Jungkook

My head was aching after the small argument I had with Sora. How could she slammed the door of my favourite car? Duh. 

I was on my way to Jimin's office; my best friend and at the same time, my share partner. I decided to collaborate with his company and took him as the co-CEO of our company. Whenever I'm not around, he'll take care of my work. He also own his own company but he tended to work with me since the work he had to do here isn't as much as at his dad's company. He was such a lazy ass.

I wasn't really in a good mood. I felt lethargic and fatigued. I really needed something to boost my energy back. As I walked towards his office, I opened the door without bothering to knock first. Suddenly, I heard someone said my name.

"Yes! I want to meet Jungkook! "

"Who said my name? " I asked and looked at the familiar small figure that was standing in front of me. It was a medium tall girl; not so short and not so tall. Her body was so thin and small.

The girl slowly turned her head back to look at me then her eyes grew wide once her eyes landed on me. "Jeon! This is the Jeon I want to meet! " She said excitedly then stood next to me. It was Hyerin, the barista girl.

I furrowed my eyebrows. "Hyerin? What are you doing here? " I asked.

"She comes to meet you, " Jimin interrupted.

I looked back at Hyerin then back to Jimin. "Can you please wait for me outside? I have something to talk with Jimin. " I told her. Without complaining, she nodded her head like an obedient puppy then went outside to wait for me.

"Who's that girl? How did you know her? " Jimin asked once Hyerin walked out from his office.

I smirked to myself. "That's Hyerin. My favourite barista, " I answered casually. I already knew that she'd come to find me. I predicted it already. I even asked my assistant, Ms Choo to free my well packed schedule if a girl named Hyerin comes to meet me. But she ended up meeting the wrong person.

"Your favourite? " Jimin asked in interest. "It's rare to know that you've your own fave. That's unusual, " he commented while resting his head on the hard cover of his chair.

As the play boy he is, he smirked at me. "She's cute. Is she still single? " I expected that question to spit out from his mouth.

I rolled my eyes as I was annoyed at how he still kept his playboy-ish behaviour since high school. "Don't ever think to flirt with my workers especially my barista, " I told him before walking out of his office.

"Your favourite barista! " I heard he yelled and it made me low key laughed at myself. But what he said was true after all. Hyerin is cute.

I looked at the girl who had the same level as my chest height then crossed my arms. She didn't notice that I was already standing behind her and I could hear that she was mumbling something, as if she was praying for something because she was nervous.

"Uhm, " I cleared my throat. "Follow me. We're going into my office, " I told her and she flinched when she suddenly heard my voice out of nowhere. Seemed like she didn't even hear my breath.

"Alright, " she nodded then followed me from behind.

I made sure that she followed me step by step and didn't get lost because there were a lot of people in the department area. They'd only make way for me but not for her since I'm their boss. Her small and thin body would always get hit and bumped to people's shoulders. That was how small she was so I had to make sure she didn't miss my steps. I know that I could just ask her to walk beside me but I never did that to anyone. So why would I do that when I just met her a few days ago, right?

Suddenly, I spotted that she suddenly missed from my sight. I stopped walking then looked around. "Hyerin? " I called for her name but there was no respond. "Hyerin? " I repeated. She was lost. I groaned then went to find her. It was the first time where I had to make an effort for someone I barely know. Plus, it was the first time that I had to lower my standards. Hyerin, what had you done to me?

"Mr— Mr Jeon? " I heard a small voice was calling out for me; I could sense that it was her.

"Hyerin? " I followed her voice till I found her. Then, I spotted that she was already on the floor while collecting her stuff that were on the floor. I think someone accidentally bumped into her that made she fell. I sighed then asked her to stand up. "Who hit you? " I asked her seriously. She didn't respond. "Don't make me repeat myself. "

"A— a man. " She stuttered.

I crossed my arms then looked around the department area. "Did he say sorry? " I asked and she shook her head within a second because she knew I'd yell if she didn't. It suddenly triggered my anger, knowing that some of my workers didn't have manners towards other people. Especially when I got to know that it was a man. Such a shame to call himself a man who didn't even know how to say sorry after hitting a woman.

"Attention, " I said very loudly as the whole department level was focusing on me. They had a worried look plastered on every faces since I never did this before. They were terrified.

"Who pushed this girl till she fell on the ground and doesn't say sorry? " I asked, Hyerin was looking at me with a guilty look. She probably didn't want to tell me who did it but I had to teach my workers about respect. Even I didn't really close to them and always been so strict towards them, I had never want them to be rude to others. I breathed, "Don't make me repeat, " I said but there was still no one admits it. Everyone stayed quiet and wasn't brave enough to make eyes contact with me.

Seeing no one admitting his fault, I gritted my teeth in annoyance. "Don't make me check the CCTV and caught the person. If I do, you'll be fired! " I stated in such a fierce way. Everyone was used to me being mad but I had never yell to them before. Just in a second, a man around my age stepped forward with his head set low.

"It was me, Sir. " He finally admitted his fault. It wasn't that hard to say that you are wrong. We're not afraid of the truth. But we're afraid of the fact of getting scolded and humiliated in front of other people. But he wouldn't get in trouble if he said sorry to her from the first place. "I— I'm sorry. " His voice trailed off.

"Why are you sorry to me? Say sorry to the girl who fell on the ground because of you. You didn't even say sorry, " I scoffed.

He looked at Hyerin with an shamed look and Hyerin was feeling bad that the guy had to apologize to her in front of his colleagues. "I'm— sorry. "

"I forgive you, " she said right away. "It wasn't that bad. Thanks for apologizing. " She smiled.

Feeling satisfied with their terms, I nodded my head silently then asked her to follow me. "Let's go. " I told her and this time, I asked her to walk beside me in case she would fall again. She was too tiny and thin ti even walk at any crowded place.

We reached my office and I asked her to sit across me so that I can look at her face properly. I had never take a proper look on her face and surprisingly, she was very cute. She was even cuter than what I thought even I had met her for several times before. Her face was very flawless and fair. I could say that her skin would easily turns to pinkish if she goes out under the sun.

The way she looked around my office, I knew that she was amazed by how I decorated my office. It had a modern look and an elegant combination of the colour black and gold. I love the way the combination of the two colours made my office looks so fancy yet classic and simple. Hence, the fact that she also admires the decorations I made for my office had me surprised. Not everyone I've met is into art or design. They never pay much attention on my office decorations because they only focus on me. I like a girl with taste in art. She's very suitable to work with me.

"So Hyerin, tell me about yourself. " I said.

She finally looked at me then blinked her eyes. "Um, here's my resume. " She said and I looked down at the file she put on my desk. I looked back at her.

"I don't ask you to show me your resume. I asked you to talk about yourself. " She didn't get it at first but after a few seconds, she nodded her head slowly.

She cleared her throat and straightened her back before start talking. "My name is Kim Hyerin, 21 years old and I graduated from Hanlim High school. I was supposed to continue my studies in art course but I didn't because my parents passed away in a car accident and I had to live with my relative. "

"Why don't your relative let you to further your studies? "

She stopped. Her reaction changed as well as if she didn't really like my question. But then, with a smile, she answered me. "They don't like me. "

I stopped moving as her answer suddenly touched my soul. I didn't expect such an answer. "They think that I'm a burden for them. They didn't let me eat and just watch me starve. I had to work secretly to earn money to buy food. They even called me monkey so often, " she sighed. So that was why her body was so thin and tiny. She had to live with such egregious family members.

"But it's just the past. I don't think about it often. Since I got to live by myself now, I'm happy. At least I can healthily now. "

"But you're still so thin, " I commented and she enlarged her eyes. I knew that she was annoyed and she didn't like it when I call her thin even from the first place. But I enjoyed teasing her.

From her expression, I knew that she was talking bad about me in her mind. But I just let her be. "Anyways Ms Kim, " I said her name and looked at her.

"You're hired. "

Hyerin

I was in a shocked state where I couldn't believe that the Jeon guy had really hired me without even looking at my resume. He just asked me a few questions about myself and hired me right away and the most important part was; he kept his promise to pay me triple from my previous salary. Such a rich ass.

Feeling extremely happy, I decided to make a trip of garlic bread with honey; Ally's favourite food since I wanted to celebrate this moment with her. I also planned to cook our favourite meal, spaghetti carbonara with prawn. Jungkook wanted to pay me more salary so I could afford to buy prawns now. I'm not poor anymore, hiks.

Confidently, feeling absolutely honoured and thankful to God, I could finally take the big prawn without any doubts and hesitation. The feeling was so satisfying for me. "I'm gonna cook you tonight, babe. " I whispered to the dead yet fresh prawn before putting them into my trolley.

Ally and I gonna enjoy this so much.

"Ally! " I barged into her apartment after putting the codes. Yes, she told me her apartment's security code because I'm her bestie. That's what we call as trust, lol.

She yawned lazily and wasn't encouraged enough to look at me because she was still sleepy after taking 3 hours of noon nap. That sleepy head. "Look what I bought for us, " I said excitedly while entering her kitchen. "I'm going to make your favourite garlic bread with honey and spaghetti carbonara with prawns! " I put all the things I bought on the counter and started pulling up my sleeve.

She finally opened her eyes after hearing to the word food. "What? " She got all excited and went into the kitchen. "You gonna cook all of that? And— prawns? Where did you get the money to buy these? " She asked me.

Shrugging my shoulders, "Jungkook hired me right away without even take a glance at my resume. He wants me to start working tomorrow and he will pay me three times of my previous salary. " I smiled happily.

"I told you! He's rich. "

Well, extremely rich.

"You haven't seen his office yet, " I spoke. "It's so freaking beautiful and is bigger than our apartment. " I laughed and so did Ally.

"Our poor ass can't relate tho, " she laughed.

Jungkook

I headed back to my penthouse since I wanted to take a better rest and have some self isolation where I could distance myself from other people for awhile to find inner peace. I had been working too hard lately and my body was desperate for rest. We couldn't push ourselves too much as we're all just human beings. Our body need enough rest. Even everyone sees me as a successful person and think that I may push myself too hard; they're wrong. I never done that to myself. Work smart, not work hard.

I won't torture my own mental to be successful. Instead, I practice my mentality to be tough enough to bare the pressure. But if I find it too much, I'd stop without any doubts. That was why I could still survive in this business industry. If anyone else was in my place, they might end up committing suicide because all of the pressure. Well, that's what we call life. But we, as someone who has brain to think, we've to be smart to manage our lives.

Casually, I walked towards the door before spotting that my mom was already there, waiting for me. She rarely come to my house except she has something important to tell me. "Mom? " I approached her gently to avoid from making her startled.

She looked at me and smiled. "My son is home, " she stood up to hug me. I hugged her back.

"What's wrong? "

"It's nothing to worry about, kook. " She said, calling me by my nickname; kook. Only my family members can call me with that name. "But, I want to ask you something. " She added, which made me a bit worried.

"The model— Sora. Is she really your girlfriend? " She asked, sounded a bit doubted and unsure.

Just by looking into her eyes, I knew that she was hoping for me to say no. "Listen kook, I don't mind if you really love her. But, do you really love her? " She asked while looking into my eyes; trying to read whether I was telling her the truth or not. But what she didn't know was, her son is very hard to be read. Everyone could barely read what my eyes try to say.

"Why do you ask? "

She blinked. "Because she's not the girl I saw with you that day. "

My heart suddenly beat so fast, the adrenaline in my blood was rushing and it stopped my brain from thinking for a few seconds. "What? " I asked, clueless. Who did she see me with? I thought that it was Sora because she was the only girl I go out with in public. The others will only sleep in my penthouse without anyone knowing.

"Who? " I asked.

"That short girl with you at the coffee shop." My heart literally stopped beating for a second. She meant Hyerin?

"Well, I like that girl more than Sora. "

I looked at her right away.

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[A/N]

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