"Because he wants to sleep."
Jisoo's head came up immediately. His forehead creased but Jennie flashed him a warning look. He took a deep breath and muttered to himself, "Get ready, Jisoo. She's in a bad mood again."
"What did you say?"
"Nothing. I didn't say anything." He answered quickly, before she exploded.
Jennie tilted her head back, just enough so she could see his face. He was still grinning. She glared at him and his smile vanished. He groaned inside. What was his fault this time? Yohan wasn't sleeping, his son was grinning at him. Yohan wanted to play with him, but he didn't dare to argue with her. He turned away, placed his hands into his pockets. There was a moment that seemed to stretch on forever. His eyes were locked onto hers and he could see the flame of anger burning in her eyes. What was it? Was it about the lunch this afternoon? Or was it something else entirely? His stomach formed into a hard knot. He wanted to ask her but he didn't dare. He closed his mouth. 'Don't do anything stupid Jisoo or you will lose your chance again!' His mind reminded him. So he decided not to say anything regarding the incident during lunch. He then acted like nothing happened between them.
"I'm sorry. I will put him back to his crib." He held up Yohan from Jennie's bed and brought him back to his crib. Yohan protested, "Sorry, Yohan. Mommy said it's time to sleep," Jisoo told Yohan in a soft tone, after kissing him lightly, "We will play later, ok? Be a good boy."
Yohan started to cry and Jisoo caressed him lovingly. Feeling his father's touch, Yohan stopped crying. His eyes began to close slowly as he was drowning into a deep sleep again.
"So, it's nice to finally meet your best friend Irene. Have we met before? I feel like I've met her before because her face looks familiar," Jisoo started the conversation between them after going through a minute of silence.
Jennie glared at him again. She shot her anger at him as he was reminding her of the party a year ago, "Of course you met her before! She was the one who asked me to go to that damn party last year to meet a bastard like you!" She spat at him.
Jisoo's heart broke remembering what had happened between them that they and he felt guilty but hurt. His heart was beating out of his chest now. Something must have happened to her. He could see that she was really mad at him.
"Jen, please don't swear in front of our son."
Jennie closed her mouth. She immediately regretted saying curse languages but she couldn't hold her anger. She lowered her eyes to avoid Jisoo's gaze.
"Jen, could we forget the past please? I tried to forget it by building a new life. I know you did too. Don't talk about that party again. I have never regretted ever meeting you," He said gently, while staring deeply into her eyes.
Jennie looked away as she was afraid her heart would be melted again with his sweet words. 'I have never regretted meeting you too!' Her heart cried out. However, the picture of him having a romantic lunch with Soojoo every day and spending the night with Soojoo after he had visited her shuttered her heart. She was curious with his relationship with Soojoo and wanted to ask him about them but her pride didn't allow her. What would Jisoo be thinking of her? She couldn't show him that she was jealous otherwise he would insult her at the end. Jennie believes that her pride is the only thing she has now to shield her heart against Jisoo. She sighed deeply. She had been thinking since she got home. She and Jisoo wouldn't be a perfect couple. The difference between them was too big.
She didn't want Jisoo to play around with her heart as he did with his other girlfriends. She didn't want to put herself in his long list of his ex-girlfriends. She had to make a move before she breaks her heart more than how broken it is already and it might be too late to mend it even with the best glue in the world.
Chapter 22
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