"Replaced? What are you talking about?" I said and faked a laugh.

Hara giggled, "Nah. I'm just kidding around. It just came to my mind since that guy's kinda handsome to be mingling around your future ex-wife. Who is he anyway?"

"Yoong. He's one of our friends."

"I see..."

"I'm just gonna greet them, okay? You wait here." I went out of the cafe. Tiffany, Yoong, and Sunkyu were already a block away. I decided to tail them.

"I want french fries and fried chicken!" Sunkyu shouted happily.

"Alright, alright. Calm down or you're gonna fall." Yoong answered then chuckled.

"No, sweetie." Tiffany snapped in. "You need more healthy foods. You've been eating too much bad food lately."

Yoong then chuckled. "As if you're not. You just ate fast food earlier."

"Yah!" She playfully slapped his forearm. "At least, I'm already old enough... Sunkyu, no and it is final."

"But umma! I want chicken! I want fries!"

"Oh. Come on, noona. Don't be that harsh to the kid."

"I already said no, Yoong."

He then started with a very annoying aegyo, "Pweeasseeeee~"

"Stop that!"

"Come on, Kyu. Say it with me." and the latter immediately complied. "Pweeeeasseee~ Pweaaasseee~"

"Alright, alright! Just for tonight, okay?"

Sunkyu then shouted, "Yay! Now I know umma's weakness. You're so awesome, second appa!" Second appa... It was cute back then. Now it makes me shiver.

Sunkyu snapped again, "Second appa, can you buy me a game for my PSP later?"

Tiffany suddenly halted him, "No, Kyu. You're already requesting too much. Yoong, stop spoiling him."

"Oh, don't be such a killjoy, noona. Sunkyu's like my son too. It's part of my obligation to give him what he wants."

"Yay! You are the best second appa in the world!"

That's it. I can no longer take it.

"Tiffany." I called which got the three of them turned back. I tried my best to show them my sincerest smile.

"Appa!" Sunkyu said happily.

"Yuri-yah!" Tiffany excitedly called then skipped towards me, giving me a warm hug. She then tip-toed and gave me a kiss on the lips. "Sunkyu and I wanted to surprise you earlier at BPE but then the receptionist said you went out."

"I see… And then???" I looked at Yoong. He then put down Sunkyu and the latter ran towards me giving me a hug too.

"It just so happens, I'm walking in the same street, hyung. Then, I feel like giving them a treat to the newly opened fast food resto down town." he answered.

"Wow. That's a very realistic coincidence, I say." I said without making my eyes off of him.

"Yes, it's totally realistic, hyung, since it's really real."

"Yuri, enough." Tiffany said in whisper.

"Enough of what? I was just asking him."

"You are starting again..."

"No, I'm not."

Tiffany then sighed in defeat and just changed the topic, "So, where did you go, Yuri-yah?"

"I just went out with Hara for coffee break."

With a complete change of mood, she immediately withdrew her hands away from me. She said with an obvious irritated tone, "Oh I see. It seems like you're spending too much time with that Hara now."

"Well, what can I do? She's too irrisistable."

Now she's in rage. "Fine. You can go back to Hara now." She started to walk out, "Come on, Yoong, Sunkyu. I'm hungry."

Sunkyu bid sadly, "Bye appa."

"See you later, kid."

"Uhh- See yah, hyung." Yoong said and I answered back with a nod.

"Bye, Tiffany." I bid.

"..."

"I love you." and that got her stopped walking. She turned around and stared at me for a bit, afterwards, sighed loudly. "I love you too." she finally replied.

Long after they were gone from the street, Hara popped beside me, "Second appa? Now, that seems messier."

"Sunkyu calls him that with Tiffany's best friend, Jessica, as his second umma."

"I assume that's his girlfriend. Why is he hanging around with your girl than being with his girlfriend then?"

"They're having a hard time nowadays, that's why."

"Is that the new ruling for guys? Than hanging out with your best friend, you'll just hang out with your best friend's girlfriend instead?"

"Shut it, Hara. Yoong is also her friend, not only mine. And I am sure that guy knows his limits." I said and started to walk back to BPE.

"Hmmm... I just hope he really knows..." she iterated which had me stopped. She tapped my shoulder first, before leaving me alone in that street.

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Two nights passed, I still haven't told Tiffany about the Tokyo project. Now that we're sort of having a cold war here at home, I couldn't get to open the topic. If I do, definitely, this situation will get worse.

Yes. Ever since that day, she's giving me a cold shoulder. I know she's mad at me for taking coffee breaks with my secretary. I, on the other hand, rather not make the first move for reconciliation. Like her, I'm also upset about her hanging out with Yoong lately. I didn't like to open such topic with her either because I know she'll insist it's all nothing but friendship.

I know I'm over-the-line for thinking a horrible thing for my friend but I really couldn't help myself. Yoong's a man too and capable of getting easily attracted. Well, especially to Tiffany as the charm of this woman can really strike anyone and eventually fall in love with her in a snap. I know that as I've been victimized too.

Anyhow, right now, we're preparing for the travel tonight to Sooyoung's private ski resort in Gangwon-do. It's for the late birthday celebration of Hyoyeon as the latter requested from him.

"Sunkyu, are you done? The shuttle bus will come any minute now." Tiffany asked.

"Almost done, umma!" he shouted from his room.

"Tiffany." I called and she looked at me. "We can use my car instead. No need to rush."

She then responded in slightly irritated tone, "No. Don't you know how much gasoline costs lately? And didn't I tell you not to use anything Mr. Goo gave you?"

"He's my father."

"He's not your real father."

"He already adopted me."

Her tone suddenly changed to slight anger, "And you accepted that even if without my consent."

"Why are you so mad? It's not like Mr. Goo will do something bad to me."

"Because you're not using your head!"

"You think I accepted his offer that easy?! I've been in a turmoil for days whether to accept or not so don't say that I'm not using my head!"

"You guys are fighting again?" Sunkyu suddenly snapped from the door of his room. "Being childish again, seriously? Don't you two deny it from me."

"Stay out of this, Kyu." I said.

"Yeah, right. Because I'm still a kid, blah blah blah. I get you appa."

"You don't have the right to be rude on me! I'm still the one feeding you!"

"Yah! Stop yelling at my son!" Tiffany shouted. "Why are you like this?!"