1 Sweet-Smelling Bella (1/2)

Four Seasons Hotel

In a presidential suite of a prestigious Hotel owned by the Cho Corporation, Daniel Cho had been trying to coax Samantha Kim to calm down for the past five minutes.

”I'm gonna kill you!” Samantha yelled, glaring at the handsome man in front of her.

Daniel used a pillow to hide his face while he ran around their suite, ”Will you chill, honey?”

”Chill? Are you for real Mr. Cho? Get back in here, you-!” Samantha Kim gritted her teeth as she continued to slap the CEO of Cho Corporation on the back furiously, like a mad person.

”I'm sorry, okay? It was an accide- AAAH!” Daniel Cho screamed as he tried to get away from the crazy unicorn but she caught his hair.

Daniel was so scared at that moment when he thought that he'd lose his luscious hair.

”Accident my ass! If you weren't such a horny bastard, this wouldn't have happened!” She roared, trying to pin Daniel Cho down on the bed.

For most of the people in Country K, Daniel Cho is a respected businessman.

But in this room...

Tonight...

Who would have known that this gorgeous man, a woman's dream lover, was a pitiful husband?

How in the world did it come to this? It all started several months ago...

...

La Maison

La Maison is a French restaurant situated at the heart of the city. From the outside, it looks homey and as you enter, you are welcomed by the staff with a French greeting.

”Bonjour!”

Wearing a white V-neck shirt, tattered Jeans and white air force, Samantha sat by the window of the restaurant while she listened to Hannah's nagging. She had been persuading her to throw a party for her birthday. She believed that Samantha should let loose and just enjoy her day for once, without a care in the world.

”C'mon S! Why don't you enjoy your 25th birthday and meet some new people. It will do you good!” Hannah prompted as she beamed at her best friend.

”Why does it matter if I have a party or not? We can just... eat out, you know? Why go through all the hassle.” Samantha said while watching the traffic outside the window.

”Don't be boring! You're young. You should have fun! And besides, I met some new friends and one of them is pretty hot. I can hook you up! What do you say?”

Samantha turned her head and saw Hannah smelling the aroma of her tea before taking a sip.

”Does he have abs?” Samantha raised an eyebrow and chuckled, taking her mug of warm cocoa from the table.

”Duh! He even has big feet!”

Samantha almost spat the drink when she heard Hannah's comment. No matter how much she knew her bestfriend, Hannah never ceases to surprise her.

Hannah continued nonchalantly, ”You know what they say, 'A man who has big feet has big meat-”

”What? I'm just sayin'!”

The two of them laughed a bit more.

”Anyhoo... You do know I'm dating Andrew, why would I need to meet new guys?”

Hannah rolled her eyes, ”Psssh. Please... That playboy! For all I know he's in some skank's bed right now. Why don't you just dump him already?”

”C'mon don't say that... You really don't like him huh?” Samantha chuckled.

”Ugh, what's there to like? Okay, he's hot... sure. But he's an ass, okay? He also has a nice ass by the way... but still!” Hannah crossed her arms while she complained, Samantha laughed at her remarks.

Hannah continued, ”What's more... He's been trying to get in your pants but you're not giving in. He acts innocent in front of you but the moment you turn your back, he plays around with some witch. I MEAN... What's the point of being together?”

Samantha propped her elbow on the table and lazily supported her chin with her hand. ”Well, he's been nice to me. He hasn't really treated me badly.”

Truthfully, Andrew courted her for a year. Samantha just reluctantly agreed to be his girlfriend but the closest intimacy Andrew got from her was second base and she never planned for them to go beyond that.

Hannah made a face, not believing her excuse, ”Really? That's it?”

”As long as I don't catch him or he doesn't do it in front of me. I can still handle it.” Samantha smiled.

Sighing, Hannah commented further, ”I really don't get you. It's not like you love him. And again, he's an ass... I really don't see the point.”

Samantha checked her phone, ”Enough of that already. Don't you have a date?”

Hannah looked at her watch and her eyes grew wide, she had forgotten about the time again. ”Oh, crap crap crap! I'm late!” Hannah frantically stood up, fixed her clothes and posed, ”How do I look?”

She was wearing a blue bodycon dress, silver strappy heels, and had a silver clutch in her hand. She had always been fashionable ever since they were young.

”Like a superstar!” Samantha said and smiled. ”Is this a new guy?”

”Uh huh. He's the one I met two days ago at the concert. He's only here for a month.”

”What is it this time?” , said Samantha.

Hannah's a free spirit; dating guys and having fun. She always finds different qualities that pique her interests in every guy she meets. Sometimes it's the scent, his build, the way he dresses or his hobbies.

Hannah stroked her chin, ”His accent.” she swooned and with a serious face, she continued, ”Oh bloody hell, he's from England. Do you know how sexy he sounds?” mimicking an English accent.

Samantha chortled upon hearing her friend, ”Okay, you win! Go, have fun!”

”Thanks. Bye, S!”, Hannah reached in to kiss Samantha's cheek.

Samantha watched her best friend as Hannah exited the restaurant and got in her Red Audi S5 Cabriolet. Hannah Chu's always been so carefree and wild. They've known each other since they were in their diapers. Their moms were high school classmates and are really good friends that's why Samantha and Hannah grew up together.

Samantha Kim, on the other hand, likes to be low-profile. The Kim family owns a multibillion-dollar company; Kimsun Electronics. But despite being hella rich, their family doesn't like showing off unnecessarily.

In middle school, she discovered that a lot of her so-called friends were very superficial. They were only 'nice' to her because her family was rich and because she was an exceptional student. She learned later that most of them were just jealous of her and wanted to leech off of her. So she transferred schools. Hannah, of course, transferred with her.

She avoided being the center of attention, had her grades just slightly above average on purpose and wore not so flashy clothes and she kept to herself most of the time.

Although she tries not to attract attention, her beauty always stands out so she had suitors while growing up.

Samantha's phone beeped. Checking her phone, she sighed.

Alexander [Sam, need your signature. Are you dropping by the office?]

Another text came in as Samantha was contemplating her reply. 'It's 4:50 pm, employees are gonna leave work soon. It should be okay.' She thought.

Alexander [Or... I can come to you, where are you?]

Samantha [That's okay. I'm on my way.]

Samantha got up and walked towards the door of the restaurant as she dialed her assistant's number.

Assistant Chen picked up her call right away, ”Yes, madam?”

”I'm on my way there.”

”Understood, I'll wait for you in the underground parking.”

”Oh, no... I didn't bring my car. So I'm coming in through the front entrance. Clear out the lobby for me, please.”, Samantha instructed.

”Certainly, madam.”

As Samantha reached the door, she bumped into someone who was coming in and she dropped her phone.

...

Just earlier, a black Maybach stopped in front of the restaurant.

”President, we're here.” Assistant Ahn said.

Daniel Cho, CEO of Cho Corporation; a gorgeous bachelor whose identity is popular with the ladies in City M, was sitting in the backseat of his car with his eyes closed.