Chapter 14 - Hold hands

"Hold hands." She orders us coldly.

We look at her with shock and disbelief. We yell at the same time. "No!"

He and I have mutual repulsion and dislike.

"You are meeting Director Lee tomorrow." She puts her one leg over the other and presses her palms together. "It's my job to right the wrongs. Right now, Miss Kwon, you are not in a good position. For your fake girlfriend job, your body must be familiar with his. We will start with hand holding first."

My body must be familiar with his body. I don't want to think about such things, but I know that I will become pregnant with his child. I want to avoid that future more than being killed in cold blood. I won't do it with my murderer. This fake girlfriend job is already testing my limits.

"Don't take this in the wrong way." She sighs loudly when she notices my blushing face. "To be honest, I don't care whether you end up sleeping with him. As long as you don't get pregnant, you will have no problem with me. You are young. He is young. Things are bound to happen between a man and a woman."

"Manager Jeong, you are scaring me." Kang Si An wraps his arms around himself. "Me sleeping with her? You know that I have a certain standard when it comes to a woman."

This guy!

"I also have standards," I shout at both of them. "I will never sleep with him. I would rather die."

"Whether you like her or not, you have to pretend to be in a loving relationship." Her tone is cool as if she is talking about the weather. "Miss Kwon, if you fail or give away that you aren't his girlfriend, then you will end up in jail. Now, choose between holding hands or prison?"

"Fine." I give in. I have to find a way to survive. "Only hand holding. No kissing."

She ignores me and glances at Kang Si An.

"Kang Si An." Manager Jeong's voice low and threatening. "Do you want to act in that movie?"

Kang Si An says nothing at first. He glances at my hand and then, at her. His swallows down the words when he notices her glare and grabs my hands slowly. He looks away and mumbles, "I must make this sacrifice for my goals."

Heavy. Not the weight of his hand. But, the weight of the sensation. I feel uneasy when I feel the warmth of his hand. This is the same hand that was holding the dagger while stabbing me in the stomach. My murderer. I want to chop his hand.

He doesn't meet my eyes. I look at Manager Jeong. I don't understand what she will gain from this. We have to hold hands and sit together. I feel like I am back in kindergarten and I am currently being punished for not doing my homework.

"Keep holding it for the rest of the day." She seems pleased with us. "Before tomorrow comes, you and Si An should look like a pair of inseparable lovers."

I feel like throwing up. Inseparable lovers? My foot! "I have to go back home."

"Go then." She smiles at me wickedly. "Who is stopping you? All you have to do is keep hold his hand for the entire day."

"No." Kang Si An shakes his head. "I don't have that much tolerance."

I take a deep breath. "I can't take him with me. My parents are coming."

"That's good." Manager Jeong nods. "Kang Si An, go with her and meet her parents."

"Whoa!" I try to shake his hand off, but he doesn't let go. "I can't let him meet my parents."

"Why?" Manager Jeong raises her brow. "Miss Kwon, you can never ever tell anyone about the contract. When you are dating him, you will be on the news even if it is fake. Your family will find out. The journalists will reach them too. They must answer them correctly. It's better if he meets them now to make it believable. I don't want any complication in the future."

My family...will never believe it.

***

Kang Si An has never thought that he would be meeting her fake girlfriend's parents.

It's not that he has never dated. Regardless, his longest relationship has been five months. Even then, he never met his ex-girlfriend's parents.

Now, he has to meet his fake girlfriend's parents. It hasn't been a day since she became his contract girlfriend. Screw that! It has been only three days since he met her.

Manager Jeong has her reasons to do what she is doing now, but Kang Si An doesn't like her methods. First of all, he disapproves of this plan. Secondly, she is acting like he is cancer to her.

"I can't take him to my family." She shakes her head. "I will explain it to them. I won't tell them about the contract. Just let me go now. They are waiting for me."

"I get it." Manager Jeong puts up her palm. "But, you have to hold the hand for the rest of the day. You must act familiar with each other by tomorrow. You must look at him like he is your lover. Do you get it?"

"No." She tries to jerk off his hand, but he doesn't let it go. He knows that Manager Jeong would throw daggers at him if he does. She keeps shaking. He keeps his eyes on the ceiling and firmly holds her hands. "I will treat him like a boyfriend, but ask him to let go of my hand first. What if I have to go to the bathroom? I can't let him go with me."

Kang Si An quickly lets go of her. "There is no way that I will go there with you."