While eating sandwiches inside the tent, Damiel commented, “Sir Lance, why don’t we look around the camping site? The caretaker of the site said that there is a tourist spot with wild plants and flowers. Since we are working in a flower shop, I think that will be a good experience.”Damiel pointed the direction of the spot.Excited, Jane stood up and said, “I wanted to check it.”“Then, let’s all go,” Lance agreed.Jane was the first one to walk and Lance was about to follow her. But he stopped when he saw Damiel sitting prettily on the ground.“Hey! Why aren’t you coming?”Damiel waved his hand in mid-air. “On the second thought Sir, I am a bit tired. And no one will look at our things inside the tent.”“Huh?”“You and Miss Jane can go together, Sir. I will walk on my own later.”Lance narrowed his eyes. Then he realized that Damiel is giving him a chance to be alone with Jane.The joyous boss couldn’t help but to express his gratitude by exclaiming, “You…! I like you!”People around
Lance was in charge of igniting the fire for their barbecue. But it’s been almost an hour, but he still hasn’t succeeded the task. When Damiel approached him, he saw Lance blowing air on the wood. No fire came out, only smoke.“Ugh! Ugh!” Lance coughed while fanning.It’s not only him who’s coughing but also the other people. They were actually sending sharp glares towards their direction, and soon, some of them might complain.“Sir,” Damiel called.Lance looked at him with teary and reddened eyes. He was not crying because he couldn’t light the fire. He was crying because of the smoke.“Sir, I will do that instead. Just go and help miss Jane.”A smile spread on Lance’s lips.“Okay,” Lance agreed, “I’ll help Jane.”Then, he stood up and walked towards Jane.“Jane~ Let me help you.”Jane stopped putting meat on the barbecue stick and looked back at Lance.“Sure. You only need to do it like this.” She showed him the right way to put the meat on the barbecue stick.“That’s easy,” Lanc
Eugene finished his dinner, washing his face, changing his clothes and going to bed. Alone in the room, he kept on tossing as he could not sleep.He kept on hearing his father’s answer again and again inside his head.[“That’s right. I like Jane. I like your mom.”]Eugene frowned as he bit his lower lip. The ‘like’ he was talking about wasn't in the form of love, but a relationship between two persons. It has no other meaning.The reason why Eugene asked this to his father is because he could tell that his dad likes his mom (as a person). However, when Eric said those words, Eugene felt like someone would really steal Jane away from him.He wasn’t sure why he’s feeling this way. But if it is Eric, Eugene thinks there might be a huge chance.“His life is different. It might be that ‘like’ I saw on television. And it always end with that.”With marriage.Having that thought, Eugene shook his head and said, “No. I can’t let it happen. I must stop it.”If the boy was too bothered by Eri
Pak!The sleeping Damiel inside the tent has been woken up by the loud sound. “What’s that?” he murmured before his eyes shut again and he fell asleep.That loud sound is no other than the slapping sound Jane made.Lance’s eyes went round, they cannot blink in any moment.“S-Sir,” Jane stuttered while staring at her stunned boss.Lance’s mouth went wide open. He couldn’t believe that Jane would slap his face this hard!Jane looked at the red marks on Lance’s cheek. And even if the surrounding was dim, she could clearly see the reddening on the part she slapped. She did not mean to slap him hard but she lost control of her hand for a moment. Lance dropped the beer he’s holding. With his trembling hand, he cupped the cheek that was slapped by his employee.The two looked at each other.Staring at her boss, Jane literally held her breath. She feared that because of this mistake, she might lose her good job at the flower shop.“S-Sorry, Sir. It is because you told me to punch you. But I
“Date me,” Lance offered. Jane dropped the canned juice she was holding. It was so quiet around, it was impossible for her to hear him wrong. She definitely heard him asking her to date. Dumbfounded, she swiftly blinked her widened eyes. It felt as if a huge tsunami lurked and ate her away. “Sir,” she uttered in slow pace. “Hmmm?” Lance murmured, smiling. “When I slapped you before…” Jane showed the right hand that she used to slap him. “Did a screw loose inside your head?” she asked. “...” “I hit you hard that you went a bit insane. Right?” Lance kept the smile on his lips even if inside, he was panicking. “How, How did you think of that?” Jane stammered. “You k-know that I have a son. Then you are asking me to date you? And why would you like a single mom? This is so weird.” “...” “Sir, are you drunk?” Lance took another deep breath as he brushed his hair with his delicate long fingers. “So, asking you to date me is something a crazy man would do? Is that what you mean
Jane’s POV “Jane. Who gave you the purple rose?” asked Lance. I followed where his finger was pointing at and then I saw the purple rose. “That one? Actually, I don’t know,” I answered. “Last Monday, I saw the flowers in front of my apartment. I was rushing that time because we had to go. So I brought it inside and just put it in a vase. Now that you’re asking, I couldn’t help but to get curious too.” When Secretary Byron sent me here last Wednesday, I went back to my apartment to get my things. But before I went inside my apartment, I saw a bouquet of purple roses in front of the door. I received a lot of flowers, chocolate, love letters and gifts when I was a young lady. But ever since I became a single mom, I received none. So when I saw a flower in front of my apartment, I had no clue who gave it to me. It is impossible for someone to court me. ‘So who is it?’ “Are you aware that Eric has an older brother?” Lance suddenly asked, which made me flinch. ‘Why the topic shift
When Byron entered Eric’s house, he saw his boss yawning while sitting on the sofa.Byron had seen Eric working all night countless times. But he never saw him yawning like that as if he wanted to go back to his bed and sleep. The diligent CEO wasn’t usually like this.In the middle of yawning, Eric met Byron’s gaze through the mirror. He then quickly closed his mouth and wiped his tearful eyes.“Good morning, Sir. It seemed like you did not get a proper sleep last night,” Byron commented as he walked closer.Eric did not answer and asked, “Why are you here?”“I will look over Eugene because you need to go to work.”“Work? Ahhh, right. Work.”Byron tilted his head.Did Eric just forget about his work when he was a workaholic?!“Let’s change the meeting schedule again. My son is still sleeping. I will look over him until Jane comes.”And now, he’s pushing the meeting schedule again!Bryon couldn’t believe how drastic Eric changed. They said being a parent will make someone mature. But
Things went too fast.Jane grabbed Eric’s collar and pulled him inside her house. What Eric knew when he opened his eyes was that his sunglasses fell down on the ground and that his back was leaning against the door. And right now, Jane’s hand was covering his mouth.“Shsssh,” Jane unnecessarily hushed him without pulling her hand back.His incremented eyes went back to their original shape. He’s wondering how the hell Jane pushed him inside and leaned him onto the door when he has a large physique and her body frame is small.‘He is really a strong woman,’ he said inwardly, staring at the woman in front of him. Seconds passed before he realized their position, ‘We are too close to each other.’ Eric blinked and Jane too. They both moved away from each other and forged coughs.“Ahem.”“Ahem.”When their gazes met again, Jane took that chance to start the conversation. “Aren’t you afraid? Why did you suddenly think of going here? What if someone recognizes you?”Eric looked down at th