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"Dani, I have been talking for thirty minutes now but you haven't responded to any of my statements. What is wrong?"
Seri and Dan are now in a hotel room waiting for their cue to be called in the ballroom downstairs where the engagement party will be taking place.
The heiress of Queens is now anxious seeing that her best friend has been checking her phone for the last thirty minutes. She feels that something wrong is going to happen.
Dan has been pacing back forth, tempted to bite hit nails.
In another room in the hotel, five men in suits were gathered. Unlike Dan, they are calm and collected.
"Is everything set? Did you manage to find an escape route?" Jeong Hyeok asked as they are going over their plan. At exactly 7:45 this evening, Jeong Hyeok intends to escape his engagement and save Seri from hers as well. They would be running off to Switzerland where Jeong Hyeok had already bought the villa that they had stayed in which was situated in Lungern.
Gwang Beom: Review. We already did the test run earlier and we found the fastest way to the airport. We still don't know who you are being engaged to. Your parents did a good job keeping in under the wraps but various media personnel is invited to the ceremony. I'll give you an update as soon as I can.
Ju Meok: Your belongings are already in the car. You'll be fetching, Seri in her room and you will head straight to the special elevator.
Eun Dong: I'll be waiting for you guys at the elevator and I will escort both of you to the car.
Chi Su: I'll be waiting for you and Seri in the parking lot. As you've said, we will be taking the Ferrari since it would be too obvious if we use your Lincoln going to the airport.
Jeong Hyeok: The tickets are in my bag and Dan already withdrew cash and stashed it in Seri's bag. Gwang Beom, you will cover for me and Dan will cover for Seri. I just hope that Seri will be okay with this.
Gwang Beom: Good luck Cap. We'll catch up with you.
Back in Seri's hotel room, "What?!", was the only reaction that Dan received when she told them of the plan that Jeong Hyeok and the boys made.
She was shocked when her best friend grabbed her hand and made her sit and looked her in the eye before saying, "Jeong Hyeok didn't tell you soon because he knows that there are people watching you. You have your own engagement and he has his own but if you agree to this plan both of you will struggle but you will be together. We took care of everything so don't even attempt to break up because it has drained all five of us to give you and Jeong Hyeok a good escape route."
Seri hugged her best friend and thanked her for all her help.
The doorbell rang and at 7:45 pm on the dot, Jeong Hyeok arrived.
"Do you wanna run away with me?"
Her eyes became glassy at the sight of the love of her life. He immediately hugged her when she came near him.
Dan gave her best friend a sling bag containing their documents and some money.
Seri and Jeong Hyeok walked hastily, scared that they may get caught. They took a turn towards a hallway with chandeliers suspended on the ceilings. At the end of the hallway, metal doors opened and it revealed Eun Dong.
A quarter of the plan was completed. They just needed to get to the parking lot, embark on the plane, and arrive at their destination, and then it will just be the two of them.
The metal doors closed and started their journey going down. However, on the third floor of the hotel, the elevator stopped and opened its doors. Jeong Hyeok caught sight of his parents but before the elderly could speak, Eun Dong hastily pushed the elevator button to close the elevator doors
"Shit. Shit. Eun Dong please call Chi Su and tell him to meet us as the elevator doors open."
But there was no signal. No reception. A call nor a text wouldn't make it through.
As the elevator reached the parking lot, the trio ran out of the metal box as fast as they could. But they were having difficulty to run fast enough because Seri was still wearing her stilettos.
Jeong Hyeok stopped in his tracks to massage Seri's feet for a second but as he was about to go down, his father's guards entered the parking lot. He had no choice but to carry Seri.
The heiress was swept off her feet when her beau carried her bridal style and run as fast as he could to reach the car in time.
"Hold tight."
They caught sight of the black Ferrari. They ran as fast as they could to get away from Ri Cheong Ryeol's men. Freedom was already waving at them. Just a few more meters but the men got to the car faster than they did.
Seri asked Jeong Hyeok to bring her down so that she could assess their current situation.
The car was surrounded by men and so were they. There was no way out. Fate was against them once again.
"Sir, you need to get inside at once. Your engagement party is about to start?"
Jeong Hyeok answered his father's most trusted man, "I will not. I will be leaving with her and there is nothing that you could do. Tell my father that I am marrying the woman right beside me."
