Scared of rejection.

Na-Gil walked to the coffee table and grabbed a folder from his briefcase and placed them on Yo-Han's table.

"I got Magic Studios to start working on the P.M.E commercial as soon as possible since Ant Animations refused to work with us and also cut off all ties with our company. As for the production, its concluded and all the paperwork and approvals should take about two months. Then in six months we should finally launch the product." Na-Gil switched back to work mode as if his emotions were not hurt at all. He placed the folders on the desk.

"This needs your consent and signature." He pointed to the folder and after saying his part, he left the office.

Yo-han watched throughout Na-Gil's actions and his heart tugged as he saw Na-Gil acting indifferently but sad inside.

"Where is the jovial Na-Gil?" He asked himself.

_

Na-Gil stepped into his office and shut the door behind him after instructing that no one should come and disturb him. He isn't the big boss but he held enough authority to give commands. A lot of the executives, investors and shareholders respect him a lot too and he is the most influential person in Min Corporation after Yo-han. Therefore his words weren't mere speech but a decree. An edict to be more precise.

Na-Gil slumped to a one seater couch and lazily stretched his legs on the coffee table. He loosened his tie and dive into a reverie.

'I should apologise to you because I never knew.'

'Truly, I never knew, I am sorry.'

"Yo-han, it's actually not your fault, I am the wuss who can't display my feelings. I am just scared of rejection. My father loathed me all my life and he rejected me. The child of his mistress, he hated me so much that he never even asked about me this eleven years that I left the Sung family Mansion. Not like I care but the man is my father.

Save my mother who loves me endlessly, No one else does. No woman had ever taken a likening in me nor spare me a glance. I feel inferior to women whenever I think of relationships and I am scared that Yeo-Na will also reject me.

What should I do?, Only Yo-Han accepted me when he found me, he took me to his side and gave me this life that I have. Because of him, an hooligan turned into an Aristocrat.'

He rolled the sleeves of his left arm to expose the fading Phoenix tattoo. That tattoo is an evidence of his rough past.

He was rejected by his father, a former president who had other countless illegitimate children but despised him alone out of all of them.

What will he do if the woman he loves rejects him also?. For this reason he had always kept his feelings to himself.

'Yo-han, it's absolutely not your fault, you were drunk and broken hearted, how will you be able to resist the persistent Yeo-Na even if you want to? She is the petty one who took advantage of the situation. The sober and clear-headed Yo-han would never do such a thing. Moreover, I shouldn't have kept it a secret from him."

Yo-Han's secrecy had rubbed off on him and he didn't know.

Na-Gil had not sat for five minutes when the intercom rang and brought him out of his reverie.

He strode with lazy strides to the desk and answered the call without checking the caller ID.

"Hello"

"Oh, what happened again?"

"What!?, Mr Geum did what?!"

"How much is this likely to affect the company if he succeeded?"

"That's a disaster, I will get there in a second". Na-Gil hung up and hurriedly left for the PiA base.

_

It was so late in the morning and close to lunch time and Choi Dan-Bi still sat in her bed making no move to go to work. She fixed her eyes on her cellphone screen and peered at the picture intently and with the back of her hand she wiped off the stream of tears rushing down her face. She stroke the face of the man in the picture one last time before clicking on the delete icon and confirmed her actions. Like that, she let go of a picture she had held unto dearly like a treasure for five years.

Seeing that the picture was finally gone, she expected a huge relief but the weight on her chest got heavier making her frustrated. She flung the phone away and hurried herself under her huge and thick blanket, sobbing away like a wronged child.

"I should forget him, I have to forget him. How did I get entangled in this sh*t, we used to love one another even when we kept a distance, how did we end like this, on a sad note? Ehn?, It's sad but... Just let go, let go and try to make yourself happy. You still have Do-Joon and he is a nice guy." She muttered to herself.

In truth, she agreed to meet Kim Do-Joon just to haunt Yo-han. He would come back to his senses if she left him for his half brother. Who wouldn't be jealous. It definitely would make Yo-han loose his mind. But now, she just wants to forget him and find happiness somewhere else.

In between her thoughts, the door to her room opened and Choi Min-Ji peeped inside. On seeing Dan-Bi, she walked in. "Dan-Bi, I knocked several times but you did not respond is anything the matter?, What's wrong and why are you not going to work?" Min-Ji interrogated as she walked up to the bed and sat on the fluffy and comfortable bed.

"I don't feel like doing anything today." Dan-Bi's muffled sound could be heard from beneath the blanket.

Min-Ji chuckled at her and did not try to persuade her. Her eyes swept round the room and all the presents caught her attention and reminded her of something. "Dan-Bi, did Yo-Han have pressing issues to attend to?, He was absent at the party yesterday why?...or are you still quarreling? Dan-Bi, don't drag this issue to long and reconcile with one another before it affects your relationship. Dae-Jung's father and I had a quarrel shortly before he died and we didn't get the chance to resolve it before he died. I still regret not letting go of my pride, I don't want the same to happen to you okay. Nana is not happy with your recent behaviors towards Yo-han, try to fix every dent, okay?" Min-Ji advised solemnly as if talking to her daughter. They may he sisters but they relate like mother and child and logically, the gap between them is close to twenty-four years and Min-Ji could practically give birth to someone as old as Dan-Bi at her age but still, they are sisters.

"Sister, It's already to late, the Playboy is with someone else already, please don't speak of him again, I want to forget about him."

Dan-Bi's words stunned Min-Ji and left her confused. If Yo-han is with someone else, why is he and Dae-Jung in cahoots to win Dan-bi back?. Moreover from her knowledge of Yo-han and other Kim men, they are very devoted to their relationships and never is there any histories of players amongst the men. Every illegitimate child of the family was a result of the women's waywardness.

How could she possibly believe that Yo-han played Dan-bi, it must have been a misunderstanding.

She wanted to persuade Dan-bi to give Yo-han a chance but the ringing sound of Dan-bi's phone interrupted her.

Dan-Bi stretched from under the blanket to feel her phone on the bedside cabinet but found nothing save the lamp. She removed the blanket and followed the sound with her eyes looking around the room. She caught site of it laying on the ground and went to pick it.

Seeing the caller ID, she cleared her throat before answering the call. "Do-Joon good morning... No, I am not at work but I am on my way, wait at my office's reception." She said as she hurried to the washroom to get herself ready for work.

"Didn't she say she doesn't want to do anything today?" Min-Ji shook her head and left the room.