Chapter 4
The One Who Got AwayRecording wrapped up early that day. The boys were all on pitch. No one was offbeat either. On any typical day they would usually end late in the evening. Today everything seemed to just turn out right on the first try. It was only 4pm and they were done.
They still had dance practice planned for the evening but since they ended early, the gang planned on eating out before practice in their favorite restaurant a few blocks away instead of the usual takeout in between breaks.
They were on their way out of the YG entertainment building when the receptionist called out to Soonho. She was talking to a courier with a package and was gesturing to their group. The man approached them.
"Excuse me, sirs, but I have a package for Mr. Soonho Choi. Your receptionist said that he is with your group?"
"That's me," Jiyong's manager said. "But I'm not expecting any packages. Who is it from?"
"Actually, sir. We're returning your package. It's the one you sent a couple of weeks ago to Ms. Sandara Park. She no longer lives in that address. We are sorry but we tried to ask details from the apartment's management but they said they don't have information about her new residence."
"Oh." Soonho scratched his head and looked sideways at Jiyong, hoping that he didn't hear the conversation.
"If you would just sign here, sir." The courier pointed at his clipboard. Soonho grabbed the pen and scribbled his signature on the line.
He approached the group. "Sorry for the slight delay." He held the package to his side, keeping the name and address hidden from their view.
Jiyong was raising one eyebrow at him. Not a good sign. "Do you have something you want to tell me, Manager Choi?" Not a good sign. He uses Manager Choi only when he's not amused. Usually he just calls him Hyung.
Soonho shook his head but did not say anything. He was invoking his right against self-incrimination. Besides, he wasn't lying when he shook his head. He really did not want to tell Jiyong about the package.
They continued on to the parking lot. He surreptitiously hid the package underneath the car seat but a tattoed hand stopped him and took the package from his hands. Soonho stiffened and waited with bated breath for his charge's reaction.
From Jiyong's initial reaction, Soonho was expecting smoke to come out of THE G-Dragon's nose and ears but h
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