Chapter 172 - Aera And Hwan

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Kiaraa and Song Ji Hun headed to their home and as it was Saturday, they both didn't have to go to work.

Song Ji Hun glanced at her and saw, she was extremely sad and looked lost.

"You might be regretting our marriage now but I assure you everything will be fine soon" Song Ji Hun wished to make her feel comfortable and he was not sure how else to do that.

"I don't regret my decisions, I am not regretting this marriage. I am just worried about Ian" Kiaraa informed him.

"He will be fine"

"Hmm"

Kiaraa then leaned back on her seat and continued looking outside the window, Song Ji Hun decided to give her some space and let her be.

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Song Ji Hwan's place

When he woke up, he immediately checked the room Aera was sleeping in and sighed in relief when he found her still sleeping.

He was kind of worried, she would run away and try to commit suicide again.

He freshened up quickly and prepared breakfast for them.

Then he saw his brother's message that he and Kiaraa would be arriving there to pay a visit to Aera.

'I hope everything turns to be alright' Hwan hoped and just then he saw the bedroom door opening and a confused looking Aera stepped out of the room.

"Where am I?" Aera asked Song Ji Hwan but he could see she was relieved to see him.

"This is my secret apartment" Hwan pleasantly smiled at her and pointed at the dining chair.

"I need to brush" Aera felt a bit embarrassed.

"In the washroom, you will find a fresh set of brush"

"Thank you"

After Aera freshened up, she joined Hwan for breakfast.

"What is with this secret apartment?" She asked him.

"Whenever I need some privacy for myself, I should have a place to go, so this secret apartment which no one is aware of"

"Wow, I never got such ideas, maybe I too should buy an apartment for myself" Aera had nowhere to go last night and she loved Hwan's idea.

"There are some empty apartments in my building and they are damn good. The security of this place is nice too" Hwan suggested.

"Sure, I'll look for a few apartments today then" Aera said.

Song Ji Hwan then served her breakfast and she couldn't believe he was a nice cook.

"You have many hidden talents" Aera praised him.

"Thank you" Song Ji Hwan was relieved that she was acting normal so he decided to inform her that Kiaraa and Song Ji Hun are arriving here to meet her.

"By the way, Kiaraa…"

"Hwan, please don't take her name. I don't want to talk about her or even hear her name and neither your brother's" Aera cut him off as soon as he took Kiaraa's name.

"Okay" Hwan didn't insist and after breakfast he asked her to go and rest.

Then he went to the gallery and called his brother and asked him to not come there as Aera was not in the state to meet them.

Later, he decided to talk to Aera about her suicide attempt.

"Aera, can we talk about last night?" Hwan asked her.

Aera knew she can't avoid this topic for long so she agreed.

"I was not in the right state of my mind last night. Mom, dad left me and Kiaraa got married to the man I loved. I couldn't handle all of this and wished to die. But now that I woke up and cleared my mind, I realised what a ridiculous move it was." Aera started sharing her thoughts while Hwan just hummed and nodded his head keenly listening to her.

"My sister and her husband won't shed a single tear even if I die" Aera then chuckled and added, "Not just them, I guess no one will shed a single tear even if I die. Maybe grandpa will be upset for a few days but then he too will be fine. I realised dying is just a waste of my life and I won't be punishing anyone but myself by embracing death."

Song Ji Hwan felt his heart wrench in pain when he heard her words and he wanted to tell her that it is not true. He will be affected if anything would happen to her but the next minute he wondered will he really be affected or he too will feel bad for a few days and then move on.

"Don't worry, I won't pull such stunts again" Aera smiled at him assuringly.

"Thank you for realising this on your own" Song Ji Hwan was relieved at the turn of events.

"Also, thank you so much for saving me on time. I owe you one more favor" Aera joked as owing favours was a thing between them.

Song Ji Hwan too smiled at her, "This one I'll let go. You don't owe me anything" he said.

"Wow, what a magnanimous heart you have" Aera lightly smiled.

"That I do" he winked.

"By the way, how did you know where I was and how did you manage to save me on time?" Aera suddenly asked him.

Song Ji Hwan hesitated in answering truthfully so he made up a lie.

"I was coincidentally passing by the Han bridge and saw you"

"Wow what a coincidence" Aera was surprised that such coincidences exist.

"Yeah, you were meant to live" Hwan dramatically added, making her laugh.

"Also, Hwan, my car?"

"Don't worry I asked one of our men to drop your car here, it is currently in the parking lot of this apartment"

Aera sighed in relief.

"Thank you so much, Hwan. Also, can you do me one last favour?" She hesitatingly asked him.

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about your attempt last night" 

Hwan understood what she was worrying about.

"Thanks again"

Later, as promised Hwan took Aera outside and showed her the whole place he lives in.

It was a nice gated community with all kinds of amenities being available like gym, parks, swimming pool etc.

The security of this place was indeed top notch and Aera got to know many celebrities live here.

"Why did you buy a single bedroom flat?" Aera asked him as this place also had luxurious apartments with four bedrooms.

"It was meant to be only for me, so I didn't find the need to have a big house"

"Oh" Aera nodded her head in understanding.

"Which apartment did you like?" Hwan asked her.

"The one with the penthouse on the top floor with three bedrooms"

"Of course the extravagant one" he joked.

"It is also in my budget, I'll buy it" Aera happily declared.

"Yeah, then we will be only three floors away from each other" That penthouse was in the same building as Hwan's flat.

"Yeah, that's the reason I am buying it. It is a nice assurance to have you around" she casually stated unknowingly making the heart of this young man flutter uncontrollably.

"It is nice to have me around?" Hwan repeated her words.

"Hmm, from childhood you always helped or protected me in some or the other way. Although, we weren't really close and you were my sister's best friend, you treated me decently. Also, I can never forget the fact that somewhere it was because of you and aunt Sa Da Hye, I have such a nice career. Thank you for always helping me Hwan"

Hwan just smiled and lightly hugged her, "You don't have to thank me. Just be strong and take good care of yourself that's enough"

He then stepped back and asked her, "When are you planning to resume your shooting?"

"I am thinking from this Monday" Aera decided it is high time she gets out of her sad zone and go back to her regular life as that is the only distraction for her.

"Glad to know" Hwan was happy at the turn of events.

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Author's note

Thank you for the golden tickets and power stones. If we manage to reach top 200 in either of these categories, I'll do a mass release.

Also special shoutout to KB_Yaj_Lauj and Juvenil for frequent gifts and to Impassionategods, lil4118 and diavla for golden tickets. Thank you to other GT contributors too but unfortunately webnovel is showing only top 3 GT voters