Lee Mansion…
Shin Hye quickly climbed out of the car the moment they arrived the house. She stomped into the house with Min Ho followed closely behind her. He knows she is still angry and might do something impulsive if he doesn’t keep her under his watching distance. Although it was dark in the car just now, but he can hear her soft sobbing sound. She was crying and it pained his heart knowing he was the cause of it.
When they entered the house, Hyun Jun and Kang Chun Hwa walked to them with a surprise expression. They didn’t expect them to come back so early.
“Appa, eomma… why did you come back so early?” Hyun Jun asked in confusion. Every time when his father attends a ball, he will be back very late at night.
When he took a closer look at Shin Hye, he widened his eyes in shock. “Eomma, what happened? Did you cry?” Even a kid like Hyun Jun noticed her reddened and swollen eyes.
Shin Hye stopped in front of him and pursed her lips. No matter how angry or sad she was, she can’t make a kid worried about her. Taking a deep breath, she forced a light smile on her face and leaned down to look at him. “Sorry, Hyun Jun. Eomma is not feeling well. I need to go upstairs to rest now. I’ll see you in the morning tomorrow, okay?”
“Eo…” Hyun Jun moved his worried gaze from Shin Hye to Min Ho. His father’s expression was even scarier. Something must have happened between them.
“Good night.” Shin Hye caressed his cheek before walking straight towards the stairs.
Min Ho sighed helplessly. “Ahjuhma, bring Hyun Jun back to his room. No matter what happened later, don’t let him come out.” And before Kang Chun Hwa could reply him, he already rushed towards the stairs, chasing after Shin Hye.
“Y-Yes.” Kang Chun Hwa whispered before looking down at Hyun Jun.
“Ahjuhma, what happened to appa and eomma?” Hyun Jun asked worriedly.
Kang Chun Hwa shrugged her shoulders and sighed deeply. “We better go into your room now.”
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Bedroom…
Shin Hye rushed straight to the walk-in closet the moment she entered the bedroom without even bothering to look at the man who was still following behind her.
Min Ho locked the door and followed her into the walk-in closet too. When he saw her taking some of her clothes out from the closet, he inhaled deeply while taking his bow tie off.
“What are you doing?” He asked as he undid the first three buttons of his shirt. He needs to breathe some fresh air before he goes crazy.
“I’m sleeping in the guest room tonight.” Shin Hye replied coldly.
“Are you out of your mind?” Min Ho raised his voice as he grasped her hand and forced her to look at him. “How many times I have to tell you that we can’t sleep separately. Hyun Jun will suspect.”
Shin Hye yanked her hand away and glared at him. “According to the labour law in Korea, every employee is entitled at least one rest day. I’m just a babysitter. I’m entitled to take a rest too.” She said before turning away and continued to pack her clothes.
Min Ho’s patience is wearing thin as his anger is also reaching its limit. He has to stop her from continuously throwing temper tantrum on him. He was being too soft to her lately and it seems like she was no longer afraid of him.
Walking towards her, he grabbed her arms forcefully and pulled her away from the closet. He was literally lifting her off her feet and slammed her against the wall, pinning her there with his own body.
Shin Hye was startled, whimpered slightly at the force and looked at him in shock. “Let go of me.” She tried to push him away but his strength was too strong for her this time.
“Can you just calm down and listen to me for god sake!” Min Ho shouted angrily.
“No!” Shin Hye was completely losing her control. She doesn’t want to calm down anymore. She had enough mental suffering from him. “Why do I need to listen to you? Have you ever try to listen to me? Let me go and stop pinning me against the wall!” She almost screams her lungs out. “I hate you! Let me… hmmm…”
Min Ho’s head was spinning with her continuous screaming and he couldn’t stand it anymore. Holding her chin firmly within his hands, he leaned forward and captured her lips.
“Hmmm… hmmm…” Shin Hye pressed her lips as tight as possible, not letting him to intrude her mouth as her hands were trying its best to push him away. When his body doesn’t seem to move for even a tiny bit, she started to hit his chest.
Min Ho continued to work his magic on her lips, ignoring her tiny fists hitting his chest. He needs to tame the monster that he unleashed within her, conquer her body, her heart and even her soul.
He took hold of both her wrists, twisted it up and pinned them above her head. His other hand cupped her jaw firmly, forcing her lips to open for him. When she parted her lips to gasp, he quickly slipped into her mouth and tastes her addictive sweetness.
Shin Hye felt her legs went weak as he deepened the kiss. She really hates herself for being so useless in front of him. Whenever he kissed her like this, she just become helpless and couldn’t do anything to fight him back. She was fated to lose to him for the rest of her life… because she fell in love with him first.
She moaned into his mouth when he captured her tongue and sucked hard on it. Her hands dropped onto his shoulders the moment he let go of them and he was now cradling her cheeks with both his hands. He slanted his mouth over her as his tongue flickered against hers. A deep groaned escaped his throat when he felt her responding to his kiss. Her responsiveness excites him further. He ran his tongue along the outside edge of her lips before taking the soft flesh in between his and pulled slightly. She grasped his shirt tightly as their tongues become entwined again.
After a long moment, they finally broke the kiss and both were trying to catch their heavy breaths. Shin Hye’s pale cheeks were now in crimson red.
Gently tilting her chin up, their blazing eyes were locked deeply into each other again. Min Ho took a deep inhale of breath. “It was not like what you saw.” He said in his deep hoarse voice. “There was nothing going on between both of us.”
Shin Hye bit her lip and an obvious disbelief expression was written on her face. How can it be nothing when she saw it with her own eyes?
Min Ho heaved a deep sigh. “I admit that we did had a history but it was a long time ago. Since the day I met you during the parent-teacher conference in the school, I have never touch any woman until now. Do you know how much strength do I need to stop myself from touching you?” He paused and sighed again. “I don’t know why I have to explain all this to you but if it could stop you from torturing me, I can go on all night.”
Tears started to pool in her eyes again as it slowly rolled down her cheeks. The thick cloud of emotions hit her like a strong wave and she needs to release it all out. She was angry because of him, she was sad because of Taec Yeon’s mother, she was jealous because of Go Ara. She was jealous… very jealous.
Another deep sigh escaped Min Ho’s lips when he saw her crying. What have he got himself into? He shouldn’t have agreed with Hyun Jun to attend that damn conference and met this frustrating woman. He shouldn’t have let himself fell into her trap and got attracted to her. He shouldn’t have created that ridiculous contract and married her. And most important of all, he shouldn’t have let his frozen heart melt for her.
With a deep helpless exhale slipped out from his mouth, he pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly. Shin Hye closed her eyes and buried her face in the crook of his neck. She let all her tears out as she sobbed painfully, releasing all the sadness that has been buried inside her heart all these months.
Min Ho slowly moved his hand to the back of her head, stroking her hair comfortably. He leaned down and pressed his lips to the soft skin of her temples.
“What am I going to do with you?”
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