57 Playing Hooky (1/2)

The next day at work, Chang Wook was exhausted, he couldn't stop thinking about what Ha Eun told him the night before. He had so many questions like, what happened to Bong Soo? And especially, why did Woo Yeon do that to her when they were kids?

Chang Wook finds it obvious that Woo Yeon likes Ha Eun, but what would drive him to try and kill her if he liked her so much? He didn't want to question Ha Eun's memory, but it just didn't make sense to him. Although he didn't want to talk with Woo Yeon, he at least wanted to know his side of the story.

That morning when they headed out to work Ha Eun didn't talk to him at all, which worried him even more.

He suddenly received a text message from one of his University friends that were reminding him of the reunion tonight.

Chang Wook groaned in frustration. He had completely forgotten. He also thought it wasn't a good idea to go to it, since last night, Ha Eun had just told him her whole backstory. He doesn't think it's such a good idea to leave someone in such a delicate state.

He asked his friend if anyone canceled, but his friend saw right through him.

”You are not canceling. Everyone is meeting tonight, and you are going too, whether you like it or not”

Chang Wook sighed and decided to call Ha Eun's office. When she answered he was shocked by the tone in her voice. During work hours she sounds cold, but he could hear the sadness in her voice.

”Hello, Miss Lee” he said. Ha Eun was surprised by this.

”Chang Wook? Why are you calling me during work hours?” she asked him.

”Wow, I call my wife to ask her out on a date and she treats me coldly asking why I'm calling her”

Ha Eun was surprised once again ”What?”

”You heard me” he said, ”Want to go on a date with me?”

Ha Eun blushed at his question. She knew she shouldn't be; they're married so being asked out on a date isn't such a big deal but something about being asked out on a date made her heart flutter.

”Sure” she answered.

”Alright, I'll pick you up in 10 minutes” he said. Ha Eun didn't understand where he was going with this.

”10 minutes?” she asked.

”Yep. We are going to play hooky” he said.

”What? No. We can't skip work” she answered ”I have a lot of paperwork to do and calls to answer”