Once out of the car, the front door of the house opened. Chang Wook noticed a woman with dark hair, pushed back in a bun, wearing a dark green dress. She looked as she was going out to a ball."Ha Eun, welcome home!" the lady said.
"Ji Hyun" Ha Eun said. She walked towards the woman and they exchanged kisses on both cheeks.
"What have I told you about calling me that?" Ji Hyun asked Ha Eun.
"That it"s direspectful and I should call you Mrs. Oh" Ha Eun said with a forced smile.
"That"s right" the woman looked directly and Chang Wook. Shivers quickly went down his spine. She had a smile on her face but that made her look terrifying. He knew now what Ha Eun meant when she said he had to be wary of her.
"And you must be Chang Wook, the husband" she walked over to Chang Wook and planted a kiss on both his cheeks. That just made him feel awkward.
"It"s an honor to meet you" he said as he bowed his head. Although he could tell Ha Eun and this woman had a strained relationship, he at least wanted to show that he respects his elders.
"What a nice young man" Ji Hyun said.
"Where"s Mr. Oh?" Ha Eun asked.
"My husband is in his study. He"ll be down in a moment" Ji Hyun said. As she walked the couple over to the living room she made small talk "Ji Su is also here, she came back last week, from vacationing in Paris"
Ha Eun rolled her eyes at that. She didn"t like Ji Hyun but, the one she couldn"t stand was Ji Su. She was by all accounts an annoying and spoiled little brat, but she didn"t want to hold it against her. Ji Su wouldn"t have done such horrible things to her when they were growing up together if it wasn"t for Ji Hyun"s encouragement.
Just like Ji Hyun, Chang Wook he"s only ever seen Ji Su on TV, never in person but, just by looking at Ha Eun"s expression he could tell that she didn"t get along with Ji Su either.
He couldn"t quite understand the relationship either. He started to think that Ji Hyun might be Ha Eun"s step-mother and if so Ji Su could be her step-sister but then came the problem between the last names Oh and Lee. If Ha Eun is part of the Oh family why is her last name Lee?
He"s worked with her for so many years, yet he never thought about such things.
As they sat down on the couches a maid came in and brought cups of tea as well as cookies.
"Madame, its an honor to see you again" the maid said to Ha Eun. Ha Eun gave a courteous nod. The maid smiled but noticed how Ji Hyun glared at her, so she quickly left the room.
Suddenly a young woman appeared by the door frame. She had long flowing hair and beautiful facial features. She was wearing a tight black dress and heels. The TV and pictures didn"t give Ji Su enough credit. She was far more beautiful in person, but it was impossible to compare her to Ha Eun.
Ha Eun was perfect from every angle. She could be wearing ripped and old clothes filled with stains and still manage to look far more beautiful than most models.
"What is she doing here?" Ji Su asked with an annoyed expression.
"Ji Su, we have company" Ji Hyun said with a stearn tone while forcing a smile. Chang Wook noticed the glances between the three woman, there was something wrong in Ha Eun"s family. Of course, no family is perfect. He"s never gotten along with his father until just recently, thanks to Ha Eun but, he could tell that in this house there was some type of unspoken resentment.
"Who is this?" Ji Su asked looking directly at Chang Wook.
"My husband" Ha Eun said.
Ji Su scoffed "Seriously, you actually found a man that would put up with you?" Ji Su chuckled "Here I thought that after Woo Yeon you would have learned your lesson" Ji Su looked at Ha Eun angrily. Ha Eun tried to keep her cool but Chang Wook noticed how her hands were trembling as she put them into fists.
He had no idea who this Wook Yeon was, but he must be someone very important to make Ha Eun tremble by just hearing his name.
He glanced over and Ji Hyun and noticed a grin form on her face as she took a sip of her tea. Both these women were making fun of his wife, yet he didn"t know how to help her.
"I don"t know why I should care, we have nothing to do with each other anymore" Ha Eun took Chang Wooks hand and held onto it as she placed it on her lap "I"m married and in a happy relationship, which is something I can"t say about you. Whats the number of men you"ve been with so far? Has it reached triple digits already?"