Chapter 162 - Third Window

"Talk with Jinhee-ah? Sure, but I hope you wouldn't mind waiting. Jinhee-ah was awake the entire night and just fell asleep an hour ago," Taehyun said.

'It's okay! It's okay! But can I enter now? Move away from in front of the door so that I can actually step in!'

The afternoon heat was starting to get unbearable for Lee Jinkyung, and if she had to stand under it for a few more moments, either she would be fainting or suffer from heatstroke. However, she couldn't forcefully enter into the mansion either.

"I have no problem with that," Jinkyung answered.

"Was it hard for you find this place though? The guests usually found it hard to arrive at this place," Han Taehyun spoke out.

Lee Jinkyung's suffering at this moment was not something Taehyun was oblivious to, and a hint of satisfaction could be noticed in his eyes at a closer observation.

Lee Jinkyung's smile was about to crack at that moment, and it was extremely difficult for her to keep that up in this situation. Was Han Taehee doing this deliberately to her?

"I came to this place to celebrate Han Taeho's birthday a couple of times, so it was not all that hard for me," Jinkyung replied in a polite tone. Nonetheless, Jinkyung did not know how long she could maintain that tone.

"You seem to be closely related to Taeho. I'm curious about the relationship between both of you," Taehyun suggestively spoke out, "Could there be something between both of you?"

If truth was told, Han Taehyun was quite curious to know the relationship between Taeho and Jinkyung. Taehyun was desperate to know what was going between Taeho, Jinkyung, and Jinhee. 

Asking him directly was useless and not even Jinhee was going to answer him. Lee Jinkyung could possibly give him some clues. However, if Taeho played around with Lee Jinhee, Taehyun was going to destroy him for real no matter what the cost was.

He won't be losing Lee Jinhee once again because of him.

Recalling a few memories of the past, rage flashed in Taehyun's eyes for a second before it was covered with a smiling expression. Nonetheless, his hands were tightly clenched, and Taehyun had to stop it from attacking the girl in front of him.

Everything about Lee Jinkyung seemed infuriating to him. He did not get why would someone like her even get admirers in the first place. It was way too easy to look through fake act.

Despite the discomfort Lee Jinkyung was going through at this moment, she managed to pull on a shy expression, and turning the other way, she voiced out, "Taeho and I are just friends."

'Of course, he wants to be something more with me, but my heart is reserved for only Jaehyun.'

Han Taehyun let out a breath of relief.

"That's good then. I thought there was something else between the both of you because he will be getting engaged soon," Taehyun spoke out.

Shock appeared in Lee Jinkyung's face for a second. Han Taeho did not mention anything like that to her. Nonetheless, Lee Jinkyung was not too concerned about it. 

Most probably Han Taeho did not inform her about it was because this was against his will and did not want her to worry. After all, if he had no feelings for her, he wouldn't allow her to enter into the prestigious Han Mansion so easily.

'So what? I don't even want to be his fiancée. As long as I have his heart, I'll be fine. That authority and power he possesses is the only thing I need.'

"Of course not. There is nothing like that between Taeho and me, and the other day he told me about it. I'm happy for him. Taeho needs someone to be by his side and accompany him," Jinkyung voiced out.

Her eyes showed the uneasiness and inconvenience she felt at that moment, and her legs will be giving out any second now. Her throat was desperate for a glass of water, and her sweat soaked her entire cloth. 

Her body was getting drained out of energy, and her sight was starting to get blurry. She felt light-headed and was close to losing consciousness. Biting her lips, Jinkyung held in her urge to shout at the female in front of her.

"So, do you know who is actually his fiancée is?" Taehyun questioned.

"No, Taeho did not say me on who it could be though," Jinkyung replied.

"He didn't? Since you're friends, I thought he'd be telling you about it. After all, it's rare to see him have friends," Taehyun said after letting out a gasp.

Lee Jinkyung felt humiliated at that moment, and unable to bear it any longer, Lee Jinkyung opened her mouth to ask, "Taehee, can I get a glass of water?"

She then added, "I'm feeling extremely thirsty."

"Sure, sure, you can. Oh dear! Where are my manners? You're still standing outside. I apologise that I got this involved with chatting and forgot to invite you in. Follow me," Taehyun said with fake concern in her voice.

Lee Jinkyung gave no reply, and the smile still played on her face. Taehyun had to applaud at her for being able to keep up smiling expression despite of everything.

'At last!'

Lee Jinkyung stepped into the compound beyond the gate and was marvelled by the scene that lied before her. If it was possible for her, Jinkyung would spent days at this place.

Han Taehyun locked the gate before turning his head to face Lee Jinkyung, and walking in front of Jinkyung, he signalled for her to follow him. Nodding, Jinkyung walked behind him whilst looking at scenery at both of her sides.

That's when, Lee Jinkyung's head started to throb, and everything around her began to look blurry. Raising her hand, Jinkyung held her head, and blinking her eyes multiple times, Jinkyung tried to adjust her vision.

After Lee Jinkyung stumbled once, she halted in her steps. Noticing that the footsteps behind him had stopped, Han Taehyun turned back and saw that Jinkyung was standing about a metre away from him. A pained expression sat on her face.

A smirk appeared on Han Taehyun's face before it changed to worry, and he asked, "Are you alright, Jinkyung?"

Jinkyung shook her head and voiced out, "Yes, I'm fine. I just spotted something."

"Okay then," Taehyun voiced out before turning to the front.

Lee Jinkyung took two steps forward before her body lost its balance, and before Jinkyung was able to stabilize herself, she fell down on the ground with her face touching the surface.

Her body felt weak, and pain spread through all of her body rapidly. A scream left her mouth. On Taehyun's face, a wide smile formed after hearing that.

'It went better than I actually expected it to go as.'

Faking worry on his face once again, Han Taehyun turned back, and seeing Jinkyung on the ground, his eyes widened. Immediately, he walked towards her and bent down to her height.

"What happened, Jinkyung? Are you fine?" He questioned. By his tone, one would easily think that he was being genuine.

From one of the windows above, a girl was watching the scene that just happened, and after having observed what just happened, a small smile spread over her face. Seeing Jinkyung in that state brought happiness to Lee Jinhee.

The screen of her phone was brightly lit up, and a message could be seen on the screen of the phone. The message read, "Look down from the third window of the library for some fun."