Chapter 232 - Confusing Thoughts

KJ was confused by Mirae's strange behavior. He arrived home last night to find her asleep on the very edge of the bed. She increased the number of pillows on her barrier and looked as if she was trying hard not to kick it down in her sleep. And that morning, she woke up much earlier than him and headed off to the office all by herself. 

When he entered the office, he asked Psycho about her. 

"Is she in her office?" he asked. 

"Please wait a minute, Oppa!" Psycho winked and dialed Mirae's extension. 

"CEO, my oppa wants to meet you," be informed her. He listened intently before hanging up the phone. 

"She said to tell you that she's in the washroom," Psycho parroted. 

"She just picked up the phone!" KJ pointed out. 

"I'm only doing what I was told," Psycho said. KJ rolled his eyes. It was obvious Mirae was avoiding him but he could not figure out why. What did he do this time? 

Inside her cabin, Mirae was in a dilemma. A part of her wants to talk to KJ while the other part wants to pack up her bags and go live in Tibet as a hermit. 

Ugh, why did the guy confess to me on national TV? She bem.o.a.ned. It was hard enough to forget their little tryst that night and now this! She could still feel his lips all over her body. If that phone had not interrupted them, who knows how far they would have gone. And worst of it was, she probably would not have stopped him. 

"Kill me," she m.o.a.ned. She slapped her cheeks. "Stop thinking about him! Focus on the party!" 

Uh oh, she realized. She would have to go to the party with him! She could not avoid him for long. It was going to be a long and difficult day. 

After lunch, Mirae had to sit with the members of Six X, the production team and the Head of Creativity aka her dear husband. She dreaded facing him but she could not ignore him forever. 

She took a deep breath before entering the room. The others were already there, waiting for her. Taking her seat at the head table, she peered over everyone. KJ was there next to Dami, observing Mirae carefully. Their eyes met for a brief second before she averted her gaze, feeling her cheeks burning up again. 

But she maintained her composure. "Let's begin," she said. "What is the progress on the music video production?" 

The producer of the video stood up. He bowed and began his presentation. It was a lengthy meeting. The producer had an impressive planning with the demon concept. Mirae suggested a few changes which were duly incorporated. 

KJ suppressed a smile as he watched his wife. She had grasped the workings of the entertainment industry in a short time and had managed to get a lot of investors for Mystic Entertainment. She worked hard to keep the company afloat and he could have been prouder of her. 

Mirae caught KJ looking at her lovingly and blushed. She determinedly avoided looking at him but felt his gaze on her. Her heart fluttered as she tried to focus on the presentation. 

But it was hard. His eyes were locked on her as if she was the only person in this world. She could not look away from his intense gaze and it was driving her crazy. She had this irrational urge to touch him but the room was packed with people and he was sitting far from her. The minutes were dragging slowly, increasing the intensity between them. Every now and then, she stole glances at him and looked away whenever he caught her. 

Dami noticed the tension between the two. She slyly looked from KJ to Mirae. Her eagle eyes caught on how Mirae was avoiding KJ. There definitely was some trouble in their paradise.

She smirked. Maybe ripping these two apart was easier than she had thought. 

…. 

After the meeting ended, Dami reached up to KJ. 

"Oppa, nice presentation," she complimented  before giving him a tight hug. KJ, taken slightly aback, hugged back. 

"You too," he said. He let go and smiled at her. 

Suddenly, he felt someone bump into him hard. Startled, he turned around to see Mirae, quickly hurrying away. Her abrupt push further confused him. 

"What happened, oppa?" Dami asked. 

"Dami, you're a girl right?" KJ asked. "Tell me this. Why do women avoid someone who did nothing wrong to offend her?" 

"Ahh," Dami said, understanding his words. "The CEO is avoiding you at home." 

"Well…" 

"Maybe she is just stressed," Dami replied. "Plus the abrupt marriage and her taking up the position of the CEO. It's all too new for her. Moreover, the relationship must be hard to handle. The pregnancy was unplanned and the miscarriage was too much to bear. And a marriage which is scrutinised by the media…all of it drained her."

KJ frowned. This is why Mirae was avoiding him? The marriage was stressful? 

He recalled their last proper encounter. They were entangled in a web of emotions. He accidentally rushed her into an intimacy she was not ready for. KJ had thought that it was bringing them closer but it had the opposite effect. 

Dami was right. Mirae was avoiding him because she was overwhelmed. This made him more worried about her upcoming encounter with Ash that night. 

…. 

Junhyung was at his apartment. Nida was there with him, wearing his bathrobe. She was lazily lounging on his bed beside him. 

"The party is tonight, huh?" she asked. 

"Yes," he replied. His lips curved into an evil sneer. 

"You're planning something," she stated. 

"I might be," he teased. 

"What is it?" she asked curiously, using her toes to trace his thighs. 

"Let's just say, KJ's world will shatter tonight," he said, catching her smooth leg and giving it a lick. 

"You don't mean…her?"she asked in a sly tone. 

"The chairman wants her dead anyway," Junhyung shrugged. "Doesn't matter how. And she'll be unprotected at the party. Even her two lovers would be busy confronting each other. It's our chance." 

Nida smirked. The existence of that woman was irking her. Anyone who had Ash's attention even briefly, angered her. She wanted her dead. 

"You're a sly dog!" she commented. "Make sure she dies." 

"She will," Junhyung promised. "After my men have their fun with her, she will die." 

He bit her thigh, earning a sensual m.o.a.n from her. Nida took off the bathrobe and welcomed him into her arms.