Stranger's In Love
78|Mr.Nam

“Be careful on the road,” said Gerald drove Irene up in front of the car that was waiting for her in front.

“Sure, Gerald.”

Irene got into the car and pulled down the windshield, smiling and waving at Gerald. “Bye!”

The car drove off the magnificent penthouse. Irene reaches into her bag to pick up her phone and calls Tae-O, asking if Tae-O has managed to hack Gerald's phone.

“How, Tae-O? Succeed?” sambar Irene after the call was connected.

“Surely succeeded. There was nothing suspicious about his phone, but something was a little off. I have to discuss it with you, Noona.”

Silent. Irene was thinking of something. How do I meet Tae-O? It was impossible if Irene met him in the apartment because the driver who was driving her would definitely report where Irene was going and where she was at Zean.

“Oke, okay. I'll send you a message,” said Irene and disconnected the connection.

Irene sends Tae-O a short message to meet him at a coffee shop near her apartment.

“I want to go to the coffee shop near the Blue Oak apartment, yes,” Irene told her driver.

“Good, Mrs.Lorwerth.”

Shortly after Irene arrived at the coffee shop, she spread her gaze across the room and finally fell on a man wearing a hoodie and a black hat sitting in the corner of the room. Irene rushed over to the man.

“Tae-O,” greet Irene and then sit in front of Tae-O.

“Ah, Noona,” says Tae-O.

“You order something?” ask Irene.

“Already, I have ordered two coffee lattes for us,” replied Tae-O while fiddling with his laptop then he pointed his laptop screen at Irene.

“Look, Noona.” Tae-O shows a history of incoming and outgoing calls from Gerald's phone.

Irene squinted her eyes, reading carefully one by one the nickname. Nothing is suspicious. There were only a lot of incoming calls, but almost all of those calls were from his personal secretary, Mr. Nam.

“Tae-O,” call Irene staring at Tae-O with a serious look.

“Isn't it strange that Gerald kept receiving calls from his secretary while on business travel in Prague? I'm sure she can't be in business travel alone, she must be going with Nam's secretary. Besides business and work affairs seem ineffective if often talked about by phone,” suspects Irene.

Tae-O shook his head steadily. “I think it's only natural that Mr.Nam calls often, it's possible that there are a lot of jobs that he has to report or maybe there are a lot of urgent things and schedule changes during this time in Prague.”

Irene again squinted a careful look at each number on Mr. Nam's phone number. “Try me again, Tae-O. See the initial number code +852 isn't this an overseas number?”

Tae-O rounds his eyes full, he is indeed very less thorough. “Gosh! I'm really stupid. Why didn't it occur to me.”

“Try to trace the number,” Irene's ink.

Tae-O directly tracks the position of the signal number, it turns out his position in Hong Kong.

“Cannot be. It's so weird, Noona. Gerald had a business trip in Prague while his private secretary was in Hong Kong. What does this mean?” Tae-O also thinks there's a weirdness.

Irene fell silent, thinking for a moment.

“Two coffee lattes,” said a waiter who came with Tae-O's order earlier.

The waiter placed the two coffee lattes on the table.

“Thank you,” Tae-O said with a smile on the waiter.

Suddenly Irene flicked her finger, like she had a thought. “I know, it's possible that Mr.Nam is not Mr.Nam.”

Tae-O frowned confusedly. “Means, Noona?”

“Same as the waiter earlier. All of the maids here have names and even use a nametag as an identifier, but the average guest who visits will only remember his face and position as a servant. I was thinking, it could have been Mr.Nam this is someone else who was deliberately given an identifier as Mr.Nam,” explained Irene.

“Ah, yes. I'm gonna try to hack into his company's employee data, like it's easy. Wait, Noona.”

Tae-O attempts to hack the company's data and finds Nam Pyu Jin's bio. Mr. Nam is Gerald's private secretary, Mr. Nam is a native of South Korea.

“Wait! Wait, first! I saw this man, I saw him. Mr. Nam was at the Grand Opening party. Means the number with the Hong Kong Country code is not the number belonging to Mr.Nam,”, Irene said after seeing Nam Pyu Jin's photo profile.

“Ah, I understand now, Noona. It seems like there are other people besides us who are watching him, therefore Gerald deliberately gave the number with the code of Hong Kong as the number Mr.Nam, Mr. Nam, so when other people see his phone they will think Gerald just keeps getting incoming calls from his personal secretary,” Tae-O concluded.

“Can you confirm the person who has the number with this Hongkontg Country code?” Irene asks hoping Tae-O can do it.’

“Sure I can, but I need more time,” Tae-O replied.

Irene just nodded while drinking her coffee latten.

“But, Noona. After I checked thoroughly there wasn't even a single call from Alice. Isn't it very strange that a couple who are LDRs because business trips do not tell each other? Or, does the news no longer matter when someone is married?” tae-o asks innocently.

Tae-O's question this time successfully aroused Irene's curiosity which was initially ordinary so that it became more curious. Thinking back is strange because lately Irene only exchanged news through chat, Alice has never updated him again via video call.

“Tae-O! Try tracking Alice's number,” by Irene.

Tae-O immediately tracks down Alice's number. It's quite unexpected that Alice's number is at the location of Gerald's Penthouse.

“Noona,” call Tae-O hesitate.

The deg! Irene instantly relaxed, all her negative thoughts dancing in filled her brain contents. Nah! Nay! Don't let the negative things Irene thinks happen.

“You're fine, Noona?” tae-o asks worriedly to see Irene's suddenly pale face.

Irene was still speechless, just the one on her mind at the moment, where and how was Alice currently?

“Keep watching Gerald, tell me all the activity in his phone,” Irene said and he just left Tae-O.

...***...

Irene nodded her head which felt dizzy. He sits limp on the lip of the bed after a shower. Irene still thought about Alice.

“Is Alice okay?” Irene asked her monologue.

A clear thread suddenly dripped down both of his cheeks, not realizing he had been crying since. Irene was really afraid that something bad might happen to Alice. However, it feels so musthail that Gerald can do bad things to Alice. Because Irene knew, Gerald and Alice loved each other so it was impossible if Gerald hurt Alice.

“What's up, baby?” asked Zean who was already sitting by his side.

Unaware of Zean's presence, Irene immediately wiped away the trace of tears on her face.

“Nothing. I just missed you too much, Zean. You left me a long time ago to go to Bostom,” Irene sulks, she pretends to be upset.

Zean chuckled and hugged his wife while stroking her head. “I have to take care of something important there. Don't get upset like a kid, I'll take you somewhere tomorrow night.”

“Where?” asked Irene enthusiastically.

“H….. Tomorrow you will know,” said Zean.

“Oke, okay. Then tell me, what happened in Boston?” Irene asked with sparkling eyes hoping that Zean would tell her.

Deep in his heart Zean was anxious to say something about the Lorwerth Family ultimatum that was currently tormenting his heart and mind. However, it was still very difficult to be able to tell Irene.

“Zean,” call Irene soft while stroking Zean's handsome face.

Zean smiled faintly. “Can I tell you, Irene?”

Irene nodded steadily. “Could certainly. What's up, baby?”

Zean was silent, he looked at Irene nanar, it felt like crying. It was sad, tight and painful to be able to express everything to the woman he loved so much.

“I was very tormented during my time in Boston, Irene.”

“What's up, Zean?” ask Irene.

Zean shook his head weakly, he turned his gaze to wherever as long as he did not meet the beautiful eyes of the woman.

“Zean,” call Irene soft.

Zean was still silent, he was staring out the balcony.

“You have to look at the person you're talking to, baby,” Irene's ink and then cupped Zean's face to look at the man.

“What's up?” ask Irene again.

Zean sighed softly. “I'm so tormented at missing you, Irene.”

The blush!! Irene's cheeks were instantly red, it was possible that Zean would tease her with a face as serious as this.

“Do not tease me, Zean!” Irene pinched Zean's arm.

Zean chuckled then briefly kissed Irene's lips. “Stay like this, Irene. All I need is you.”

“What are you saying, Zean?” asked Irene who felt like Zean was hiding something from her.

Zean pulled Irene into his arms. “There's nothing we need to talk about anymore. I'm tired and really want to sleep with you.”

Irene elaborated her embrace then looked at Zean seriously. “What are you trying to hide from me, Zean?”

Zean got up from his seat, he walked towards the balcony and Irene followed him. The two of them stood up while gazing at the beautiful sky tonight. Silent for a while, they were reluctant to talk to each other.

“I want us like night, Irene,” said Zean suddenly and hugged Irene.

Irene was silent in Zean's arms, waiting for Zean to continue.

“I want us like a night that remains fine without the sun intervening in it. I want us to live like a night that only has moons and stars, I want time to stop so we stay like night,” Zean continued.

“I don't understand, Zean,” said Irene still in Zean's arms.

Zean broke out his embrace and looked at the woman.

“Don't think too much. Let's just keep going like this for today. Tomorrow we will talk about it again,” Zean said.

Irene really didn't understand. “I dari ” Irene's speech was cut off because of Zean who suddenly kissed her.

Zean wrapped his hands around Irene's small waist, as did Irene who immediately wrapped her hands around Zean's neck. They love to make out and enjoy a beautiful night on the balcony with a view of Prague.