Chapter 30

JOHN IS SEATED IN THE SITTING ROOM, HE LOOKS AT HIS PHONE FOR A WHILE THEN PICKS IT AND CALLED VAL

Valentina: hey Johnny, how you doing (to Soo joong) stop tickling me!

SHE LAUGHS, JOHN FEELS JEALOUS

John: I just want to check up on you, but I see you're busy.

Valentina: no, I'm not, Soo joong's just troubling me.

John: wait, I just wanna be sure, is he the boss of gamers' pro?

Valentina: yes he is.

John: (whispers) I knew it.

Valentina: what??

John: nothing, so he's your boss.

Valentina: yeah.

HE STANDS AND PICKED UP A PICTURE OF HIM AND VAL AND HE STARES AT IT

John: I know it seems like I'm asking too much but I just want to protect you as your best friend, and I still have some other questions to ask which I'll chat you up about, please answer .

Valentina: well, you deserve to know that much, I tell you everything before we had issues and I don't want our relationship to get ruined.

SHE GIGGLES AS SOO JOONG TICKLES HER AGAIN

Valentina: stop, I can't breathe!

John: I guess I'll call you back.

SHE DOESN'T REPLY, SHE JUST KEEPS LAUGHING AS SOO JOONG KEEPS TICKLING HER, JOHN HANGS UP

John: fuck!

HE TOUCHES VAL'S FACE ON THE PICTURE WHICH HE HELD

John: I can't just forget you, I can't just let you go.

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IN SOO JOONG'S OFFICE

VAL IS STANDING BY THE DOOR WITH HER HANDS FOLDED AND SOO JOONG IS LEANING ON THE TABLE

Soo joong: I don't want you to go alone.

Valentina: but this is my project.

Soo joong: I know but...

Valentina: come on, I feel lazy, I gotta do something, let me do this.

Soo joong: going to another country alone.

Valentina: I came here alone.

Soo joong: let Soo hoo and Ju kyung go with you.

Valentina: why?

Soo joong: cause I know you are comfortable with them and they can be there when you need someone.

Valentina: but..

Soo joong: (cuts in) no, they're going with you, it's final.

HE WALKS TOWARDS HER, HE PLACE ONE HAND ON HER WAIST AND CHEEK

Soo joong: I'm just looking out for you.

Valentina: I know.

Soo joong: smile for me.

SHE LOOKS AWAY AND HE PULLS HER FACE TO LOOK AT HIS AND SHE SMILES AND HE KISSES HER, SHE WRAPS HER HAND AROUND HIS SHOULDER

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ON THE PLANE

Soo hoo: we gonna have a lot of fun in Japan.

Valentina: we are going there to work and do research babe, not to have fun.

Ju kyung: but we can't just be working all the time.

Soo hoo: yeah.

Valentina: I knew it was a mistake bringing you too along.

Soo hoo: come on, we will entertain you.

Valentina: (mimicks her) come on, we entertain you.

JU KYUNG LAUGHS

Soo hoo: come on, I don't sound like that.

VAL MIMICKS HER AGAIN

Soo hoo: come on.

VAL AND JU KYUNG LAUGHS

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SOO JOONG WEARS HIS SHIRT THEN PICKS HIS PHONE, HE CALLS VAL...

VAL PHONE RINGS, SHE PICKS UP HER PHONE AND ANSWERS THE CALL

Soo joong: you're heartless, you know.

Valentina: (smile) how?

SOO JOONG OPENS HIS DOOR AND BEGAN TO GO DOWN THE STAIRS

Soo joong: you only called me twice and you've been gone for a week.

HE SITS ON THE COUCH IN THE SITTING ROOM

Valentina: you know I've been busy though.

Soo joong: really! you didn't miss me.

Valentina: ofcourse I did, I'm just so busy.

SHE HEARS A KNOCK

Valentina: I'll call you back, someone's at the door, bye.

SHE HANGS UP

SOO JOONG DROPS HIS PHONE ON THE COUCH, HE SIGHS AND CLOSE HIS EYES WHEN HE HEARD FOOTSTEPS, HE OPENED HIS EYES AND WAS SHOCKED, HE STOOD UP

Soo joong: (shocked) BECKY!!!

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