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“Good Did you eat today?”

I smile at his routine check-in and let his deep voice lullstate that will leadfor

YOON

Things have been strained between Sang and o He hasn’t approached enda,together as often as possible Already the internet is speculating He sticks close to me as we ride the elevator up to our rooms

“Don’t think about sneaking away to see your American”

“She has a name,” I say quietly

“See howon our show? She expects more”

“You pretend to know her so hen you’ve only spoken with her once”

“I know her type Do you kno upset your fans will be? Suddenly, Koreans aren’t good enough for you”

“I have never said that,” I answer set under my skin

“We both know it’s not what you say that matters”

I won’t give Hart up I have never felt this way about anyone She knows the real me underneath the suave and perfect exterior, and still, she wants le with haven’t turned her away That’s rare and deserves to be protected

“I deserve to have a life outside of my work To one day marry and possibly have a family Many actors do this”

His jaw drops “You hardly know this wo into a stranger before my eyes?”

“Nothing”