Pay With Your Heart

Eun-sun felt her stomach grumble when the aroma of something delicious wafted through her nostrils, stirring her up from sleep. She mumbled inaudibly as she stirred up from her slumber. Her heart skipped when she fluttered her eyes open to see him staring at her with a broad smile plastered on his face.

"Good morning," He greeted with an easy smile making her heart skip once more. He tilted her chin up and placed a light kiss on her lips.

"Good morning." She greeted back.

"How do you feel? Sore?" He asked in a serious tone, but Eun-sun's cheeks flushed when she remembered the event last night, and she shyly lowered her head, making Dan-Han chuckle. He could guess she felt embarrassed.

He leaned closer to her and kissed her again. "Sorry I was a bit rough last night, but I promise to be more gentle next time." He apologised, making Eun-sun peep at him from under her long lashes. He looked serious with his apology. Should she perhaps tell him she didn't think he was rough with her? If that was what being 'rough' felt like, then she didn't mind. And did he say next time? Was he already looking forward to making love to her again?

She bit the inside of her lips and replied, "Okay."

Seeing the flushed look on her face, Dan-Han lips twitched. He had something else to say, but he stopped himself; he didn't want to make her more embarrassed.

"You can't change anything now. You're all mine, so there's nothing to be shy about." He said as he picked up the tray behind him and placed it in front of her.

"I made you breakfast." He said.

Made her breakfast?

Eun-sun stared at the tray of food placed in front of her before gazing at him.

"You made me breakfast?" She asked incredulously while he nodded, making her eyes widen to the fullest.

Why was she acting like he had said something unbelievable?

He made this? Eun-sun couldn't believe him.

Dan-Han didn't know his way around the kitchen. She could never forget the mess he had made in her kitchen back when he was trying to court her. Dan-Han could never boil water to save his life, so how could he make this?

She looked at the perfectly toasted bread and eggs. It was a lie!

"Why are you acting like I can't cook?" He asked irritably, making Eun-sun glance at him to see his brows cocked at her.

"Because you can't." She firmly told him. She could vouch that Dan-Han had not made this food.

She narrowed her eyes when he sighed and glared at her. "Just so you know, I can do anything as far as I set my mind to it, and making my girlfriend breakfast isn't an exception." He said in an annoyed tone as he tried to pick up the tray. Blame him for trying to be romantic to his girlfriend after making him happy last night.

Eun-sun stopped him when she saw he was about to leave with the food. "Where are you going?" She asked in horror, making Dan-Han glare at her as she had just asked a silly question.

"Taking it away." He told her.

"Why? I didn't ask you to." She said and held the tray. "I haven't tried it, and I want to try it." Dan-Han grudgingly eyed her before placing the tray on the bed.

"Are you sure you made this, or did chef Alex help you?" She asked sceptically, making him hiss as he attempted retaking the tray, but she glared at him.

"For your information, I gave Alex the morning off, and there's something called the internet where you can learn anything, including making eggs." He hissed at her irritably.

Eun-sun peeped at him from under her lashes as she picked up the fork and took a bite of the eggs. She looked at him in surprise, but she recomposed herself as she chewed on the egg with a frown between her brows, making Dan-Han anxiously stare at her.

"So?" He asked.

"It's manageable." She replied with a serious look.

'Manageable?' He furrowed his brows. He was about to say something to her when he saw the smile hidden on her face.

"It's delicious." She said as she took a forkful and stuffed her mouth with it. Dan-Han was unbelievable. He really amazed her.

He smiled and patted her hair as he watched her eat.

"Are you not eating?" She inquired when he just kept staring at her.

"I'll eat at the office. I have an important meeting this morning." He told her, making her eyes widen. Office? She had forgotten about that.

Observing the look on her face, Dan-Han said, "You should stay at home today. I'll speak to your boss."

Eun-sun paused when she heard him. She remembered what had transpired at the office yesterday. "Dan-Han, can you please not get mad at my boss? He really didn't..." She paused when the look on his face changed.

"I'm not defending him or anything... I'm just saying.."

"I've heard. I won't fire him." He told her. He smiled when a small smile broke her face. He was happy whenever she was. This little girl had him wrapped around her fingers.

His countenance changed when she suddenly turned serious and looked at him like she had something profound to say.

"Your father, he wants me to leave you." She told him, but there was no reaction on his face. "He threatened me with you." She added, this time drawing a response from Dan-Han. He cocked a brow.

"He threatened to take the company from you and send my father to Jail." Dan-Han frowned when he heard that. He wasn't surprised his father would go this far, but he was vexed he did something like this.

He sighed and cupped her cheek. "Don't worry about any of that. He can't hurt you." He told her.

"It's not me I'm worried about. It's you. I don't want you to lose your company.... and I don't want you to lose me." She didn't want to lose him. Being apart from each other was heartbreaking, and she didn't want them to experience that anymore.

He kissed her cheek. "You're not going to lose me." He assured her, but that didn't make her feel at ease.

"But your father and Lee Ji-Tae-"

"What about Ji-Tae?" The name of that boy always got him angry lately.

"I think they're working together. Do you think your father brought him to take your seat at the company?" She curiously asked. She had thought about this, and she felt she was right.

Dan-Han sighed when he saw the worry in her eyes. He felt vexed that his father and Ji-Tae were troubling her mind in such a morning when she should be resting and thinking about anything else.

He lifted her chin so she could look at him directly in the eyes. "They can't hurt me or take you and the company from me. So stop worrying."

"I can't." She told him. "Dan-Han, I want to protect you and myself. Learn to fight for myself and us. I hate being threatened, and I'm tired of being looked down upon." She said, making him look at her in an unreadable expression.

"So, what do you want?" He could tell she already had something in mind, and she wanted to say to him.

He saw the hesitation in her eyes, and when he thought he'd have to persuade her into saying what she had in mind, she spoke up, "I want to find my parents."