Two

2 - Trap

"Good morning Miss Choi."

Andrea merely glanced at the young female intern by the door. On her first day, this intern was very offended at her boss' attitude but four months later, she has grown numb to it. Andrea Choi is just not the woman who'd step one level down for anyone.

The 28-year-old achiever is smart, rich and most of all tough. Her beginnings were no secret to those who are interested enough to read. Andrea and Jessica's parents are one of the most influential people in all of Korea. But one day, one of their partners betrayed them; took all of the Choi wealth and killed them in a predetermined car accident.

The only things left to the Choi children were a house and a small design shop given to them by their parents. Not even a single relative came forward to adopt them and the social welfare workers were too scared to get involved in the family drama.

"Hey tough girl. How are you?" A good looking man followed Andrea to her office and closed the door behind him.

Andrea placed her scarf around his leather chair and dropped her bag on the glass table. She massaged her temples and briefly closed her eyes. Her first day in condominium building has been tiring. She couldn't find sleep at all and her alarm clock setting off mocked her in defeat.

"I miss my bed." Andrea whined while looking at Henry.

"Just your bed, my queen?" Her boyfriend slash business partner walked to her.

He placed his hands on either of the arm rests and leaned closer to her. Henry's smile was mixed with something charming and mischievous making Andrea bite her lip and smile back. Seven years ago they were nothing but strangers accidentally meeting at a business convention.

Their love story is simple: A rich bachelor bumping into a tough resolute girl. And the rest is history because this story is not about how they hooked up a few years later after being successful business partners in the fashion industry. There are more interesting things about them but it's not time for those yet.

"Kiss me already." Andrea trapped his face in her hands and kissed him lightly, a kind of teasing she always does to him before he voluntarily jump her bones.

Henry leaned to her more, pressing his plump pink lips onto her thin red ones. The thought of that lipstick smearing all over his skin was enough to make him want her more and more. Andrea pulled his gray tie and loosening it a little while he sneaked a hand under her black skirt, silently thanking her for skipping those tight ones.

"Hmm... Let me visit you there sometimes Ann." Henry whispered on her ear and then placed a kiss on her rose scented neck.

"You know you can't, right? You are seen on TV a lot and... Aaahh.." She was cut off with her own moan as her lover caressed her gently down there.

Even though she was lost in a cloud of lust, her brain never stops thinking about everything that has happened in the past month. After Jessica was admitted to the hospital and declared to be miraculously alive but in a state of coma, the press swarmed all over the hospital trying to know who the girl was.

And if EXO really was involved in it.

"Ma'am, are you sure you want to hear this?" Detective Han went to see Andrea with the results of the examinations done on Jessica.

"Yes. I need to know what those bastards did to my sister." Her words were cold, just like her face.

Henry held her hand but she shook it off, not wanting to show any weakness to anyone. She looked straight into the detective's eyes even when the latter avoided hers, mainly because it gave him chills.

"Okay." Detective Han took a deep breath and opened the envelope. "The victim-Ms. Jessica Choi has suffered multiple major injuries mainly blows to the head, back, and on the back of her thighs. Because of this, a blood clot has formed on the right part of her head where her skull slightly cracked..."

Detective Han paused a bit when he saw Andrea's face turn vile while her body shook lightly. She closed her hands to a tight fist while her eyes were lowered onto the table, glaring at it like the culprits were there.

"Continue." She said, tasting the bitterness of bile coming up her tongue.

"Ann you don't have to-" Henry tried.

"Shut. Up." She looked up at the detective and he continued like he'd be damned if he didn't.

"There were also cuts on her arm, chest and stomach... ideally from a certain knife. We are thinking it might have been to cut her clothes off her." He paused yet again, his own fatherly heart going out for the unfortunate Choi sibling.

"Her private part also had traces of... forced penetration. We also found..." He now looked at Andrea directly, "Multiple samples of semen from her."

"Multiple..." Andrea whispered, her vision going black.

"Ma'am the representatives of-" Tifanny, her secretary burst in like she always does and immediately turned red of embarrassment.

Henry stood up straight and buttoned his pants while Andrea merely ran a hand through her loose hair. He kissed her on the cheek once more, winked at Tiffany and disappeared through the door. Andrea held out her hand to take the folder from Tiffany and scanned it like nothing happened.

"Tif. Talk." She raised an eyebrow at the poor secretary, getting annoyed at her secretary's naivety.

"Oh. Yeah. The-the represent..ta..tatives from S..SM Entertainment are here." Her stuttering annoyed Andrea but she was pleased to hear what she said.

She leaned back from her desk and smirked at Tiffany.

"Please make our new partners comfortable. I'll just prepare myself for them."

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The condominium building's parking lot is brightly lit by rows of fluorescent lights on the ceiling. It's mostly painted with white with the exception of the blue lines on the floor to divide the space. The whole building is 32 stories, with two whole underground floors dedicated for parking.

Andrea was locking her car when she noticed a black van stop about three parking spaces from hers. She saw a tall guy come out of it with a back pack on his shoulder. He was wearing a simple shirt and jeans, a mask on his face and dark shades.

"This is really my lucky day." Andrea whispered to herself while hurrying to open her car and take all the plastic covered clothes in her back seat.

She made sure the plastic's sound echoed in the parking lot before she pulled everything out, eventually landing her butt on the floor with all the clothes on her. Her peripheral vision told her that the guy he was aiming for turned to her and was already walking to her.

"Jeez." Andrea said while trying to get rid of the clothes that were trying to kill her.

"Are you okay?" The man's sweet voice surprised her and his soft hand was no exception.

He pulled her up, letting the clothes slide off her. She struggled to keep her balance from her stilettos so she fall a bit onto him... her hand accidentally landing on his chest while he instinctively wrapped a hand around her and onto her waist.

"Omo. I'm so so sorry." Andrea said embarrassed while trying to stand on her own.

"It's okay. Do you need some help?" He glanced towards the driver of the van and nodded him off while wearing his back pack fully behind him.

"I... I feel really embarrassed about this but can I accept your offer?" She scratched the side of her head a bit while turning red on purpose.

The new girl really has some serious skills.

"Of course you can." He didn't hesitate to take as many pieces of clothes as he can leaving Andrea just three dresses to carry.

When the man walked to the elevator, Andrea instantly stopped a little behind him, making him look back. If there is one thing true about her, that would be her fear of elevators.

"Something wrong?"

"Uh... n-no." Cursing herself for stuttering, she regained all composure and shook her head.

She took a deep breath and went in with him, feeling panic coming up her system as she watched the doors completely lock her up inside. The man beside him noticed her uneasiness and apologized briefly before balancing his load on one hand and taking off his shades and mask.

"Sorry for being ill mannered. I must have made you uncomfortable." He said sweetly.

Andrea saw his reflection through the mirror door and stared at him for a second before looking away. The man seriously has good looks and she recognized him. When the doors opened, she gracefully but hurriedly went out with the man following her.

"You also live on this floor?" He asked.

"Yeah." She paused a bit, "You're an EXO member right?"

He chuckled and blushed. Damn charming kids.

"Oh, I haven't introduced myself. I'm Luhan. I'm sorry for being rude. Just a bit tired." He looked into her eyes like he was going to melt her.

"It's okay, I understand. I'm Andrea. I just moved next door to yours."

"You mean at 312?" Luhan's eyes widened.

Andrea feigned a shock but inside she was celebrating. So she's got the boys' attention then. She nodded shyly and motioned for them to walk to their units.

"I've heard a lot about you." He smiled, seemingly to recall whatever his fellow members were talking about her.

Luhan helped her into her unit and placed the clothes on her couch. She offered him a drink but he declined saying he should be going back to their dorm.

"Scared to miss the head count?" Andrea asked, making him laugh.

"Well there's twelve of us. It's difficult to know who is missing."

"Interesting. I hope I can get to know all of you. I mean... being neighbors and all. But of course you're EXO and I'm just-"

"We can arrange a house warming party for you."

Andrea saw Luhan off to 310 and waved at him just before he entered the unit. At dinner, Luhan told the boys about the new girl next door's house warming and most of them were excited about organizing the party. Well they are hardworking boys who don't usually meet a beautiful girl as real as Andrea.

Not that all the female idols they meet are fake. Storyteller-nim should really stop talking now.