Pay With Your Heart

Chapter 348: “Here For You.”

“Boss.”

“What is it?” Dan-Han coldly grumbled into the phone as he tried not to wake up the beauty sleeping in his arms.

“Mr Kim is still in the country as you said he would. He’s currently at the Kim’s old residence. What should we do?” A subordinate asked over the phone.

Dan-Han wasn’t surprised over this. He had predicted this would happen and he knew exactly why. Things were probably as he had presumed.

“Have Tae-Ho taken the madam to the family house?” He asked, referring to Ms Soo-min.

“Yes.” The man replied.

“Increase the security around the house.” Dan-Han ordered.

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“Okay boss. Should we keep tabs on him too?”

“There’ll be no need for that. He wouldn’t be too careless.” Dan-Han thoughtfully said. He could tell Mr Kim wouldn’t be sloppy, especially now that he was in his terrain. And if his theory was correct, the man would make a move on the woman, and not on him. Killing her to stop her from recognizing him would be his best approach, atleast that was what he’d do had he been in Mr Kim’s shoes.

“Call me if there’s anything else.” Dan-Han said and ended the call. He put the phone away and turned to the beauty stretching and yawning in his arms.

“Is it work?” She asked as she stirred up from sleep.

Dan-Han shook his head and leaned down to kiss her lips. “No.” He smiled at her cute sleepy face. He loved having her wake in his embrace every morning and he wanted this everyday of his life. Having her face as the first thing he sees every morning and the last face he sees before going to bed, was the earnest desire of his heart.

Eun-sun snuggled a bit closer. “Thanks for yesterday. It was beautiful.”

“I’m glad you liked it.”

Eun-sun rested her head on his broad chest and clingingly tightened her hold around him. “I hate that it passed so quickly, and I hate to leave.” She pouted.

Dan-Han chuckled amusedly at her cute act, as he hugged her back. “Who said anything about leaving. Let’s stay a bit more.” He told her.

Eun-sun skeptically looked at him. “President Lee, are you trying to slack off on my account? We have to get back. Is not the weekend yet, so we still have to go to work.” She told him. They had both skipped work yesterday and she didn’t want that to happen again, most especially Dan-Han who definitely had a lot to do at the company. She knew he was a busy man, and having him spend a whole day with her outside the weekend meant alot.

“Work is wherever you are, my love.” Dan-Han tightened his arms around her, almost squeezing her small body with his strong arms. “And I don’t think I have to work anymore.”

“Hmm? Why?” Her brows shot up at him. She wondered what he was all about now.

Dan-Han couldn’t help the smile that formed on his face as he glanced at her.

“Well, I’m currently dating a woman with thick thighs which I want to hug all the days of my life. So, why do I still need to work? I can be a stay home husband, while you care for me.”

“So you want to leash off me?” Eun-sun tilted a brow at him. She could guess that was what his words meant.

“You don’t want me to?” He asked, while Eun-sun quickly rolled over him and wrapped her hand around his neck. A sweet smile tugging her lips.

“Of course, I want you to. You’ll be my toy boy and I’ll just have to take care of you.”

“Toy boy?” He asked while Eun-sun vigorously and smilingly nodded at him.

“You don’t like it?” She inquired.

“I love it.” He hooked his hand around her waist and kissed her collarbone. “I’ll just stay home to care for you, and also look pretty for you.”

“You have it all figured out, my baby boy.” She grinned and kissed him back.

“Baby boy. That’s the first time, you’re calling me something sweet.” He sheepishly grinned.

“That’s not true.” Eun-sun hurriedly rebutted. She could swear she had addressed him with endearing names before.

“It’s true. You haven’t called me baby, or darling, or sweetheart, or anything sweet at all.” Dan-Han insisted.

“Aren’t you being too cheesy this morning?”

“Are you complaining?” He raised a brow at her, while she hurriedly shook her head. Eun-sun trailed her fingers along his face and smiled.

“I’ll never complain, Mr Lee. You’re my one and only.”

“Now who’s the cheesy one?” He rolled her over, making her lie flat on her back as he loomed over her.

“Let’s not go to work today. I want to stay in bed with you for a while.” He said, but Eun-sun refused by shaking her head.

“No more bedtime, President Lee. You’ll be late for work, and so will I. I haven’t been to work in three days. People will start talking.” She told him.

“Then let them.” He lowered his head and kissed her neck.

“Dan-Han.” She pinched his cheeks, and raised his head up. He was being naughty again.

Dan-Han frowned. “You care about people’s opinion too much.”

“I do not.” She refuted. “I care about my career in your company. While you can afford to be late, I can’t.”

“So? What are you trying to say?” He feigned a frown, but Eun-sun ignored him and pushed him off her.

“We should get ready to leave.” She said, rolling out of the bed and hurrying into the bathroom with Dan-Han’s eyes keenly following her.

Dan-Han picked up his phone and sent a quick text to Tae-Ho, inquiring if he had made any progress with the investigation about Eun-sun’s birth, but Tae-Ho’s reply was negative.

He knew he had promised to give Tae-Ho some time to work on it, but he slightly getting restless.

There was an unsettling feeling brooding in his heart since last night and he didn’t like it. He had no reason why he was feeling uneasy about this, but he knew trouble was looming around and he needed answers as soon as possible.

Soon, Dan-Han and Eun-sun both got ready and left for home to get ready for work. Alex had breakfast packed under Dan-Han’s instruction which they took to work.

Eun-sun looked at the man by her side, unpacking the food Alex had made for her. She had no interest in eating breakfast but Dan-Han wouldn’t hear of it. She wouldn’t be wrong if she said the man was still as overbearing as ever. Only having his way with her, but she must also admit that every imposed decision has always been in her favour. He was always looking out for her.

Dan-Han’s phone suddenly began to ring, but he ignored it. It rang thrice but he ignored all the calls. Her eyes caught a glimpse of the caller’s name. It was Jae-Hyun.

Eun-sun peeked at him, but she said nothing.

“Dan-Han?” She softly called, making the man look at her.

“We-we’ve never really talked about your mother’s death. Do..do you want to talk about it?”

“No.” He firmly replied.

“Are you sure? You can talk to me.” She placed her hand on his and she heard him sigh, deflatedly.

Eun-sun had feared having this conversation with him, as she feared it might remind him of her mistake, but she couldn’t help it now even though this wasn’t the right time to have that conversation.

He silently glanced at her for a while, before he replied. “I’ll be fine.”

‘He will be.’ That meant he wasn’t. She knew he was properly dealing with his mother’s death. As a matter of fact, he was avoiding dealing with it.

“Dan-Han-” Eun-sun took the flask in his hand and shifted closer and pulled him into a hug, resting his head on her shoulders.

“I’m right here for you, okay?”

“I know.” He sighed and inhaled her fresh scent. “I know you are.” Hearing him sound so tough pricked Eun-sun in her heart. From the day his mother had died, she had seen him bury himself with work to avoid coming to terms with her death, and she knew why he was avoiding facing this feelings. Guilt.

Dan-Han has always been taking care of everybody, but the one person he should have truly cared for at her hardest and trying times, he failed to.

She cupped his face and kissed his cheek. “You’ll be fine. I’ll always be here for you to help you cry it out.” She kissed his lips as he stoically nodded. There was a shift in his countenance, and Eun-sun felt it was good. He should come to terms with it and deal with the reality of his mother’s demise one way or another, and she was going to help him do that.

Dan-Han picked up the food from her side and passed it to her. “You should eat. We’ll be at the office soon.”

“What about you?” She asked, when he brought out just one spoon.

“I’ll eat later after my first meeting, but I can’t let you go around on an empty stomach. I hate it when you have those stomach aches.”

Eun-sun nodded and collected the spoon from him. She also hated all the ulcer pains. They could be excruciating.

Dan-Han had only gotten out of the car with Eun-sun, when they saw Ji-Tae stepping out of his car too. He flashed a smile at them, which Eun-sun thought was still as annoying as ever. As a matter of fact, she thought it got worse with each passing day.

Eun-sun rolled her eyes as he ambled towards them.

“Ah! What a great delight to be greeted with the sight of love in the morning.” He smiled, but he was greeted by only glares.

He chuckled as he looked at Eun-sun. “You glares makes you look more prettier.” He said before turning to Dan-Han. “President Lee, you’ve indeed picked the right girl.”

Dan-Han ignored him and tried to lead Eun-sun away, but Ji-Tae spoke up again.

“I heard you met with a new potential investor, Mr Kim. Is he interested in doing business with us, or was your meeting about something, personal?”

“You seem to know a lot, why don’t you answer that.” Dan-Han replied him.

“Tsk, that’ll be too stressful.” He sighed. “Anyway, I hope you too had enough fun. You can never tell when you’d be able to do that again.”

Dan-Han silently watched him for a while, before pulling Eun-sun away with him.

“You should be careful about, Ji-Tae. He seems dangerous.” Eun-sun told him. There was something about Ji-Tae that really made her uncomfortable.

“I know.” Dan-Han replied. Ji-Tae seems to have a plan, but what could it be?

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