Chapter 161 - Intruding

Receiving the call, Lee Jinhee placed the phone against her ears. The call was from Han Taeho, and this left Jinhee wondering on what he could be calling her on.

"Lee Jinhee, how are your injuries doing now?" Han Taeho questioned.

"They are close to healing. At most they night take around a week," Jinhee answered, "Is there something you needed?"

"Lee Jinkyung is coming over," Taeho stated, "I'll be sending Taehyun to fetch her, but will you be alright with her here?"

"I didn't think she'd contact you after I ignored her yesterday. No, I don't have any problem though. I'll just lock the door and pretend to be asleep," Jinhee voiced out.

"Hmm, do that then," Taeho replied, "Before I hang up, I want to inform you that the party will be held on Wednesday."

"Okay then," Jinhee replied.

"I'll be hanging up the call then," Han Taeho spoke out.

Lee Jinhee put her phone down on the bed, and falling back on the bed, she closed her eyes. Even if she wanted to, she couldn't avoid Lee Jinkyung. It won't seem proper if she left Han Taehyun to deal with her, and Jinhee very well knew how persistent Lee Jinkyung could be.

Thinking about dealing with Jinkyung bought headache to Jinhee, and laying down on the bed, Jinhee started thinking of ways to give Jinkyung a felicitous welcome.

That's when, Jinhee's phone lit up.

Picking up her phone from her bed, Lee Jinhee stared at the screen in front of her and read the message.

"I heard that your sister is coming. You don't need to worry. I'll be giving her an extremely warm welcome. You don't need to thank me."

Seeing the text from Han Taehyun, a smile spread over Lee Jinhee's face, and warmth spread through her heart. Hugging the phone to her chest, Lee Jinhee did not realise when she had actually fallen asleep.

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Getting down from her car, Lee Jinkyung ordered the driver to wait for her there since outside cars were not permitted to enter further. Walking further into the compound, Lee Jinkyung stared at at the scene around her. Truly the Hans were extremely wealthy, and even their compound appeared to be beautiful and luxurious.

Lee Jinkyung halted in her steps when a large, closed gate stood in front of her, and looking through the gaps in the gate, Lee Jinkyung tried to spot someone. However, there was no one around.

Glancing at her watch, Lee Jinkyung wanted to confirm the time. The time was exactly right, so where was the servant who was supposed to open the door for her?

"Might be running late," Jinkyung mumbled, "I should have Taeho teach him or her a lesson. How could the servant dare to make me wait?"

Lee Jinkyung was oblivious to the pair of eyes watching her from the top. A smirk sat on Taehyun's face whilst he stared at Lee Jinkyung at the bottom. Taehyun was dressed as a female.

"Let's have you wait under than sun for at least two hours or else I won't be satisfied. I wasn't able to hear Jinhee-ah's voice earlier, and there should be someone who must bear my stress," Taehyun voiced out.

About fifteen minutes had passed, and Lee Jinkyung's leg started to ache. Her body started to sweat. The day was hotter than usual today, and not sure of what the weather would be today, Jinkyung dressed warmly.

Taking out her phone, Jinkyung decided to place a call to Han Taeho in order to ask him about it. However, when she called him, she got the reply that his phone was busy. Frustrations built up within Lee Jinkyung, and her anger towards Lee Jinhee intensified.

She attempted to call Han Taeho five more times, but every time, Lee Jinkyung got the same reply. The texts she had left him got no reply. Due to rage, Jinkyung was almost close to slamming her phone down on the ground, but she held herself back. Already one of her phones were broken yesterday.

"Calm down, Jinkyung. As you can see, none of the servants are on the compound, and there must be a reason behind that," The voice inside of her head stated.

'You're not the one here having to stand here and bear this heat. Do you even know how humiliating this if for me?'

"No one is looking at you, so you don't have to bear with any humiliation, and I already told you to not do anything rashly. Because of you, both of us are going to face downfall," The voice said.

Ignoring the words from the voice, Lee Jinkyung removed her coat and held it on her hand whilst fanning herself with one of her hand. The expression on her face turned ugly as she continued to wait.

By now, it already had been an hour. Lee Jinkyung felt thirsty at this moment, but she did not dare to go to her car in order to get the water bottle. What if the servant came when she went to bring the water bottle? Unfortunately for her, she did not have the driver's phone number.

In this one hour, Lee Jinkyung tried to call Taeho many times, but not once did it go through. Her texts also remained unseen.

Her legs would be giving out any second now, and her face was covered with sweat. She had run out of tissues to wipe her face, and her face turned red. Her breathing rate increased, and looking around, Lee Jinkyung searched for a place to sit at.

However, there was no place for her to sit at.

She couldn't even return back now for she had boasted to the Lee family on how she was allowed at the prestigious Han Mansion and promised to them to bring Jinhee back. 

If she were to go back without entering into the mansion, she'll be laughed at by her uncle's family, and her parents will feel humiliated, leading for them to be disappointed in her. That wasn't what Jinkyung wanted.

Sipping his cup of coffee and playing games on his phone, Taehyun continued to watch Lee Jinkyung.

It has been two hours by now that Lee Jinkyung was waiting, and currently, she was sitting down on the ground for her legs completely gave out an hour ago.

Hearing footsteps, Lee Jinkyung immediately stood up and brushed her back in order to remove the dust. Jinkyung stood in front of the gate, and through the gaps, she could see that Han Taehee was walking towards her.

Inserting the key into the hole, Taehyun turned it around, and when the gate unlocked, Taehyun pulled it open whilst wearing a satisfied smile on her face. Before Jinkyung could notice the smile on her face, Han Taehyun replaced his current expression with a concern.

"Oh! I'm so sorry, Jinkyung-ah. Taeho informed me that you'll be arriving but mistakenly, I had fallen asleep. Therefore, I forgot to open the gate, and all the servants were dismissed today."

Lee Jinkyung forced out a smile whilst she cursed at Han Taehee deep inside of her mind. For her, she needed to wait under this scorching sun for two whole hours. However, most of her anger was directed towards Lee Jinhee.

"It's alright," Jinkyung replied, "Is Jinhee-ah at the Han Mansion currently though?"

"Yes, she is but I think she is sleeping at this moment. Would you want to come in?"

"I apologise for intruding. I just wanted to talk with my sister," Jinkyung stated.