18 I’m Waiting For You (1/2)

Before going out of his room Jordan received a message from his father early in the morning.

[You brat, how long do you plan to use me for your excuses?]

[Just make sure you will compensate me later for that.]

Jordan chuckled and sent a reply.

[Will making you the most powerful and richest business tycoon in the world enough?]

Senior Choi grinned at the reply of his son.

'Nah! All I want was to see you both happy.' He thought and typed a reply to his son.

[Just give me grandchildren. I want to play with my grandchildren before I die.]

But he hesitated to press the send button and soon deleted the whole message and re-type.

[Okay, just bring more money to the company then.]

Jordan chuckled seeing his father's reply. He aimed to do that. He knew how his father loves the company. He knew the story well. How his father had started from scratch.

How people with power bullies the weak. He had witnessed it all at his young age.

His father was trampled down but had managed to reach the top. He was proud of him and he intends to nourish and protect that achievement of his.

He was greeted by Raven's smiling face when he went out of his room. If only he could, how he loved to lock her in his embrace at that moment.

”Let's go?” Raven said. Jordan just nodded and followed her.

They went at a family park near her apartment. The place has paved paths, large green areas and a refreshing pond. It's a nice place for a run. Raven had asked him and Sheena for a jogging but the latter refused to join.

”Should we race and have a bet?” Jordan suggested while they are walking.

Raven smiled, ”Why not. What's for the winner?”

”How about following the winner around and do all the winner's requests?” Jordan declared then stopped walking while he waited for her answer.

Raven thought carefully before answering, ”Hmm, that's applicable during your stay here only right?”

Jordan nodded.

Raven started to position her body for running.

”Let's start at my count to three okay. One, two, three!” Raven shouted and began to run and gave her all. She must win. She was so excited that all the ideas on what she will have Jordan do were already running through her head.

Raven stopped at a bench facing the pond feeling exhausted. She lost the bet. How come Jordan ran so fast? She was behind with a half distance apart.

”I'll go get some water.” Jordan offered seeing Raven was panting. After just a seconds Jordan handed her the bottle.

”Thanks.” Raven said then drank the water. Then she put the bottle down beside her.

Jordan picked it up and drank on it also. Raven commented, ”You did not get one for yourself?”

He just smiled at her and laughed, ”I thought I'm not thirsty.”

Raven: ...?

They decided to eat cheeseburger for their post-run meal. Raven was so happy, spending time like this with Jordan.

She can feel that he no longer hated her. She felt somewhat closer now with him.