A Night With My Boss

08

CHAPTER 08

"TEXT ME when you arrive" Ian said as he tuck a strand of hair behind her ear.

She just gave him a small smile and nod as she pick her luggages and put it in the car.

Ian agreed to let her go back to Seoul as she promised to behave and let bygones be bygones.

She went inside the car and looked at him standing outside waiting for her departure. She gave him a small smile again and he never returned it, instead he just stare at her intently as the car maneuver it's way to her parent's house to drop by.

She already know Ian always have a weak spot for her, she's been with him since kids. They grew up together as her parents we're once friends with his parents, but his experiences turned him into the person he is right now.

And that's one of her regrets, letting him eaten by his hatred and grave and fully let him turned into the beast that he is right now.

She pulled her phone out of her bag and turned it on, Ian gave this to her before she left. She opened the messages but to her disappointment, it was only from Lisa asking how she's doing.

Nothing from the person she's expecting, 'Agh Molla! I should stop thinking about him, our set up already ended the night he walked out of my apartment' she grunted on her thought telling herself that all that's waiting for her in Seoul is her work.

On her way to Seoul after dropping by her parents house, her mind was busy wandering anywhere else. But she specifically thought of how she went into this set up, any minute now she already know Ian will give a date on their wedding. Especially of what happened, he will do anything to tight the knot of their relationship.

Before she went to work in Seoul, Ian promise her a freedom before their wedding. She promise her the dream work she's been wanting in exchange of her being wedded to him, and it's almost a year of freedom.

But Ian is treating her as his wife already without the papers, she just let him because she knows that will also be the end game.

She arrived at her apartment, it's already night and she's planning to go back to work tomorrow.

Thinking about tomorrow, she'll see him again. What will happen? For sure he will avoid her at all cost and maybe even give her cold shoulder.

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MORNING came, as she walk towards the office Lily approached her. Her face screams worries and that's when she realized, she didn't respond any of Lily's messages.

"You're back? How are you?" Lily asked as she scan her body.

"I'm fine, thankfully I was able to escape from the dungeon" she jokingly said making Lisa smile a bit.

She was about to say her goodbye to Lisa when the CEO's office door opened. There, revealing a grumpy Justin.

Justin saw her but he just glance at her then proceed to walking away.

"Mr. Kim's son has been grumpy these past few days, since he came back from his trip to Jeju" Lily said seeing his grumpy face "Ah maja! You went to Jeju too, you didn't see him there?"

Roselle glance at Lily because of her question "Ani!" She strongly scoffed as she let her eyes wander.

Lily just gave her a weird look while nodding. She finally gave her goodbye to her and walk in to the office.

She was busy working on her pending works for she was away for a week, when the door opened.

Justin didn't look her way and just went through his chair and back to his work. Her eyes followed him, feeling guilty of what happened.

'I need to say my proper sorry for this guilt to fade away' she thought.

So when the lunch break came, she waited for him to stand up and maybe call for her to pick his lunch.

But he didn't, his eyes is still pasted on his laptop with his brows furrowed. She don't have any other choice then.

She stood up and was about to walk near him and ask him about his lunch when suddenly the door opened again for another entrance.

She glanced to the door to see a short haired woman, holding a lunch box. She was smiling and then the woman looks her way, she just bowed respect to the visitor.

"I bought you your lunch, wanna stop working and join me in?" The woman said and went straight to the coffee table, Justin didn't respond and just stood up straight and walk towards where the woman is.

The woman was unpacking the lunchbox as Justin was just watching her waiting for her to finish.

She was left standing unable to say a word and just watch every move of the two people with her in the office, she never saw that woman.

Is that the one Jenica said to her? The quicky one? she thought.

After seconds Justin look her way, she just look back at him like a lost puppy.

His face was still the usual, he just glance at her and then back to the table.

"You can take your lunch" He sternly said with his eyes on his food.

She don't know but his behavior makes her feel somewhat weird, but she can't blame him though. She keep it a secret, that she's gonna be married any minute.

She just bowed and then walk her way out to the office.

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IT'S BEEN days and Justin is still giving her cold treatment, he won't talk to her unless it's about work. But it should be that way right? He's her boss and she's his secretary.

But f**k being his secretary, they once had an intimate relationship. He should give her a kind of friendly atmosphere but no. There's no f*****g way for fubu to be friends after right? But she still expect it.

"How about your lunch sir?" she asked as her watch strike 12:00.

"You can stop ordering lunch for me, I will take care of it myself" He coldly said not even glancing at her once "You can go now"

She bowed at him and turn rolling her eyes. She's starting to hate how he treats her.

The door opened, as per usual the woman walked in with a lunch box.

She just stare at her walking towards the coffee table as she grab her purse to proceed to the cafeteria.

She saw Justin at the side of her eyes standing up, she glare her way at him.

She glared at him walking his way to the woman, that's when he glance at her.

She then transformed from glaring to giving him a small smile, and raise her hand with a purse to tell him she's gonna grab her lunch too.

Justin just look away making her glare back at him.

"Take care of yourself? He can just say someone can take care of it for himself" She mumbled walking towards the cafeteria.

Suddenly, someone bumped her arms. It's Jenica.

"What are you mumbling?" Jenica asked.

"Nothing, I'm just hungry" she said smiling at her.

They picked their foods and sit at a table, at the right time Lily came with a tray of her food.

"Hey! How ya doing guys?" Lily actively asked.

"Busy, as always" Jenica grunted moving her arse to give Lisa a space to sit.

"I bet we are" Lily said nodding making Jennie roll her eyes "How about you Roselle? How's work?"

"It's fine, same. Kinda busy catching up deadlines" Roselle said before putting a spoon full of food into her mouth.

"How about the grumpy CEO's son? Still grumpy?" Lily asked chuckling.

Roselle just shrugged avoiding the topic.

"Maybe he's not, his girlfriend always bring him lunch" Jenica said "I always see her passing by, I guess the quicky that happened was serious" Jenica said chuckling to her own words.

Roselle didn't say anything and just continue eating, making the topic end.

The afternoon passed by so fast, and Roselle is on her way home when Brian ran towards the elevator before it closes.

She gave him smile and he gave her back "How are you Roselle? It's been awhile since we talk" Brian asked.

"It's fine, how about you? Not so busy?" She asked back.

"Just a little" Brian said making a small circle using his fingers to emphasize the word.

Roselle just smiled at his cute gesture and nod, they went their own way after getting out of the elevator.

Roselle went straight to her apartment and without even changing her clothes, she drop her body and close her eyes.

It was almost midnight and Roselle was sleeping like a baby, her body is aching for all the sitting she did the whole day everyday. Never thought your body still aches even though you're just sitting.

She woke up hearing her door bells repeatedly, she crawl her way down her bed and downstairs to the door.

"Who the f**k comes her late this night?" She looked at her wall clock and it screams 11 near 12 midnight.

"What the f**k do you want this late?" She screams expecting Jennie or Lisa being the impostor. She didn't mind looking over the peephole as she's still half asleep.

But it was neither of the two, it was Justin.

Seeing him wakes her soul, not just because of the sudden visit but because of his appearance.

His face have bruises, the bruises are still so red indicating it is still fresh.

"What happened to you?" she asked surprised of him.

He didn't respond, so Roselle chose to went near him and examine his face.

She was halfway touching his face and not, it may hurt him more if she'll touch him "Who did this to you? What happened Justin?"

After days, she was able to call his name again and not sir or any formalities.

"Can I come in?" After seconds, he was able to say a word. Roselle just looked at her unbelievably, she can smell alcohol in his breathing.

She opened the door widely to let him come in, he walked straight to her sofa and sit there.

"I'll get my medicine kit" she said walking to the kitchen to grab the medicine kit to clean his bruises.

She walked back holding the kit and Justin was just staring out of nowhere.

She sit beside him "What happened?" she asked grabbing a cotton buds.

He glance at her and back to nowhere "Nothing, just involve into fights and got minor bruises" he said.

Roselle stare at him "Why involve yourself into fights? Did something happened?" she asked.

Justin didn't respond to her question, so she asked her another question.

"Why did you come here?" Still no response from him "It's not like you miss me right?" She jokingly asked and approach near him to put a medicine on his cheek.

But he suddenly turn making her startled and stopped, but it was too late because their faces are only inches away.

Justin stare at her, and she stares at him too. She notice Justin's eyes dropping on her lips, making her lips tremble a bit of nervousness.

She was about to distance herself away from him but he grabbed her hand that is still on the air with a cotton bud.

"De, bogosipeo" He breathily said and kissed her on the lips.