"Sophie," Nathan drawled out in a sing-song voice and I whirled the rotating stool around to face him, a tall sipper full of iced latte in my right hand and the straw in the other. He licked his lips at the sight and for a moment my cheeks burned thinking he was looking at me but in all actuality, Nathan's eyes were glued to the refreshing drink that must sound like heaven in his state. "Mr. Kim," I acknowledged, head tilting to the side as I blinked at him. He grunts and takes a few long steps towards me before reaching out for the glass that I held up far from him with stern eyes. "Not until you're done with practice sweetheart." "Please, just one sip," he whined, stomping as if about to throw a tantrum but I hushed him and pushed past him to walk down the stairs and straight into the basement. "You're cruel." "I'm aware," I grinned, more at the sight of Holly curled up against Mr. Min's leg than Nathan's various attempts of snatching the dri

"So, what're you saying is that he didn't tell you anything?", I nodded, blowing cold air over my cappuccino while Mrs. Kim sat next to me, a peach iced tea in her left hand. She was dressed in a white shirt and jeans and her right hand held up her cellphone. "He regressed as soon as I started talking about Mr. Kim," she hummed, the device now placed facing down on the table next to her elbow. "I also noticed his behaviour change before he slipped. He's been acting really weird lately," I muttered, placing my still full cup down. "I guess he's still sensitive about what happened between them," Mrs. Kim suggested and I frowned in confusion. If she already knew then why did she not tell me? I opened my mouth to question her but before I could, she continued on. "If you're wondering why I didn't tell you, it's because I don't really know what happened but I might have a slight idea." Mrs. Kim leaned back in her seat and looked a

"What do you think must be going on inside?", Mr. Min questions, his hand squeezing over mine only for a second but it was enough reassurance for me to snap out of my trance and hum lowly at his question. He shifts in his seat for the millionth time and I almost yell at him but control. "I don't know sir, I just hope he's comfortable," I mumble, distractedly picking at the cuticles of my left hand while the right one held onto the waiting bench tightly. I grimace at the squeaking sounds that the seat makes due to my antsy behavior. The woman behind the counter, apparently the receptionist glares at me through her glasses before pushing them up as the sound bounces in the far too quiet room. I feel like scoffing in her face as she stares me down before doing the same for Mr. Min before something flashes in her eyes and I sigh out loud. She had recognized Mr. Min, now, probably. Her name tag read 'Mrs. Kang' and her hair were slightly silver at t

"Why do you think she is responsible for everything that happened or is happening to Nathan?", I questioned, the stirring spoon still dipped more than halfway into the cappuccino I had ordered for myself and Josh to share. "What did he tell you? Did you ever meet her?""Calm down, I'll answer all your questions. not going anywhere," Mr. Min teased before leaning back in his seat, the largest available cup of iced americano in his right hand while the left one was lying flat on the top of the table. "I didn't ask Nathan anything all by myself. I waited for him to say it.""He never says anything about it though, like I hadn't heard even a single mention of his biological mother not being the current Mrs. Kim," Josh shrugged, prying my tightly curled fingers from around the handle of the mug to take a small sip out of it."Yeah," I muttered, quietly dropping my hands back into my lap. "He doesn't.""His father does though," my head j

"Mrs. Kim said she'll go back home first thing in the morning and I-I didn't find it appropriate for us to call Mrs. Lee at this hour of the night?", I sighed, scratching the back of my head. "Right, that's right," Josh whispered, leaning onto the wall, beside the window with his gaze fixed outside which must be displaying the entrance of our apartment complex.Perhaps, he was waiting for Mr. Min and Mr. Jung to turn up at our apartment."Jo?", I called out in a gentle tone and he immediately turned around to face me with a hum. "I-I can't help but think about what this would have as a consequence on Nathan's career. Would you mind if I turn the news on for a while?", gulping when he nodded silently I grabbed the remote and made sure to turn the volume down.As soon as I had turned on the screen, some random news station was displayed but it even as I stayed on it for over a minute, they didn't show anything about or even related to Nathan. So