Getting back into the sky just hours after having landed is not the best feeling in the world, but this is something that they all have to do. By midday, arrangements have been made, a plane has been set and they are heading to the airport. Anna has been kind enough to help Edna pack up her clothes again. Edna decides to go for something more simple than wearing an expensive gown. She wears ripped jeans, a big tee shirt, and a lean Jacket. She has put on some Yeezy shoes too and Anna is attesting to the fact that she looks stunning. With shades over her eyes as they walk toward the plane, she feels like she is going for a vacation and not a business trip. Anna is coming along too and that girl has such a vibe. That should be the reason why Edna feels this trip is more like a vacation to her now. " You are going to love my family. " Anna won't stop smiling. " Honestly, I can't tell why he insists you guys come to see him at the house. He never does that. ""Really?" Edna starts t
" Do you know that Suwon is the only city that remains walled in Korea?" Anna enlightens Edna as both of them stare out of the window as the plane prepares to land. "Wow. " Edna exclaims. " It's such a beautiful sight. "It's surprising because Edna was expecting a vast greenness to be what she would see from the plane, but she can see landscapers, tiny vehicles, and all the many details that prove that Suwon is anything but a small town. It's such an irony that Mister Kim Soo chose to build the family home here and comes back here every now and then for some " peace and quiet. "Seatbelts are in place after the crew came to inform them and then with a screech, the tyres of the plane unfold and touch the runway. After taxing for some time, it comes to a stop and both of them walk out of the plane. It's such a beautiful sky that Edna, for a moment, thinks that this is one of those perfect places from novels. There is not a gray cloud in the sky and happy people are walking around.
Edna keeps smiling as the water in the shower keeps running down her body. That single compliment has left her so happy that she finds herself laughing to herself. All the time that she has been working so hard to please her father-in-law and not get into trouble with him, she had no idea that someone somewhere truly appreciated her. She lets her hands run over her smooth skin as she wishes that Mister Kim Soo was her father-in-law. If he was, she wouldn't be this miserable, she wouldn't have to beg to see her family so much and she wouldn't be this broken woman on the inside of her. After the refreshing shower, she dries her body with a towel and begins to make her way toward the room. She is startled when she meets Anna by the window. She is looking out of it, so lost while looking at something. "Anna?" She calls. She doesn't see her. Anna turns around and smiles. Her eyes lower to Edna's chest before going back up. "Oh my God, your boobs are huge. " Anna comments with a m
After a very thorough bath, she returns to her bed and lays on it. The tears choke her and she whimpers as they trickle down to the side of her face. He is always coming up with new ways to try to hurt her, isn't he? Even though she is beyond his reach, he will always find a way to hurt her. She takes out her phone and sends a text to Dimore and Kim. There isn't any need for them to be helping her around because it turns out that she is going to be having very little to do. She is instructing them to treat this as a vacation and have some fun. She will ask father-in-law to ask his financial department to send them funds. After all, she lays against the bed and clutches her pillow as she continues to cry. She spends a long time like that and doesn't even know when she falls asleep. She wakes up to the soft knock on her door and Anna's small voice asking her to open up. She makes sure to wipe any streak of tears left on her face before she opens the door. Anna has changed into
With many things running through his mind, Malik returns back to the kind family at the dining table. He kept a straight face while she cried like a child about not seeing her family, but he knows that there is more to it than what she just said. This is a grown lady of about twenty-six years who can't have her privacy, his old man is up her business and it's the most disgusting thing he has heard of lately. He knows that his father made her marry his stupid brother, but he didn't think that this was the case, anyway, he is going to have a conversation about this with his father. He sits at the table and the small conversation going on between the family comes to an end as everyone turns their attention to him. "So, is she fine? She almost gave me a scare. " Anna sighs. " What's up with her?""Don't worry too much, Edna is fine. " He brightens up his face with a smile, to make his tale more believable. "She seems like she had something on her mind. " Ji says. "Oh, yes, she does
But it has been five days now and Malik hasn't returned. She has been worried, but she has never had his number before, and besides, she has his phone. She is now even wondering what the reason for her trip is. She has been here for a while now and all she has been doing is getting fed excessively by Mrs. Lucy and then being treated like a queen. She hasn't had a breakdown like the other day, and she has grown to know more about the family. It turns out that she has been wrong about the brothers. She thought Young is the eldest, but it turns out that Ji is. He is quiet and more reserved than his brother, but he is the head of the company, directly after his father. Anna is adopted, but she doesn't seem to be affected by the glaring fact at all. She has a darker skin tone than the rest of her family - genetically, she is half Asian and half African. Even with the bold difference, it's obvious that she loves this family and that this family loves her dearly too. She is her father's
Edna is wearing a strapless dress that is peach in color. Her boobs are almost popping out of the cups of the dress and the slit is so high, that it stops at her waist. She looks into the mirror and turns around to catch her look at different angles, she doesn't know if she likes this or not. "This is just perfect. " Anna comments with a satisfied twinkle in her eyes. "You think so?" Edna twists around to catch the reflection of her bare back in the mirror. " The color matches your perfect skin and your beautiful legs are on display. " Anna adds. " This is going to make heads turn. ""I don't want to make heads turn, I am married. "Edna reminds her, just in case she has forgotten. "I didn't miss that, MRS Jackson, I am just trying to introduce you to a little bit of fun. " Anna defends herself. "Yeah, right. " Edna rolls her eyes. She returns her focus to the mirror and admires the dress even more closely. You know, Anna is right, the dress is indeed beautiful, but very much on
Edna takes out her phone and starts to go through her Instagram. She giggles at some of the funny contents and proceeds to leave a like on posts that impress her. But Instagram is one of the things that she is not allowed to do. Not that she doesn't have social media accounts or something, but managers are paid to operate it for her. To get less bored with her life, she opened an account under a pseudonym. And with that, she has been able to navigate through her serious life. She is watching a skit when her screen suddenly freezes. Her heart tightens as she sees an unregistered number appear on screen. Her number isn't something that just anyone has or can get, and that means that this person calling has got to be someone important. Given the seriousness of the matter, she sits up and swipes the answer icon. She places the phone over her ear. "Hello?" Her voice is steady, unlike her nerves. " Edna, it's me. "She recognizes the voice on the spot. It's Malik, she knows his voice
EpilogueMalik is tired, he has hardly slept for more than two hours in the past three days. The reason is that he is putting together the last of his affairs. After all, he is moving to Italy. He has done a lot in the past days which includes making peace with his father's enemies, Tide and Devan gold. It wasn't easy making peace with them, but he did. He paid for their damages and informed them that Jacksons' company is now under new management. He also proposed business deals to them and from what he saw, he will run the company more successfully. He is also discussing a change of name for the company, he wants it to bear his mother's name because she deserves it. He can't forget his brother too. Even though his brother has been the biggest asshole, he was still his brother and for that, he has made a huge donation to a rehabilitation program, Edna did the same. As for his father, he is still mourning the "loss" of his business, but he is not going to suffer. He still has a
Malik has never felt more nervous in his life. He was bold when he told Edna that he wanted to talk with her parents. He was bold when she told him that they are ready to meet with him. He was bold when he drove to the restaurant one fine evening from his hotel room, but the moment he saw her intimidating father, he lost all his courage and his heart fell to the pit of his stomach like a deflated balloon. Her mother didn't see him, she is reading through the menu and talks to her husband, who has locked eyes with Malik. He still feels the impact of the man's punch from the night before. He smooths his hair back, adjusts his jacket, and walks into the restaurant. It's not full, that's because this isn't New York. "Hello. " He says to both of them but he doesn't take his seat. Edna's mother frowns and drops the menu back on the table. Her father only nods at him, that's it. He feels pain so heavy in the back of his throat, but he composes himself. He can't believe that they hav
Both Edna and Malik knew that this was coming after all Malik was just spitting all the unknown facts at him. Edna feels a rumbling in her stomach and she feels like it's just her baby getting scared too. Malik drops the papers in his hand and for the first time, he smiles. He smiles at his father's misery and he even laughs at it. "Well, Dad, you have always thought we were fucking, turns out we were. " He grins like he is fucking proud of himself. "What?!" "I'm responsible, Dad. " Malik breaks it down. " At least it's still your grandchild. "Mister Jackson jumps up to his feet as if his chair just caught flames and he points a finger at Edna. The flames in his eyes are so hot that she is scared she is going to get scaled. "You!!" He screams. " I have always known that you are a good-for-nothing piece of shit, I should have killed you when I had the chance. "Even with all his angry bursts, he doesn't go close to Edna and Malik just leaves him alone to go rant. " I took you
Edna feels like she has just melted into her chair, all numb from her head to the heels of her toes. "What?!" Her voice is so small that it doesn't sound like hers at all. Malik doesn't give her any answer, he is having a staring contest with his father. The tension is tight in the air, they won't say a word to each other. Malik looks calmer but his father looks like he is a bomb that is going to go off any time soon. Edna swallows down an imaginary lump in her throat but she still doesn't feel better, it's suffocating. " Malik. " She turns to him. " I don't understand what you are saying. "He turns to her and gives her hand a little squeeze. " Don't worry, it's all going to be cleared in a few minutes. "She nods and keeps calm, she believes him. He turns to his father and that glare returns back to its place. He leans back against his chair, but not his father. " We are listening, Dad. " He shrugs. " Why did you do it? Why did you kill your favorite son?"" Malik, boy. " Hi
True to Malik's word, a call comes in from the front desk that someone is waiting for her at the reception. It's a good thing that she has put on her clothes and gotten prepared for the person who would be picking her up. She locks up her room and walks to the elevator. As the elevator lowers to the ground, she wonders what Malik is up to. She gets out of the elevator and walks into the reception. There are a lot of people there, but when she sees Rollins, she knows that it's him. Maybe because he is putting on such a fine suit or because she has seen him a few times with Malik, he is one of the few people that work directly for Malik and not his father. He smiles and walks up to her and bows to her respectfully. " Good morning. " He greets. " Good morning." She answers with a very bright smile. " This way, ma'am. " He leads her out of the hotel and towards the parking lot. She sights the white SUV even before they get close to it. He walks ahead of her and opens the door for
Edna's face turns white as Anna's confession is not something that she saw coming. Anna too never wanted the marriage? She didn't want to get married to Malik? That's wild. Anna laughs when she sees how surprised Edna is and she walks to the edge of the bed and sits on it. She crosses her legs over each other and pulls a pillow close to her. She glances at Edna and she understands that she wants to sit beside her. She does too and now they are so close that they can feel each other's body heat. " But did you really believe that those tears were real?" Anna laughs. "Yeah, I have been so worried about you. " Edna says. " I have always wanted to call you but if I left you would still be mad at all of us. ""Nah. " She waves off. " It's kind of a huge relief for me too, so it's all good. "Edna is so confused right now. "But you were so excited about getting married. " Edna can't let this go so easily. "No, I pretended to be so happy because I wanted to make my parents happy. " S
It looks like a war front in here as everyone is yelling words around and pointing fingers at each other. Malik steps down from the altar and walks down the aisle. He pushes the door open and walks out, no one stops him. Ramona rushes after him after she gets over the shock, but Edna can't. She is too frozen to move. Edna is calmly holding onto herself. She feels like everyone is going to notice how fast her heart is beating against her chest and they are going to know that she had something to do with this. He said he loves her, he told someone that he loves her. She feels terrible that Anna isn't going to get married again, but Malik said he loves her. Anna lets out a scream of agony. And falls to the ground. Edna rushes to her side and holds her up. Her family rushes to her side and her brothers take her in their arms. Her mother is crying with her, wiping her daughter's tears instead of hers. Her father looks mad, the angriest that Edna has ever seen and she watches him loo
The knocks come again and it is just as loud and terrifying as thunder. "Malik, open the fucking door, I need to speak to you. " His father sounds angry. He beats against the door with his fist and Edna fearfully watches the door quiver as if there is an earthquake. Malik is perfectly calm and doesn't move an inch to get to the door. Mister Jackson doesn't go away and each time he knocks, it's louder than the last one. He is somehow convinced that Malik is inside his room and he is not leaving until he speaks to him. Edna is so scared that she is tempted to walk to the door and open it. She will then fall on her knees and explain to Mister Jackson that it's not what he thinks. There is a slight chance that he would listen and that means she is presently just overreacting, but there is a chance that he is going to make a big deal out of this since he already hates her. Since Malik isn't moving or saying a word, maybe it's better if she doesn't say anything too. Malik grabs her
Edna holds tightly to Malik's word. Her family thinks that she is crazy and now she has taken to the idea too, maybe she is really crazy – maybe a little bit. If not, what sane woman would go to attend the marriage ceremony pregnant for the groom and even though she is friends with the bride? She has never admitted it – she had kicked out the thought in her head too, it keeps coming back though – but she wishes that the wedding could be off so that she can have Malik to herself. She is happy for Anna and she would be even happier for her if she is going to be married to someone else, but it has to be Malik, right?She knows that a failed wedding ceremony is going to hurt Anna, but she still wants to give Malik a chance to come through as he said. His plan of coming through doesn't involve him going on with the wedding. She doesn't want to be the bad person in this case, but she can't just help it. Her father kills the engine and turns to her. He takes off his baseball cap and put