It was almost afternoon when the Kim siblings, No-Eul and Dan-Bi left the arena and decided on brunch at Granny's Dishes, one of KimJin's recent acquisition. They all settled at a private room to dine but that was the least Dan-bi wanted to do. Her body was in the room but her soul and spirit were somewhere else.
The dissatisfaction from not knowing what happened back then filled her mind and she could not take her mind from that moment. The moment the bat fell from Na-Gil's hands, how it rebound before finally coming to rest, the way the three brothers that are dear to Yo-han ran after Na-Gil. It must have been a bad news.
Dan-Bi felt agitated and could hardly compose herself. She was filled with worry since then even until now.
No-Eul noticed how gloomy she had become and tried to reason why. She nudged at Kim Do-Joon who sat between Dan-bi and her on the round table. "Did something happen when Do-Hyun and I left for the basketball court?". Normally, she used to play tennis and the courts where only separated by a glass fence and she could see anything happening on the squash court clearly, but since she started seeing Do-Hyun, she started going to the basketball game to cheer for him.
Do-Joon also noticed the slight change in Dan-bi's countenance since his game was abandoned, 'did she perhaps feel bad because he couldn't complete the game and make a comeback?' That was what he thought and it made him quite blissful. He lowered his voice as he spoke to No-Eul, "I think she felt bad because Mr Sung left in the middle of the game and I couldn't make a comeback. She seems to have fallen for me." He then beamed with a proud smile.
He could gossip about it but he couldn't talk about it before Dan-bi so his voice was almost muted since Dan-bi was sitting right beside him.
"Huh?, Mr Sung left, did he abandon the game for some reason?" No-Eul looked surprised as it was rare, Na-Gil always stayed behind even after his own game had ended to watch in amusement. He never left in an hurry.
Kim Do-Joon noticed her worry and said." You don't have to worry, it looked like it's a work related issue. A man dressed in black suit came and said a few words to him and he dashed off with his three accomplices. It must've been an emergency."
"Hmm" No-Eul replied and withdrew herself into her thoughts.
'For Dan-bi to look worried, she must have thought something happened to Yo-han, it's definitely the case. If it was something to do with Business, it's understandable that Baek Chang-min and Woo Won-Shik followed after Na-Gil because they work for Yo-han, they are on Min Corporation's payrole. But why would Sa Ji-hun an entertainer who has no business with Min Corporation go with them?, It could only be that something happened to Yo-han.'
She pursed her lips and looked over at Dan-bi with concern. The fellow bowed her head as she stroke her fingers around the wine glass that had not reduced even a drop out of it's initial content.
'If something is truly wrong with Yo-Han, why is she worried? Didn't she act like he means nothing to her anymore just few hours ago during her encounter with Yeo-Na? Is it possible that she still hasn't let go?' She picked her phone and text a message to Dan-bi. She could not directly speak with Dan-Bi because Kim Do-Joon is sitting between them, hence, she resort to text.
[Dreamy Dae]: Dan-bi, are you thinking of something, or is it someone?, Should you still habour feelings for him, why did you agree to come around?, Aren't you giving Do-Joon false hope? You can turn back before it's too late.
When Dan-bi's phone vibrated, she was cut off guard for she was far away. She fumbled for her phone in her duffel bag and swiped the screen upwards, clicked on the message popup and read the message.
Guilt suddenly gave her the chills but she hid her guilt under an emotionless face. She looked at No-Eul and gave a 'What do you mean?' look. She glanced at her screen once more and launched at her keyboard.
[LadyHan]: Who said I still habour feelings for Yo-han?, Seriously I am over him. If not, I wouldn't agree to meet Do-Joon. Don't mention that name anymore.
No-Eul sneered at Dan-bi before typing again.
[Dreamy Dae]: You don't want me to mention the name even when your display name still says 'LadyHan'? Stop kidding.
Dan-Bi pursed her lips and immediately went to the profile settings and she clicked on the edit button. She hesitated for a while before pressing the delete key and entered another name. She went back to her chat with No-Eul and sent a short message.
[Noble Bi]: There, I changed it.
She closed the app and lock her phone. She top a sip of the drink and joined the conversation between the three Kim siblings.
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"Stop reporting to CEO Park for now, whoever does that should be ready to lose his or her job and also a hefty fine awaits the individual. Am I clear?" Na-Gil shouted at the staffs tailing after him as he approached the Min Corporation's HQ building without stopping for once.
"Yes!!!" They exclaimed fearfully.
"Okay, I will handle this matter and further pressing issues like this. Go back to your posts" He dismissed the security guards at the Min Corporation tower's last floor back to duty and he turned to Du Seuk-Chin. "Relay the same instructions to PiA, They should not contact Yo-han for now, he has more important issues to handle at the moment. Don't bother him with matters like this. Take me there."
"Yes!" Du Seuk-Chin nodded and hastily led the way. They got into the elevator and headed for the rooftop.
By the time Chang-min and the rest got to the elevator, the elevator was already close to the rooftop. They panted as the waited for the other elevators to open.
"What do you think happened?" Ji-hun asked when he finally caught his breathe and walked into the elevator with the rest.
"I initially thought something happened to Yo-han that's why I followed when I saw bro Won-Shik stand up, what could have happened?." Chang-min asked and their gazes swept to Won-Shik.
When he noticed their stares he shrugged and answered. "How am I to know?"
"But why did you run then, I thought you knew?" Chang-min was puzzled. "Did we follow you here for no reason?".
"Ha,... I just stood up impulsively. It was a reflex action, don't ask me." Won-Shik said and turned around to hide his face from the two while they sighed helplessly.
"Following brother Won-Shik could lead one into an inferno." Chang-min said.
"It's worse than that" Ji-hun shook his head as he commented.
On getting to the rooftop, Na-Gil rushed out of the door and entered into the open space.
There on the rooftop was a young woman threatening the bunch of Security guards not to get close or else she would jump. Na-Gil moved closer to get a proper view of the fellow. He opened his eyes wide when he recognized who it is.
"Ms Seok?..." he turned to Seuk-Chin " how did she get here?".
"She used to work here so she managed to get passed the security surveillance." Seuk-Chin replied.
"Then you have to double the security, such a thing should never happen again" Na-Gil instructed sternly and walked up to the security guards.
"Move back!" He ordered and they slowly inched away cautiously. He straightened himself and moved closer to Ms Seok. He shook his head and said. "Ms Seok, I will advice you to get off the railing."
"Why should I?, You and your boss took everything away from me. Min Corporation fired me and left me stranded, leaving me with nothing. Isn't it better to die rather than to live on the streets?...Wha...what...What are you doing?, don't come near or else I will jump." She threatened Na-Gil as he reduced the distance between them.
"Okay, jump, Ms Seok jump already, why are you wasting time?, Are you planning to blackmail Min Corporation?, Oh, if you jump now, Min Corporation will get into a scandal right?, Uh, try it. It's just so pitiful that you won't be alive to witness the aftermath." Na-Gil replied nonchalantly.
"What?, Are you threatening me?" Ms Seok sounded scared and her eyes didn't betray her tone.
Na-Gil stood about a few feet close to her and said. "Look down Ms Seok what do you see?...those men are not just standing there for fun, they are press repellant. They would not let a single camera take a picture neither from close by or a long range. Also, see that black van?, It's here to take your dead body to be cremated as soon as you die. No single soul will hear of this. It's you turn to decide. Will you die without getting what you want or just live your life freely. Min Corporation can promise you a good life. Let me know your decision."