Episode 20

"Yes, Ma'am. We were told to hide this secret from you." The receptionists continues on.

"We are doomed!" They both said at the same time while looking at each other.

"Thank you for telling me." She was about to leave then

"Oh and don't worry about it. I'll make sure to not get you fired." She said and then walk back to the office. She was hungry a little while ago but now she's not hungry anymore. She just want to have a talk with Daniel- no the fake Daniel.

"So, he's also the fake Daniel? It's a good thing then." Ella talk to herself and smile widely as she knows the person she likes is not her best friend's fiancé.

"Boss! Ah—- should I call you Dyln instead?" Ella said after she close the door behind her. Ella tried to look angry.

"Ho —how do you know?" Dyln eyes wide. He looks at Ella and couldn't say anything anymore.

"Well, maybe you should warned your employees to be more careful." Ella said and take a seat in front of Dyln.

"I see.. you're working hard on your best friend behalf." She looks at how Dyln work hard with a pile of paperwork on the table.

"Don't know what to say anymore?" Ella asks. Dyln was shocked. He was lost for word to say anything.

"Whatever! Since I know your secret, should we have a deal?" Ella requests.

"What deal?" Dyln finally asks after a long silences of him.

"Well, before we make a deal, I should also tell you my secret." Ella couldn't wait to tell him the truth. She just want him to treat her like her real self instead of Rana Cho.

"I'm also not Rana Cho." She quietly said and then look away.

"What?!" Dyln is more shocking than before.

"So, we both are a substitute?" Dyln utter underneath.

"That's a mess up." Dyln said.

"You just know I am Daniel's best buddy but what about you? What are you to Rana Cho?" Dyln asks.

"I'm also her best friend." Ella said.

"So, Rana Cho doesn't want to get married so she asks you to be in her place?" Dyln asks.

"Yes, she said she'll marry him but she just need to know more about Daniel. That's why she asked me to be in her place." Ella said.

"If she wants to know more about him, she can just do it herself instead of you." Dyln said.

"Ah.. yes, but for her it doesn't matter if she met him or not because either way, she'll have to marry him. She wants to have fun before marriage that's why I need to do it." Ella explains to Dyln.

"Same with my buddy. He wants to experience life outside of office since he stuck here the whole time so I agree to help him." Dyln smile .

"So, what did we do now. Act like we know nothing or tell them the truth?" Ella asks. She doesn't know whether it's a good idea to tell them of not so she asks Dyln's opinion.

"Let's not tell them the truth."

Flashback End:

"That's how she knows?" Daniel asks.

"Yes." Dyln nods. Of course he doesn't tell him everything.

He hide the true facts about Ella.

"I'm sorry, Ms Cho. I didn't meant to do that. As you know we both were force into this marriage and so my mom suggested to do this." Daniel.

"His mom told him to switch place and act like a poor person and her mom told her to hide her true identity when entering the company. Looks like the two mothers planes it before but why did their plan different from each other?" Ella thinks as she doesn't understand what the two mother plans.

"It's fine. I understand." Ella said.

"Is it a good idea for me to hide the fact that I'm not the real Rana? Whatever, let's just have the nature take it course." Ella thinks.

"Thank you for understanding." Daniel said.

"Ah... no problem." Ella awkwardly laugh.

"I should leave now." Daniel quickly stand up from his seat and leave before Dyln could ever say anything.

"What's suddenly with him?" Dyln asks.

———-

"Seems like I'm becoming more like a homeless. I can't even stay home for one minute." Ran said. As everyday, she walk around instead of driving. She wanted to act like a normal human being.

She was walking and was about to cross the street when someone stop her by grabbing her.

"Hey!"

This voice.

"Kai?" Ran asks. She wasn't ready to see him just yet

"Are you crazy? Trying to cross the red light." Kai seem to be angry.

"I wasn't looking." Ran said as she avoids her eyes.

"You're still not ready to see me? I said you can't take as mush time as yo want and you don't have to be awkward seeing me."

Ran doesn't say anything. She just stand there, lost of words.

"Am I scared to love or am I not ready? Either way I don't have feeling for him. Should I tell him how I feel about him?" Ran thoughts.

"Fine, I'll leave you alone. If that's what you want." Kai said. He turns around and take a step.

"I—I'm sorry." He turns around and look at Ran who feels guilty. Her eyes are sad. He knows how much she's scared. Scared of loving again.

"You don't have to apologize. After all, it's my fault to put you in that situation. I know I shouldn't like you. I don't deserve you. But what can I do? My heart wants you. For the last weeks, I missed you but I couldn't do anything since I know you're not ready to face me and I'm sorry because of that." Kai tried his best not to let his emotions take over him but he shows her how sad he is.

"I'm sorry, Kai. I don't mean to hurt you but I end up hurting you. I thought about it for awhile and I don't want to lose you as a friend. I might not know you long enough but I know you're a good guy and I like you as a friend." Ran sadly said.

"Will she be able to live if I turn against him. I need to protect both of them." Kai thoughts.

He doesn't want anything happen to his loves one yet he's clueless of what to do.

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