Samantha"s face was so red that she didn"t know what else to say. Hannah was caught off guard too, was her best friend really no longer a virgin? She wanted to rejoice on that spot but the atmosphere was so awkward and Seo Joon was also there, was she supposed to celebrate that his baby sister has already been deflowered?!Also, what s.e.x glow?!
"Who is this guy?", Liam whispered to his brother but Daniel shrugged, "I don"t know."
"He"s Hannah"s boyfriend.", said Seo Joon, his voice was louder than normal and Hannah heard it. She turned her head and glared at him.
"Let"s go Shawn, I"m hungry.", she said as she dragged Shawn towards the food table.
"Honey, you sure can eat a lot.", Shawn chuckled, letting Hannah drag him.
Samantha glanced at her brother, her hands sweaty. "Heh- Heh- Shawn"s being ridiculous. He"s a funny guy."
"Tch, funny my a.s.s.", Seo Joon scoffed before he turned around and joined his friends.
She swallowed and looked at Daniel who had an emotionless expression, he was hard to read at the moment. "Honey…", she sweetly called to him as she clung onto his neck.
Daniel raised a brow, "Who was that?"
"His name is Shawn, he"s Hannah"s friend and I met him a couple of times before too."
"He has such a sweet mouth.", Daniel commented before he took a sip from his gla.s.s of whiskey.
Samantha laughed nervously, "Y-yeah, he does."
The dinner celebration went for a couple of hours before it ended. Samantha bid goodbye to her family and friends before Daniel drove her to her home in Sapphire Gardens.
"How does it feel to be home?", Daniel asked as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
She leaned her head on his chest, "It feels weird... It"s nice but it"s weird."
Samantha suddenly pulled back and asked, "By the way, how is my house clean? I haven"t been home for months."
"I asked someone to have it cleaned before you came home. I can"t have you come home to a dirty house."
"You"re such a meticulous person, is there something dark about you that I don"t know of?", Samantha smiled.
"Nothing that will put you in danger.", he lowered his head and kissed her forehead. "You must be tired, I"ll let you rest."
"Yeah, I think the jetlag has. .h.i.t me.", she started to pull away from his embrace but she"s trapped in his arms. "Umm..."
"What?"
"I can"t move... your arms."
"Oh...", Daniel sighed, he was reluctant to let her go. Was he supposed to go home now and be separated from her? He found this thought very cruel.
Samantha saw the change in his expression, "What"s wrong?"
"I don"t wanna part with you. I will miss you.", he said with a serious face and Samantha found it cute, she smiled as she pinched his cheeks.
"Mr. Cho"s cute side, there you are!", she laughed heartily. "You don"t wanna go home?"
Daniel shook his head and pursed his lips.
"Then don"t, how about you stay for the night? Hmm?", Samantha offered with a gentle smile.
"With pleasure!", he scooped her up and walked towards her bedroom.
...
The next day, Daniel Cho had already left when Samantha woke up. She went to the kitchen and found the breakfast that Daniel had prepared for her sitting on the counter. While she was eating, the doorbell rang, Hannah just arrived.
The two of them finally had the chance to sit down and talk, Samantha told her some stories about her in Country D. Of course, Samantha left out details about her depression, it was something that she didn"t want to talk about anymore. As much as possible, she wanted to forget it ever happened; also she"s not so sure if she"s totally healed.
"What about you, Han? How have you been?"
"Been busy here and there, S. Nothing really special happened.", Hannah timidly answered her question, "So, what did you want to do now? What are your plans?"
"I haven"t really figured that out yet, I guess I"ll just go along wherever the waves take me."
Before Samantha left, she was working at her company, Trident, then she attended baking and pastries cla.s.ses a few times a week. And that was mostly it! Now that she thought about it, it wasn"t exciting for her anymore. Though she still loves to bake, she couldn"t see herself doing it for the rest of her life; or maybe at least not now. While she was contemplating, her phone alarm went off.
"Oh shoot, I gotta take a shower, Han. I"m meeting Daniel at Lunch."
Hannah pouted, "Awww… I thought I was gonna have lunch with you today. Tch, now that you"re already doing it with Mr. Daniel Cho, you"re already casting me aside for a s.e.x date?"
Samantha gaped at her and hit her with a pillow, "Oh my G.o.d, Hannah! You and Shawn!! Ugh. It"s not a s.e.x date alright!?"
"Whatever, fine. I guess I"m gonna eat alone again."
Ever since Hannah and Seo Joon had a misunderstanding, she was either eating by herself or with Shawn. Now that Samantha has come home, she thought that she could finally have some girl time but her best friend keeps on spending her time with Daniel friggin" Cho.
"I thought you"ve been eating lunch with my brother lately?"
Her best friend sighed, "Not anymore."
"Okay, what"s going on?"
"Nothing, S! Go on do your thing. Keep in touch."
As soon as Hannah left, Samantha got ready for her lunch date with Daniel.
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CEO"s office, Regal Wings Entertainment
"Congratulations, President Park. The movie has been very successful in its first week, your investment finally paid off.", Andrew"s secretary expressed her compliments while giving a seductive smile.
"It is indeed very good news, now my father will no longer give me a hard time. You smell very good.", Andrew whispered into her ear, his lips brus.h.i.+ng lightly and she blushed.