“Aren’t you drinking too much Eddie?” Liz asked with a concerned face. She’s almost drunk too but she’s still sober than Eddie. Eddie looked lifeless and her cheeks were red,this is the first time Eddie is going to drink more than 5 cups of alcohol.
“I’m not drunk” Eddie replied babyishly,scratching her head with her hand. She took one more drink from the waiter,drinking it in a gulp.
“Says every drunk person” Leah took the cup from her,telling the waiter not to give her anymore drinks. She glanced over at Liz who was trying her possible best to stay sober. She don’t easily get drunk,she thought.
“I thought this was a graduation party but damn your friends are just…just…too chaotic” Liz ranted. “ Where’s Logan?”
She stood up from her seat glaring at Logan who seem so immersed in whatever he’s doing. He’s dancing with one of Leah friends who kept throwing him seductive looks. She staggered to them dragging Logan from her. “Leah,Logan is drunk” She called Leah who was busy over her phone. Leah walked towards them,taking Logan inside the Villa.
“Kirsten,let’s wrap this up,my brother is drunk and Liz you should probably sleep here tonight,Eddie is too drunk and you are drunk too” Leah said before dragging Logan inside.
“Good idea” She answered,heading back to where Eddie was. She was surprised when she found out Eddie had vanished. “Eddie” She murmured.
She picked up both of their bags and Eddie’s heels that were on the ground. “Eddie is gone,” she started crying.
She staggered to the inside of the Villa crying excessively why shouting Eddie’s name. “Eddie,where are you? Eddie!!” She yelled.
It was dead silent and cold inside the Villa. The rooms were built adjacently to each other but there’s a room that looked different. It was built on the other side with no room beside it. She could feel coldness emitting from the roof and it sent shivers down her spine which even made her cry out more. “Eddie!! Come out now” She sniffed.
But then she heard one of the doors opened,she looked behind her only to find a man who probably just woke up from sleep. He widened his eyed in shock when he saw her. “Have you seen my friend,Eddie… Eddie is her biological name… I mean she’s Eddie and…. I don’t know where she is?” She sobbed like a child before moving towards the man. “Will you help me find get?”
The man nodded and then the drunk lady fainted in his arms.
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He closed his eyes vehemently as he dip his body into the bathtub. He seethed his teeth when his body came into contact with the cold water. He held his breath,dipping his entire body into the water. He was tired but he couldn't complain. Who would he complain to? His pesky siblings?
He lifted his head from the water,breathing heavily. He hissed angrily as the sound of music became loud. Leonard Lee was known to be insensitive to noise since he was a child. He despised loud parties and only prefer tea parties that involves no noise.
If not for the promise he made to his siblings,he would have stopped their goddamned party. He felt sorry for them cause this might be the last party they will have in America.
Leonard was the only child of the Lee that stayed in Korean to manage the companies since the death of their parents. His other two siblings was sent to America to study. But now,it's time for them to go home.
"Knock Knock."
Someone knocked on the door,jolting him back to reality.
No one dares knock on his door when it's past bedtime,not even his annoying younger siblings. He has so many rules,rules that count and rules that doesn't count. He makes sure his twins siblings adhere to his unnecessary rules whenever he visits America.
He got out of the bathtub,grabbing his robe that was hung not to far from him. He really didn't want to go out but he thought of his assistant,Min ho. He might have something important to say,he thought.
He head to the door after putting on his classic robe. He heard knocks from the door again but it wasn't loud.
Leonard opened the door swiftly. He stood still at the door,glaring at the lady in front of him.
He stared strangely at the drunk ady in front of him. Her disheveled hair covered her entire face making it impossible to see her face. Her floral scent smelled familiar and she looked familiar to him but he couldn't just remember where he met her.
"Oh! Liz,is that you?" She asked bibulously.
She pushed Leonard from the door heading to the bed. She fell to the bed and in the next seconds,her snores filled the room.
Leonard was still at the same spot. He found it unbelievable that he never kicked her out of his room or his entire Villa but it was more surprising to him that he was willing to let her spend the night in his room.
He closed the door fleetly before heading to the couch. But something stopped him before he could reach the couch. He was staring at the drunk lady that was on his bed. He remember now. He met her at the bar,the daring lady that slapped her.
"Good" his deep voice sounded alluring as he smiled slyly.
She yawned provocatively as she felt a sharp pain shot through her head. She tossed and turned on the bed before realizing she was naked. She jolted out of the bed,using the bed cover to cover her nakedness. She let out a yelp when she noticed she was in a different room,a man's room to be precise."Where am I?" She asked inwardly but then her gaze shifted to the window side. She widened her eyes in shock when she saw a shirtless man by the window."Eddie! What have you done?" She asked herself inwardly trying to recall whatever happened the night before but she couldn't remember anything. She only recalled dancing and drinking with Liz and Leah's friends. She must have gotten drunk,she thought.She saw her dress,panties and her bra on the floor. Her heart squeezed in pain as she thought of whatever that might have happened."It was a mistake anyway" she said inwardly but inside her,she knew she was boiling with rage. She blamed herself for everything,she shouldn't have gotten drunk w
She stopped in her tracks probably angry."Why are you calling me Oldie?" She asked before shifting her gaze to her arms. He was still grabbing her hand which made her even mad. "Let go of my hand."Leonard smirked at her stubbornness before letting go of her hand. He placed her hand on the door,leaning forward to her. He should play with her,he thought.Eddie could feel his hot breath on her skin and it made her skin itchy. She frowned as he leaned forward to her,his eyes on her. She could smell his cologne and it made her ponder on why he smells so good."You don't remember me,do you?" She heard him asked. He had shift back from her but was in front of her."Why should I remember you? Have we met before?" Eddie couldn't help but ask rudely. He took advantage of her drunkenness and more worst,he saw her nakedness."I'm really going crazy" she screamed inwardly."I told you to stop flirting with old men like him,especially not someone that looks like this" he uttered sarcastically. "I
After they got home, the awkwardness was yet to ease. Did they really end up in the same boat? Eddie kept wondering why Liz, the chatterbox kept mum about where she slept last night. She was about to speak when she heard Liz's voice.“I slept in a stranger's room yesterday and guess what he couldn’t even touch me. Am I that disgusting to look at” Liz blurted out as soon as they entered their apartment.Eddie shook her head vigorously, smacking Liz’s head playfully. Here she’s sad about sleeping with a random man she slapped at the bar, two days ago and Liz is annoyed because…. because she didn’t have sex with the man she met just yesterday. Liz is crazy!“Am I not good looking? He’s good looking too but he didn’t even take a glance at me….” “You are crazy! C. R. A. Z. Y. You are really crazy, Liz” Eddie flared up. “You are really becoming unbelievable by the day and you are sad because he didn’t…. touch you?”“Why are you getting worked up, Eddie? This isn’t the first time I would sa
Leonard smirked as he flipped through the pages of the document he was holding.“So… she’s from Korea? Why is she using another identity then? I really can’t believe she’s Oh Ha Na” Min Ho tried his best not to rack his brain but the more he stares at the file, the more befuddled he becomes.“I’m sure there’s a reason, Min Ho” Leonard smiled slyly, folding his arms lazily before resting his back on the chair comfortably. “Let’s use her as a bait for now. You confirmed she was just sacked right? I’m sure she will consider my offer.”Leonard knew he had met the young lady somehow some years back but he wasn’t certain when and where he met her. But now that he has confirmed her real identity, he will make sure to get what he wants. To him, it's killing two birds with a stone but to his assistant, it's a disaster that would definitely lead to something bad in the future.“I don’t think she will consider your offer Leonard” Min Ho crossed his arms. “Who in the world would want to be yo
The fresh aroma of dumplings filled the air as she stepped into the local restaurant. She closed her eyes, allowing the alluring aroma take over her thoughts. A memory she clearly don’t want to remember crawled back to her despite her having her eyes closed. She smiled bitterly, opening her eyes. She spotted an empty seat and walked to the seat. She took out her phone, texting the address to someone she’s probably waiting for.“Ma'am, should I get you something?”She raised her head.“I would call you after the person I’m waiting for arrives” she smiled at the waitress.After thirty minutes of waiting, the person she was waiting for finally arrived. She saw the arrogant look that creased his face as he spot her. She gulped down her spit, staring blankly at the man that was walking towards her. He was putting on a black office suit and a white inner shirt. He was dainty and the arrogant look on his face made him look hot. Eddie was sure everyone diverted their attention to him. She coul
Warning: Mature Content! Mature Content! (Not to explicit).A day has passed after since Eddie met with Mr Lee. She has been sitting home all day, waiting for Liz to come back home. She had tried her possible best to look for a job, it just seems like there’s no vacancy in the whole city. She thought about accepting the man's offer but it’s just that she found it awkward to work with the man. Now that she thought of this, she didn’t even ask of his name despite him knowing so much about her. She glanced at the wall clock, surprised it’s already six in the evening. She stood up groggily from the sofa, yawning at the same time.She walked to the kitchen, ready to prepare dinner. Liz had really been of help to her since she lose her supposed job. No matter what, Liz will always be a big part in her life.She washed the dishes first before gathering all the available ingredients in the kitchen. It has been long since she ate home made food and preparing dinner, however, reminded her of he
Leonard was just driving back from the airport to his villa when he heard his phone chimed. He ignored it thinking it might be Min Ho whom he just accompanied to the airport. Now that Min Ho is gone, it is now time for him to carry out his devious plan to get Eddie to work with him. After finding out her real identity, no one knew while he want her to be his assistant just for a month when he’s sure they might probably not meet again in this life. He heard his phone ring and was surprised when he saw that the caller was the person he was thinking about. He answered the call, putting the phone on loud speaker. The caller was silent for some seconds before muttering some words.“Say whatever you want to say” he said calmly, smiling at the same time. Was she calling to check on me? It was not a funny joke but he kept smiling.“Err, Mr Lee, I….”“Call me Leonard” he cut her off curtly and calmly. Unknown to him, what he said made Eddie's heart twitch. In reality, her face reddened and sh
When Eddie got back home, Liz had already left. Eddie searched everywhere but didn’t see her. She started feeling guilty and remorseful. Maybe she shouldn’t have talked like that to Liz. She sat on the sofa and it was then she noticed the small note on the table. She picked the note from the table, it was indeed from Liz.Liz: I’m going to the next city to stay with my parents and might be more than a month before I come back. You might not be able to call me because I lost my phone. The note was short but Eddie understood what it conveyed. Elizabeth was hurt and it was her best friend's words that hurt her. For the first time in her life, Eddie let out her anger and it cost her her friendship. It is not that she does not get angry but she has learn to keep her anger intact and she’s so used to keeping shut. Her actions today surprised and she could not help but feel guilty. She head back to their room ready to pack her load. She finally made up her mind yesterday after Ethan called.