"That is rude. No pleasantries or any kind to….." but she was cut off before she could complete her sentence.
"I am sorry but there is no time for pleasantries or any kind I must say. I'm in a hurry" said Vincent making Akwasi turned to look at him.
Where was he going for Vincent to blurt out such nonsense. That would be true if they were now going for the meeting but the meeting has ended and the only thing left was going home. Akwasi rolled his eyes as he scan the cafe before he finally entered and left him behind since he wanted to act all cool in front of a lady and a beautiful one as such.
The barista scoffed with a faint smile which appeared on the side of her lips. "I guess today isn't going to be all talk and laugh. Why do you look grumpy?" asked the barista walking slowly to Vincent.
She scanned his face before she circled around him. Vincent followed her with a his eyes and a scrunched up face. "What are you doing?" asked Vincent but he didn't get a reply.
"What do you want to know?" asked the all knowing barista as though feeling omniscient already.
Vincent pulled her to the other side of the cafe where no one was seated. "I just wants to know if you have heard anything about Jae Won apart from his engagement" Vincent asked staring straight at the barista not even blinking for a second.
"You sure are handsome. Do you mind having a Korean girlfriend?" asked the barista making Vincent boil with anger.
"Come on, I am serious" said Vincent, his face instantly turned pale like all blood was drained out of him. He wants to know about Jae Won because he felt something wasn't right but he can't pinpoint what exactly.
What made him sure was the confused look Jae Won had when they were in the meeting room. He got no one to ask. He could have asked the workers there but that would be selling himself out.
He got no choice but to ask non worker which seemed okay. The barista posed as though she was thinking but all that she did was just recall a not so rumor.
"Five years ago, there was this news about Jae Won getting into accident. Not an accident, in fact he was hit by a truck and till now the driver of that truck hasn't been found."
Vincent, "...…"
"My baby" said Vincent making the barista burst out laughing. Who would say such a thing when they heard a sad news.
"And?" asked the curios Vincent. The barista stared at him with a confused look. I mean who wants to know about such a thing? "And he was hospitalized for few weeks but there was a rumor…" paused the barista as she turned to look at her back making Vincent impatient.
"The rumor was he had lost his memeory back then but we aren't sure if it was true. At that time he was just a student so the workers couldn't verify for me."
Vincent's heart ache so bad that he couldn't breathe. His baby was suffering and here he was being angry for ignoring him. He deserved a beating for thinking Jae Won could do such a thing to him.
He stood up leaving behind the confused barista who don't even get a thank you. Vincent's face was all drained with energy as though he would collapse any moment from now. She didn't dwell much on it as she felt something might be wrong or her foreigner wasn't rude.
As Vincent stepped out, he bend down trying to catch his breath, his right hand on his left chest. While Vincent was trying to sort out his feelings, Akwasi was busy waiting for his ordered cappuccino.
As Akwasi scan and entered the room, he looked through the menu without looking back at Vincent. Thinking he had more time, he ordered for a cup of cappuccino and was patiently waiting for it until he saw the barista Vincent was talking to, walked towards the counter.
"What is she doing here?" was the question Akwasi asked himself. With that, he immediately turned and saw Vincent bending down as though picking something from the ground. Akwasi watched attentively until he saw Vincent walking to the car.
"Holy shit!!!….. this motherfucker can act cold sometimes" he said as he stood up from the seat walking quickly to the door. "Asshole" was the last word Akwasi spoke as he run towards Vincent who was walking to the parked car.
Vincent stopped abruptly like he remembered something as he slipped out his phone from his pocket and typed "baby, I finally understood why you only read my messages without replying. It's because you don't remember who I am, is that why? I'm sorry for thinking you had forgotten about me….."
The moment he tapped send and the message being read was just a second away. Upon seeing this, Vincent decided to call since Jae Won might be curious who he was so as to him callling.
"Hello, hello?" was the sound of Vincent trying to reach out to the other side. The call was suddenly disconnected with no sound coming from the other side. "Who are you calling?" asked Akwasi as he looked at Vincent as he rummaged his hand through his hair looking so frustrated but he was ignored. He needed some answers and who could he possibly get them from. It was not like he could pay a visit to Jae Won's family.
They would warmly welcome him since he was their son savior but no, it didnt felt right to him. He wanted Jae Won to actually send him there which would be so lovely he thought.
Vincent began walking up to the parked car when his phone suddenly rang. Thinking it was a call from Jae Won, he quickly accepted the call without looking at the caller ID.
"Baby, are you okay? Do you remember me now?" asked Vincent, tears forming in his eyes. "I am okay" replied the voice on the other side of the call. But this voice sound nothing like Jae Won so he immediately glanced back at his phone which he realized it was Seung Jo.
Vincent cleared his throat as he asked "what is up?" Seung Jo smiled thinking being callled baby felt good actuallly. He was lost in thought when Vincent cut short of his happiness when he heard no response.
"Urm, yeah… I'm calling since you are aren't here by this time. I wanted to know if you guys will keep long?" asked Seung Jo.
"We will be home soon" said Vincent as he began to walked toward the car disconnecting the call.
One black SUV screeched towards them and suddenly halted as a man dressed in black and white came out of the driver seat. Akwasi and Vincent both recognized him since he was the guy from the last time.
"Does your young master wants to see us again?" asked Akwasi as he chuckled softly, his gaze never leaving the man. The man nodded quickly since it seemed his job had been a bit easier.
Akwasi was about to to decline the offer when Vincent spoke "okay, take us to your young master."
Akwasi and the man, "..."
The man who thought he would be going back empty handed again didnt see that coming so did Akwasi who thought they were in another man's country and should be careful who they meet.
Vincent immediately entered the back seat of the SUV while he watched the two men stared at each other. "What are you two waiting for?" questioned Vincent.
Akwasi was about to enter when he remembered they came with another two people so he run towards the parked car "eerm, Min Ho, drive Min Ji to her house and we are done for the day" he said as he run back to Vincent and the driver who was still glued to the floor.
Akwasi tapped the driver bringing him back to reality before he sat beside Vincent. Akwasi leaned in a little closer to Vincent as he whispered "do you actually know who this young master is? What if he is a mafia and most importantly how does he know us?" asked Akwasi but the person he was speaking to was just looking out of the window of the car.
In less than an hour was the car drove towards a nice beautifully built mansion in a rich environment. It seems those who stays here are all wealthy so was Akwasi's thought.
The momet they entered the mansion, Akwasi's jaw dropped to the floor. The mansion was indeed well built and everything in it, screamed money.
Both of them scanned around as they got of the car waiting for what was next. A woman came out to meet them as she bowed before she pointed a direction they were headed to.
The woman took the lead while they followed. In less than two minutes, there were looking at the back of a man who was seated in a wheelchair. He suddenly turned to them with a bright smile.
"Welcome Vincent"
Vincent and Akwasi, "...…"