard said as he angrily flipped the pages of the newspaper he’s reading.
“Whatever happened to that ‘I trust James’ thing, hubby?” Emma sarcastically teased her husband.
“Aisht! It’s not that I don’t trust him but... ” Howard sighed before finally setting the newspaper down the table. “Everything happened too fast... I couldn’t even believe it sometimes.”
“Howard...” Emma said as she held her husband’s hand dearly. “Sam just turned 30... let her enjoy. Besides I know she wants to experience new things in her life. If you would ask me, I really wanted to ask the two to get married as soon as possible but that would be so selfish of me. I still want her to have fun.”
“Aisht, if they’ll just continue living that way, then you’re right! It’s better for them to get married soon!” Howard pointed out as he took his cup of coffee.
“Stop interfering with those two, will you?” Emma slapped his hand before paying attention to her breakfast. “You’re no different with dad...”
“Yah I approve of James don’t compare me to---- What? Why? What did he do this time?”
“I bet James' fuming right now.” Emma smiled as she shook her head.
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“Ja...”
Samantha poked James' arm whose attention is still on the view out of the window of the private plane that's going to take them to Jeju. He’s been like that since they were fetched by the old Park’s driver from their apartment to the Park’s hangar. He tried not to lose his temper and this is the best way he knows.
SHUT HIS MOUTH.
Last night when Samantha called her whole family to inform them about their trip to Jeju, it never came as a problem with her mom Emma although her father was a bit hesitant about it. The girls on the other hand were very supportive and they even told the two to make it a week’s vacation but sadly, it’s just for two days. Now the biggest surprise was when Samantha told her gramdfather and Teddy. The old man immediately suggested that they use their private plane. Teddy then, who just got back from his honeymoon with his wife Kimberly suggested they stay in his villa in Jeju. James politely turned down their offer but the two insisted.
And Samantha agreed to them.
“James...” Samantha poked his arm once again but James didn’t even budge. She knew it... He’s mad.
Sighing in defeat, she could just fix herself on her seat and lean back down and pout as she fiddled with her fingers. “I thought you’d be happy about this… I didn’t know I’d make you mad at me…” she said as she focused on playing with her fingers like a guilty child.
James heard her… He even felt her pokes but his thoughts were somewhere flying in anger, in humiliation, in every possible degrading ways since he knew her family interfered again. All he wanted is some time with her girl without people meddling with them. He heaved a deep breath before turning back to face her.
“Sam…” he called her as he grabbed her hands, stopping her from fiddling with her fingers. “I’m not mad at you, okay?” he said.
“B-b-ut…”
“Aisht…” he then wrapped an arm around her, his other hand still holding hers. “I’m not mad babe… It’s just that… I was somehow expecting that this time, it’s just gonna be us…”
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Couple Next Door
Lãng mạnHe's easy-going, she's aloof. He's confident, she's always unsure. He's keen, she's gullible. He's experienced, she's naive. Two different people brought together by that one night of trouble, by a trick played by their fates. Two people unlikely to...
