Pay With Your Heart

Eun-sun kept her gaze fixed outside the window as they drove in silence but her thoughts weren't silent at all.

She had a plethora of things going through her head as they drove to Dan-Han's family house. First were the thoughts of her father Which ignited the thought of her mother. And secondly were the thoughts of the man sitting right next to her. He wasn't making things easy for her and she also didn't intend to make things easy for him as well. But lately there has been this voice in her head that has been saying some scary things into her head, but she didn't want to listen to it.

Eun-sun tried to keep her thoughts in order. She was stunned when they drove into the huge compound which obviously was Dan-Han's family house where his parents lived. Her eyes glistened with adoration as she saw the beautiful and huge compound with an extravagant and glamorous Manor in the middle of all these beauties. The beautiful flowers that surrounded the compound were so enthralling and the smell of flowers filled the air.

Eun-sun inhaled deeply when she stepped out of the car without waiting for Dan-Han to open up for her even though he was about to.

She turned to look around the place and the more she looked the more she loved the serenity and ambience of the place.

"Mother personally takes care of these. They're all like her children" He said from behind her.

"Really?" Eun-sun asked in awe.

"Yes, and the ones in my place she grew them too" He told her as he stood beside her. Eun-sun felt her admiration for the woman had elevated to another level. She had always felt like she wasn't an ordinary person. She could remember how she had been with her on their first encounter, and even the conversation they had was something she couldn't forget. A woman like her that was strong and tough like, loving her family and always wearing an enchanting smile despite the problem she was facing, wasn't an ordinary woman.

She couldn't imagine knowing her death date in mind and still be able to smile happily. She hadn't even smiled to herself in a long while until recently when she started warming up to people and still she still didn't know a bit of what Mrs Lee was going through.

"Her hands are blessed ones" Eun-sun muttered.

"Yes they are" Dan-Han agreed with her, before turning to look at her face. His eyes went up to her hair and so did his hand. And at that moment Eun-sun turned to look at him.

"What are you doing?" She asked, her eyes c

following his hand which was slowly rising to her hair.

"This" He said as he swiftly pulled away the band she had used to pull her up.

"Why did you –" She was about to say something when Dan-Han interjected her.

"I like you hair like this. Always let it down" He said as he combed his hand through her hair, making Eun-sun hitch especially when he pulled her closer and started brushing her hair backwards with his hand while her face was almost on his chest.

"Uhmm..Mr Lee, please stop" She tried saying in a curt tone but her voice came out softer then expected.

"Why?" He asked as he continued with what he was doing. He had never thought he'd like someone's hair or even his as much as he liked playing with hers. There was this feeling he gets whenever he sees it flowing freely behind her shoulders. It always made her look beautiful.

Eun-sun's eyes darted to both sides as she looked if anyone was coming. Why wasn't this guy being sensible at the moment? This was her first time in his parents house. Hold on, why was that sounding ambiguous?

Fine, she was here to visit his mother, and it wouldn't be appropriate if she saw her standing with her son like this. She might misunderstand things. She liked Mrs Lee and she didn't want to get her angry.

"Because it's wrong" She said as she took a step back, her eyes not leaving the direction of the house standing in front of them which Dan-Han noticed.

"Because we're here?" He asked.

"Yes" She blurted out without looking at him.

"Really? So I can do this when we're not here?" Dan-Han teased with a small smile edging on the side of his lips. Eun-sun looked at him confusedly. Seeing the look on his face made her realize what she had just said.

She quickly shook her head and corrected herself, "No"

"Are you sure?" He tilt his brow and asked with a tone which Eun-sun found to be very annoying. Why was his attitude getting worse by the day? There was something changing about him daily and she couldn't place her mind to it.

"Mr Lee stop what you're doing" Eun-sun snapped at him and just at that moment Eun-sun heard that familiar voice from the door.

"Are you both going to come inside or you're going to stand there all day?" She beckoned on them. Dan-Han kept his gaze fixed on the petite lady in front of him instead of his mother.

Eun-sun looked up at him and their gaze met, making her heart skid. She shook her head and started to walk away while Dan-Han's trailed her as she walked towards the door. She didn't want to stand so close to him anymore, she didn't like the new way she was reacting to his presence.

"Eun-sun, my dear" Mrs Lee chirped with a sweet smile as she pulled in to a hug.

"Good evening Auntie" Eun-sun greeted with a happy smile as she let the woman hug her. She felt weird when she hugged her. It felt like she had her mother hug her.

"Good evening my dear" Mrs Lee greeted back as she pulled away from the hug. Her hand cupped her face as she smiled heartily at Eun-sun.

"I missed your sweet little face" The woman said making Eun-sun blush slightly.

"Mother" Dan-Han greeted with a bow, but his mother only offered him a nod as she paid more attention to the pretty little girl in front of her. She grabbed Eun-sun's hand and led her into the sitting room.

"How has work been? Has he been stressing you?" She curiously asked. Eun-sun didn't know how to answer those questions. Because if she dared to answer truthfully she might be in trouble.

And how do you tell a nice woman like Mrs Lee that her son and only child was been an unbearable pain in your life. You simply can't! With a cool and convincing smile Eun-sun replied, "President Lee has been very kind and considerate with me"

'Kind and considerate my ass'

Mrs Lee could tell Eun-sun was lying. Her son had never been nice and considerate towards anybody, not that he wasn't but his responsibility and training as the head of the family has made him keep that part of him hidden far from human eyes. 

After exchanging pleasantries and talking for a while Mrs Lee led them to the dining table where different varieties of delicious food which Mrs Lee had personally for them, most especially Eun-sun were laid. The table was full with Eun-sun's favorite dishes. Seeing the varieties of food made for her, Eun-sun felt a sudden tightness in her chest. She looked at the food but she couldn't bring herself to eat.

Eyes scanned across the table and she felt very emotional. These were all the kinds of food her mother had always prepared for her when she was a child. She and her Father would always fight over them teasing her mother to pick her favorite person so they could covet the whole meal. Thinking about it, tears stung her eyes and threatened to fall down but she held it back.

"Eun-sun is something wrong?" Mrs Lee asked with concern when she saw the look on Eun-sun's face and also noticed how she was staring at the food without eating. Eun-sun lifted her head and slightly shook it. Dan-Han also looked at her and his eyes narrowed.

"Don't you like it?" She asked again with concern.

"I do" She softly replied.

"Then eat" Mrs Lee urged, while Eun-sun nodded.

Dan-Han who was sitted next to her, picked up her plate and dished alot of black bean Noddles into it. Eun-sun looked at him as he dished the food into her plate. She suddenly felt a warm feeling creeping around her body.

"Eat" Dan-Han said snapping her out of whatever thought was going through her mind. She picked up the eating utensils and started eating.

Mrs Lee smiled to herself when she noticed Dan-Han's attitude towards Eun-sun. She had seen them from the window earlier, and in an instant she knew her son fancied her. Seeing her son like this gave her immense joy. It seems she had finally gotten her last wish granted. She lowered her head and started eating with a huge smile etched on her face.