I can't sleep  

it's morning and jisoo hasn't slept a wink. the thoughts of lisa leaving and not saying a word to her, nor answering her calls, filled her mind. she felt drained physically but her brain wouldn't shut up about her.

with tired eyes and a heavy heart, she tried to get up.

Meanwhile, someone is sound asleep in some part of the world while flying to Seoul. her company enjoyed taking pics of her sleeping state

We been knew

she opted to go alone. she thought of asking seulgi to go with her but she would only bother her with her work.

it was a weekday morning so the mall isn't as crowded, which she thought was the best choice to clear her mind.

maybe some retail therapy would work.

irene made sure she's good at what she does. even though she's a CEO's daughter, which the public has no idea about, she is independent.

she valued her work and fans. so for the coming fan meet, she went alone and looked for clothes that would suit her.

it's funny how the world could be so small. with all the things she read on her sister's tweets, she knew something was wrong and she's sure the girl across her has something to do with it. coincidence?

"aren't you my sister's girlfriend?"

Lisa was surprised. she never talked to Irene before. she was intimidating compared to jisoo. lisa stopped what she was doing and kept her composure.

"No, Miss. I was your sister's secretary."

"You're all over her twitter. I thought you were official."

She never knew Jisoo was so open about liking her that she'd post stuff about it on social media.

"I didn't know about that."

"Hmm. Fair enough. I guess you don't know she's miserable right now either."

If Irene's looks could kill, she knew she's dead by now.

"I resigned yesterday so I have no idea how she is, Miss Irene." She lied.

"You're acting brave now, but I know. I wish you were brave enough to face her before you left."

Irene smiled at her but it was a different one. It sent chills to her body.

Irene left her and went on her way. She walked to the opposite direction. Their talk made her feel even worse. The situation is following her everywhere.

And just when she thought that was it, she received a message from another person.

The talk

I wont be showing myself to her ever again

The CEO sure has time for texting about important matters

Such a sweet dad  

  "I'm still hoping, Lisa..."  

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A/N: So how's the weather? The next chapter will be the last then the epilogue :) Tell me what you think!

- sel