I'm Mike knofwood the 28 year old businessman I work for a pretty big and famous company in my hometown I'm part of the sales team and there's a business drinking party almost every night the clients seem to really like the place I chose for the Gathering so I think it was successful I felt a sigh of relief my boss is Whispering something to rco looks like he's planning for the next place probably they're going to a fancy place with attractive ladies along with our client CEO I guess this regular employees are calling it quits here
we held taxes for the harems to send them off our Tipsy CEOs seem to be in High Spirits we made sure nothing was left behind with seniors and then us regular employees dispersed my colleagues were heading off to a bar but I'm not much of a drinker despite the invite I declined and decided to head home early I wanted to enjoy my only hobby gaming when I got home as I was excitedly heading home I heard a dispute in a side alley off the main street normally I ignore it but I stopped in my tracks
when I heard a young woman's voice squinting into the dark alley I could see a girl about college aged and a man about my age arguing about something a man seemed to be forcing the girl and she was clearly uncomfortable hey stop that she tried to keep her voice down but it was clear she was rejecting him the man was holding her arm seemingly trying to forcefully take her somewhere the girl appeared to be about the same age as my younger sister hey maybe you shouldn't be forcing her like that I called out quietly towards
the back of the alley the man turned around and glared at me from just one glance I could tell he was wearing a well-tailored suit his tie is designer made his leather shoes are nicely polished he seems like a rich kid back off you're out of your league man quite a mouth on him for a privileged kid maybe he's a rich Brad gone bad I cyanwardly I just wanted to go home and play games stepping into the alley the humidity instantly rises above the level of the Main Street it's probably damp hair from the air
conditioners attached to both sides of the buildings but she seems uncomfortable and you're acting like a thug so I can't just ignore this while saying that I nonchalantly grab his hand shielding the girl behind me talking circles around people is something I'm good at hey Ginny do you know this guy the man yells as he tries to violently grab the shoulder of the girl behind me I Shield her making sure his hand doesn't reach her he clicks his tongue and then attacked with pretty heavy punch I absolutely hate violence I was blow to the wall
of the building hitting my back hard I taste iron in my mouth the man looks down at me now slumped against the building wall there's a vulgar grin on his face these kind of guys never stop at one punch he's the type who gets excited by the violence he inflicts just as I try to escape a kick to my stomach makes me groan see just as I thought I nearly laugh at how well I've read him just as the man clenches his fist again the girl thrusts her smartphone screen in his face if you don't
stop I'm calling police are you planning to make your dad clean up the mess again she says this with a voice so cold it's like she's mocking him maybe he didn't believe she'd actually call the police because his fist clenches tighter without hesitation she starts using her smartphone from the speakerphone you can hear the voice of a police officer answering a 911 call he keeps asking what's your emergency the man lowers the fist he'd raised and clicks his tongue don't run Jenny the man says this and runs off down the alley she ends to call
only after making sure he's gone we should move before the police arrive you don't want any more trouble right she grabs my arm to help me up and then lends me her shoulder as I wobble her side profile is a real Beauty but with a hint of Darkness a pure yet mysterious Beauty by the time we reach a bench in a park away from the Alley we're both sweating she made me sit on the bench and buys a couple of bottles of water from a vending machine she gave me one and uses the other to
dampen her handkerchief and gently wipes my face burns my mouth with the water she gave me but I can still taste iron it looks like I've cut the inside of my mouth quite a bit we need to get you to a hospital you're bleeding she says this with a worried look while holding the cold handkerchief to my wounds I'm fine it's not as painful as it looks are you hurt anywhere in my words she opens her eyes wide in Surprise then tilting her head slightly she looks at me in puzzle did I say something strange
just as I was about to open my mouth again her slender hand moved swiftly before I knew it my suit jacket was whisked away excuse me suddenly stripped of my jacket I was flustered I'll get it cleaned and return it I'm sorry but can you please provide your contact details she said this in a polite but firm tone she quickly tossed over items that were in the pocket when she found a business card holder in an inner pocket she smiled I'll take a business card if you don't mind pardon me she promptly pulled out a
card and she tossed it over to me she took the business card pausing for a moment I'll be in touch a call from a college girl must be a nightmare give me your number it seemed like I had run into a Charming Thief as I told her my number she repeated it without taking a note she then introduced herself as Ginny Garcia just as I was about to say that the cleaning wasn't necessary my phone started ringing the caller ID prominently displayed my boss's name the message was urgent the CEO of a client company was
drunk and I was needed for help sorry I got some work to do I left her in the park as I rushed off it was regrettable but I had no choice she watched me silently from within the park until I hailed a taxi and got in a week later I received a call from the Charming Thief during my lunch break she must have timed it to catch me on my break I didn't recognize the number but I had a hunch it might be her the cleaning is done so when can we meet I told her
I would be free after work tomorrow I'll send you the meaning Place via text and she hang up the call the meeting place she texted was a restaurant I'm not familiar with her message sighed as a token of my appreciation let's have a meal it's a restaurant picked by a college student so it probably won't be anything too fancy I prepared a bit of extra cash in my wallet and headed to the designated restaurant the next day and now I'm scared the restaurant is not for students and I was led to a private room hidden
behind a concealed door Frozen in place I was sitting rigidly when she arrived a little late I'm sorry for making you wait she apologized bowing her head I barely managed to respond with a week it's fine she sat down on the pulled out chair like usually and ordered the sheck's recommended course dishes that have never tasted before appeared delighting both my eyes and palate like magic drinks were refilled at just the right timing and the friendly waiter helped to ease my tension the final dessert was served in front of me and cheese was placed before
her being a lover of sweet things it was the best cake I've ever had in my life uh you're not having the cake I don't like sweets she admitted her face darkening a bit I used to be fine with it she added with a smile taste changes we grow and not every girl in the world loves cake I simply responded is that so and Shrugged it off at the time during the meal we had all sorts of conversations the guy who had bothered her turned out to be her fiancee Jenny she talked about marrying right
after graduating from college but she didn't seem happy about it I could easily tell something was going on aren't you too young to be getting married already I blurted out Jenny merely smiled awkwardly in response to my question not saying a word she seemed resigned and her smile could also be interpreted as a knowing smirk in just two and a half hours I found myself wanting to know more about her when I reached for my card to tackle the bill I was dreading I was told it had already been paid it's on me as you
helped me she said with a smile handing me my freshly cleaned jacket as we left the restaurant she quickly said goodbye and began to leave wait I have a proposal I blurted out desperately wanting to keep her from leaving upon being called Christine slowly turned around the sight of her looking straight at me was breathtakingly beautiful if you get married soon let's do the things you won't be able to do once you're married she looked surprised at my words her eyes widening it was a bold proposal but it was all I could think of Jenny
who is set to marry that guy right after graduation and clearly it wasn't a marriage she wanted so I thought why not enjoy her Freedom until she gets married I wanted to see her smiling preferably by my side what a proposal she said her voice filled with a hint of disbelief suddenly I felt embarrassed when I timidly asked so is it a no-go Ginny shook her head where are you taking me for our fun day out she asked with excitement I was relieved to see her anticipation well let's start planning then I said and she
nodded in agreement and just like that she smoothly linked her arm with mine thus began our little game of playing lovers from that day Jenny and I went on many dates in various places there was no rule as to who should ask but it was always me inviting and her accepting there were a lot of things I learned from our numerous dates she was more of a sheltered lady than I had imagined she was too excited with the aquarium and being childish as she wanted to touch penguins at the zoo she fussed about wanting to
take home a baby lion during a horse riding Jenny an experienced rider left me behind and ran into the forest I remember feeling awkward when she showed up in a summer dress for the county fair I was forced to buy a con candy that was three times the size of her face but she remembered that she hated sweet things which made me burst into laughter her Persona was completely different from when we first met and I was constantly surprised that day we went to a solo exhibition by a female wood carver who specializes in animal
carvings she enjoyed sitting on a life-sized orangutan carving and playing with the kids I found the scene somewhat heartwarming and watched while leaning against the wall oh teacher hello suddenly I turned toward the sound there was a familiar-faced boy grinning at me hey are you here with your family I noticed a girl holding his hand he nodded with a hearty smile you're a teacher out of nowhere Jenny who had returned asked with curiosity oh are you the teacher's girlfriend he's a boxing teacher the boy responded clearly to Ginny's question in fact I'm good at boxing
and I teach great school kits at the gym run by an old College Ginny stared at me in surprise learning this new side of me she wasn't aware of it was quite embarrassing being stared at so intently Ginny watched the boy energetically say goodbye and run back to his parents you could have hid back but you didn't she murmured to herself I knew she was talking about the time when we first met why didn't you hit back she asked suddenly serious taken aback I looked at Rachel her face was very serious I just don't like
hitting people I confessed it may have sounded contradictory but that was how I truly felt I knew the pain of hitting someone and being hit that's why I didn't like hitting people I think this hesitation was the reason I was always the runner-up during my school days I was a runner-up in every competition I could never fully commit to winning every time I came in second place I felt sorry for my family who was cheering for me would you say the same thing even when you absolutely need to hit back she asked in a cold
voice reminding me of when we first met I felt a Chasm between Jenny and me unbridgeable as if we were standing on opposite Cliffs overlooking a deep valley I couldn't answer her question ever since our date at the art show I had lost contact with Jenny in a week had passed there was no response to my calls or emails she used to pick up on the first ring I was worried that something might have happened perhaps I had been written off because I couldn't answer a question at the time I was anxious to see her
again just as I was about to try to contact her again the colleague called out to me he delivered a message that the director wanted me in his office I hadn't made any mistakes at work I put on the jacket I had taken off and knocked on the door to the boss's office I was told in a low voice to come in the boss's office where the boss and the director and the CEO of a client company and one more person the man who had been bothering Jenny was sitting back on the sofa I'm disappointed
in you trying to steal my nephew's fiance so the man who was bothering Jenny was the boss's nephew the client Company CEO also look Stern as I stood there dumbfounded the boss explained Jenny was the daughter of a client Company CEO and the boss's nephew's fiancee he emphasized that their marriage was necessary to strengthen the partnership it seems like they were insisting on a marriage to expand their companies I was taken aback wondering what air they were talking about so in short the seo's nephew desperately wants her and he got the company involved right the
truth just slipped out of my mouth I felt the temperature in the CEO's office rise dramatically the CEO of our client company was a person of not no great reputation I heard that originally the current CEO's brother was the CEO but he was kicked out and the current CEO took his seat he had Mistresses here and there and ran the company recklessly or so the rumors went that's enough I want you to quit the company we can't afford to keep a thief cat in the company I'm disgusted by the CEO's ridiculous comment next to that
Co the CEO of the client company is nodding deeply he says he can't do business with a company where Thief cats are present personal life and work are separate matters annoyed at the nephew grinning at me I say to the boss I don't want to give up on myself who has been working hard till now here I thought this is the time to become desperate I thought I'm fed up with giving up on Ginny and my job I'm not interested in your opinion this is my company and I don't need you the CEO points to
the exit door and tells me to leave at that moment the door he pointed at is opened without a knock what the hell we're having an important conversation the CEO immediately yells at the person who opened the door however the next moment everyone in the CEO's office was stunned and couldn't move it's been a while Uncle my father sends his regards Jenny said to the seal without a smile the boss's nephew my fiance is stunned was it you Uncle who was secretly sniffing around me or was it my fiancee it wasn't until Jenny told me
that I realized the CEOs found out about Jenny and my relationship because someone was sniffing around us probably someone in this room hired a detective and investigated and I was caught out you're also to blame meeting secretly with Mike it's irresponsible Behavior while engaged Ginny snorts at the CEO's words it was clear that she was looking down on everyone except me the CEO of the client company warns Jenny don't Meddle Ginny looks at me and smiles a little I'll handle this when Jenny declared that to me she threw a bundle of documents at the client
company's Co you're fired SEO Williams Jenny said to CEO Williams with cold Icy eyes Ciel Williams flustered flips through the documents thrown at him with each page he turns his face turns paler my brother is the CEO from today incredible Ginny conspired with a real brother and took over their father's company investing in her father's company from her company and gradually buying up shares behind we'll take back my father's company Ginny glanced at her fiancee who was totally in shock and thrust documents at him too the words compensation were written I'll claim damages for all
the metal distress you've caused Ginny informs her fiancee then her gaze shipped to our company Co he flinches slightly Mr Mike I will poach you for our company embrace yourself I will bring down this place too Jenny says her mouth the only part of her that's smiling her eyes or not is this your idea of Revenge hearing CEO Williams's squeezing voice a big smile appeared on Jenny's face if you compare it with what you've done to my family it's nothing the real hell Starts Now in truth Jenny as in CEO Williams's daughter but his niece
her biological father was the CEO who was ousted by Williams Jenny's father having lost control of the company died from a combination of stress and overwork seemingly her mother who had been part of a loving couple died of illness not long after only Jenny and her brother were left Jenny was taken in by SIA Williams and her brother was put into a facility it's likely adopted Jenny because he thought she could be a useful Pawn in the future he probably never imagined that she would turn on him Jenny had been patiently waiting for a moment
of Revenge as CEO Williams collapses in defeat Ginny looks at him once then extends a hand to me Welcome to our company Mr Mike just as she had declared Jenny set out to destroy the company where I had been working the employees tremble at the sight of her Relentless Advance with no hesitation or doubt I started working as a secretary to the CEO at Ginny's company the Sea of is Jenny's real brother Mr James he's the same age as me the new job was tough in many ways but somehow I managed the company seemed to
be changing into a more pleasant workplace freed from dictatorship I think the brighter expressions of the employees are proof of that I would love to say everything is going well but there's one thing that worries me Jenny has been avoiding me ever since the incident in the CEO's office she has been actively ignoring me even when we pass in the hallway she just acts as if I don't exist just when I'm trying to find a way to talk to her CEO James shows up do you know what a Savannah cat is Mike confused by the
unrelated topic I tilt my head a Savannah cat is a breed of cat born from the cross-breeding of a serval cat and a domestic cat it's about the size of a dog depending on the breed it is necessary to register with the local government to keep one that large mountain lion-like cat right they're rare in Japan I reply Mr James then asks me to somehow arrange for a Savannah kitten as the CEO's secretary It's Not Unusual to be rallied upon for personal matters as well as work James being the same age as me often makes
unusual requests I thought it would cheer kaidos up she hasn't been her usual self lately he says with a look of concern indeed if I show Jenny who demanded to keep a baby lion a Savannah cat she'd be ecstatic sure thing Mister James is pretty indulgent towards Ginny understood I'll look into it right away and prepare a cake that she would like it's her birthday soon when I heard cake I was surprised Chelsea is supposed to dislike sweets Mr James should know that Ginny doesn't like sweets and can't eat them right but a cake and
my words Mr James seemed taken aback and sat down on the spot scratching his head I was taken aback by his sudden strange Behavior holding his head Mr James muttered that girl what a fool apparently when Jenny was little she loved cakes when her family got together for her birthdays she would beg her father for various types of cakes even when the company was taken over her father would still buy her a cake then the day after Ginny's birthday her father collapsed and never came back Ginny believes it's all her fault Mr James told me
that she thinks if she endures her favorite her father will come to see her Mister James never expected that even now as a college student she would still hold on to that wish take back the company crush the trading company that drove her father to ruin Jenny who coldly gets everything done is still a young girl who just wants to see her father when I think about how much she's sacrificed to regain happiness I feel like tears will overflow I promised Mr James about the Savannah cat and pleaded with him to tell me where Jenny
was I just want to talk to her I drove to the place Mister James told me the personal exhibition we went to together is on its final day and Jenny is said to be there in the exhibition room filled with the excited voices of children I find Chelsea lost in thought she was staring at a family looking at a wooden bear seemingly enjoying themselves her profile looks expressionless yet it also seems like she could burst into tears any moment found her I gently whispered and gripped her hand so she couldn't run away Jenny who'll look
back in Surprise had noticeably lost weight since I last saw her why are you avoiding me she shudders at my question I stopped her from trying to run away by tightly gripping her hand with a resigned look she relaxed and said in a small voice because you hate hitting don't you Ginny continued in a small voice thinking I despised her because I hate hitting her voice was shaking slightly I hate and embedded hitting but it depends on the time and place I've changed my mind a bit I spoke to Jenny as gently as possible if
it's for you I'm sure I can handle it upon hearing my words Ginny started shedding tears she told me she feels terrible for affecting innocent employees families by taking over companies but she always acted tough to show that the person she resents is herself she says she's prepared to carry all the blame and live her life is there anything I can do for you I gently ask the crying girl then in a small voice she replied stay by me like my dad don't disappear always be by my side I wanted to hold her right away
but I restrained myself instead I put a lot of strength into the hand we were holding understood I'll always be by your side Jenny can you smile at me every day and my question Jenny cried and nodded many times while watching her tears I made a promise to myself I will never make her cry again after today I'd even import a Savannah cat if it's for her surely she'll hug the big cat and show me a full-faced smile the more the merrier when it comes to family right as I muttered this looking at families around
us Ginny's face turned Beach red isn't it a bitterly for that not at all I think about our way home from the art exhibition I will Byron at a jewelry shop on the way I was thinking about this looking at Jenny's blushing face who would have thought that our meeting that day would lead to this I had no idea back then now I'm grateful to God for our encounter that day