Chapter 147 - Fashion and Meds (1/2)
Dr. Kim looked at the phone screen with a smile as he turned off the phone. He was in the middle of a meeting but he had forgotten to hang up. Fortunately, the message he received made his day improve immensely after his morning high blood pressure problem.
Ye Rim was being silly and doing compatibility tests!
”Ahem, I'm sorry, It was an emergency,” he apologized to the people gathered to discuss the annual Ji Hyeon Foundation event. But he could barely contain the smile on his lips during the entire costs presentation. After the marketing team explained the costs and how much they expected to raise, he commented, turning to Na Ra, who was also part of the committee,
”I received an email recently. I forwarded it to you, Na Ra, about two days ago. Mrs. Vivian Park seemed interested in donating an amount to our project. She said we met at the Fashion Ball, but I don't remember you introducing me to her, ”Jun Hyeon never had a bad memory for names or faces, but at this point he didn't know if he could trust his mind.
”I didn't. Maybe it was someone else,” replied Na Ra acidly. Several people at the table held their breath as if they were receiving the needling. Jun Hyeon tensed, he knew he still owed Na Ra an explanation about the Fashion Ball, but he wasn't going to do that during a business meeting. Even though this meeting was over.
But it was curious to realize that his personal life was apparently a known subject.
'What a bunch of gossipy people!' he thought, without real grief.
”Good, but who is she?” he jumped to the part that mattered, keeping his tone friendly.
When Na Ra described Vivian Park's appearance in detail and how she was dressed at the Fashion Ball, a click in Jun Hyeon's mind associated her with the pedantic woman who dropped her pills on the floor. Still, it intrigued him that a person he believed to be the epitome of arrogance offered a donation to the Jun Hyeon Foundation. 'If she knew who I was, why didn't she greet me? Or did she find out who I was after the incident? '
He commented to those present,
”Well, then I think I met her accidentally, at the Ball, but we didn't introduce ourselves. She's the woman who dropped her meds. She was a little embarrassed when I returned it, she didn't seem to be comfortable with it,” he quoted the name of the medicine.
”Hm, some people still feel inferior because they have diseases that a long time ago were signs of impurity or even demonic possession,” commented Dr. Jang, speaking of epilepsy.
”Well, this substance is used by patients who don't adapt to more modern ways of avoiding episodes, and tend to have frequent seizures,” said Dr. Marion, who was the Ji Hyeon Foundation's Psychiatrist.
Na Ra shook his head, commenting, ”Are you talking about epilepsy? Vivian Park doesn't have epilepsy.”
”Well, there are few other uses for this substance other than to contain strong spasms and convulsions, typical of epilepsy episodes, but present in other pathologies as well,” explained the doctor.
”Well, I don't know about Vivian Park's health problems. But I've been a model for Park and Zhang in the past. Alexander Zhang suffers from epilepsy, this is not a widely known fact, but some people in the industry know,” said the former model. It intrigued Jun Hyeon. He learned that the Stylist didn't make his speech at the event because of a health problem. And then he found a woman, his partner actually, leaving the scene with the drugs that could contain his crisis. However, Dr. Marion was quicker to ask the question he would ask next, although he'd asked it differently,
”Na Ra, is it true that there is a rivalry between Vivian Park and Alexander Zhang?”
She smiled,
”Well, at least in the past it seemed that way. They used to say it at the time when I held fashion shows for the brand. But I think they said that because designer Park left part of the company to Alexander Zhang. Stylist Zhang considered him his successor, but let's say there was also a nasty rumor about it ... So I think part of these rumors is because Park gave Zhang part of the company. Vivian Park is an excellent person, in reality.”
”Very informative, Na Ra, thank you,” Jun Hyeon kept his impressions to himself, only reinforcing that they should invite Mrs. Park to the event and also to visit the Foundation. Although intimately he thought she was quietly trying to buy his silence with a donation.
When the meeting ended, Jun Hyeon asked if Na Ra would have breakfast with him. He needed to apologize officially for stood her up at the Ball.
They went to the Foundation's cafeteria, and after they placed their orders, Jun Hyeon started,
”I've been trying to talk to you about this for a few days, and I know you've been avoiding me. I need to apologize for leaving you like that at the party.”
Na Ra took a deep breath,