Chapter 4.1

Not a lot of people frequented the connecting powder room of the women’s bathroom on the top floor of the department store. A young woman wearing all brand-name clothing was fixing her makeup before she exited the bathroom. Nobody was left inside the room, and only the soft piano music could be heard. EunHa quickly took out a cellphone from her purse and quickly pressed the speed-dial button. The phone rang ten times before someone answered.

– Hello?

“Are you crazy?”

She could hear the loud sound of a television in the background when YongJoon answered the call. He answered her as he dragged out his voice.

– Is that how you start a phone call? What kind of bullshit is this?

EunHa bit her lips and lowered her voice to a whisper.

“Why did you appear all of a sudden two nights ago? I told you not to appear in front of me as much as possible, didn’t I? Were you really trying to run me over?”

Two days had already passed since the night YongJoon had charged at EunHa and KyungHyun with his motorcycle.

– You and Shin KyungHyun looked so awkward, so I just added fuel to the fire. Thanks to me, you and that bastard fucked like rabbits, so what are you bitching at me for? You’re pissing me off.

“I can do everything fine on my own. Why did you go and do something you weren’t even ordered to do? Does Ahjussi know you’re going around acting like a complete idiot?”

As EunHa spoke sharply in utter disbelief, YongJoon began to raise his own voice.

– If Boss didn’t order me to do that, why would I have done it? Don’t you know that the son of a bitch almost killed me?

– Hey, let’s keep it down. We’re all watching TV here, jeez.

– Fuck. Hey, you old geezer, shut your trap! Or else you’re dead meat!

YongJoon shouted threateningly. EunHa frowned as she stood completely still.

“What did you just say?”

– I almost went to see my maker, didn’t you see?!

“I saw it very clearly. I also saw you running away with your tail between your legs. But are you serious? Did Ahjussi really order you to do that?”

One week ago, she contacted SungHo to give him her report, and he hadn’t said anything in particular. He only ordered her to thoroughly investigate the people that Shin KyungHyun had met with. As always, the pervert asked if she had slept with KyungHyun yet. EunHa merely told him that she was going to take her time capturing him. He didn’t say anything else about it.

So why?

Whenever they were carrying out a plan, it was an unspoken rule that every participant had to inform each other of what was going on. If there was even one little hiccup in the plan, it could cost someone their life, so it was very important. EunHa’s brows furrowed.

– Yeah, fuck. Thanks to you, I even got shot. I didn’t want it a big fuss from the cops, so I couldn’t even go to a hospital to get it checked out. I’ve been feeling like shit because of that. How was I to know that the crazy bastard was going to shoot at me in the middle of Seoul?

EunHa swallowed when she heard that he had been shot. She clearly recalled the way he had looked as he pulled the trigger. If she hadn’t grabbed his arm, would YongJoon have made it out alive?

“Are you badly hurt?”

At EunHa’s question, YongJoon dragged out his answer.

– It just grazed my arm.

Figures. If it was serious, he wouldn’t have answered the phone like this. EunHa felt relieved. But that didn’t change the fact that SungHo had acted independently without telling her. Something felt off, and EunHa was feeling frustrated.

“If something like that happens again, give me warning beforehand.”

– I wasn’t planning on attacking you. Boss just told me to scare him and provoke a reaction out of him. But that bastard went ahead and started shooting at me, so…

YongJoon’s breaths became choppy as he remembered the events of that night. EunHa spoke to him in a calm voice to soothe him.

“There’s such a thing as being team player. If you warned me beforehand, you might not have gotten hurt, and I wouldn’t have been so surprised.”

– …Were you very surprised?

YongJoon’s voice sounded faint as he asked awkwardly. EunHa shook her head.

“It’s fine, so just shut up and get treated. And don’t go scaring people around you either.”

– Alright. I’ll let you know next time so stop your nagging.

“Noona will be grateful if you do.”

YongJoon suddenly yelled out as if he remembered something.

– ‘Noona’ my ass. Ah, now that I think about it, you’re the one who told me not to appear in front of you or contact you! Ah, go easy on it, lady! You’re not just disinfecting it, you’re making the cut even worse, fuck!

EunHa could hear the surprised nurse drop something, causing a metallic clang to ring through the receiver. Suddenly, she heard the murmurs of a woman and child come in from outside the bathroom.

It was time for her to leave. EunHa swallowed and lowered her voice as she quickly whispered into the phone.

“I’m scheduled to attend the KeumOh founding party today with Shin KyungHyun.”

Actually, this was the main reason she called YongJoon. Having received this unexpected information, YongJoon’s voice also lowered a bit.

– Founding party? Where?

“I don’t know. I only heard about it today.”

– Are you okay going alone? Have you reported this to the boss?

“No, tell him for me. Because of his efforts, I fucked my brains out with Shin KyungHyun. Thanks to Ahjussi, I think it’ll be easier for me to get some information out of him.”

EunHa ignored YongJoon’s reply and ended the call. After taking out the SIM card, she threw the phone into the garbage bin. At the same time, a mother entered the bathroom with a stroller. EunHa quickly exited the bathroom. General Manager Cha was looking at his watch to check the time. When he caught sight of EunHa, he looked exasperated.

“The Director is here. Hurry up.”

“Yes, sir.”

EunHa followed him into the elevator. Ding, the elevator stopped and the doors opened. As she exited the elevator, EunHa let go of the SIM card. The card slipped through the cracks of the elevator doors.

All of the people near KyungHyun were issued company cellphones, and as a member of the secretarial department, EunHa wasn’t an exception. Even though she was throwing away the only cellphone given to her by SungHo, it would be too dangerous if Shin KyungHyun caught her with two cellphones.

KyungHyun was more of a thorough perfectionist than she thought. She had expected him to relax a bit in bed, but she had been mistaken.

Two days ago, EunHa had unknowingly fallen asleep after having had sex with KyungHyun. She woke up in the middle of the night. Making sure she didn’t disturb KyungHyun, EunHa began to carefully get up. Suddenly, she heard a voice from her side call out, ‘Where are you going?’ She answered back that she was going to the bathroom. As she walked over the the bathroom, he followed her inside.

“… I want to close the door.”

“I don’t want that.”

In the end, she used the toilet in front of Shin KyungHyun. She didn’t think anything would come out, but she tensed her stomach for a bit and managed to get a trickle. Once she could get a trickle, the rest followed easily. She finished cleaning up and flushed the toilet. KyungHyun leaned on the doorpost and calmly gazed at her.

“You have strange tastes.”

She suppressed the embarrassment and awkwardness deep inside and looked up at him in disbelief. KyungHyun suddenly picked her up.

“This is what happens when you have people around you that you can’t trust.”

EunHa fell asleep in his arms for a few more hours before waking up again. Making sure that he had truly fallen asleep now, she snuck out of the bed. She kept her eye on him in the dark, but KyungHyun remained still.

She saw his cellphone next to the gun on the table. Believing this was the time to find some information, she began to head for the bathroom. She was planning on taking Shin KyungHyun’s cellphone later.

Just as she was about to open the toilet tank lid to grab the equipment hidden there, she had a strange feeling that she was being watched. She quickly turned around. She almost let out a shriek. Shin KyungHyun was leaning his head on the doorframe and watching her with his signature blank expression. She had been listening for any noise outside, and she hadn’t heard any sound of his movements at all. She could only imagine what would have happened if she laid a finger on his cellphone.

“Do you use the bathroom this often?”

“I… wanted to take a shower.”

“It’s 3 in the morning right now.”

“Because of someone, my body is a mess and feels sticky. I can’t fall asleep.”

KyungHyun’s expression slightly relaxed. Before EunHa could feel relieved, KyungHyun entered the bathroom and grabbed her hand.

Whoosh.

He turned the shower valve and hot water poured out of the shower head. EunHa felt the water spray down on her. Before she knew it, KyungHyun had grabbed her bath sponge and pumped body wash onto it.

“There’s no need to put that much…”

“It’s for two people.”

KyungHyun chuckled as he rubbed the foaming bath sponge over her body. Even though the water was still pouring over her body, the soapy foam didn’t wash off very easily due the vast amount of body wash KyungHyun had poured onto the sponge.

“Turn around.”

KyungHyun began to rub her back. The bath sponge had already been tossed onto the floor. His warm hand rubbed the rose-scented soap onto her back. His other hand traveled to the front of her body and began to slowly rub her breasts.

“Hnng…!”

EunHa took a step forward to avoid his wandering hand. The water fell right onto her face, so it made it hard for her to breathe. The moment she turned her head to the side, his lips covered hers. She pretended to deepen the kiss before sharply biting KyungHyun’s lower lip. KyungHyun softly laughed into her lips.

He grabbed her lower stomach and pulled her to his body. She could feel his body temperature against her back. His penis was fiercely poking against her bottom. In an instant, KyungHyun’s cock slipped between her thighs and easily entered inside her. EunHa regretted leaving the bed. She had basically taken one step forward and two steps back.

“Haaa, nng!”

Thanks to their slippery bodies, KyungHyun easily moved in and out. He grabbed her breast with one hand and teased her clitoris with the other. He pumped his hips behind her, and the sound of slapping wet skin began to grow louder. The bathroom was now full of steam. EunHa’s cries became more frequent. Eventually, KyungHyun turned her into his embrace and pinned her to the wall.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and wound her legs around his hips. Her body frantically shook as she met his thrusts in midair. Only after reaching her pitch-black climax did she finally leave his embrace.

“Do you think you’ll be able to fall asleep now?”

His languid voice sounded so annoying to her at this moment. She couldn’t hold it back anymore and replied.

“I think you’re also having a hard time falling asleep, Director.”

EunHa stood in the bathroom with trembling legs. She wrapped her hand around his still-erect penis. KyungHyun didn’t reject her advances. Instead, he lowered his head and buried his face into her chest. He took turns sucking on her neck, her chest, and her nipples. Thanks to his ministrations, EunHa’s was unable to keep her mind on his cock in her hand.

She felt a shiver of fear run down her spine. If she nodded off for a moment, she was afraid she would be eaten alive by this man. Suddenly, a dizzying climax rolled over her. She felt as if she was riding a never-ending rollercoaster ride. As the ride became more thrilling, the climaxes became greater and greater. KyungHyun began to pump his cock into her hand as if he were having sex. After leaving numerous red marks on her pale body, KyungHyun finally exploded.

The soap had long been washed away from their bodies. KyungHyun grabbed a large towel and wrapped it around her. Like last time, he lifted her into his arms and walked her to the bed.

The next day, when EunHa woke up, she felt as if her body had been beaten to a pulp. She barely managed to open her eyes. KyungHyun was immaculately dressed as he sat at the table and drank his coffee from a to-go cup.

“When did you bring your clothes?”

“Last night, I asked General Manager Cha to leave a bag of my clothes hanging outside your door.”

“I never heard you call him.”

EunHa spoke with an awkward smile.

“I sent him a text. I was thinking about calling him, but since you seem to be such a light sleeper, Lee HaEun-ssi, I decided not to.”

He wasn’t wrong. EunHa was a very light sleeper. Especially when she was sharing a bed with somebody else. She was never able to completely relax, and she considered this to be something that just came with the job. If it were with any other man, she would have noticed when he left the bed, but she hadn’t been able to feel KyungHyun moving at all throughout the night.

‘It’s probably because I was so tired.’

She told herself that it was an incredibly persistent and fierce bout of sex. After consoling herself, she got into his car and they both went in to the office together. Thanks to a few cups of coffee, she managed to finish up her work. EunHa was worried that he would take her up to her door again for repeat of last night. As if he read her mind, he drove her to her apartment and drove off with a refreshed expression on his face.

Feeling a deep sense of relief, EunHa returned to her apartment alone. However, for some reason, she still couldn’t shake off the feeling that something was off. So that night, EunHa stayed up searching around her apartment.

She thought that there was a huge chance Shin KyungHyun had installed a surveillance camera or a listening device while she was asleep. She checked the bathroom mirror, the air conditioner, even the fire alarm on the ceiling. But she wasn’t able to find anything. The cellphone taped under the mattress was still there, and the equipment wrapped in plastic inside the toilet tank hadn’t been touched.

Still, something felt strange. So she threw away the cellphone given to her by SungHo. She thought things would get easier once she finally managed to sleep with Shin KyungHyun. She was wrong.

Now she knew. He was a crazy man in bed, and instead of loosening his suspicions on the woman he slept with, he raised his defenses instead.

I can’t show any weakness in front of him.

If he caught her trying to copy data off his cellphone, the gun that had aimed for YongJoon’s heart would have instead been aimed at her head.

“Director, when did you arrive?”

“Just now.”

EunHa, who had been lost in thought, looked over at General Manager Cha as he bowed to KyungHyun. The man who had been in thoughts all this time was finally here.

Instead of the usual elegant black suit that he wore, he wore a more formal navy suit with a gray handkerchief peeking out of his left chest pocket. He was dressed for the founding party scheduled for today.

Even though he looked like a skilled, level-headed businessman, inside his outer shell, he was still a thug who committed violent crimes. EunHa preferred that side of him. It wasn’t a crime to do bad things to a bad man.

“What would you like me to do here?”

“Go shopping.”

“What are you looking to buy?”

“I want to buy some clothes for the party today.”

“Um… I think the clothes you’re wearing right now look amazing enough, Director.”

EunHa wasn’t lying. He looked like he had just gotten out of a magazine pictorial. KyungHyun shook his head.

“Not for me. For you.”

EunHa now realized why KyungHyun had called her here to the department store. The clothes she was wearing right now wasn’t quite appropriate for a party.

“How fun.”

“Do you like shopping?”

“Spending money is the best.”

“Alright. Pick whatever you want.”

“Wow. It’s been so long since I bought something without looking at the price. My heart is racing. It’s even better because I’m not even spending my own money.”

KyungHyun chuckled. If this is how he wanted to show off in front of her, she’d take it anytime. On top of that, today was KeumOh’s founding party. All the executives and associates at KeumOh would be there. Today, she had been sent out on an assignment in the morning, so she wasn’t told where this party would be held yet.

She had a strong feeling that she would be able to see YongSung’s boss, Noh HyungChul, at this party. She would possibly be making her first impression on him, so it was very important that she did her very best to catch his eye. As long as she caught his eye, everything else would naturally go her way.

She aggressively began to shop. She picked out two dresses. KyungHyun ordered her to quickly change into one now since they didn’t have enough time. EunHa followed his command and went inside a changing room to change.

“That looks nice.”

EunHa had changed into a fluttering, elegant, cream-colored dress. KyungHyun nodded in approval. However, EunHa changed her mind and changed into a black dress instead. Seeing her exit the changing room in a dress with a plunging neckline, KyungHyun’s eyes narrowed. He slightly bit his lips and didn’t say anything.

“I’ll go and buy the shoes now.”

She went inside a brand-name shoe store and found a pair of heels embedded with crystals. She put the sparkling shoes on. She even bought a thong so that the panty line wouldn’t show through the thin material of the dress. Behind her, General Manager Cha handed the store employee a credit card on behalf of KyungHyun.

“There isn’t much time, so wouldn’t it be better for you to change your panties here as well?”

Following the pervert’s orders, EunHa changed her underwear. Then KyungHyun ordered her to buy a matching purse. EunHa picked a small, bright clutch that was on display at the store.

“Put your things inside the purse. I’ll send someone to take the rest of your things and send it to the office.”

EunHa felt relieved when she heard KyungHyun’s words. She thanked the heavens that she had disposed of SungHo’s cellphone earlier. She opened her purse. She reached her hand inside the bag to grab her wallet and pouch, but her hand touched something heavy instead. EunHa brought her hand out of her purse and saw that a bright, diamond pendant was dangling in her hand.

When did she put this in here?

The perfectly-cut gems were sparkling as it refracted the lighting in the room.

“I chose the jewelry according to my tastes.”

The price of this necklace would definitely overshadow the price of the dress, shoes, and purse combined. The necklace was extravagant but elegant. It looked dreamy. If he truly did pick this according to his tastes, then he was into high-end products. EunHa quickly blinked her eyes, feeling a different type of giddiness than when she stole something.

“Come here.”

When EunHa didn’t move, KyungHyun took the necklace into his hands and went behind her. He lowered his head. A pleasant weight pressed down onto her chest. Then she heard a small metallic click. His breaths on the back of her neck felt hot. Recalling how hot this man’s body was despite his cold facial expressions, EunHa’s heart began to beat faster.

“It suits you.”

KyungHyun went back around and took a good look at her. His eyes lingered on her in appreciation.

“Are you really giving this to me?”

EunHa looked up at him as she asked, one perfect eyebrow raised up.

“Why? You don’t like it?”

“What woman would reject a gift like this?”

“Good. I spent a long time deciding on this necklace. I was going to get annoyed if the recipient didn’t like it.”

“Is this compensation for sex?”

EunHa looked at him and asked defiantly as she laughed. Because General Manager Cha was standing a few paces away as he kept a lookout, she wasn’t afraid to ask KyungHyun now. KyungHyun gazed at her and answered her question in his usual languid voice.

“I’m not so needy that I need to give a woman money for sex.”

“It might mean that sex with me was just that good.”

KyungHyun slightly swept his tongue inside his mouth. His black eyes darkened. As EunHa watched his reaction, she whispered softly.

“It wasn’t that great for me, though.”

He frowned at EunHa’s words. He looked down at her and then began laughing in disbelief. A breathy groan escaped his wide lips. Feeling that she finally landed a small but direct blow on him, EunHa shrugged her shoulders.\n