Irene kept thinking about Noah's words about the contract Irene had canceled after getting out of Noah's car. *Flashback On* "Why did you cancel the contract?" Irene remained silent, staring at Noah's face, who was waiting to hear the reason that would come out of Irene's mouth. "So what? Don't I have the authority to choose which company to work with?" After a brief pause, Irene spoke up. Noah snorted softly, "Didn't you cancel because of our arranged marriage? I recently discovered that a reputable company like B4 Ninety-Eight employs an unprofessional leader like you." "Whatever it is, I have the right to stop cooperating with anyone if I don't want to." Don't forget, not come to pick me up later." Irene said as she stepped out of the car. *Flashback Off* Unlike other couples, Irene continued walking after exiting Noah's car without first waving her hand and smiling sweetly. Similarly, Noah resumed speeding the vehicle after Irene managed to get out. If o
'Don't worry. It is not a bad start. I told you Noah was going to be crazy about you. His love for you will outweigh yours.' "Honey, can you get me a glass of water?" "Yeah, I'll be right back!" Crystal exclaimed. 'Is Leo still at home? Or is he taking the day off?' Irene inquired when she heard Leo's faint voice from behind the speaker. 'Ah no. Because Leo was sick, he decided not to come to work. Okay, then, I'll call you later. Bye!' The conversation was over. Irene placed her cellphone on the table. Her gaze was glued on a photograph she had unintentionally opened from her laptop's gallery. A photo where Irene stands next to Noah with a big smile, while Noah stands with a shy smile. They are both looking at the camera while holding the medal they won at the math olympiad championship a few years ago. Irene was overjoyed at the time because she had finally gotten a picture with Noah. She even hung the photo on a small cupboard in her room. Every morning, Irene always s
When it was time to leave work, Irene got up from her chair and left the room, having finished tidying up her desk. Irene fell silent after exiting the building when she realized Noah had not arrived to pick her up. Irene's hands began to take the cellphone from the bag; after successfully unlocking the cellphone screen, Irene took a deep breath when she realized that she had not received a single message from Noah. “Sending flowers all of a sudden, but still do not come to pick me up? Does he really fit into the romantic guy category?” Irene pouted. Forcefully, Irene had to go home using public transportation. But, during her steps, a black car passed by and stopped next to Irene. "Where are you going?" Aaron inquired after successfully opening the car window to ask Irene. Irene took a look around. Even though having an unhappy life and marriage to someone who does not love her, Irene does not want people to know. Irene began to walk closer to Aaron, "I'm going to the bus
"Oh, Mother and Mother-in-law? How long have you been here?" Noah inquired, his face confused. Sharon rose from her seat and approached her only child, saying, "Honey, how can you let your wife go home alone?" Sharon stated. Noah looked at Irene before returning his gaze to his mother's face, "Oh, that. I have an urgent meeting. I've already texted Irene that I'll be arriving home late today." Irene took her cellphone into her pants pocket and then checked the incoming notifications where none of the notifications came from Noah. "Oh, that's right. It turns out that Noah has told me, it seems my signal is bad until I can receive a message from Noah." Irene lied. "Sharon, come on. There's no need to be concerned; the most important thing is that they arrived safely at the apartment "Hara stated. Sharon smiled and pulled Noah's hand to join the trio on the sofa. Now, Noah and Irene smiled awkwardly as Sharon and Hara smiled at them. "Hey, you just got home; don't you want t
Irene's steps came to a halt in the kitchen when she noticed Noah using a light fire extinguisher to put out the fire. Irene quickly grabbed a thick cloth and carried it to the bathroom. Irene returned to Noah in the kitchen after successfully covering it with water and then threw it on the stove to help out the fire. After the fire was extinguished, Noah and Irene coughed together because they sucked in the smoke produced by the fire. "What are you doing? Do you know if you're going to burn us to death in here?" "Who would want this to happen?" Noah exclaimed, out of breath. "I was simply hungry and took the initiative to prepare my dinner." Noah later explained. *** Irene and Noah are now seated at the table. Irene finally made Noah dinner because she couldn't bear the thought of him going hungry. "How? It tastes really good, doesn't it?" Irene asked when she saw Noah eating dinner so voraciously. "It's just fine, nothing special." Noah flatly stated. Irene snorted,
Jennie suppressed a smile as she attempted to shift to the window seat while listening to the song again, but at a lower volume than before. Jennie got off the bus a few minutes later and walked to one of the food stalls near the road. As Jennie's footsteps made their way inside, the bell above the door rang. "Oh, you've come," a woman who was busy cooking said. With a slightly sluggish face, Jennie approached the woman and sat in one of the chairs near where she was cooking. “Why does your face look like that? Did you fight with your parents again?” the woman inquired before returning to her cooking. "Yeah, that's how it is," Jennie said after taking a deep breath. They still forced me to stop singing and join the company up until now." The lady smiled. Her name is Hwang Alice. Alice has been Jennie's best friend since they were in junior high school. As a good friend of Jennie, Alice knows all the problems she is facing in her life. Alice knows of how Jennie met Adam
"Aren't you going with Noah?" As Aaron and Irene entered the elevator, Aaron inquired.Irene turned around for a moment before pressing the number 9 on the elevator button. "Not. I didn't want to feel like an abandoned person when I got home, so I decided to bring my own car.""Is your relationship still not okay?" Aaron asked again."I don't think it'll ever be okay." When they arrived on the 9th floor, the elevator doors reopened. Aaron and Irene both exited the elevator.Her steps continued until she entered the room. Irene attempted to sit up by placing her bag on the table. Her gaze was drawn to the flower vase, which held a few roses that Noah had given her."If you truly love me, just tell me. Why are you so ashamed to admit it? What a man."With an irritated face, Irene opened her laptop, to start her work. A few moments later, Irene yawned in her hectic schedule; she was tired from helping Noah put out the fire and make him dinner the night before.Irene's hands began to move
Irene had completely forgotten how to breathe. She never expected Noah to take her out to lunch amid their hectic schedules."You can't? Okay." When Noah didn't get a response from Irene, he said it again."Ah, no. I can. By the way, where are we going for lunch?" Irene asked quickly."Just wait. I'll pick you up later." Noah stated it once more.The conversation was over. Irene continued to prance in her sitting position with a big smile. She sighed and began to imagine his romantic lunch with Noah."The break time is still quite long," Irene said as she looked at the clock on the wall. "Let's focus, Irene; only then you will feel true happiness!" Irene said as she tried to refocus her attention on her work.***It doesn’t feel like time is so fast. Employees began to rise from their seats and walk towards the canteen. Even so, Irene rose from her seat and rushed out of the company building.Aaron noticed Irene walking quickly while carrying her bag and wondered, "Where is she going?