Chapter 23 - Good morning, honey (1/2)

Next day, Do Sejin wakes up with a bad hangover. A girl is lying next to him. He stares at her face for a long time. Memories of last night come back to haunt him. His phone has been ringing non-stop. Since it has turned out like this, he doesn't have the luxury to regret his decisions.

He glances at the used ċȯndȯms on the floor. It seems like he has not been a complete fool. Though he is always careful, he has to be extra careful when it comes to this girl. If she manages to make him fall for her, he wouldn't mind doing it traditionally. Otherwise, it will be a disaster.

He checks his phone. There are more than a hundred messages. Most of them are applications for the future position to be his girlfriend in case Eun Min Ah fails. There are some calls from his family members. His father wants him to go back home as soon as possible. His mother wants to know who Eun Min Ah is. His sister sent him memes. Some boys are calling him an idiot for doing something like this.

He taps on Ahn Hana's name to see if she has seen the message or not.

[You have been blocked by this person.]

”...”

Fair enough. He deletes her number from his phone. He will do his best not to bother that lawyer again. Eun Min Ah opens her eyes. She smiles tenderly at him and hugs him from behind. ”Good morning, honey.”

He recalls a memory that pins his heart sharply. ”Good morning, Min Ah. Are you still serious about our agreement? You can back out anytime within this month.”

”I won't back out.” She giggles. She won't back out. Ever. She will make him fall for her. She will marry him after this month is over. She wants to have his children. That means she has to make the best of the full month. The holidays have started from today. How should she make him stay with her all the time?

”Sejin.” She decides to call him by his first name. ”I only have a month, right?”

”Yes.”

”You see, our semester exams are over.” Eun Min Ah gently strokes his face. ”To make you love me back, we must spend a lot of time with each other. Right?”

Do Sejin doesn't agree with this. He has never been in love before. So, he isn't the best judge whether she is right or not. So, he nods anyway.

”I am supposed to start the internship at the Theseus Firm from today.” She holds his hands together and brings it closer to her ċhėst. ”I really want to go there. Can you come there with me? Professor Man told me many times that you are his first choice for the internship.”

”I don't want to go.” There are two people whom he doesn't want to see at any rate.

”I will quit then.” Eun Min Ah gives him a polite smile. ”Spending time with you is more important to me.”

He sighs. Eun Min Ah is many things. She is obsessive. Sometimes, she is a plain idiot. For him, she will give up There is one thing that he agrees upon. Eun Min Ah, despite her personality, will become a good lawyer in the future. The Theseus Law Firm is one of the top firms in the country. They are the only one who would dare to challenge the prosecutor office for the 100th-day murder case. Whether they win or not, they will benefit from this. In the future, they will attract big cases.

The experience at the Theseus Law Firm will help her learn a lot. For Eun Min Ah, this is a golden opportunity. The interns might even get a job offer.

If things don't work out between them, Eun Min Ah will lose both him and a chance to learn from the best lawyers. He is selfish, but not that selfish.

”If you really want me to come, I will come.”

”Yay!!!”

Though he doesn't feel happy about this, he decides to go. He will have a chance to show Ahn Hana that he is happy without her.

***

”My name is Alex Park.” The boy bows formally to the people of the Theseus Law Firm. ”Thanks a lot for giving me this opportunity. I am originally from Q city. My mother gave me an English name because she believes that I will make it big in the future...”

Jung Kwang-soo waves him to stop. ”What is your interest?”