Pay With Your Heart

Chapter 40: Unlucky Coincidence

Dan-Han had a bored and deadpan look on his face as he silently observed Mi-Ok as she kept stealing glances at him while she ate. He was sorely irritated by her.

The atmosphere between them was thick and awkward, and a knife could probably cut through it. Dan-Han didn’t care to say anything to lighten the mood even when he knew it was up to him to start up a conversation, he still didn’t care.

He had agreed to the date out of pressure, he didn’t agree to come keep her entertained. He’d spare her an hour or so, and then he’ll consider this date over.

Did he mention this was the worst date of his life? It was worst than all the others his mother had made him go. Maybe it was because he despised the lady before him to the core, but his distaste wasn’t reflected on his face. His signature dark and stoic look was plastered on his face as his gaze remained on her.

What Dan-Han hated the most, was people who didn’t know their place and who thought highly of themselves, and a typical example of such person was the lady sitting right in front of him – Miss Choi Mi-Ok.

“You don’t like the food?” Mi-Ok suddenly asked when she observed that Dan-Han hasn’t touched his food.

“I don’t eat out” He replied casually as he picked up the glass of red wine. That was not true, he didn’t want to eat because the sight of her repulsed him, and he doubted if his meal would go through the right tract with Mi-Ok sitting right in front of him. He was that disgusted by her.

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“Oh! Then why didn’t we have this date at your house?” She shamelessly asked, totally not feeling embarrassed by her shameless question.

She was trying so hard not to make Dan-Han notice she has taken a liking to him, not even for a tad bit, especially when she had cussed him severally behind his back.

Yes, call her a hypocrite, that was one title She’d shamelessly accept. She shouldn’t be blamed when he looked this handsome and godly. If she had known he looked this yummy, then she would have agreed to this date sooner.

Dan-Han sneered in his mind, when he heard her. ‘Tch...this one is not just stupid but also dumb’ He said to himself. If this was the lady his father had in mind for him to get married to, then he must be dreaming.

She was well known for her scandalous acts, and he has seen countless news of her improper display of attitude when she frequents the news headline every now and then.

“Miss Choi..” But Mi-Ok interjected him.

“I didn’t mean I’d want to be invited to your place. I’m not one of those classless girls who grovel at your feet” She snickered feigning annoyance, But Dan-Han could see through her guise, he could read her like a book. That was a gift he had harnessed from his years of dealing with people, and as the heir of the Lee household, he has been trained to see beyond people’s fascade.

He has seen her type before. They tried the hard to get game even when their minds were screaming the exact opposite.

“I don’t accept guest” He replied with indifference, making her pause for a brief moment before dropping her eating utensils on the plate.

“President Lee, I’ll be straight forward with you. I hope you know I’m only here with you because my father asked me to. I really don’t like going on dates with people I don’t know and....” She slurred.

“I find you quite boring, it seems this date was a waste of my time” She added. fr𝚎e𝙬𝚎𝚋𝚗૦ν𝚎𝒍.c૦m

“Me too” He said, which made her frown at him. That was not the reply she’d expected.

“Ji-Sang are you really sure you didn’t involve yourself in anything illegal?” Eun-Sun asked suspiciously as they both took their seat at their table.

“I said I didn’t, I just wanted to treat you you and Hei-Ran out for the last time” He told her.

Eun-Sun’s brows scrunched up. “Last time?” She asked confusedly. “What do you mean by that? You’re not leaving are you?” Eun-Sun asked.

An awkward smile appeared on his face as he looked at her, “Let’s just wait for Hei-Ran” He said as he tried changing the topic, but Eun-Sun still had that suspicious look on her face.

Eun-Sun kept her scrutinizing gaze and all her attention fixed on Ji-Sang, so much that she didn’t notice the piercing and curious look on her.

“My little debtor?” Dan-Han muttered under his breath. His eyes were glued to the familiar woman, as he took in her every expression. His lips curled up slightly when he observed the fierce look in her eyes as she stared at the man right in front of her. Why does she always have that look? 𝒇𝚛e𝘦wℯ𝑏𝓃𝑜νℯ𝒍.co𝗺

‘She’s an odd one’ He said to himself.

Dan-Han continued to gaze at her when an idea suddenly dropped into his head making the side of his lips twitched surrepitiously.

He signalled a waiter over who hurriedly arrived the table. Dan-Han took a pen out of his inner breast pocket, and took a piece of paper from the waiter. He scribbled some words on the paper and passed it to the waiter directing it to the pretty lady not too far of. He wasn’t bothered that he was sending a note to a lady while he was on a date with another.

Mi-Ok who was silently watching the event unfolding before her didn’t understand what was going on. She tried craned her neck to catch a glimpse of what he was writing but the man was too fast, but she had seen the words ‘Pay up’, and that heightened her confusion.

Eun-Sun was surprised when a waiter approached their table and handed her a note. Her brows shot up as she gave the waiter a questioning gaze, before receiving it.

The note read: How far can you run little debtor? Come Pay up! My interest rate is incredible!