Hurts Like Hell

15. Break My Heart

Song: Break my heart by Dua Lipa

Author's POV

Eight months ago

Standing in front of the CEO's office, Chanyeol hesitated whether to knock or just turn around and go back to his studio. He knew there's nothing good when the crule greedy man also known as BossPark called you to talk about something in his office. In fact, everyone in this company knew how crazy their boss was when it came to money and power and it's not hard to tell that the reason Chanyeol's here today was one of them.

-"I haven't seen you in a while, how are you Chanyeol" the man in his 40s said. Chanyeol rolled his eyes as he let the door close.

-"Chanyeol?" His ears perked up when he heard a familiar voice.

-"Shanshan?" They looked at each other in confused. 'Why is she here?' Chanyeol thought. He sat down next to her still didn't have a clue about what was going on.

-"Alright, so I called both of you today because I have something to tell. From now on you two are dating."

-"Who? Me and Chanyeol? we barely know each other let alone dating." Shanshan stood up from her chair.

-"I don't care." The older man smirked as he grabbed his glass of wine.

-"Right, you don't care, you always don't.Who the hell you think you are? You say we're dating so we're dating? You think you can tell me what to do?" Hitting her hands a few times on the desk, she shouted back.

-"Of course, I can. Don't forget you signed the contract. You're an artist in my company if I tell you to do something, you do it."

-"You mean a slave in your company?
I've been working really hard in these past seven years. I earned a lot of money for you, made your company one of the biggest five in music industry and this is what I get? Screwed that contract! Talk to my lawyer I'm leaving." Shanshan busted out with anger.

-"A step out of this office Shanshan and I'll make your life a living hell let alone your career. Can you imagine what will happen if your fans around the world know that their favorite idol's dating her own brother."

-"Shut up! How many times do I have to tell you he's not my brother! My father adopted him even before he met my mom!"

-"So? You know I can do anything to bring you and your little boyfriend down right? I heard he's doing really well with his business lately. Think about it, if the rumour comes out he will lose everything he's been working for. What will his friends and people around him say? He'll be known as a man who's in love with his own sister. You'll ruin his life forever." The man said then laughed. Shanshan dropped her body to the floor crying.

-"You didn't change a bit, still a coward asshole piece of shit I've known from those years ago." Chanyeol said while looking straight in the older man's eyes.

-"Is that how you talk to your uncle Park Chanyeol?" BossPark leaned back in his chair, hand swirling his wine glass.

-"Uncle like you? Yes. What is it? What you want to cover up this time by making all these dating shit?"

-"Well, I heard a member from our new boy group wants to leave by the end of this year. So to take attention away from him, BOOM!! we'll drop a bigger rumour about two famous people in our company dating each other and I don't see anyone can play the rules better than you two. In order to make a perfect couple, you have to act like you're dating each other from now, dinner date, matching clothes, couple rings we already prepared it all for you. And to make it even more excited, the company will confirm it on Christmas day. Sounds good right?"