Choices:A korean Story

Chapter 12: Family meets Culture

Sorry I had to Photoshop Kim's face on a Korean dress. I wanna say a big thank to you all for reading my story,please vote my story and I promise to write more suspenseful and interesting chapters ahead.

Kim Hyun Joong's POV

It was a Monday,oh today's is gonna be tedious. I decided to finally move in with Kim.
My mom spent the weekend in the mansion to keep an eye on us,she believed I made a bad decison getting married to Kim.
"Good morning mom" I greeted as I went to see Kim Seoun in her room. She sat on the couch next to Kim Seoun's bed, while Kim Seoun sat upright on her bed.
"What's good about the morning" She asked being sarcastic
"Mom stop being sarcastic and bitter" I said to mom drawing my left my hand into my pocket.
"Me?, Bitter?, I'm certainly not bitter you got to married to a total stranger without my consent" She tried to twist my words.
"Are you angry about the fact that she is a stranger or black" I reversed it back to her
"Oppa, our mom is not a racist,you know mom's right. Even if you had to do it without telling us, it shouldn't have to be Kim,don't get me wrong, she's my friend" Kim Seoun tried to support my mom
"You're just supporting mom" I responded
"No its not like, no offence mom.You know what I mean" Kim Seoun quickly apologised to my mother
"Be happy she ended up with me" I tried to conclude the discussion
"What's there to be happy about?"My mom asked but I walked out of the room, mom and my sister followed me down stairs...
"I'm not finished with you Hyun Joong,stop now" she commanded as we got down the stairs, I had no choice but to stop and listen
"What do you have to say mom that I haven't heard already?" I asked turning to look at her, it seemded like the noise was much that it lead my cousins to come downstairs too.
"I'm your mother and you will listen...I...your confused civil marriage is a mistake..." my mom tried to reprimand me but I interrupted her
"You!...made me do this, and nothing is going make me divorce her, its you and dad's fault, you'll have to live with it" I said harshly to my mom
"Now you're blaming your father?" My mom seemed surprised
"Bro you don't even love her?" Min said to me
"And you do?...you have Sun, what else do you want?,be contented" I said coldly to Min
"And you're not?" Kim Sang finally spoke
"I'm not even half way there"I said and turned my back against them
"From tonight, I won't be staying with my sister and my brothers anymore" I said and left
"Oopa, Kim Hyun Joong" My mom and sister tried to call me back but I ignored them.
I left early from work and headed to I and Kim's house.
I entered into the duplex and went straight to Kim's room.
"Aren't you happy to see me?" I asked a sad looking Kim who was sitting on her bed, it had a sliding wooden door, a small window where she couldn't run away or escape and a wooden desk plus a chair, a glass lamp, a green wallpaper,she manage to tell me it was her favorite color and a TV.
"What are you doing here?" Kim looked at me in disdain
"As my wife you're supposed to welcome me with open arms" I said as I moved towards her bed
"Sorry I'm not the perfect wife material" She sounded sarcastic
I got on the bed , i leaned towards her and tried to kiss her but she turned her face away
"Fortunately for you my mom despise our marriage" I said looking into her eyes
"She's not wrong, I do too" She responded coldly, I pinned her arms tight,she struggled to removed my hand but couldn't. Seeing the look in her eyes,made me release her arm and leave the bed.
"You look at me with such disgust" I said to her , she didn't give a response, which made me more sore.
"Remember I didn't force you"I said to her
"I'm not going anywhere am I?, as long as you promise to keep your word" She warned me
"I'll be staying here from today, as couples were supposd to live together to make it more convincing to the board, what could be more convincing than a legitimate marriage, but we still have to act the part as the perfect couple so they don't paint me as a fraud" I ranted to her
"You're moving in?" She awkwardly
"Yes I'm MOVING IN...you got a problem with that?" I asked her but she didn't give a reply, I respected her enough not to share the room with her so I left her room and headed to my own room,it had the same design as hers, everything in her room was in mine too but the wall papers are different.
Two days later was a Wednesday, I was at the office when a parcel was delivered to my office. Min and Kim Sang were in the office standing with me.
"Its strange I wasn't expecting anything today" I said to my brothers as I opened the flat medium sized parcel.
I was appalled by what I saw. It was pictures of a rich man who had dealings with the Mafia. My brothers noticed the shock on my face. It also had a picture of his dead corpse.
"What is it Hyun Joong?" Min asked collecting the pictures from my hand and also showing it to Kim Sang
"Hey Kim Hyun Joong what is this?" Kim Sang asked but my tongue went numb
"I don't understand either" I finally said something
"Who knows about your past?" Min asked
"I don't know" I responded hastily
"If they're trying to play games, they're messing with the wrong family" Kim Sang encouraged me
"You need to cover your tracks so your pasts doesn't come back to hunt you" Min warned as I slammed my back on my revolving chair. Min and Kim Sang both sat on the sofa in my office.
"Today marks the cultural week and everyone must attend" Kim Sang said to us
"Is Kim coming?" Min asked subtly,I gave him a stern look
"I don't know...it's her choice" I gave him a short response.
"You know we're hosting this for the both of you...to mark the wedding of the new head of the family business and his wife" Kim Sang said
"Its your job to convince the board...don't get your mom more mad than she already is" Min said to me
"I'm surprised you're okay with my wedding and all...hope you wouldn't mind seeing her at the party today?" I asked Min cunningly
"Everyday for the thief and one long lasting and memorable day for the owner" Min said cunnigly too
"I never stole her from you or anyone, she was never yours in the first place" I defended
"Keep telling yourself that" Min concluded
"You two are worst entertainers ever, these ruse is gonna flare up my own tantrums if you don't stop" Kim Sang mocked us for always having a ruse between each other. We had to respect his wish and out the argument on hold.
That noon I got home to Kim holding a dress covered with a nylon in my hand,i asked one of her maid to come with me...she had four servants a man and three young ladies. I dropped it on the bed where she sat.
"What's this?"She asked
"We are going for our cultural night at my family's
"When were you going to tell me?" She asked again
"I just did" I gave her a quick response
"Sorry I can't...there's no way I'm going with you...you family doesn't even like me" She complained.
"A deal is a deal and you're going to keep to the end of your bargain" I reminded her
"Ugh...its fair to face your mom's detest than sit here all day watching the TV" She said standing up from her bed to get dressed.
The young maid moved towards her to get dressed
"Well?" Kim said trying to tell me to go out so she can dress up
"Im your husband" I made it clear to her.
"You haven't earned the rights to see this" She protested
I walked out of her room furiously and went straight to my room to get dressed.