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Chapter 3 - Lies That Hurt Both

They stood there for a moment, freeze in each other's presence: he didn't knew what to say and she was having trouble in averting his piercing gaze. Meanwhile Ga Eul was also having trouble deciding if she should stay or if she should leave. She knew Woo Bin wouldn't hurt Jae Kyung but she wasn't so sure if he would be okay, after their confrontation. Deciding she would only be in the way, she slowly and swiftly slide trough her door, keeping it middle opened.

There was silence in the hall, while both of them tried to think about what to talk.

- So… - he said, making her lift up her gaze. - …You're back, huh?

- Yeah… - she said, with a shadow of a smile on her face. She was trying to sound lighthearted and joyful but she knew she wasn't making it. – I was invited to Yi Jung's brother's wedding.

- Me too… Ga Eul told me you were coming…

- She did?

- Yes. To the wedding, I mean…

- Ah… I thought…

- No, she didn't told me you were here already. She kept your secret.

- I see.

- Still, the wedding is in 4days, isn't it? You came early…

- I had some time so… I decided to crash on her place…

- Yeah, I noticed…

- I've heard really good things about your company… and you, of course…

- Thanks. – he said, piercing her gaze with his, once more, and noticing how she, once more, averted his.

There was an uncomfortable silence between them and it was Woo Bin who broke it, with a simple question:

- Why?

She forced herself to look at him, once more. She had understood what he was asking about, and even if she hadn't, his eyes were clear enough: hurt, sadness, angry, longing… all in one single look that almost crushed her heart. Still, she didn't know what to say to him.

She had dreamed with that moment, when she would see him again, thousands of times; in her dreams she always looked calm and composed and always knew what to say, how to explain him… Now, all she could think about was how she had missed that figure, those warm and expressive eyes and the sound of his voice.

Then a memory struck her mind and a crude voice replayed itself in her head, over and over again:

- "A marriage between us would only profit the company, especially now that JK Group is falling in every single way… what would happen to your father, if he saw the company he built from nothing crash because of one bad decision…?"

Bracing herself for his reaction, she gulped hard, trying not to think too much about what she was about to do again: lie to him.

- Sorry. – she said, averting his eyes. – Seems that we really shouldn't have done it…

His heart was stopping, he thought, it was the only explanation for the sudden cold that run through his veins.

- What did… what did you say…?

- It's what you heard… we were never meant to be, any way…

-How… how can you say that? – he asked, his anger quickly escalating. He clenched his fists.

- We are very different… it would damage my company's name if…

- Your company? – the cold anger in his voice made her shiver. – So it was about the company all along…?

- You do have a certain background and my company can't be associated with…

- So, at that time… - he asked, cold and deadly in his voice and gaze – You were lying…

- If I lead you to the wrong conclusion… - she started, her eyes closed to held her tears.

- DON'T FUCK WITH ME! – he shouted and Jae Kyung felt the wall behind her shook, as he threw a punch into it. She opened her eyes alarmed, and stared into his, closely next to her. He was leaning forward, his fist buried in the wall, almost covering her body with his. – YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T CARE FOR THINGS LIKE THAT!

- … - she gulped hard, her tears making her voice weaver. - … I said I was sorry… I really am…

- SHUT UP! – he shouted once more, making her wince.

Ga Eul came out of her door then, and her eyes grew bigger at the sight of both of them so close. However, any thoughts about how they could have made up disappeared at the sound of Woo Bin's pained voice and at the sight of blood on his hand:

- I just want to know this… - he said, gulping hard so that he could hold his tears and not break in front of her. – At that time… was there even a time you were honest… that you said the truth? Or was it all a lie?

She closed her eyes and hold a sob.

- ANSWER ME!

She slowly opened her eyes and forced her voice to came out cold:

- Sorry…

For a moment she thought he was going to hit her and she closed her eyes, prepared for it. She knew she deserved it. But he did nothing. He stood there, and she knew because she could feel him near. And then he spoke, in the coldest voice she had ever heard from him:

- Enough… I've had enough… of you…

Ga Eul had tears in her eyes; in the few words spoken between them she had understood what had happened.

- Sun… Sunbae… - she quietly said, hiccupping. Woo Bin lifted his gaze and tried to smile to her.

- Sorry for coming without warning… I just missed our talks, and was worried about you…

- Sunbae… please… unni… - she pleaded. Jae Kyung didn't even move, her eyes still closed and tears starting to accumulate beneath her eyelashes. Since Woo Bin wasn't looking, he didn't saw them but Ga Eul didn't miss them.

- It's alright, Ga Eul-yang… me and Jae Kyung-sshi have already sorted out everything… I'll see you at Eun Jae's wedding, ok? 'Night.

And with that said, he slowly started to walk away. At first, his steps slow and calm but, as soon as he turned around the corner and started descending the stairs, he broke into a run that only stopped inside his car.

Jae Kyung heard the sharp sound of a car door's closing and the roar of an engine being brought to life with more strength than needed. After that, the car breaks chided in the air and the car's sound quickly faded away. And then she lost all strength in her legs and slowly drift until the ground, the wall supporting her back; when Ga Eul approached her, she had already broken into hysterical tears.

So, what do you guys think? Curious? Whose was the speech Jae Kyung was remembering?

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