Apollo’s Heart - Chapter 43

Chapter 43 – Let’s Stop Playing Games (1)

“That is weird.” Si-yeon mumbled to herself, when Kim, her secretary came up beside her.

“What’s so weird?” she questioned, tilting her head at her boss.

“I meant Tae-jun. Didn’t you find anything weird?” She asked, trying to make sense of what she’d seen.

“You mean, visiting you without notice?”

“That as well, and…” she trailed off, not voicing out her thoughts.

I feel like I was used as an excuse. Or a bait.

A bait to bring Yuri to the lunch table.

Si-yeon assumed Tae-jun would accompany her back to the office, but he left her right after lunch, saying he was under a work schedule.

The way how Tae-jun behaved today was completely new to Si-yeon – he seemed excited and most importantly… at the lounge and at the gallery, his eyes were glued solely on Yuri. For some reason, Yuri seemed to know Tae-jun in person as well.

How do they know each other? Considering their backgrounds and social status, they shouldn’t have been able to cross paths with each other, enough to make an impression.

Si-yeon had known Tae-jun ever since they were children. Of course, she expected Tae-jun to have past relationships before their engagement. However, if he was dating someone currently, it was impossible for her mother to be unaware of it, as she was the one who had insisted on her engagement to Tae-jun.

“And?” Kim strained her ears to listen to the answer. Awkward situation, uncomfortable feelings and an ominous presentiment.

What are these pointing at?

After a moment of hesitance, Si-yeon only shook her head. If she talks more about her gloomy thoughts to her secretary, it was only a matter of time before her mother, Mrs. Go, would know about it.

To be honest, Si-yeon wanted to avoid the fuss her mother would cause once she learns of this, at all costs.

“Nothing special. By the way, where’s the Pepcid?” She asked, changing the subject.

“Were there any problems with lunch?”

“No, not really.”

Si-yeon swallowed the pill with water. Dining in an uncomfortable situation usually upset her stomach all the time. And of course, her secretary, who had overseen Si-yeon ever since she was a child, was well aware of it.

She could easily sense whenever her boss had troubling thoughts.

“Do you think you can get married to him?” Kim eventually asked and Si-yeon let out an amused chuckle.

She could read what was on her secretary’s mind – Kim thought Si-yeon was so uncomfortable with her own husband-to-be that she could not even dine with him without it upsetting her stomach.

“I have to. That’s Mrs. Go’s lifelong wish.” she answered resignedly.

Si-yeon was seven years old, when the woman from her father’s past showed up at her house with a boy who was a year older than her.

After pointing her fingers fanatically to the boy and his mother, Mrs. Go fainted at the sight. At that moment, she had been pregnant with another baby…

A baby that never had the chance to be born.

It was after that moment when Mrs. Go became another person. The once naïve woman with a soft heart, became a stone-cold, heartless person.

Since then, she wished for nothing but one thing – her daughter, Si-yeon becoming the ruler of Daejin Group. To claim her rightful kingdom from her two older step brothers and two younger step brothers, Si-yeon needed a partner with power.

A partner who is so powerful and heartless that he would eliminate any contestant that Si-yeon ever has to compete with. Tae-jun ticked all the boxes that Mrs. Go had ever hoped for. And Si-yeon wanted to grant her mother’s wishes by all means.

Should I figure out what happened between them? Si-yeon mused to herself.

Si-yeon did not want to be a pathetic woman who secretly does background checks on her fiancé’s past relationships, but she was his fiancée and she was not open to the thought of any kind of an affair in their marriage.

Stroking her bloated stomach absent-mindedly, Si-yeon tapped her temple.

⸙

“Wait at the hospital. I’m on the way. She fainted out of blue.”

Driving like a madman, Tae-jun stroked Yuri’s cheek with his freehand; Yuri collapsed shortly before and lost her consciousness. Tae-jun suddenly felt a chill. run down his body

He might have to change his plans.

After gathering every bit of her personal information, it was not difficult for him to find Yuri.

According to the agency, the Heart of Apollo’s installation was to be completed today, and that was where his prey had been hiding.

Tae-jun did not hurry to back Yuri into a corner. After all, cornering a prey was always entertaining to him. Taking Yuri back as he wanted would require great patience on his part.

Surprisingly, Yuri’s reaction at the lunch table was unwaveringly poised.

She was clearly agitated by Tae-jun’s presence, but she was not afraid, nor did she try to escape from him. Rather, she seemed to have been exploring something.

Was she bold, or was she simply a good actress? Only time would tell him.

When Tae-jun received a text message reporting everything was prepared, he began his hunt.

When he slid his hand between the closing doors of the elevator, the woman inside glared at him with wide, frightened eyes. Every step that Tae-jun took towards her made her take a step back until there was no more room.

Her pupils dilated and were filled with fear.

Yes, that’s how I like it. That’s the fun part of hunting. He thought maliciously to himself.

Tae-jun unhurriedly entered the elevator and pushed the close button. As the doors slid close, the thin air in the small elevator started to suffocate both Yuri and Tae-jun. Yuri dropped her gaze and desperately tried to compose herself.

Stuffing his hands to his pockets, Tae-jun leaned against a wall before her. From head to toe, he kept his predatory eyes on Yuri.

Yuri trembled and broke into a cold sweat.

His eyes traced the drops of sweat on her neck, Tae-jun reminded himself of the first thing on the list he wanted to do for a long time– licking her lean and slender neck, much like a snake would.

To have her taste flood his tongue once more…

“Let’s stop playing games.”

Tae-jun reached his hands and snatched her by the waist. Fatigued, Yuri’s knees buckled, and eventually passed out.