It read,"Hi and good evening, Miss Ryuk!"Hyeongu mentioned that you accepted the hotel access given by Nekobe. I can't express how glad I was to hear such good news. Rest assured that everything that you'll need will be provided for. Breakfast will be included in the package. I'm not sure if Mr. Choi mentioned it already. But if he didn't then I'm here to remind you about it."I know I wasn't able to answer your pressing questions today. And I'm very sorry that I couldn't give you what you want. Somehow, I know that there are words I know that you want to hear. As much as I want to give you just that, I would be lying, not just to you but to myself as well. And that's the last thing that I want to do to you."Anyways, I will not bother you anymore. I will give you some time to rest early."If I may ask one thing from you, please don't overthink anything. Leave those problems for another day. I promise I'll explain everything one day. But for now, focus on yourself and the career tha
"Hi, good morning," I greeted with a bright smile, walking past the front desk. At the bench beside them, there sat my mother who wore the biggest agitation on her face.'I have the biggest feeling that this conversation won't go so well,' I thought to myself."Hi, Mama," I said as soon as I reached her.With a huff, she stood up and marched closer towards me. "Where the hell have you been? Is it a custom here to make their guests wait that long?" she ranted immediately as I stood before her.Heels clicking approached me from behind. I turned around and one of the receptionists stood before me, worried. She started, "My deepest apologies if we made your mother wait for too long, Miss Ryuk.""No, it's okay," I comforted her, shaking my head. I continued, "You were only doing your job. This is out of your control."Mama suddenly snapped, "I wouldn't mind waiting if I was given something to eat or drink.""First of all, you shouldn't be here during working hours, Mama," I spatted back as
I quickly turned my head and my eyes widened upon seeing Mr. Kim is right behind me.With his hands behind his back, he stepped forward and shielded me from my exploding parent. He then continued, "If you must know, this is a well-mannered workplace. We don't tolerate loitering or any scandalous behaviour here. If you proceed to do so, I'm afraid I'll have to call security to escort you out of this lobby."Mama scoffed. She remarked, louder, "So, this is how you treat your guests, huh? You make them wait for hours and whenever they speak out their thoughts, you make them leave. What kind of moral etiquette are you implementing here?""First of all, madam, you're not a prestigious guest that needs to be doted on by our staff," Mr. Kim stepped forward, not letting Mama finish her sentence. He continued, "On the contrary, you are disrespecting a place where no one has shown you any disrespect. And the reason why you're still being paid the respect that you don't deserve is because we hav
"Before we end today's meeting, I just want to congratulate everyone with their daily reports," Mr. Kim said, closing the projector and his laptop. The lights were turned back on as he continued, "Mr. Nam is impressed by everyone's quick reaction. And he also hopes that your amazing performances will last for a long time. Remember, if we work together, our company will last longer and will grow better. And that is beneficial for us. Is that clear?""Yes, Mr. Kim," we all replied.Once again, Mr. Kim led our after-work meeting. Our outputs were collected and he also explained Mr. Nam's possible plans for expanding several businesses under our name. Mr. Kim also confirmed that if it happened, we would be busier than before. But it would also be a good thing for some of us because Mr. Nam might choose new supervisors from our floor.It was a grand plan. I also sensed that most of my office mates were elated with the possible promotion because of it. And I could already sense that everybo
My brows furrowed. I asked, "Aren't we going to Jeju Island together, Mr. Nam?""Yes, that was the original plan. However, something came up and I need to take care of it before I leave the office to Hyeongu. There are some matters that he can't handle and I don't want for him to have a hard time without me," said Mr. Nam."I understand," I replied."Will you be needing any help with your luggage? It's best that you tell me now so I can assist you," he said. He continued, "Do you have your own luggage bag? I can have Hyeongu buy one for you."I shook my head and answered, "That won't be necessary, sir. I can easily use a backpack for my personal belongings. I'll use a separate handbag for my work materials. It's only for a weekend, anyways. I won't need that much stuff."He looked at me, confused. "Miss Ryuk, have you forgotten that you can also have some time for yourself when we get to Jeju?" Mr. Nam asked, leaning onto his desk with his arms folded. "Yes, our main purpose of visit
"Let's go, Miss Ryuk. The captain is excited to meet you," Haru said, seemingly unaware of my nervousness.Putting my bag on top of my thighs, my hold on it tightened as I took deep breaths.Haru moved closer and asked, "Is there something wrong, Miss Ryuk?" I remained silent for a bit before he asked another, "Are you alright, Miss Ryuk? Should I call for assistance?"I quickly shook my head and looked up to him. I smiled faintly but I stopped after my lips shook. I looked back down and said, "I'm just a bit nervous. I never interacted with these kinds of people in my entire existence. I don't know what I should and shouldn't say. I don't know what I should and shouldn't do.""Oh, I'm sorry, Miss Ryuk. I wasn't aware of that. Would you like for me to explain the situation to them? I'm sure they'll understand," Haru replied.I shook my head again. "That will be the worst thing that I can do," I answered, looking back to him. I continued, "As much as I don't want to put myself in an un
"Good morning and welcome to Basapa Hotel. How may I help you today?" the receptionist smiled as Hyeorae and I approached her."Hi, I have booked accommodation for the weekend. It's under my boss' name," I replied."What's his name, madam?""The accommodation is under Mr. Nam's name.""Okay," she said, typing away on her computer She asked another, "May I ask for your name as well, madam? And what's your relationship with Mr. Nam?""Ryuk Mingyu. I'm his secretary."She typed once again on her computer before she replied, "Got it. Well, let me have a quick check into this. You may wait over there," she pointed at the bench across the front desk."Thank you," I smiled and we proceeded to the said bench. I sat down and Hyeorae did the same. He handed over my luggage and I put it in between my legs.The lobby wasn't what I expected it to be. Yes, it was in a beach but with the likes of Mr. Nam, I thought he preferred prestigious business partners. But to my surprise, this hotel has a sim
“Well, with all honesty, our daughter wasn’t planned. I mean, sure, we wanted to have kids but my daughter arrived in this world a bit too early. From the beginning, my ex was already hesitant to become a parent. But I encouraged her to continue and promised to take good care of them.“And for a while, everything was fine. My ex was actually happy when we found out we were going to have a baby girl. And she enjoyed being a full-time mom. She spoiled our daughter.“As for me, I kept my promise and worked really hard to provide for my family. Before Mr. Nam, I worked three jobs, just to make sure that we have a roof above our heads, food on the table and most importantly, the needs of my daughter were provided for.“But because I was working three jobs, I was unable to spend more time with my family. I was too focused on providing for them, I forgot that I have a partner and a daughter at home. At the same time, because of that, I failed to notice that my partner was unhappy with being