Serendipity - A Chance Encounter

Samantha hacked the hotel"s server and checked the data to see who checked-in the room where she woke up. But there wasn"t any information. It looked like there were no records of anyone using the room.

She then tried the security cameras but unfortunately, it has been tampered with. From the time that Andrew brought her to the room until the next day when she woke up, there was no evidence. It"s like, it didn"t even happen at all. She"ll probably be able to try and recover it but it will take time so he asked a friend to help her.

She doesn"t understand why this has been sealed. Was it her brother? No, it couldn"t be.. It wouldn"t make sense. Seo Joon had no idea about what happened that night. And she intends to keep it that way, she doesn"t want to witness what her brother would do to Andrew if he finds out. Whoever that man was, he didn"t want to be found out.

While Samantha was so engrossed about searching for answers, her phone beeped.

Hannah: "I"m outside, let"s go."

Samantha was puzzled, she got up and rushed to the window and saw Hannah waving from her car. She dialed Hannah"s number,

"Did we have a date today?" Samantha asked.

"Oh no, you don"t! You can"t do this, S!! We"re supposed to have the last fitting of our gowns today!"

"Ohhh.. Was it today? Can"t we post---"

"NO!! We already did that a few days ago! You get your b.u.t.t down here Samantha Kim or I"m gonna scream and make a scene for your neighbors to see!"

Samantha laughed so hard, "Please don"t do that pretty, I"ll get ready very quickly." Knowing Hannah, she will definitely make a scene if she says so.

After they had their gowns fitted, everything was ready for the gala that will happen in several days.

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Gala.

The place was lively with lots of important people; politicians, celebrities and businessmen, it"s very high-profile. Originally, Samantha didn"t want to attend this social function but from her parents, brother and Hannah"s constant persuasion, she eventually gave in.

Samantha wore a whimsical golden lace gown, she looked like a G.o.ddess who came down to earth and this made every man in the room notice her.

On the other side of the huge room, a tall gorgeous man in a black suit looked very dapper. Daniel Cho stood beside his brother Liam as they chatted. All the female socialites drooled over Daniel, the hottest bachelor of M City; but none of them had the courage to walk up to him, he was known for not having any interests in socializing with the ladies.

When the Kim Family entered the room, they caught the attention of the guests. The Kim"s and the Chu"s have been really good family friends, thus on most occasions, they arrive together. Samantha and Hannah stood beside each other and a lot of men were eyeing the two ladies.

"Woah, who"s that G.o.ddess in gold?! I don"t think I"ve seen her before.", Liam exclaimed.

Daniel Cho followed his brother"s gaze and was hooked with what he saw. He subconsciously touched his neck when he was reminded of how Samantha"s lips touched it when he was carrying her. "We meet again.", he thought.

The program showed a variety of performances from national treasures, the guests engaged and conversed with each other; even Hannah found a hottie to talk to, she sure is efficient. And so, everyone was entertained; except maybe one young woman who was sitting somewhere in one of the tables in a secluded area away from people"s attention.

Samantha had her hand supporting her head on the table while the other lazily picked dessert pieces with a fork and bringing them to her mouth. From time to time she sighs and at one point, while she was in a trance, the cake in her fork smeared the corner of her mouth and cheek, making a mess. She realized what she did and so she quickly wiped it off with a napkin while looking around to see if someone saw her clumsiness. Little did she know that a certain someone saw everything. Daniel had actually been stealing glances from Samantha and he couldn"t help but chuckle at the sight. Though he tried to conceal his amus.e.m.e.nt, the corners of his mouth couldn"t stop from lifting upwards.

A little while later, Samantha found a gazebo in the garden outside. She leaned on the frame and stared at the beautiful lights and landscape in front of her.

"Looks like someone"s also not fond of parties."

Samantha turned to where she heard the voice. A man in a black suit came to the gazebo.

"Yeah, I don"t like pretentious people. And this gala is swarming with their kind."

"Hmm. Very honest. We have the same sentiments.", said Daniel Cho as he looked towards the bushes decorated with fairy lights.

"And yet, here you are.. attending the party."

"I could say the same to you." he smirked.

The wind blew and Daniel caught the peachy scent that became familiar to him already.

Samantha studied the man"s facial features and her head tilted to the side, "Wait... I remember you.."

"Oh? So she remembered me from that night when I saved her from Andrew Park." Daniel kept it sealed shut as to avoid any scandals.

"Really? You know me?" he asked.

Samantha raised an eyebrow, "Yes, it was you from the elevator!"

"What?" Daniel"s expression changed.

"Yes, how could I forget.. you were checking me out."

"Woah there! I wasn"t checking you out!" Daniel was so defensive. "This woman remembered me from the elevator where she basically called me a pervert, but not from that night when I saved her. I"m your hero, you know! You should be praising me!"

"Yeah, right. You were staring at me. You"re already caught red-handed yet you still deny it, so shameless." Samantha chuckled. She wasn"t agitated at all, in fact, she enjoyed teasing the man. She smiled and this annoyed Daniel Cho even more.

Daniel rolled his eyes and shook his head. Crossing his arms, he calmly said, "Fine, you can think what you want but I honestly wasn"t checking you out. I was looking at your necklace. It looked familiar that"s why it caught my eye."

"Hmmm.. who knows what"s true or not. Also, I don"t think the necklace I wore was something common, my grandfather designed it for my grandmother. There"s only one of it in the world."

Daniel listened and thought about it, maybe he made a mistake. It was just a necklace anyway so he decided to let it go.

He glanced at Samantha and saw her rubbing her arms indicating that she was cold. At first, he wanted to give her his coat but instead, he took his scarf and handed it to her, "Here. It"s getting cold out here, use this to cover up. I"m heading back inside. You shouldn"t stay too long or you"ll catch a cold."

Daniel walked away but before he could take a few steps further, he added. "Oh, and by the way, you didn"t have to worry if I was checking you out... there wasn"t much to see anyways." Daniel glanced at her chest and back at Samantha"s face then winked and with that, he left.

Samantha was dumbfounded at his remark, "Hey!!", she scoffed. "tssss." Then she looked at her precious b.o.o.bies and pouted. Actually, Samantha"s doing quite all right in that aspect, they weren"t too small and they weren"t too big either. Her body curves are just in the right places. Daniel Cho just wanted to get back at her so he teased her.

Samantha held the soft scarf and a smile formed on her face. She draped it over her shoulder and walked towards the party.

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A week after the gala, Samantha and her mom went out shopping and met one of Mrs. Kim"s friends. They sat in a Café and enjoyed talking to each other while having their afternoon tea. The three women had so much fun.

"Alice, your daughter is really beautiful! And she"s well mannered, you"ve done a great job raising her."

"You flatter me Christina, thank you. She"s a bit reserved but she has a good heart."

"Mom, Auntie.. stop with the praises, it"s embarra.s.sing," Samantha said shyly.

The elders laughed at her reaction.

Not long after, a man in casual clothes arrived.

"Mother, you called me?"

"You"re finally here... come join us." said Mrs. Cho while gesturing for her son to sit with them.

Daniel looked at the other women on the table and his gaze stopped on Samantha. He was stunned to see her there, "You... What are you doing here?"

Samantha who was also confused asked, "I could ask you the same question, what are YOU doing here?"

Mrs. Kim and Mrs. Cho looked at each other surprised that their son and daughter have already met, "You two know each other?", asked Samantha"s mom.

"No." Daniel answered.

"Not really." Samantha added.

"I guess you got acquainted? That"s good then! Let me formally introduce you.. son, this is Mrs. Alice Kim of Kimsun Electronics. She"s the high school cla.s.smate that I told you about, and this is her daughter, Samantha Bella."

Mrs. Kim smiled at Daniel while Samantha was still stunned.

"And this is my son, Daniel."

"Hi, I"m Daniel Cho. It"s a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Kim." Daniel shook hands with Samantha"s mom.

"It"s a pleasure meeting you as well, President Cho."

"Please, call me Daniel, my mother told me you two are good friends.", he said politely.

Daniel then turned to Samantha who was glaring at him. "It"s nice to see you again... Samantha Bella Kim." Daniel smirked making Samantha feel things.