The Devil's Sweetheart

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The early morning sun rose and spring grass shone like it had its own gentle glow within and the atmosphere was enlivening for a morning walk. Jennie was jogging in the Dew Garden park alone since Carrot stayed in Seulgi's house upon Cutie's request. Rosé is a sloth when it comes to exercise, so she was all alone in the park. Right, when she was back from the morning work out, the first thing she did was to check her mobile. Messages flooded in her bin and in every statement, pout emoji was added. She couldn't stop laughing imagining his pouty face.

"You dare to book me? Let's see how you are going to work seeing my gifts today." With a sly smile, Jennie went to get fresh happy that someone would get irritated today.

...

Seattle...

A vast office room was in a mess, files across the floor, papers flying everywhere, and the neatly organized desk was tossed, the coffee mug littered on the floor. It was not just a mess, but a disaster zone.

A woman stood in the room, her hands trembled, shoulders drooped witnessing her boss destroying the office room. Her gaze was docked to the floor alone like a scared bunny. She breathed in deeply and gathered the immense courage she had within to voice out. As an assistant, it's her responsibility to inform him about the schedule. "Sir, we have a meeting in-"

"Get out of the room!" The piercing sound drummed into her ears like the creaking of gallows.

The executive assistant sighed in relief. She was glad that she was spared from his wrath today. Although she was long used to her boss's anger, he was like a raising storm today which she has never witnessed from the day she has been serving as his assistant. She wondered if it was because of his innocent fiance. She has more pressing matters to attend to than thinking about this couple. On her way back, she met with a familiar person, a savior she must say.

"Is he in the office?" A low voice spoke up.

"He is very angry, Shawn." She hastily explained to him.

"Get back to work. I will talk with him" He excused himself and pushed the door open to see a neatly organized office room into the trash again.

"Ethan! What's wrong with you? You are becoming a monster every day scaring your-"

"Why didn't you tell me that she was in Seattle?" Ethan cut him off in the middle, his expression was a mixture of rage and weariness.

"How did you know about it?" It was not a surprise to Shawn that Ethan got to know about the news already.

"Just tell me, bastard," Ethan shouted as soon as he confirmed that even his friend knew about it. For a long time, his cousin, Mia has been talking about a woman but he was least bothered when he has more pressing matters to handle. Lucky or unlucky, he got to know that it was Jennie, his cousin has been trying to set him up with and it devastated him more when Jennie arrived for a party which her cousin organized but couldn't get a chance to get a glimpse of her.

"Will you go and meet her even if she is in Seattle? You go to all the shooting events she attends and watch her secretly but would never talk to her. What is the use of telling her whereabouts?" Shawn yelled, a mixture of empathy and guilt on his face watching his friend's state but he couldn't help.

Ethan's eyes dulled and he slumped on the chair, exhausted. "I can't face her, Shawn. Not after the things I have done to her. I have committed a terrible sin which I couldn't wash from my hands." Guilt, remorse passed over him like a gush of wind when he thought of the horrendous crime he has committed on that night which has been haunting him with sleepless nights every day. He wished to go back in time and put everything in place but it was all his wish. She would never come back.