A Billionaire's Lost Love

"Mother, how many times must we discuss this?" Jinho groaned as he shuffled important papers on his desk. "You can't blame me for constantly bringing up this topic, dear," his mother replied over the speakerphone. "You've done nothing but drown yourself in work. Your father and I aren't getting any younger." "But I'm not the one who's responsible for continuing your bloodline," Jinho stopped as he looked at the phone. "In matters such as this, you should discuss this with Taeyoung." His mother sighed and said, "Your brother still has a long way to go. You're the eldest and you're already set in your career. It's high time that you find a bride for yourself and settle down." "Can't I decide that for myself?" he asked as someone lightly knocked on his door. It creaked open and his assistant, Kim Hyeongu, peeped through the small opening. "I already agreed to that and look at where we are now," she replied. Jinho gestured for his assistant to enter as she continued, "You always ask

"Welcome to the top floor of this building. We call this the Main HQ as this is where the boss' office is. This is also where his special employees are. The brains and brawns behind each success of this company," Mr. Kim explained as we walked down a short hallway.We then entered through another glass door and the room was filled with workstations. Everyone was immersed into their work. Some were on the phone, some were on their computers, and some were working with each other."Everyone?" Mr. Kim's sudden voice caught the attention of others. All the employees turned to our direction and he continued, "Allow me to introduce Ryuk Mingyu," he gestured towards me. "She's the new member of our family. She's our new secretary and I trust that you'll make her feel right at home," he added.As every eye landed on me, I b

I groaned as the elevator bell dinged. I leaned onto the nearest wall as I dragged myself out of the damned elevator. Thankfully, this was the last time I was going to deliver files to other floors.I let out a sigh as I stepped into our production floor. But I was caught by surprise when I saw that there was no one there. I passed by the conference room but it was empty as well.I checked my watch and I couldn't believe what I saw. I spent most of my day delivering files! I rushed over to my laptop and was horrified that I had forty voicemails. I sat down and was about to listen to them when the glass door opened.It was one of my lady co-workers. She froze right on the spot as our eyes met. She checked her watch and immediately walked over to me.I fixed myself and ans

I turned to it and saw my whole exchange with Minju, as well as the times that I would go back and forth to my desk. I was also shown a clip where Soyoung pleaded with me to have lunch with her.Once the clips were done, Mr. Kim pulled his tablet back.I kept my head low as I didn't know what to say about the situation."I'm not angry with you, Miss Ryuk," he replied, which made me look at him. He continued, "I just want to understand what happened during your first hours here."Out of nervousness, I pinned my hands in between my thighs once again. And because of my discomfort, I shifted numerous times on my chair. And I proceeded to look around as I avoided Mr. Kim's stare."Miss Ryuk," I immediately turned back to him, "I d

"And that was the story of Jack and the beanstalk," I smiled as I closed the book. I settled the book on the bedside table and returned to the little ones. "How was that for a bedtime story?" I asked as I looked at them from the top bunk to the pull-a-bed on the floor.Because of my sisters' unplanned pregnancies, I gave up my room for the kids. However, we couldn't afford separate beds so we bought a double-decker bed with a pull-a-bed underneath. Thankfully, my nieces and nephees never complained. Especially, when they always enjoyed having each other around."Is the beanstalk true, Auntie?" Yeonghee, the youngest of the bunch, asked. "And is there really a giant's castle in the sky?""Hm, well, other than Jack, no one has attempted to try again," I replied as I tucked them in one by one. I continued, "And after h