Pay With Your Heart

Chapter 80: Summoned To The President’s Office

Eun-Sun could barely walk properly as she walked down the hallway to her office. She felt a little dizzy and the throbbing headache she had was growing worse by the minute. Every of her steps felt heavy.

Can someone tell her why it was so bad to drink during the weekday?

She had alot of stuff to do, not to mention her usual study session which she has been engaging on so as to improve her knowledge about the company.

“Hey, Eun-Sun why do you look like that?” Hye-Jin asked the moment Eun-Sun approached their work desk.

“Are you sick or something?” She asked out of concern. Eun-Sun pulled a stiff smile and said, “No.”

Even smiling was making her head bang. It seems that fit of laughter back in the cab had made it worse.

“No I’m fine, just a bit...tired” She told her.

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“Are you sure?” Hye-Jin didn’t believe her. She looked more than tired. Eun-Sun turned to look at the worried girl, she couldn’t help but sigh in her mind. Not many people had shown much concern for her in her life, and since she started working her, Hye-Jin was the one who talked to her often, so no matter her how bad she wanted to tell her to stop talking and bugging her, Eun-Sun nodded her head with an assuring smile and said, “Yes I am”

“Okay. The supervisor dropped these files for you” Hye-Jin said handing a bunch of files to Eun-Sun.

Eun-Sun was only about to start the job that has been assigned to her when the departmental supervisor came running in.

He looked petrified, and was slightly panting. The beads of cold sweat breaking out on his forehead was evident to all, and they all knew who was capable of putting anybody into such a state so early in the morning.

“Ms Eun-Sun, you’re being called to the president’s office now” He told her. Everyone who was within ear shot turned to look at Eun-Sun. Several pitiful eyes were suddenly gazing at her.

“She’s dead meat” Someone said from behind her. ????????????????e????????.＆nbsp;c????????

“I heard the president is in a foul mood this morning. Icicles popping everywhere” Another irrelevant contribution came from another mouth.

“What did she do to have the president’s attention? Such a pity. To think she only started working here”

“Well that’s what you get when you try flirting with the boss’ secretary” A wicked hiss was heard from the mouth of a female staff, Kyung-Hu, as she sneered. For reasons only known to her she didn’t like Eun-Sun.

“How would you know that?” Someone asked inquisitively.

“Didn’t you see when Secretary Chang-Wok delivered a pack of food on her desk two days ago?” She asked, her eyes still staring daggers at Eun-Sun’s back from where she sat.

“That’s their business. You should mind yours except you want to be next person who’s been summoned to the president’s office”

kyung-Hu didn’t mind that person’s rebuttal. She was glad Eun-Sun was going to get served. ‘How could she come in and steal Secretary Chang-Wok’s attention from me? Now you’ll know how to stay away from people’s men’ Kyung-Hun snarled in her mind.

Eun-Sun straightened herself as walked towards Dan-Han’s office. As she approached the door she thought about some of the stuff that happened last night. She had tried not to think about it, because the embarrassment was too ‘epic’ .

How could she have gone out with her boss and gotten herself drunk in the process? Not only that he had carried her own. She cringed at the thought of being in Dan-Han’s arms.

This was going to be embarrassing. So much for trying not to think about it, now she was going to see him, and she was sure he was going to taunt her with it.

What has she gotten herself into? Why does she keeping engaging herself with this man? What sort of silliness was this?

Eun-Sun composed her as she walked to Secretary Chang-Wok’s desk.

“Good morning sir” She greeted with a slight bow.

“He’s waiting for you” Chang-Wok informed her without replying her greetings. He didn’t know what was going between the boss and this small lady, but whatever it was he wanted to stay far away from it as possible.

Eun-Sun bowed before walking to Dan-Han’s door. She took a deep breath to calm herself.

If he tries to say smack to her, she’ll turn the blames on him by saying he had brought her there and had made her drink, after all that was the truth. So he was supposed to take responsibility for her.

With that in mind Eun-Sun knocked on Dan-Han’s door.

“Come in” His voice came from inside the office.

Slowly she pushed the door and weaved her way into the office. Dan-Han lifted his eyes to see her. She was looking pretty just as usual, but he could also see that slight hangover look she had.

“Good morning sir” She bowed to greet.

“Morning Ms Eun-Sun” He greeted back, his gaze holding hers.

“Sir you asked to see me” She said lowering her eyes not to meet his. She didn’t like the way he was staring at her now.

“Come closer” He spoke coldly, his eyes not leaving her for one second. When Eun-Sun slowly approached his desk, his eyes narrowed on her lips. He couldn’t forget how soft they felt just yesterday, and also how soft her body felt in his arms.

She had cried in her sleep and at a time, she had started muttering something in her sleep.

Something like ‘Mother or Father’, he couldn’t really make sense of it. She had clung unto him like a koala and his heart had ached deeply for her. He wondered what kind of dream she had had at that moment and he was also sure she had no memory of all that either.

“How do you feel?” He asked, as he lowered his head to the drawer of his desk.

“I’m fine. Thank you sir” She replied. There was some brief seconds of silence that ensued after that.

Dan-Han returned his gaze back to Eun-Sun again it made her really uncomfortable. She didn’t like it.

Was he silently asking for an apology and for some sort of appreciation for taking her home. She scoffed in her mind.

Who’s idea was it to drink?

But it was still her fault for letting her emotions get overwhelm her and making her to drink so much.

Eun-Sun lowered her head and bowed, “I’m sorry president Lee for causing you any form of stress last night. it wasn’t my intention. I’m sorry sir” She apologized, even though she didn’t want to.

“And thank you for taking me home” She added, before bowing again to him. Dan-Han simply looked at her amusedly. He was sure she was having a headache yet she still moving her head up and down.

He got up from his seat, and Eun-Sun’s body tensed up. He was going to come closer to her again, isn’t he?. She asked herself.

She was surprised when Dan-Han walked past her. He walked to the refrigerator and picked a bottle of water. He walked closer to her, stopping just a two feet away from her.

“Open your hand” He said in an authoritative tone. Eun-Sun narrowed her eyes to look at him, and Dan-Han furrowed his brows at her, silently ordering to do as she was told. Eun-Sun had the urge not to listen, but she found herself opening her hand. Dan-Han put a pill into her palm and said, “Swallow it”

“Huh?” What does he mean swallow it? Wasn’t he going to tell her what he was giving her and why?

Dan-Han sighed when she noticed her stubborn look. He had to tell her, or this small lady was going to start a staring contest. He wondered where she got the will to defile his instructions.

“It’s For the hangover” He explained, making Eun-Sun cock a brow. She was about to say something but Dan-Han spoke first.

“If you want to walk around all day with that headache then by all means please do”

Eun-Sun looked at him for a second before putting the pill in her mouth.

“Here” He handed her the bottle of water which she received. She took a meaningful gulp ofvl water before capping it back.

“Here” Dan-Han handed another cup, it was a cup of coffee.

Eun-Sun Was hestitant but she still took it. She lifted her head up to him and just stared.

‘Wh- why was he being nice?’ She asked herself.

They both awkwardly looked at each other for a second, before Dan-Han broke the silence.

“You should get back to work” He told her.

Eun-Sun snapped herself back to reality. “Thank...you” She said with a little bit of difficulty. Dan-Han nodded before walking round his desk to his seat.

Eun-Sun also walked to the door to leave.

“Ms Eun-Sun” He called our halting her on her strides.

“Thank you for keeping me company last night” He said.