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Do you still have feelings for her?"

"No." Do-Yun answers instantly. "Then what are you afraid of?" Ye-Rim says and walks away leaving a stunned Do-Yun.

Ye-Rim drops herself on the couch and glances at the television screen.

"Are you angry?" He asks and sits near her. "Yes." She answers without taking her eyes off the screen. "I am just worried about her. You know that she was used to my best friend." He says softly and puts his arm around her shoulder to comfort her. "I know." She smiles weakly before looking up to meet his gaze. "Let's forget it." He caresses her cheek. "No." She pushes his hand away. "Just leave." She whispers.

"Please."

~

Sook-Ja and Jung-Ho enter their room. "Finally, I am full." He looks at her in shock and shakes his head in disbelief. "What?" She looks at him confused. "The amount of stuff that you ate...are you sure that you are okay?" He asks. She rolls her eyes. "Yes, you are just being silly." She mutters.

"Maybe I am." He smiles. "I will go take a shower, I'll see you in a minute." She nods before he leaves. "Okay." She says to herself before lying on the bed and closing her eyes.

~

"Where have you been Ye-Rim?" Gue-Roo asks as her sister enters the living room. "It is none of your business." She answers coldly. "We've all tried calling you but we didn't pick up." Gue-Roo says while looking at her. "And your phone is always off when you are away from home. You don't even tell us where you are going, you just leave."

Ye-Rim glares at her when she notices tears forming in her sister's eyes. "I thought we could talk." She says. "About what?" Ye-Rim raises an eyebrow. "About Do-Yun and Sook-Ja." Gue-Roo says bitterly. "They aren't our business." Her older sister says, trying to make her believe otherwise. "Then, why are you hanging out with Do-Yun?" She asks, her tone rising with every word. "What are you talking about?" Gue-Roo lets out a chuckle. "Don't act like an innocent." She scoffs. Ye-Rim doesn't answer and remains silent as she avoids looking her sister straight in the eye.

"Why are you doing this to Sook-Ja?"

"She isn't your concern." Ye-Rim says coldly. "She is, because she is my best friend." Gue-Roo rants angrily. "Suck it up. I can do what I like with my life, unlike you who only care about other people's problems." Ye-Rim snaps at her before storming into her bedroom. Gue-Roo stares after her for a few seconds before heading upstairs.

Gue-Roo stops at her door and knocks once before entering her sister's room. "Leave it alone." She tells her angrily, sitting down on her bed. "I am not letting this go." Gue-Roo says. "Just get out." Ye -Rim tells her firmly. "No. Not till you listen to what I have to say." Gue-Roo states.

"Fine, you stay. I am leaving." Saying this Ye-Rim climbs down to the bed and heads to their parents room leaving Gue-Roo in deep thoughts.

~

As the sunlight enters the room through the big glassy window Jung-Ho shifts his position and glances at the most precious person in his life. She lies there peacefully in her sleep, her hair falling gently across her face. He smiles softly as he brushes the strands away from her cheeks and presses a soft kiss onto her forehead. She mumbles something incoherent which causes him to smile wider and look down to see what she is saying. "Don't..." He whispers, stroking her hair lovingly. "Don't move." She repeats her words in a whisper. He chuckles lightly.

He comes back to reality as he thinks about Do-Yun. Shaking his head Jung-Ho moves himself away from her. "It's wrong, she belongs to him." He thinks as he stares at her sleeping form. "She deserves better." He continues to think as he runs a hand through his hair.

Jung-Ho takes another moment to look at her sleeping figure before standing from the bed and walking toward the window. After a moment of silence, he opens it slightly, making enough air pass through to let some air inside. "You should wake up. It is getting cold outside." He says and smiles seeing her moving annoyingly. "Wake up." He says and tries to wake her by shaking her shoulder, causing her to grunt in annoyance. He laughs at the sight and decides to stop before she wakes up.

"Yah, stop it!" She cries out, opening her eyes to see him laughing in front of her. "Good morning." Jung-Ho says cheerfully.

"Why did you open the window?" She grunts out. "Because we are getting late for the meeting." He states matter of factly. "It's okay, we have time." She yawns and stretches her back. "Really? Are you feeling okay?" He suddenly says in seriousness. "I feel fine. Why?" She asks, rubbing her eyes sleepily. "Well you have been sleeping a lot." He says. "Yeah, and why is it a problem?" She asks, annoyed.

"Nothing." He says, biting his lips. "Come on, go change into clothes." He commands and goes out of the room.

~

Ye-Rim sighs quietly. She can't concentrate on anything else except her own thoughts. She feels empty and numb after everything. She wonders if Do-Yun is even awake. She looks at her cell phone and sees that there is no message from him. 'Why am I waiting for him.' She questions herself while placing the device on the table. "Hey." A voice behind her startles her. "Mom." She turns around to greet her mother.

"You looked quite sad today." She comments smiling at her daughter and walking towards the kitchen. "I'm alright, Mom." She follows her.

"I was wondering...if you would want to go grocery shopping with me later." She hesitantly mentions it. Ye-Rim looks at her shocked before nodding in response. "Sure." "Great! Let's eat together in half an hour then." She adds. Ye-Rim smiles and walks upstairs to check on the others to inform them of this plan.

~

"Have you checked the files?" Jung-Ho asks as they head into the huge company. "Yes." She hands him the folder. "What does it mean?" He asks curiously. "That means nothing." She replies curtly while continuing to walk.

~

"Hello, Mr. Gwan and you must be Ms. Seong." A man with dark brown hair and pale skin greets them after they enter the building. "Hi, thank you for inviting us here." Jung-Ho politely says. "My pleasure, please follow me." He leads them down a hall. "Here we are." He opens the door revealing a large conference room.

"Mr. Gwan, Ms. Seong, welcome." They turn to see a tall slim man wearing a white dress shirt. "Thank you." Jung-Ho says. "Please take a seat." He gestures towards one of the chairs.

The meeting went well and fine. They both were impressed. "So we agreed to sign a document." The man speaks. "Of course." Gwan replies confidently. "Okay, then," He says. "Let's get to work." With these words they proceed to go over all the documents regarding the contract signing procedure.

~

Jung-Ho opens the car door for Sook-Ja, she smiles and hoops inside the car. "Why are you being a gentleman today?" She asks teasingly as she buckles her seatbelt. "Maybe I am just being nice." He simply replies with a small smile before closing the car door. "Where do you wanna go? I am going to pay for you." Jung-Ho suggests.

"Oh, you don't need to." She says, turning to face him. "I insist." He smiles at her. "Okay, if you insist." He nods in satisfaction as he drives off.