The image of Katherine hugging Devon Geum would not stop playing over and over in Paul's head, so much so that he couldn't think of anything else. When did is happen? Why didn't she tell him? Why Devon Geum? All these questions popped up. He felt guilty that because of fights and squabbles they had drifted apart so much so that she even thought it necessary to quit. But that wasn't what bugged him so much, why didn't he like seeing her with Devon Geum? Why was he so angry? Well maybe because he never really like the man either way.

"Paul!" He flinched, sitting up straighter he looked into Yuri's angry eyes.

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"Where you even listening to a word I was saying?" She asked.

"... no, no say it again." He admitted and she sighed.

"I said to pick out a cake for the engagement party, and an outfit for tomorrow." She reminded him, wondering what could be causing him to be so absent minded.

"Tomorrow? What's happening tomorrow?" He asked.

"We're meeting my grandparents you knew that." She said her tone full of accusation.

"Yes, yes I definitely knew that... why do we have to meet you grandparents?" He asked.

And she pouted, "because they aren't going to be at the engaged party so we have to go see them." She informed him.

Ah the engagement party, his mother and her mother and her included had bullied him using the incident from Jason's ball to force him to agree to having the engagement party so soon. It was this weekend, but what was the hurry? He already gave her the ring right?

"Hmm..."

Choi Yuri shut the book that was open between them and eyed him suspiciously. 

"What? Why are you looking at me like that? Why are shutting the book?" He asked.

"Do you really want to do this? You look like a groom that is being forced? I'm not going to be stuck with an unwilling husband say it now Paul, do you or do you not want to get married to me?" She asked looking at him seriously. 

Paul leaned down on the table and entwined his fingers, looking directly at her. If he was being honest of course not he didn't want to get married. He loved his bachelor life and he was barely thirty, why should he be tied down so soon? But he couldn't do that, he had a responsibility to marry and since his parents had chosen her he would have to marry her.

"What are you saying?" He gave her a most charming smile, unnerving her yet again. "Ofcourse I want to marry you." 

Choi Yuri stared at him suspiciously but she could feel her all the guards she set aganist him crumbling to the ground, how he always managed to make her lose all her convictions scare and enthralled her.

"Fine, now keep your head in the game." 

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Katherine stared at the address her uncle sent to her. He said he only remembered that before her mother had come home she stayed there for a bit. When she looked it up on the internet it showed that it was an orphanage. And it was still one. But what was her mother doing at an orphanage? Was she perhaps adopted?

That would just be too crazy, she shook her head. No way, she was definitely her mother's daughter. 

Luckily for her the orphanage was in the capital so she could easily go there, but she didn't want to go alone so she called Jessie. 

"Katherine? Hey." Jessie said as she answered the phone.

"Hey Jessie, how are you now? Are you feeling better?" Katherine asked. 

"Well, I guess. It's a bit lonely though, I miss you." Jessie replied with a long sigh.

"Me too... say, are you up for another adventure?" She asked hoping Jessie would say yes.

"Adventure?" 

"My fa- uncle, sent me an old address where my mother lived before she came back to her family home. I checked it out and it's an orphanage. I wanted to go check it out, are you able to tag along?" 

"Ah... I don't know if I'll be able to even if I wanted to." Jessie said slowly. 

"What does that mean?" 

"I'm not staying in the manor anymore." 

"What? So where are you now?" 

"Some safe house, apparently the cops showed up at the manor while we were away so I'm staying in a condo in the middle of heaven knows where." Jessie informed her. "But before you blame Jason..." she said as though she already knew Katherine next line of thought. "I also don't think it would be wise to go out right now." 

Katherine nodded. "I understand." She bit her lip in disappointment. 

"We might not be able to see each other for a while but keep me posted, don't be scared. Remember you deserve to know the truth. Okay?" Jessie encouraged her.

Katherine nodded even though Jessie couldn't see her. "You too, take care of yourself and don't worry. This too shall pass." 

"Em." 

"Alright then goodbye Jessie."

"Keep me posted, tell me everything even the littlest details okay?" 

"Yes."

"Bye." And the call was disconnected. 

Katherine sighed pushing away the anxious thoughts. That filled her mind. She could do this alone, she was not adopted. And even if she was that she hoped it wouldn't change anything. Her mother was still her mother after all. Nothing would take away those memories. 

Preview 183: Distant.

"I'm sure she would be pleased to hear that." 

"Butler Choi? How is Jason? Is he doing okay?" She asked biting the nail on her thumb.

"Ah... I can't say he is, just know one of the reasons we miss you is because of him." 

"I don't understand." She shook her head, sitting up.

"He's distant and disengaged. When he actually pays attention he is always in such a terrible mood. He barely gets any sleep and he is very scary these days." 

"He barely sleeps?" She sighed, he must still be having nightmares. "Can you do me a favour?" 

"Anything miss." 

"Can you inform Jason that...."