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Chapter 11 – Forbidden

-'I'm disappointed with you Mr. Kwan!'-Lao said watching Hwoarang on his chair.-'Your father was always saying that you were a good boy and…'

-'I guess my father doesn't know me at all.'

-'Don't interrupt people when they're talking!'-Lao shouted.

-'Fine…'

-'Since you arrived, you have shown us that you're not the right person to take care of our daughter. We can't trust you, Mr. Kwan.'

Hwoarang shrugged and Lao continued.

-'I'm not going to send you away because that would cause some conflicts between your father and me, and I respect your father. So you will stay here, and when Julia makes the announcement, you'll leave.'

-'The announcement?'

-'Yes…of the wedding.'

-'With Mishima?'

-'No, unfortunately for me, Julia is too stubborn and she said she doesn't love Jin. So she will marry Steve!'

-'No, she won't!'

-'What did you say?'

-'I said that she won't marry Steve Fox, because she doesn't love him either!'

-'You know nothing about my daughter!'

-'I know more than you!'

-'WHAT?'

-'You're so focused in making your wishes come true that you have forgotten about Julia's feelings. She doesn't want to get married!'

-'But that's the best for her!'

-'No, that's the best for you and your damn businesses! You're using her to achieve more power!'

-'Don't lecture me, young man!'

-'I'm saying the truth!'

-'She'll learn how to love Steve and even if she doesn't love him…she'll never be with you! I wouldn't let that happen! My daughter…'

-'Your daughter knows exactly who she loves, and believe me that it isn't Jin or Steve…'

-'You're not enough for her!'

-'She's not of that opinion. And with all the respect Mr. Chang…you already lost Julia.'

-'Until the wedding announcement you are forbidden to see her and talk to her, did you hear me?'

Hwoarang clenched his fists but he didn't do anything. He wanted to punch that man's face and make him see that he was making his daughter's life miserable, but he couldn't do it, because he was already in deep troubles.

-'If you approach my daughter, I'll kill you myself! I don't want you around her!'

-'What if she wants to be with me?'-Hwoarang provoked.-'Have you thought about that?'

-'OUT!'-Lao shouted.-'Get out of my office!'

Hwoarang returned to his room and after a cold shower he lay down in his bed thinking about what to do. Lao had forbid him to see Julia but he didn't care. He had to see her again and be with her but for now he had to wait patiently until the next morning.

Early in the next morning, Lao and Jin had spoken. It was decided that Jin would leave to Japan before lunch.

Miharu and Steve weren't very happy about it, but there was nothing they could do. Miharu was obliged to go because she knew that Heihachi would want to speak to her as soon as they arrived.

-'I wish things were different.'-Jin said in the living room, putting his arm around Miharu's shoulder.

-'Me too.'

-'Why don't you tell him what you feel?'

-'Did you tell Ling?'

-'No…but…'

-'It's hard to say…isn't it?'

Julia joined them in that moment.

-'I wish you have a good and safe journey.'-she said.

-'Thanks!'-said Miharu.

-'Don't worry…I'm not going to marry Steve!'-Julia announced.

Miharu blushed.

-'Maybe you should…'-she said softly.

-'Why?'-Jin asked.

-'You're rich, beautiful and intelligent and I'm just an employee…I don't have a chance. Besides I'm going to Japan.'-Miharu explained.

-'I wouldn't say that, I'm sure that Steve doesn't think that way.'-Julia smiled.

-'Really?'

-'What about you?'-Jin asked.-'What will you do?'

-'I don't know yet. I need to go now; my father wants to talk to me.'

-'Good luck!'-Miharu said.

During a whole hour, Lao had tried to convince his daughter to accept the wedding with Steve and to accept that Hwoarang wasn't the right guy for her.

Julia listened to her father, but she wasn't convinced at all. She didn't care anymore. As for Lao he called Hwoarang irresponsible, immature, ungrateful and other less proper words.

-'I don't know what kind of problems he has with his parents, and I don't know what kind of education they gave to him, but Yon is very different from what I was thinking and I should've never invited him to come!'-Lao finished.

-'Maybe he's not like you think he is…'

-'I can't believe you said that!'

-'Why?'

-'I don't want you near him, ok? As soon as you announce your wedding with Steve, he'll leave to Korea. And I hope he stays there forever!'

-'But dad…'

-'He's not in an airplane right now because I don't want troubles with his family, but if it wasn't for that, I would have sent him away immediately!'

-'I didn't know you could be so unfair!'

-'I'm not unfair, I'm realistic!'

-'You don't know Hwoarang, dad…'

-'And you do?'

-'Sort of…'

-'You're just an innocent girl Julia…you still have a lot to learn about people!'

Julia left her father's office very disappointed. Lao didn't listen to her and he was still convinced that she would marry Steve; plus he hated Hwoarang.

It was almost time to say goodbye to Jin and Miharu. Steve was already with them outside the house. They were putting their luggage on the car. When Julia arrived, Miharu was almost crying. Hwoarang was watching everything from his window. He couldn't wait for Jin's departure because he wanted to speak alone with Julia. But in the end she went with Jin and Miharu to the airport, so he decided to wait.

When Julia arrived, Steve was waiting for her, in the garden. Julia approached him.

-'Miharu gave me this…it's for you.'-she said delivering him a piece a paper.

-'Thank you.'

-'Do you promise me something?'

-'What?'

-'Call her one of these days, ok?'

-'I promise!'

Julia left him there and entered the house. When she was passing by the library, she felt someone holding her arm and pulling her inside.

-'My father will kill you if he sees us together.'

-'I'm willing to risk it.'

Hwoarang held her closer and kissed her. Julia didn't fight back. When Hwoarang let her go, she looked into his eyes and saw that he wasn't just playing games like before.

-'Are you going to marry Fox?'-he asked. Julia noticed a hint of jealous in his voice.

-'No.'

-'Did you talk to your father?'

-'Yes, but he's stubborn.'

-'He hates me!'

-'I know…but even if I don't marry Steve, he won't let us be together, and besides, I don't think that you want to marry me…'

Hwoarang turned his back on her and sighed. She was right; he wasn't the kind of guy who wants a marriage and to have a family. Everything had started just for fun. Besides, he wasn't even the real Yon Kwan; he was just a thief from Korea who was there for a price.

-'Julia!'-Michelle almost yelled when she saw her daughter with Hwoarang.

-'Mum…we are just talking…'

-'Lets go!'-Michelle ordered.-Your father ordered you to stay away from Yon!'

Julia looked at Hwoarang and left with her mother. The future was something uncertain to both of them.

Merry Christmas everyone!