"Ma'am Serin.." Brian is already standing next to her. “The video will play in a minute, you need to leave the stage now.” Serin, stunned and moved by Jeremy’s unexpected presence at the event, is at a loss for words and is obviously preoccupied with deep thoughts. “Are you okay, ma’am??” She looked at Brian and absent-mindedly, she nodded at him. With haste, the guy assisted Serin as they left the stage. The beaming lights from the large-scale visual background suddenly went off. As total darkness filled the event room, the huge monitor on the stage started flashing a video showcasing the aesthetics of Venere Art Gallery & Studio from the outside to its interiors on both first and second floors. It is not only the depth of Serin’s artistic sense that resonates with the guests while watching the video but also the hard work and dedication of all the staff. Ending the video is Serin and her colleagues’ warm appreciation and gratitude to the guests in a simple but touching short

Noticing Chris walking towards him, Dave ended the phone call in a rush and turned around. But a sudden grip on his arm stopped him from opening the door of his car. He shot Chris with a sharp glare. “Take your hand off me.” Getting his hand off Dave, he stood by the door and leaned half of his body against the car. Then he plastered a visible smirk on his face. “You are here but you did not come to the event? Did Yenny scare you that much?” “What does Yenny have to do with me not attending the grand opening of Venere?” “You hate to see her, don’t you?” “Why would I hate someone who took care of me before?” “Ah, yes! I’m sorry, I forgot.” Chris smiled widely, teasing Dave. “I remember that you even drove from Horizon Town to Hopkins District just to ask me where Yenny was. I forgot that you were looking for her before.. so why would you even hate her, right??” Dave gave Chris a piercing stare. “Get off my car.” Unbothered, as if he didn’t hear anything, Chris remained leaning a

Like a brutal stab piercing their hearts, Chris and Ken felt terribly attacked. Yenny forgiving Dave, even though they already saw this coming, is suffocating them with killing pain, fury, sadness and disappointment. “Why would you forgive him? Did he wrong you?” Chris asked, wanting to slap Yenny with the truth that Dave did not just harm her but almost killed her. “What did he do to you that you had to forgive him?” “For so many years, it was clear to me that you were Yenny’s true friend.” Dave broke his long silence and then he turned around. As he stood next to Yenny, he boldly targeted Chris with an insulting stare. “But right now.. I doubt it. If you really cared for her, you would never make her recall what I did to her in the past because it’s gonna hurt her.” Chris clenched his fists and glared at Dave. “Who are you to protect Yenny from getting hurt?? You tormented her with so much pain, didn’t you? And even though she already forgave you, you’re still the reason why she

The guy looked Tony Sean in the eye. “Aunt Leona..” Ken’s answer instantly made the atmosphere at the waiting area completely heavy with sudden awkwardness. As silence grows, Yenny feels something stuck in her throat that she can’t even gulp. Out of her numbing uneasiness, she locked her eyes on the floor again. Ken did the same, not wanting to see Yenny who’s silently hurting him. ‘It doesn’t feel right.’ Ms. Fei thought to herself while throwing glances at Ken and Yenny. The two friends avoiding meeting each other’s eyes gives her a hunch that something wrong is going on between them. Did they fight? But over what? She could not help but wonder. “I’m sorry..” Ken broke the growing silence. “I shouldn’t have mentioned her.” “Don’t say that, Ken.” The old man replied with a smile but tears visibly formed in his eyes when he looked at Yenny. “Your friend is right. Even though Leona is no longer with us here, she will surely feel sad if she sees you struggle doing a lot of things

Serin smiled back at Jeremy. “Hi..” “Can I–" “Sure, why are you even asking? No need to ask..” Glenn butt in with haste while pulling the chair for Jeremy. “You came here to celebrate with us, didn’t you?” “Umm.. actually..” “Guys, guys!” Glenn spoke again, facing their colleagues. “Come on, let’s go inside.” “Eh???” “What’s surprising about going inside, huh?" "Because we love staying here outside Friz but.. why suddenly–" "For a change, okay? Besides, you’ve always wanted to hunt guys there, right?” “Sir???” Hana can’t believe her ears. Glancing at Jeremy, she suddenly feels hot because of her blushing face. “You’re embarrassing me in front of Mr. Jeremy Sean..” Glenn, giving Hana a teasing smile, just shrugged his shoulders in response and then turned around to leave. “Mr. Jeremy Sean..” Hana, taking her courage, looked at the guy. “Sir Glenn was only joking. He always, you know, teases us. He’s really like that so please don’t take what he said serious--” “Enough