Hey! I'm back again. Sorry for making you wait so much, but as you all know, there has been so many things in my life right now that I couldn't concentrate at all with writing the story.

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The air seemed tense in the classroom as both teachers looked at each other in the eyes. One confused and the other furious. Taking a step forward to her, she pushed him so hard he stumbled over a table and almost fell to the floor. One of his hands was still touching his cheek from how shocking it was to see her acting like this. He didn't speak at all and remained silent, looking at her eyes and wondering what he did wrong.

"Park Jun Seo." she called out his name in a very serious voice. He didn't take his eyes off of her even for a second.

"Why?" she gritted her teeth while trying to resist the urge of yelling bad things.

"I don't understand…" his words were making her desperate, frustrated that he could not give the answer she was looking for.

"Your name, you were the one who was there installing that thing to kill me. Am I right?" she yelled her last words.

"Ga Eul, I don't know what you're talking about." This time he straightened his body but stood in the same place, afraid that she would hit or push him again. "But what I'm sure about is that I would never hurt you. Never, Ga Eul." his gaze changed. He was being very serious.

Huffing in disbelief, she kept silence for a moment, waiting to see if he would change his mind and say the truth, but there was only silence. He seemed very determined. At that moment, before she could talk again, someone called her. It was an unknown number.

"Hello?"

"Miss Ga Eul, it's the detective calling. I would like us to meet as soon as possible, there's some interesting information you might like to know"

She kept staring at the teacher with an intense glare, as if that was enough to make him stay still. Threatening him with her eyes to confess what she knows to the detective. "I know who might did it" she said while watching any possible weird move he could make.

"You got the wrong person" he sounded very convinced about what he said. Ga Eul widened her eyes, confused for this.

"How do you..." he cut her off.

"I've got an evidence. Come and see me at the coffee shop in front of your house at 7. Okay?"

"Yes sir." she lowered her head not knowing how to look at the teacher anymore.

"One more thing, Miss Ga Eul. Come alone."

"What?" she asked not knowing what the reason was, but the detective already hung up. How could she go alone? So Yi Jeong needed to know about this, he had the right to. Thoughts came in to her mind, maybe there was the possibility that this man didn't trust her soon-to-be husband, but why? For once she forgot she was in the middle of an argument with her co-worker until she saw him giving her a sad glance.

"I need to go" she only said, feeling a bit ashamed. There wasn't going to be any words of apology for him until she knew for certain what evidence was the detective going to bring. She wasn't sure. At this point anyone could be the culprit, everyone became suspicious because there was no denying that after such an event anyone could get paranoid.

Walking down the hallway with her head down, she stumbled against someone. The smell of the perfume quickly let her discover who the person was before looking at his face. It was So Yi Jeong, as if she didn't know that. . .

As usual, he would ask her if everything was fine and how her day went at school and with the children. Surprisingly, she indeed responded like her ordinary self, but it was to hide what had happened. A small lie that everything was perfect made him satisfied and with nothing else to ask about. Ga Eul took a glimpse behind her and Park Jun Seo surprised her when she saw him standing right in front of the door, hand still covering his red cheek. At that moment she felt very guilty from acting in that way, that she hurried up to blame him. Could the detective be right about her getting it all wrong? She wanted to find out about that as soon as possible.

"Has that man contacted you?" the Casanova broke the silence inside the car. It took her three seconds to realize who he was asking for.

"No, not yet" she lied remembering what he told her. She felt terrible and she hoped that this detective knew what he was doing.

"Well, I hope he catches the culprit very soon. I don't want anything to happen to you, Ga Eul, and knowing that person is still out there makes me scared for you" he sighed very worriedly and looked at her. It was difficult for her to hold a normal face when she couldn't tell him about her talk with the detective. Finally, after a few seconds, the country bumpkin glanced at him with a small smile as if reassuring that everything was going to be alright.

Soon enough they arrived at the shop where they were going to choose the design for their invitations. It was something Ga Eul have been waiting since weeks ago. This was something she had passion for, to design and decorate the things for her wedding. Even though it was going to be something small for her just to share with the family and friends, any bride wanted it to be very special, and she was no exception.

A nice young lady presented them many options, and they would choose the ones they most liked to choose between them in the end. Ga Eul went with the one she wanted the most and Yi Jeong went along as long as she was happy. The woman would always compliment them as a couple and smile each time there was a cute moment between them. At that time, there was no other people in the store. It was nice and peaceful. Then, the country bumpkin caught something interesting with her eyes; there was a second floor. Politely, she asked if she could go upstairs, which the woman replied with a gentle nod while processing the transaction with So Yi Jeong.

Slowly, she climbed up the second floor and looked around. There were many more invitations, but none were of her style. Some of them were in display with the names of a famous couple that obviously bought their invitations there.

"Omo!" she exclaimed excited when noticing one of her favorite actress's name in one of it. "Kim So Eun" grabbing the phone out of her pocket, she couldn't miss the opportunity to take a picture of an invitation that her favorite celebrity had touched. Suddenly, as she was looking at the photo, something covered her mouth. Someone's hand pressed against it so she couldn't scream. An arm was around her neck as she tried to scream at first, but at some point she stopped as it was futile.

Then, she heard the sound of a paper when one of the hands let her for a second. The person quickly placed it in front of her so she could read it. Going through the words carefully, she got even more scared when she read the whole message.

"Ga Eul, come down now. We have to leave" the voice of her boyfriend somehow managed to make her feel a bit relief thinking that maybe he would come upstairs and help her. But the potter didn't.

"You have been warned. Someone knows about this, you are dead" the voice of a man murmured very closely to her ears which frightened her more. After that, she was pushed down to the floor, that's when Yi Jeong heard the noise and quickly climbed the stairs.

"What happened, Ga Eul?" she was on the floor, laying upside-down with tears on her face. He helped her get up and wiped the the tears away.

"I...I fell on the floor by accident." once again she lied to him.

"How's that possible?" he asked, unsure of her answer.

"I tripped over on my own foot" she kept crying, hiding it away was not easy at all in this case.

"Why are you still crying?" he was very worried checking her knees.

"It just hurts." while he was bending to examine her, she looked around and there was no one else anymore. It was unbelievable how someone escaped when there was no other entrance or exit on the floor. That was when she thought the person could still be in there… still looking at her from a hidden area. It scared her so much. . .

"We should leave now" after saying that, she immediately walked down the stairs and headed towards the car quickly so that even Yi Jeong could not keep up with her pace.

"What was that all about?" he closed the door and started the engine. He took a big breath and waited for her reply.

"I'm just tired" she was, indeed, but tired of this scary moments she has already gone through. There was a lot to think about now and with the message she read, there was more to worry about. What was she going to do?

Driving to her home, Yi Jeong waited for her to get inside the building before leaving to a meeting with some famous artists. Ga Eul could just stay in bed all day if she wanted, but she could not even have some peace and quiet in her own apartment with her new partner, Jae Kyung. There was nowhere to go, only the bathroom to be alone. She got in the shower and stood there for half an hour, thinking and crying.

Suddenly, her phone began to ring and she gasped and jumped a little, scared. The name of the detective appeared on screen and she hesitantly touched the answer button.

"Miss Ga Eul, I'm here waiting at where we agreed to meet." his voice sounded a slightly mad for the time he has kept waiting.

"I'm sorry I didn't call sooner, but I can't go." before she could hang up, something he said caught her attention.

"That person has threatened you, am I right?" there was a long and dead silence on the line.

"Please, do come. Don't let anyone intimidate you. I'm sure I can help"

Ga Eul began to cry again, she did not have a good feeling about this. That paper, that warning... there was no doubt that whoever was behind this was following her around and watching her every move, and every step she took. It felt like she could not even breathe peacefully or even do something outdoors because there was the fear of someone trying to kill her again.

At this point she was very aware that anything she could do would affect the loved ones around her. Thinking of what to do next, she lowered the phone from her ear for a couple seconds to not feel the pressure the detective was giving her. Heaving very heavily, she decided it was best to meet the only one that could maybe solve this case once for all and end it all with this mysterious chaser.

Within twenty minutes she promised to be at the coffee shop, and she really did appear. Before entering the shop, she checked her phone and saw three missed calls, they were all from Yi Jeong. Ga Eul thought of whether to call him now or not, but it didn't seem that important as what she was about to do, so her boyfriend needed to wait.

In the dark corner was a figure sitting against a wall, of the detective that have been waiting for the country bumpkin. His gaze did not seem happy at all, and his hands were tapping against the table with the food he had ordered untouched. He was looking through the window, not noticing that she had arrive until her shadow was on top of his table. His eyes went immediately to look at her in the eyes, trying to contain himself from saying something that could upset her. Standing up as a gentleman, he offered her to sit on the chair in front of him, on the other side of the table. Ga Eul gladly did and sat, looking very awkward and waiting for him to talk first.

Sliding a folder on the table, he waited for her to open it. "You should find this interesting." those were his only words. It didn't give her much information of what was inside of it, and it made her feel more anxious. Giving a last look of worry at him, she decided to open it immediately.

Inside the folder there were seven pieces of paper, the contract that the bridal shop made with the person who was going to do the job, Park Jun Seo. She read everything carefully, but there was nothing interesting that could lead her to the guilty. Then, a picture fell down to the table from between the papers. She grabbed it and examined it, the man in the photo was not even close to looking like her co-worker who she had blame.

"Is this...Park Jun Seo?" she asked and raised her head to look at the detective with a puzzled look.

"Exactly."

"After receiving this information from the shop, I went to find out where this man was, and you know what I found?" his body seem relaxed as his back rested against the wooden chair, looking with a serious gaze throughout the glass window to the streets. He heaved a sigh before looking at her in the eyes and interlocking his fingers.

"This man died yesterday." those words shocked her. Wide eyes open, she could not believe what he just said. Still, it was still a bit confusing to her.

"Time of his death? An hour after he handle the papers and finish working" she did not know how to register this news. Everything was getting clearer as to what was happening. And Ga Eul thought that whoever was behind this hideous crime sounded completely evil.

"As I can see from your reaction, I assume you are now following what I'm saying," she nodded slowly and gulped very hard.

"Well, from this information I can say that someone killed him after the job so that no one would suspect later even if they could find him dead." The tone of his voice sounded a bit bored as it was so usual to put the puzzles together so easily. This was not so different than the other cases he usually handled. It sure brought him much excitement when there was no clue at first, but the evidence became too clear for him.

"How can you know that?" she was a little curious as to know how he could assume that.

"If you think it's an assumption, it's not. I don't make them. In fact, it's true. The man, Park Jun Seo, didn't die from natural causes. He was strangled to death" before she could even react or say something, a waiter came in.

"May I-" the waiter paused. "Ga Eul" he said surprised. It was So Il Hyun.

The country bumpkin didn't know how to react in front of him. She took a moment to look at him up and down; he was well-dressed, and it became obvious as he was an employee here. She never knew, though.

"What are you doing here?" he curiously asked yet could not hide how happy it was to see her there. Then Il Hyun glanced at the detective before Ga Eul could talk. He was understanding now what was happening.

"I didn't know you work here" she avoided his question and hoped he wouldn't ask again.

"Yes, I do. I own this place, I thought you knew" his casual smile made her feel like she could trust him on this one. Still, he was Yi Jeong's brother. Would he tell her boyfriend what he just saw?

"Il Hyun, can I ask you something?" there was no way to describe how awkward she felt. At first, she supposed that maybe Il Hyun could think something was not right about her and the detective, but when she remembered that he was present in the bridal shop scene, she felt relieved. But there was one thing to do and to be sure it will not happen.

"Could you...?" the country bumpkin did not know how to ask him the favor of not telling the Casanova about this encounter. It felt wrong. It felt like lying to the potter even when it was only about not mentioning it. It was not like Yi Jeong would casually go and talk to his brother and ask him if he saw Ga Eul today and what she did. It was a matter of hiding it.

"Forget it, Ga Eul. Let him know." he talked before she could even finish asking Il Hyun. Then, she turned her head and looked at him perplexed from how it did not matter who could know it. She could not understand why there was a sudden change of thought, and it was getting her a bit annoyed.

Il Hyun stood there trying to understand confusion in the exchange of words between them, but he smiled and excused himself before leaving to meet other new customers. The only thing that he left was a receipt, and soon the detective took it for a moment and read it. He sighed and laid back on his chair.

"Miss Ga Eul, I think it has been more than enough for today. I should head back and investigate more meticulously on this case and track down the one behind all of this. If you'll excuse me..." he stood up, give a serious glare and began to walk away.

Suddenly, he was stopped by the country bumpkin at the exit. He could see the fear in her eyes. "How much longer would it take you to find out who it is?"

He opened his eyes widely, a bit surprised by the question. After few seconds, he returned her a serious yet bored stare. "Let me just do my job. If I tell you more about this, you won't be able to even think about your wedding and it's coming soon, right?" his face came close to her, eyes fix on hers. Ga Eul nodded and he went back to his original posture.

"I should ask, Miss Ga Eul, could there be any possibility that I could go?"

"Why?" her question didn't offend him at all, he knew the reason why she was asking. It was strange for someone to ask for an invitation unless...

"I'm not going as a guest..." he paused and began to walk away." More like as who I am now" at the time he said it, he sensed she stopped walking to be at his pace.

"Why?" the question came again.

"There is a 99% chance there might be an intruder, if you know what I mean." he just took a glimpse of her really quickly from his back and walked away, leaving a frozen Ga Eul in the middle of the sidewalk. She didn't say anything back and that's when she feared more for her life.

"Ga Eul, you are back!" her happy fellow roommate was screaming at her as she opened the door.

"Where were you?" asked Jae Kyung with a worried look on her face.

"I was just..." she did not know how to lie, and her head was spinning so much after all she was told today that thinking straight was not possible. The only thing that she could notice was some box that was wrapped up as a present laid on top of the table. The bright yellow color brought her attention.

"What is that?" she asked to the monkey while walking towards it.

"It's a present" she just said, not being specific at all. Ga Eul did not care at all, she was not in the mood to be annoyed or to be cranky.

"For who?"

"It's for you. Do you really think that if it was mine I wouldn't have opened it already?" the country bumpkin looked at her this time with a serious glance that could say she was not happy about her answer.

"Who left it?"

"I don't know. Someone knocked on the door and when I went to open it, there was no one except the present on the floor" out of nowhere, Jae Kyung nudged her arm and made a silly noise while smiling. "Maybe it's from a secret admirer or your knight in shining armor" it was clear Ga Eul wasn't in the mood for her humour. Indeed, it seemed to very suspicious to her.

Before she could open it, someone knocked on the door but the monkey offered herself to open it. As her friend went to see who it was, she decided to open the box. Slowly, she removed the top and looked inside.

"What are you doing here?" stuttered Jae Kyung.

Next thing that was heard it was a scream from Ga Eul.

Leave a review of what you think about this chapter and hopefully I can update a bit sooner than with this one.

What do you think it's inside the box?

Who's the person at the door that made Jae Kyung stutter?

Who do you think it's the person behind all of this?

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