“Sang Tae oppa, we had completed the last chapter of our book” said Author Kim with a smile. Sang In came into the work room and congratulated the duo. “The two of you make the best team.” Sang Tae glanced at Sang In and looked at the other side of the room. “No, I make the best team with Ko Mun Yeong.” Sang In gave an awkward smile and looked apologetic to Author Kim. “It’s okay, as long as I think I make the best team with Sang Tae oppa.” Sang Tae insisted, “I am not your oppa. I only have a younger sister and brother who are waiting for me at home.”
“Mun Yeong ah, I am back.” Author Kim followed Sang Tae at the back to the cursed castle. She raised her eyebrows and asked, “This is where our famous Ko Mun Yeong live?” Sang Tae turned around and said, “Thank you for sending me home. You may leave now.” Author Kim stood in front of him and said, “Sang Tae oppa, why don’t you invite me to your house? We should have a small celebration for our project.” Sang Tae hesitated and looked away. “Oppa, I heard your voice at the door.” Mun Yeong opened the door and was surprised to see Author Kim.
“Hi, let me introduce myself. My name is Kim Ji Hye, said Author Kim with a bow. Ko Mun Yeong and Author Kim sat at the opposite side of the dining table. Sang Tae sat in the middle of the table stealing glance at the both of them. "Oppa, why don't you go to your room first? I have something to say to Author Kim", said Mun Yeong, Sang Tae nodded, and he immediately got up of his seat and went up to his room. Mun Yeong slowly turned her eyes to Author Kim with a smirk, "What is your motive here?" Author Kim gave an innocent smile, " Ko Mun Yeong Sunbae, what motive do I have except to see where our famous Author Ko Mun Yeong live in? I must say that this castle looks so spectacular!" Mun Yeong took out a bag of cigarettes from her pocket and placed a cigarette in her mouth. She almost light up the cigarette when she suddenly remembered that she had promised Gang Tae to kick the bad habit. She took out the cigarette in her mouth and threw it away. Mun Yeong looked at Author Kim with a sarcastic smile, "Stop pretending to be nice!" Author Kim looked at Mun Yeong with an evil laugh, " Okay, I shall not pretend anymore. Do you remember me? I used to be your fan Kim Ji Hye and I even showed my first draft to you as an intern."
"Do I need to remember you?" said Mun Yeong with a smug. Burning with anger, Author Kim remarked, "Ko Mun Yeong, you are still as arrogant as three years ago! I remembered when I showed you my first writing, you criticized my work for lacking in originality. Yes, I was guilty of plagiarism then, but you spoke too harshly of my work that I can never forget what you said to me!" Mun Yeong stood up from the table and replied, "If you have finish telling me about your story, you may leave. The door is right in front of you.” Trembling with anger Author Kim spoke in a threatening tone, "I will make you regret what you had done to me!"
After Kim Ji Hye left, Mun Yeong gave a phone call to Sang In and told him what happened. "I can't believe Author Kim Ji Hye still held grudges over what you said about her work three years ago. I'm sure she does not know that you have been following her work over the years and gave good constructive comment under her book review. "There is no need to let her know. Just be careful that she does not harm Sang Tae oppa in any ways" said Mun Yeong.
"Juri shi, do you have time? Let's have a drink" asked Mun Yeong. She is holding a bottle of red wine as she called Juri on the phone. Juri and Mun Yeong went to the roof top with two wine glasses. "Juri ah, do you think that I am an evil bitch?" asked Mun Yeong after she drunk five glasses of red wine. Juri laughed at Mun Yeong, " Yes you are a bad bitch! Why are confessing it now? But do you know something? I can't seem to hate you. Do you know why?" asked Juri. "Because I am pretty?" Mun Yeong replied. Juri nodded her head and laughed, " Yes, you are a pretty witch, not an evil witch! You just do not want people to see through your fragility and always pretend to be tough" said Juri with a shrug. Mun Yeong gave a forced smile and asked, "Double-faced bitch that is a nice comeback, have we patch things up?" Juri took a sip of the red wine and said, "Of course. Otherwise, I won't be sitting next to you."
At the pizza restaurant, Jae Su and Gang Tae were having a drink after they closed the restaurant for the day. "Gang Tae ah, it had been so long ever since we have a drink together and catch up on our life" said Jae Su with a wide smile. "Hyung, it seems that your restaurant is doing very well. As expected, you are a good businessman. " Yes, I have been doing well and I am glad that you are leading a better life now. I used to advise you to avoid Ko Mun Yeong but now whenever I see that you are so much happier with her, I feel happy for you too" said Jae Su proudly. "Hyung, I heard that Seung Jae shi has been coming to your pizza restaurant regularly, are the both of you dating now?" asked Gang Tae. Jae Su shyly replied, “We are at the stage of knowing each other better.” "Speaking of which, where is Ko Mun Yeong?" asked Jae Su. "Mun Yeong dropped me a text message and said that she will be hanging out with Juri" Gang Tae replied. "I hope they will not get into a fight again" Jae Su exclaimed. They broke into laughter and agreed that at the end of the day they are still good friends.
It was late at night, Kim Ji Hye was flipping through Ko Mun Yeong book as she revealed an evil grin. A flashback to three years ago when Author Kim was still an Intern in Sang Sang Publishing Company. “Ko Mun Yeong Sunbaenim, this is my first children book.” Author Ko handed her draft to Ko Mun Yeong. “Is this plagiarism? It belongs to the rubbish bin. Rewrite it again!” Ko Mun Yeong threw the draft into the bin without giving her a second look. Author Kim left the office with tears in her eyes as she vowed to take revenge on her. “Ding, Ding! She looked at her handphone message from a person called Suicide Bomber. It says, "Park Haeng Ja is Do Hui Jae. Her mother is serving her time in the prison right now." Maybe I should pay her a visit soon, Kim Ji Hye thought to herself with a smirk. At the prison cell, where Do Hui Jae was serving her time in prison, she was reading the news article about her arrest and the picture of Ko Mun Yeong. She smiled to herself and said, "My dear daughter, you can never get rid of me!"
In the darkest night, a sniffing sound could be faintly heard from Mun Yeong bedroom. Gang Tae who was about to sleep in the other bedroom with his brother immediately got up from bed and rushed to her. Ko Mun Yeong is suffering from sleeping paralysis again. He grabbed Mun Yeong by her shoulders and lifted her up from bed. Mun Yeong grabbed Gang Tae shirt tightly as she sobbed uncontrollably." Gang Tae hugged Mun Yeong in his arms and consoled her. "Mun Yeong ah it is just a dream. I am here for you." He gently stroked Mun Yeong hair and laid her down to rest on the bed after she calmed down. Gang Tae stayed with Mun Yeong in bed till the next day morning. The sunlight shone into the bedroom and Mun Yeong opened her eyes and saw Gang Tae looking at her worriedly. " You had a sleep paralysis last night, what happened?" asked Gang Tae. " I dreamt of my mother, and she said that she will come and get me!" Mun Yeong cried. Gang Tae hugged Mun Yeong in his arms and said, " Mun Yeong ah, hyung and I will always protect you. We are a family."
Next Chapter: Kim Ji Hye visit Do Hui Jae in the prison. What will she reveal? What is the suicide bomber, Author Kim and Do Hui Jae plotting to harm Mun Yeong? What is going to happen to Ko Mun Yeong and the Moon brothers?
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