Chapter 11: HEARTBREAK

'The lights are still off. Where is she?' He's starting to worry. Half an hour has passed, but she has still not appeared. He was about to call Woo Bin for help when an unfamiliar car stopped in front of the house.

Gaeul emerged from the car; she was thanking the man for the ride and for granting her request, when she noticed that he's looking past behind her.

"Yi Jung…."

With both hands tightened, Yi Jung is glaring intently to his father and shouted, "What do you want now? Are you not yet satisfied destroying my life? Get out of here, NOW!"

Gaeul is startled and hold unto his arms, "Yi Jung, please," she turned to Yi Jung's dad, "Sir, please leave first, I am sorry for this."

After the man left, they both kept silent for a while.

"Why are you with him?" Yi Jung is still furious, fist is still clenched.

"I just asked him.… Yi Jung, can't you forgive him 'till now?" she decided not to tell the real reason, but her answer only made Yi Jung more furious.

He snatched his arms from her clasp and faced her "So you're meeting him behind my back? Is this what? Your first? second date?"

"Yi Jung, it's not what you think." Gaeul tries to be calm and ignore his insinuations.

"Is it because I've already changed, and you realized that you really like womanizers?"

Gaeul wasn't able to believe what she heard, and slapped him. He only smiled at her bitterly, walked away, and sped off.

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Gaeul can no longer remember how she was able to reach her room, with those tears blocking her eyes, she felt so weak and tired on what happened. Although she knew that Yi Jung will be mad when he finds out about the meeting, she did not expect him to accuse her that way.

Meanwhile, Yi Jung drove as fast as he can to reach his studio, released his anger and pain, after few minutes, the whole studio is totally messed.

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Yi Jung tried to forget what had happen and worked in the studio but he always end up crying and drowning him self in alcohol.

Meanwhile, Yi Jung's parents' met, and Mrs. So knew what happened when Mr. So met with Gaeul.

"But, Gaeul didn't tell me anything about that, I know that Yi Jung will be mad that's why I asked Gaeul, they might have problems now because of me."

"I think you should talk to him now, explain to him everything, he won't like it if I'll be the one to talk to him. He's still mad at me; maybe in the future he'll forgive me."

Mrs. So went to the studio; a pungent smell of alcohol greets her as soon as she opened the door.

"Son, what are you doing?" Yi Jung is sitting on the floor, drinking, and with at least 6 empty bottles around.

"Oh mom, you're here," he tried to stand to kiss his mom, but he is tipsy.

"Yi Jung, stop these nonsense. Gaeul didn't do anything wrong."

"Mom, I love her, I've changed for her…" tears started to flow on his cheeks.

"Son, I am sorry. I am the one who asked her to meet your father."

"What? MOM!" he is furious.

"Yi Jung, calm down. Listen to me first, please." His mom started to cry.

Yi Jung pacifies a little.

"Son, I am sorry if I've caused misunderstanding between you and Gaeul. I've already met up with your dad to clear things between us. I know that you won't approve it, that's why I asked Gaeul to ask your dad to meet me. I am very sorry that I have dragged her into my own problems."

Yi Jung just kept silent and regretted his behavior towards Gaeul, he knows that he had hurt her so much.

"Mom, can you help me ask Gaeul to forgive me?"

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"Ma!" she forced to sound cheerful.

"Gaeul! What a surprise? What are you doing here?"

She hugged her mom and pretended to be hurt, "Don't you want me to be here, I came here to visit you and Papa."

Her mom laughed, "That's not what I mean, it's just that you always asked us what you'd bring for us before going here, look, it seems that you didn't bring anything for us now!"

Gaeul pouted that only make her mom laughed louder. Hearing his wife laughing, Gaeul's dad came out the house.

"Oh, we have a visitor!" Gaeul walked to his dad and gave him a hug. Her mom walked to them, "Let's go inside, maybe our visitor is hungry now." They all shared a good laugh.

Since her dad lost his job because of her affiliation to Jan Di, Gaeul's parents decided to move in a nearby province, where his dad luckily got a supervisory position in one of the small company there. Gaeul decided to spend few days with her parents to help her take a breath from what had happen.

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"Hello mom, have you talked to her lately? She seems like not home."

"No, Yi Jung, I can't call her, maybe her phone is off. Son, please give her some time, everything will be okay soon." His mom reassured him.

Yi Jung is inside his car, in front of Gaeul's house, he's been going there every night trying his luck to talk to her.