One week later…
Lee Mansion…
One week have passed since the incident that happened in the charity ball. Although Min Ho has successfully stopped Shin Hye from leaving the room that night, but it still didn’t stop her from giving him the cold shoulder over the week. She will still continue to prepare breakfast for them, followed his car to the school with Hyun Jun but she will make sure to sleep first before he came home. Whenever he tried to talk to her, she just gave him a one-word reply without looking straight at him. Everyone in the house noticed their cold war and it worries Hyun Jun the most.
“Eomma…” Hyun Jun called out and looked at Shin Hye. They were both watching the television in the living room on the lovely Saturday afternoon.
“Yes?” Shin Hye turned to him.
Hyun Jun bit his lip and gazed at her worriedly. “Will you divorced appa and leave Hyun Jun alone?”
Shin Hye widened her eyes and divert all her concentration on Hyun Jun now. “W-What are you talking about?”
“I have a friend from another class. He told me that his parents have not been talking to each other for a long time. And they will be going to the lawyer office next week to sign some separation paper. He said they are divorcing.” Hyun Jun said.
Shin Hye sighed softly as she let out a weak smile. “Then… what does it have to do with me… and your appa?”
“You didn’t talk to appa since that night you came back from the charity ball. You don’t talk to him because you don’t like him anymore. And then you will slowly get tired of me too. You will end up leaving us and divorced appa.” Hyun Jun added, still looking at her with his large eyes.
Shin Hye bit her lip and suddenly feel like slapping herself in the face. What is wrong with her? Hyun Jun is a sensitive child. He could sense it even though they were trying to hide it from him. How can she be so childish and did something that might hurt him?
Taking a deep breath, Shin Hye held his tiny hand and looked at him. “I… I didn’t say I don’t like you appa anymore and I definitely will not get tired of you.”
“Then what happened with you and appa? Why didn’t you talk to him?” Hyun Jun asked with his head tilted to the side.
“I… I’m just… angry with him.” She replied softly.
“But why? What did appa do?” Hyun Jun asked again.
Shin Hye let out a long sigh. “Because…” She paused and bit her lip harder. “I was jealous. I saw him… talking with a colour-faced witch.”
“Meo?” Hyun Jun widened his eyes. “But appa already married you. Those witches cannot get close to him anymore. Appa only like eomma now.”
Shin Hye chuckled softly. “How do you know your appa like eomma?”
“If he doesn’t like you then why did he marry you?” Hyun Jun asked her back.
Shin Hye shrugged her shoulders. “I wish I know why.”
Hyun Jun moved closer to her and looked at her. “Then do you like appa?”
Shin Hye held his gaze and inhaled a deep breath. She shook her head. “I don’t like him.” She paused and swallowed hard. “I love him.”
Hyun Jun giggled and looked up at the person who was standing behind Shin Hye for a while now. “Appa… can you hear it? Eomma said she love you.”
Shin Hye widened her eyes as she turned around. Her breath got caught in her throat when she saw Min Ho standing right behind her, looking at her with a slightly frightened expression. When did he come back? She quickly turned back to the front and glared at Hyun Jun.
“You…” But before she could finish what she wants to say, Hyun Jun giggled again and stuck his tongue out at her. “Eomma love appa… eomma love appa…”
“Yah, Lee Hyun Jun. Keep quiet.” Shin Hye lunged forward and pinned his tiny body flat on the couch with her hand trying to cover his mouth.
“Ahhh… appa… help me! Appa!” Hyun Jun screamed like a baby as he tried to break free from Shin Hye.
“Shut up!” Shin Hye moved her hand to his lips but before she could cover it, someone grabbed her hand and pulled her away from Hyun Jun.
He quickly jumped down of the couch and smiled cheekily at Shin Hye. “Eomma love appa… eomma love appa…”
“Lee Hyun Jun!” Shin Hye tried to yank her hand away but Min Ho tightened his grip around her and the next second, she was already pinned on the couch beneath him. She parted her lips and glared at Min Ho. “Yah, Lee Min Ho. What are you doing? We are in the living room. Let go of me.”
Min Ho smiled mischievously as his eyes were looking intensely into hers. “Ahjuhma.” He called out without breaking his eye contact with Shin Hye.
“Yes, doryeon-nim?” Kang Chun Hwa who was already standing beside Hyun Jun smiled shyly, looking at their intimate gesture.
“Bring Hyun Jun back to his room.” He ordered.
“Yes, doryeon-nim.” Kang Chun Hwa took Hyun Jun’s hand and quickly brings him up to his room. They should give more space to these two lovebirds. They are too stubborn to admit their love for each other.
Shin Hye looked away with her lips pouted angrily. She felt betrayed and embarrass at the same time. How can she be so stupid and always got trapped by these two father and son?
“Look at me.” Min Ho broke the silence after a long while.
Shin Hye ignore him and continued to avoid his eyes.
Min Ho heaved a deep sigh. “How come I didn’t know you are so stubborn?”
Shin Hye pulled her bottom lip in between her teeth as she turned back to look at him. Her cheeks reddened the moment their eyes were locked at each other. Their intimacy makes her breath turn heavy. “I-I told you before. There are a lot of things that you didn’t know about me.”
A smile slowly curled up on Min Ho’s lips when she finally looks back at him. This whole week was seriously the most torturing moment for him. If not because of that charity ball, he really never thought that her temper could be so bad. But to be frank, her jealousy satisfied his ego.
Slowly moving his hand up to caress her cheek, he spoke again. “You should be fair to me. To know a person… it needs a lot of time.”
Shin Hye held his gaze and wasn’t sure how true was his honesty behind those words.
When he didn’t get any reply from her, he leaned closer and gazed deeply into her eyes. “Did you mean… what you said to Hyun Jun just now?” She said she love him. Can he believe her? Their relationship started with money. Can he really believe that she will fall in love with him for real?
“No.” Shin Hye lied. “I’m just a gold digger, remember? I’m a liar who came to you with motive.” She said sarcastically.
Min Ho chuckled. “You are still angry.” Or to be exact, she was still jealous. “What can I do to make you forgive me?”
“Nothing.” Shin Hye said stubbornly.
Another soft chuckle escaped his lips again. He was never good being this gentle to any woman. Not even with Se Yeon. But in front of this woman, he just couldn’t help it. Something is definitely wrong with him.
Taking a deep breath, he slowly trailed his hand to her heaving chest and his action caused a loud gasp from her. He smiled as he pressed his palm against her chest, feeling her fast beating heart.
“But it seems that your heart is saying otherwise.” He looked at her with his narrowed gaze.
Shin Hye bit her lip and held his gaze firmly. In front of him, no matter how hard she tried to pretend, tried to hide, it just wouldn’t work.
“I’m very tired.” She said with her eyes slowly reddened. “You said I was torturing you… but it was you who is torturing me all this while.” She paused and exhaled softly. “What do you want from me?”
Min Ho clenched his jaw and rested his forehead against hers.
“I want this, I want us… I want you.”
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