Love’s Labyrinth

t. She was finally in South Korea! She was about to experience everything she had only ever seen on TV o

isle of the plane, her steps light and airy. As she stepped into the

e entered the terminal. “Come on, Tj!” he said, a smile on

reathless. “I’m here, I’m here,” s

o the black town car that was waiting for them outside

e out the window in wonder. The city was beautiful, with its tall, sleek buildings and bustling s

er the surrounding buildings. It was sleek and modern, with a beautiful lobby that was de

r room, Tj was even more impressed. The room was spacious and luxurious, with floor-to-ceiling windows that overlooked th

hey agreed to meet for breakfast the next morning, and Tj went to be

o a song in Hangul, the Korean alphabet, as a way to practice her language skills.

rying to get them to stick in her mind. She had been studying the language for a while now,

hwaisted jeans, a white cropped sweater, and a pair of white sneakers. She had accessorized with a simpl

ut of the room, making her way to

see the person in front of her until it was too late. She

wn at her with amusement in his eyes. “Sorry,” she said in English,

rrassed by her clumsiness. But she couldn’t help but feel like she had seen the man somewhere before. He was very handsome, with

e near the window and looked around, taking in the sights of the busy city outside. With the view of the

es and her poise. She had a certain grace about her that he found intriguing. He couldn’t quite p

ely that he would ever see her again in a city

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ing, she took a deep breath and tried to put the i

” she said, trying to soun

replied, looking up from his

er voice more confident than she felt.As the last item on the schedule was written down, Mr. Bouche put down

hat he had planned. “A surprise?” she a

and shook his head. “

what the surprise could be. Was it a gift? A special event? Or something else entirely? She tried to push the

Bouche were back in the car, on their wa

orea, Mr. Bouche turned to Tj with a grin. “Read

. “Yes!” she said, trying

held the door open for Tj. “After

trying to adjust to the bright light, and that’s when she saw them. P

eyes wide. “What’s going on?

inside and find out,” he said, l

ing. Mr. Bouche had always been a good boss, but they had never been friends outside of work

iced that the fans were calling out someone’s nam

in her tr

ldn’t believe what was happening. Park Ji-hoon was one of the biggest K-pop stars

ong corridor, until they reached a door that said “Staff Only

rk Ji-hoon standing there, a huge smile on his face. He w

g over to her. “It’s so n

as she stammered out a reply. “I-it

ope you’re ready for a to

on. Why had he brought her here? Why was Park Ji-hoon giving her a personal to

more. She pulled Mr. Bouche aside. “What’s going on?” sh

“I have a confessio

that planned all of this but it was

she said, her voice full

wanted to apologise for causing you

hock. “But... why

stating that she should as