Way Back To You

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Ye Jin woke up earlier than usual that Monday morning. She was feeling ill last night but was slightly better when she woke up so decided to go out for a run, braving the early morning chill. She was supposed to stop by her favorite coffee shop near the Thames when she remembered that an early meeting was scheduled for that day.

When she was finished getting ready for work, she noticed a tumbler, a sandwich, a glass of water, and a headache medicine on a silver tray placed on the coffee table. She approached the table and saw that the sandwich was still hot as well as the coffee.

Maybe it was placed here when I was getting ready, she thought to herself. However, breakfast isn't usually brought up to her room unless she is sick or drunk but aside from that breakfast is always in the dining room or the garden if she feels eating which was a rare occasion.

She grabbed the tumbler and the sandwich deciding that she will just indulge in them in the car and left the glass of water and the headache medicine untouched. Once outside of the mansion, she stepped inside the Lexus and the car drove off.

Inside the car, the chairwoman was reading some of the projects lined up for YSH Global. Some are under the helm of YSH Aviation. Some are for YSH Resort, Restaurant, and Hotel. Others are lined up for the other companies under YSH.

She was going over the meeting details for today when she decided to finally have a taste of the food. The sandwich was delicious. Ham, egg, and cheese sandwich with some onions and bell pepper. It was one of her favorites to go to breakfast sandwiches back in university.

It has been a long time since she tasted ate something like that. Worried that the coffee had gotten cold, she reached for the tumbler and opened it. As soon as she drank the coffee, she almost spitted it out.

She coughed uncontrollably and the driver had to stop the car to check on the chairwoman.

"Chairwoman Son, are you all right? Chairwoman Son, are you okay? Ma'am, what's wrong?"

The driver repeatedly asked the chairwoman but she didn't answer which made the driver panic, "Call medic. 911 Chairwoman Son is in danger."

"No. Stop, I'm fine just get me some water", the chairwoman said hoarsely.

The driver instructed another security guard to get bottled water and a table napkin from a car compartment. The driver lightly patted the chairwoman's back before offering the bottled water.

"Please drink some water, ma'am."

Ye Jin nodded before taking the bottled water and drinking almost half of the bottle's contents.

"Let's go. We don't want to be late."

"Are you sure, ma'am?"

The driver went back to the front as well as the other guard when they saw Ye Jin nod her head. The chairwoman tried to smooth some creases on her outfit.

As the car started to move again, she was able to take in the view of the streets of London but the streets eventually went unnoticed as her trail of thoughts went back to the taste of the coffee. Again, she took a sip of the coffee to confirm her suspicions but didn't notice that she continued drinking the coffee 'til there was nothing left. It tasted like the coffee she drank every morning when she was still at Seoul National University. It tasted nothing like the coffee in the cafes in Gangnam nor the cafes in Paris. It tasted like Bin's Signature coffee.

No, it must be a mistake but then again of all the cafes that I've been to, I never tasted

How on Earth did that coffee find its way into her room?