He went out to get more coffee for himself. The coffee machine in the Mail Department was broken so he had to go to the lobby.When I turned to his direction, he held not only a full cup of coffee but a sealed, packaged bread as well.He handed it to me and continued, "The receptionists were giving away free bread. They said they were samples from a new business partner. I thought you might like it."My mouth watered as soon as the packaged treat landed in my hands. It was a soft, round, dark brown bread with powder on top of it. I asked whilst looking at it, "Did they say what flavor this was?""They said it was some kind of chocolate bread. The white powder is powdered sugar," he explained."Chocolate bread??" I grinned from ear to ear, excitement filling up my body. Chocolate bread has to be one of my favorite snacks. Whoever the new business partner was, I would probably need to ask Mr. Nam because of this certain bread.Haesung giggles as he remarked, "I can see that you love thi
A chocolate bread, covered in white sugar.The very same chocolate bread that Haesung got me from downstairs.My eyes widened at the sight of it.Mr. Nam then remarked, "You seem shocked to see this."I blinked quickly as I looked back at Mr. Nam. I explained, "I was just surprised to see this again, Mr. Nam.""Again?" he asked, his brows furrowed.I nodded as I carefully reached for the bread. I smiled as I replied, "Haesung got me one from downstairs. He accompanied me to the Mail Department during his quick break. When he got himself more coffee from the lobby, he said the receptionists were giving away free supplies.""Ah, I see," he nodded as he answered in a monotone manner. He continued, "Well, this was from a new business partner of ours. They were a newly-established bakery. Most of the time, I don't just accept very new companies. But since chocolate bread is your favourite, I figured that I'd partner with them."My eyes widened as my head shot up. I looked at him, confused.
Immediately, I grabbed his wrist and my brows furrowed.Mr. Nam stood still for a bit, shocked with my reaction. He let out a deep breath and slowly retracted his arm. A sigh escaped his lips as he placed a hand on my knee. "I'm sorry. That was disrespectful of me," he said as he looked straight into my eyes.I then said, "Mr. Nam, you can't keep doing these unusual things towards me. You said it yourself, too many people know you. Too many eyes can easily spot what you do and create untrue stories about you. I just started working here and I don't want to cause any more trouble than what I already had with Minju. I just need an explanation for everything so I can understand and move on."But, Mingyu, I can't. Not now."Chills ran down my spine and arms as my name escaped his lips. It was the first time that Mr. Nam has ever used my first name in a conversation. And I never thought that the day would come where he would talk to me using my given name.He proceeded with his explanation
As everybody stood from their seats, I looked back to Soyoung and she was worried. I smiled at her as my reassurance that I was going to be okay. She nodded faintly before she left the room.Once the doors were closed properly, Mr. Kim moved closer to me and lowered his voice, “How are you, Miss Ryuk? I hope the new rules didn’t terrify you.”My lips folded into a firm line as I shrugged. “With all honesty, Mr. Kim, I was scared for a moment. I never expected that I would be seeing a firmer side of Mr. Nam that quickly. And I think the same goes for everybody else,” I explained.“Well, Miss Ryuk, you’re not wrong about that. This is the first time that Mr. Nam went to great lengths to keep everyone in their places. Especially with what Miss Chun has done towards you,” he said.“But why is he only implementing such rules now? You said it yourself, Mr. Kim. Minju has done too many offenses at this point. I’m surprised that she wasn’t fired already. Mr. Nam has explained to me why has to
I looked up to Aunt Yen and she gave me a gentle smile.I returned to Yeonseok and asked, "Really? You must be very excited to go there."Yeonseok nodded and replied, "It's been a while since I last stayed over with Granny Yen. She also said that our cousins will be there so it will be a fun sleepover.""It surely will be," I nodded as I stood up slowly."Everybody, why don't you all wait for me in the minivan? I need to have a word with your Auntie Mingyu," Aunt Yen told the kids. And they followed without saying another word."You can't do this! This is against the law!" My head quickly turned to Mama's direction. Without any sense of decency, she protested non-stop against the ladies."Do you want to discuss the law, ma'am? Let us do so,"one of the ladies stepped closer to Mama.Granny Yen's hand snaked around my arm, pulling me away gently from the front yard. We stood behind the minivan and she spoke in a low voice, "The women from the agency and your boss told me everything that
I stepped into the house and silently made my way to the stairs. Halfway up, quick shuffling headed towards the door."Ryuk Mingyu!" I came to a stop as Mama's voice echoed all throughout the house.I rolled my eyes before I turned to them once more.Mama proceeded, "Why are you doing this? Why are you making things harder for everybody? Your sisters are trying to find a way to provide for their kids. But you decided to call the police, throw them in jail and have child services take away their kids. What are you trying to do?""Instead of asking me, why don't you ask your two beloved daughters, then?" I spatted. I continued, "Your daughters brought home drug dealers into your house. They almost endangered your kids and me, who also happens to be your daughter. After what I did to protect everybody here, you see it as making things harder for us? When have they ever contributed to this house properly?""Mind your tone with me, Mingyu!" she shouted."Then, mind your thoughts about me a
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