Apollo’s Heart - Chapter 37

Chapter 37 – Arising Conflict (1)

Little puddles carpeting the streets, rivulets trickling down; by the time it stopped pouring at dawn, the rain had left tangible marks all over the city.

As he drove, Jae-won took a peek at the calendar. it had been two days since his encounter with Yuri. Two days since the dinner, in other words handing over the business card.

In general, the women Jae-won flirted with contacted him in two days – they usually took one day to explore his personality and background through their own means and spent another playing hard-to-get. But it would all end up with them calling him.

Will she contact me?

It’s certainly not the first time that Jaewon had taken fancy to a woman. That said, she certainly wasn’t the first to have his business card either.

However, it was most definitely a first that this hot shot was a nervous wreck waiting for her call. Women would surely call him back, and in those rarest of the rare cases of no contact, he was totally okay with it. There was no end to the women constantly expressing their interest in him, and such, Jae-won Lee shall want for nothing.

However, this time was different. Didn’t they say three coincidences is a proof of destiny and Yuri seemed like a destiny to Jae-won.

They’d already had three coincidences – first at Si-yeon’s office, second was at Seohwadang, and the last at Hotel Seoin.

Ever since having a conversation with this attractive woman, Jae-won found her even more enchanting that he leered at her despite the rumor that she already had a man. Yuri gave him the screaming habdabs.

If she doesn’t contact me, should I visit her studio in New York City in winter holiday season? No, no, I’d look too desperate. While Jae-won was sat brooding on how to approach Yuri, his phone in the pocket vibrated. It was his Secretary, Choi.

-Mr. Yoon, where are you?

Jae-won detected a note of urgency from the voice on the telephone. What has happened? Jae-won checked the time. It’s 7:30am. As Jae-won had a meeting to attend in the morning, he was already on the way.

“I already arrived at the hotel. I just need to get off.”

-Please come quickly. Quickly!

“What? Why?”

Jae-won got off his car wondering what had happened. When he entered the lobby, secretary Choi, who had been biting his nails from anxiety, dashed to Jae-won.

“What took you so long, Mr. Yoon! I have been waiting for you!”

Jae-won instinctively straightened his spine, because he had never seen his secretary as nervous as now. Something must have happened at the hotel.

“What is it? Did something happen?”

“Um…”

Choi lowered his voice as if it was something serious. Jae-won also became serious.

“Director Tae-jun Seo is waiting for you in the office.”

Like a popped balloon, Jae-won’s anxiety dissipated immediately. What’s the big deal about Tae-jun’s visit? He often comes to the office. Uncomprehending his secretary’s fuss, Jae-won continued asking.

“So what? He comes over often.”

“But..but it’s different this time! I was scared to death.”

“You are always afraid of him, anyway.” Jae-won replied flatly and continued walking to his office.

“So, when did he come?”

“I…I don’t know.”

Jae-won stopped. What? His secretary comes to work before 7am every day.

“I checked in as usual, and he was already sitting in your office.”

Oh, Lord. Slowly understanding the gravity of the situation, Jae-won turned pale as ashes.

“You should have called me right at that moment!”

“I also thought he just came in to say hi in the beginning….”

“Did he just sit there and wait for me?”

“No, I wouldn’t make such a fuss about it if he just sat and waited for you. He searched for something.”

“Searched for what?”

“Well, I don’t know. He wouldn’t tell me.”

“So, are you telling me, you just let him be and left the office, so he can find whatever he wants?”

“I was so scared. I was scared to death.”

This idiot! He should have stayed there no matter how scared he was!

Jae-won had to restrain himself from yelling at his secretary. He quickly started assuming why Tae-jun visited him so early in the morning. In terms of career and private life, Jae-won had been a good boy so far and had not done anything to agitate his cousin.

“I was behaving well recently, right?”

“Yes. You were such a good boy.” His secretary was fast to supply, in a rather comical way.

After getting off the elevator, Jae-won stood in front of the office door. Jae-won was anxious to enter his own office. He nodded at his secretary to open the door.