"I think we lost sight of our relationship."
That was one way to put it, Zen supposed. Two years into this relationship and all it felt like was this messy blur of work, midnight coffee dates and MC buried in paperwork. He accidentally called her Jaehee once because of how overworked she looked during the busier times on their schedule.
"I feel like I want to just back off, reset and just start afresh."
So, this was it. The result of two years that they had invested into this relationship. Gone. Her cold, honest words cutting into him under the New Year fireworks. She had fallen out of love but he was still head over heels. It broke his heart worse than those TV dramas and all those romance films they went to watch together.
"I don't know if you're comfortable with me being your manager anymore but I can understand. You've been wanting a break for a while so maybe it's good to slow down now before you spiral out of control."
She was always good with her words. That's how she sweet talked the guests into attending the parties. It was how she wooed him in the first place. Those bitter words covered in honey. Zen wanted to lash out and hide away to cry his emotions away. In those moments, he hated having the ability to love.
And now it is summer. Love is in the air with new couples and it made him sick. Still, that meant that the mornings came early and fresh so he could go out jogging before seeing any happy-go-lucky young couples. The sting may not be fresh anymore but it suddenly had lodged its way into the heart with no signs of taking the ache away.
Zen splashed his face before slapping it a few times. He stared at his reflection long and hard before charismatically winking at it. By the gods, he looked more handsome than yesterday. No wonder the sun isn't quite out yet this morning, he was just so bright that it was hiding in shame. Zen smirked. Seeing his beautiful face always cheered him up.
He decided to take a different route today, after seeing the sequel of a romance film being advertised, he decided to try and stick to the smaller streets, look for parks which he probably hadn't been to yet. It was wonderful weather, not too cold yet not too warm. Yes, this was a good day to jog.
His phone suddenly pinged to alert him to a new message. Probably the trust fund kid with a new job offer. But when Zen lifted his phone to take a look, he neglected to look ahead and promptly ran into someone. Judging by the sound of her squeak, it was a young lady. Zen winced as he flattened the poor girl and his phone chipped when it clattered onto the pavement.
"Sorry!" he said as he was quick to jump off "Are you…?"
The young lady propped herself up, wincing as she saw the grazes on her arms and looked up at him.
"I'm…sorry, I didn't mean to get in your way," she murmured.
Zen swallowed as he took in her long white hair and glittering red eyes. She was absolutely gorgeous.
And that was how Zen spiralled into Crystal after ignoring MC's words.