Chapter 5

Mistress

 

Staying true to her words from the previous night, Ae Cha started to get ready for her date with Young Do. However, a date with an heir is not like a date with a commoner. Everything had to be dripping in luxury. The makeup, the hair, the clothes, the restaurant. Everything. It was almost like getting ready for the red carpet. Ae Cha starts off by taking a nice, long hot bath. She walks slowly and gets into the crystal, white bathtub. And as she sinks into the bubbles, rather than relaxing, she recalls the same sentence over and over again. She couldn’t block it, she couldn’t ignore it, she couldn’t do anything about it. "Maybe their relationship has just been lies." These words came from one the girls yesterday. Was Young Do lying to her? Did he really love her? Was this just an act for his parents? Was it just an act for her? Had she done something wrong? Question after question wrecked her brain. It started to hurt, hurt her heart. She really didn’t know where she had gone wrong. She thought they were happy. With a sigh she submerged herself under the water, feeling the warm water rush to her face. She just stayed under water for a few seconds, it felt peaceful down there, nothing to worry about. However, she found herself rising back up, gasping for air, and sighed once again, scared and afraid for what might happen within the near future. 

Ae Cha knocks on the door and calls out "Unni, its me, I'm here for my appointment."

The door slowly opens, only to reveal a woman in her mid 30's, dressed in black munching, with warm motherly features. She smiles widely "Oh Ae Cha! You're hear! Usually I wouldn’t allow such short notice appointments, but only for you my dear."

"Thank you, Sun Hee unni, 진짜,chincha, I really appreciate it." Ae Cha responds as she looks around only to see a line of young women waiting to get their hair done. They all give her malicious looks for cutting the line and whisper secretly among themselves. 

"Who does this girl think she is? We've been waiting here for over an hour!"

"Ya, why does she get to cut this line. I'm going to tell my appa and he'll sue you.!"

"Aish you little brats." Sun Hee screams right back at them. She calms herself to face Ae Cha, but notices a smug grin on the younger girls face. She chuckles, Ae Cha still has confident as ever.

"I’m guessing you're here to get your hair done because Young Do asked you out onto a date."

Gasps can be heard from girls who were complaining from before. This girl was Lee Ae Cha, fiancée of Choi Young Do. This was the kind of reputation she had. Lee Ae Cha had the right to cut anyone, do anything she wanted, for simply being Lee Ae Cha, heir of the Lee fashion empire. 

Ae Cha smirks once again upon hearing the gasps, "Ne, something like that."

"Bwoh? Something like that? You're usually so excited and Young Do usually comes with you. Did you two fight?"

"Andwae."

"Then what happened? What did you do?"

"Why is it always something that I did? Why can't it be ever something he did? Does it look like I would ever do anything to hurt him? Why would I jeapordize something so special. Nothing happened, it's just that he has a certain circumstance today." Ae Cha releases her frustration in a hurry and looks up at the older woman with heartfelt eyes.

Sun Hee couldn't help but notice the sadness and is at loss as to how she should respond. Something had defiantly gone wrong within this relationship. 

The awkward silence is broken after Ae Cha redeems herself "Ya, get started on my hair already! I want a face cut, no harsh trims, no highlights, lighten the tips slightly, keep the hair down, minimal curls." 

"Aigoo, arrasso."

After the hair was done, makeup came next. And only the best products were used. Chanel, Burberry, Marc Jacobs, Dolce&Gabbana. Luxury at its finest. 

Ae Chas's lower lash lines were lined in a brown eyeliner pencil that was smudged slightly for a smokier effect. A dark, heavy, copper brown eye shadow was added to the corners for more intensity. Her eyebrows were filled slightly for a nice, defined full brow. Next came mascara, which extended her already extremely long lashes. Blush was the applied to the apples of her cheek, and bronzer was swept across her forehead and cheeks for a sun kissed look. And finally, her lips, a peachy, cranberry matte finish. 

Her dress which was by Elie Saab was a little white dress. Nothing too overwhelming, nothing to boring. It accentuated her hips, and made her complexion radiate. Ae Cha was a true beauty. Last but not least, her shoes were satin white Christian Louboutins. Everything about her was absolutely perfect.

She checked her reflection one last time in the mirror, and couldn’t help but feel pleased from her appearance. Unhurriedly, she walked down the stairs into the car. Her driver was to take her to Zeus Hotel, where the lavish restaurant Clio was located. She got out of the car, only to be greeted by the bell boy and made her way into the hotel, and into the restaurant. It was empty, she had booked the entire nigh to just herself and Young Do. She wanted to make this night special. As she sat down, she looked down at her watch and realized she was late, meaning Young Do was late to. However, Young Do is never late. Never.

She shook the thought out of her mind quickly and started to look forward to the rest of the night. She ordered a red wine for herself as she waited. And waited. And waited. The one glass of wine soon turned into a bottle. And after the whole entire bottled was drunken, Choi Young Do was still a no show. He wasn’t there. For the first time in her life, Lee Ae Cha was stood up. Although she clearly told him about it. But it really did break her heart. She was stood up by somebody who she loved most, by somebody whom she thought loved her. Where was he? 

Although an hour and a half had already went by, she continued to wait. Marked by the hope of possible traffic, or a tiny accident. But soon the hour and a half turned into two hours. The two hours into three. The three hours into four. By four, Ae Cha was still stoically sitting straight up in her seat. She had called him beyond times imaginable, and every time there would be a beep signifying her to leave a message. She was devastated. Stricken. Anguished. Shattered. Absolutely shattered. 

By six hours, Ae Cha was sobbing. Sobbing her eyes out in front of all the waiters and waitresses. They couldn't help but feel exhausted and pity her. She excused herself for a moment and went to the restroom. Her mascara and eyeliner was a black, watery mess. Her lipstick was smudged. Her hair was careless mess. She felt pathetic. She was pathetic. For one last time, she tried calling Young Do, except this time it went through.

"Young Do?"

All she could hear was loud background noise and the faint sound of his voice. She could pick up on some of the words. He was at an amusement park. She could tell by the roller coaster sounds. But then she heard a female voice. A soft, delicate female voice. A very familiar voice. Ae Cha gasped, she clasped and couldn't breath for a second. Hot tears spilled over onto her small, porcelain face once again. She felt dizzy. Her mind was processing the female voice she had just heard. It was Cha Eun Sang.

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Asako1 #1
Eun sang...personaje completamente despreciable
zoey777 #2
Chapter 11: youngdo is not at all like his dad!!!:'(.....hate her for saying tat
zoey777 #3
as cha is kinda annoying!!!! hope youngdo goes for eunsang....really wanted them to be together in d drama...hope they do here
Miney26 #4
Why aren't you updating!
Please update soon author-sshi
Brokenmindedzxc #5
Chapter 7: I really wish for your update authornim!! I'm quite scared because I really want aecha and youngdo to be together since it's ocx youngdo ((aka aecha is oc)) PLEASE LET THEM BE TOGETHER
cheolgyus #6
Chapter 12: omg i love this story bcs i once imagine the same way like ur story >_< youngdo needs his own girl not to be clingy to eunsang loll pleaseeeeee update soon!
mannasmile
#7
Chapter 12: i think young do must choose cha eun sang because i hate aecha she is so cruel !!! annnd please update can't wait for the next chapter !!!!
Brokenmindedzxc #8
Chapter 12: i keep reading the same chapter over and over again! please update soon!:) and I'm scared youngdo and aecha won't end up together but I wish they will!!
Brokenmindedzxc #9
Chapter 12: finally authornim!!! love the story but I always get scared by myself because I keep thinking that youngdo and aecha might not end up together :(( but I love them together so much!! can't wait for next chapter!!:-)