Love Contract / Mark Lee

Chapter 51 pt 2

"You two are going to go one whole month, with no contact. I want you two to find somewhere to go, like a vacation. Take off of work. But not together. Do not answer each other's phone calls, texts, or emails. Don't have any friends tell you how the other one is doing. Not once. For one whole month" She explained. Areum widened their eyes, completely dumbfounded.

"Can you two handle that?" Jane asked.

"Um... are you serious?" Areum asked.

"Areum you have known me for 3 years now. Do I look like I'm joking?"

"How is spending time away from each other going to save our marriage?" She asked.

"If you two go a long time without each other, hopefully, you will learn more about yourself and learn how you have grown during the marriage. Hopefully, you will realize that maybe you two need each other more than you think." She explained. Mark nodded.

"Hopefully?" He mumbled.

"I'm sorry?"

"You said hopefully we will realize we need each other. A-are you not sure?" He asked. Areum looked up at him.

"Look I haven't known you two for long but you both are a wonderful couple. And if you both believe that you love each other and are ready for eternity together... then you need to both be willing to fight for it." She said. Areum sighed.

"So... How soon do we start?" Mark asked.

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"What about Australia? You can't go wrong with Australia!" Jeno suggested. She shook her head.

"I'm not going to Australia" She mumbled. He sighed.

"Well, where is Mark going?" He asked. Areum scoffed.

"Where else would he go? He's obviously going to the land of syrup and maple leaves and Tim Horton's. 

"Jeno I am not really in the mood for vacation planning right now." She groaned, playing with Jeno's medical lab coat.

"Well, I think that maybe you need one. I mean seeing with what you've been through this past few months." He said. She nodded.

"I know. I know. And I was thinking about going to France." She claimed. He turned to face her

"Why France?" He asked. She turned to show him her computer screen. Jeno widened his eyes.

"Holy sh- Areum!" He gasped. She smiled.

"Read it out loud!"

"Areum Lee, As the chairman of Paris Fashion Week, we would love to invite you to this year's Paris Fashion week held on October 1- October 7. We would love for you to bring one of your most favorite pieces to show off. RSVP before September 29. Hope to see you there!"

"So are you gonna go?" He asked. She shrugged.

"France brings up... certain memories of me and Mark. And the whole reason why I'm supposed to leave is that I have to get away from him." She explained. As if he was summoned, Mark walked into the bedroom.

"Oh. Areum I didn't know uh you two were here... I mean I can leave. I just uh-"

"Mark it's fine. What do you need?" She asked. He sighed.

"It's not important. I'll come back later." He mumbled, walking out. She fell back on the bed.

"What happened to you two?" Jeno asked. She shook her head.