Melting Point — Chapter 17

[YOU SEEM PRETTY DRUNK. ARE YOU OKAY, HONEY?]*

WHO’RE YOU...?

HUH? YOU’RE KOREAN?

FWEET

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JUST SO YOU KNOW, I THINK YOUR PALS ARE TRYING TO PRANK YOU.

THEY OFFERED TO PAY ME IF I GOT YOU TO HOOK UP WITH ME.

FUCK THOSE GUYS, THEY CAN'T PLAY HOCKEY FOR SHIT...

[HOW MUCH HAS HE HAD TO DRINK?]

[THAT'S HIS FIRST ONE.]

[YOU'RE KIDDING...]

SUNBAE...

DON'T GET MARRIED...

BAEK EUNSAN...

EMMA!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? HOW'D YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME?

LIKE THERE'S ANYTHING I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU?

I DIDN'T EXPECT I'D GET TO SEE YOU SO QUICKLY, THOUGH!

C'MERE, YOU. YOU ALRIGHT?

YEAH.

I'M HERE ON BUSINESS, SORT OF.

I'VE GOT A MEETING WITH A MODELING AGENCY.

OH, SERIOUSLY? NICE.

SO?

ARE YOU FEELING BETTER NOW THAT YOU'RE PLAYING IN KOREA?

YEAH, I'VE PUT ALL THAT BEHIND ME.

I'VE GOT OTHER STUFF TO WORRY ABOUT NOW.

I KNEW IT. IT'S THAT "SUNBAE" OF YOURS, RIGHT?

HAHA, RIGHT.

"EMMA," OF COURSE! I REMEMBER NOW.

SHE'S THE MODEL WHO WAS LINKED TO IAN BEFORE!

THREE ICED AMERICANOS AND ONE ICED CHOUX CREAM LATTE WITH LOOOOTS OF WHIPPED CREAM, PLEASE.

HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU?

OH, DID YOU SEE THAT RYU IAN SIGHTING YESTERDAY?

OH, YEAH... I'M IN DENIAL.

WHAT SIGHTING? TELL ME!

THIS ONE. PEOPLE WENT CRAZY THAT HE WAS CAUGHT ON A PRIVATE DATE WITH SOME CHICK...

AND IT TURNS OUT THEY WERE ALREADY A HOT STORY BACK IN CANADA.

EMMA CAMPBELL.

LET ME SEE.

OH, YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT, EITHER?

SHE’S A KOREAN MIXED-RACE MODEL WHO’S BASED IN NORTH AMERICA.

SHE WAS A REGULAR AT RYU IAN'S GAMES...

AND THEY'RE PRETTY CLOSE, SO MOST PEOPLE FIGURE THEY'RE DATING.

OF COURSE THEY'RE DATING.

NO, THEY BOTH DENIED IT IN INTERVIEWS. THEY'RE JUST FRIENDS.

THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS "JUST FRIENDS" BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN.

I AGREE. I MEAN, JUST LOOK AT THEM!

I'D BET A NICKEL THAT THEY USED TO DATE, AND NOW THEY'RE USING THE "JUST FRIENDS" EXCUSE AS A COVER.

NOOOOO!

Waaah!

WHY'RE YOU SO BUMMED OUT?

IF I CAN'T HAVE HIM, NO ONE CAN!

...HUH.

HERE YOU GO.

SO MUCH FOR NOT KNOWING ANYONE EXCEPT ME...

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SO IF YOU CAN FEATURE OUR LATEST COLLECTION LAST...

OH, OF COURSE.

SUNBAE!

WHAT TIME SHOULD WE MEET UP TOMORROW?

CAN I PICK YOU UP WHEN YOU FINISH WORK?

WE'LL START IN A FEW MINUTES, THEN.

THANK YOU.

DON'T I HAVE A GREAT MEMORY? I THOUGHT I'D HEARD THE PIANIST'S NAME SOMEWHERE...

AND THEN I REMEMBERED HOW YOU SAID YOU LIKED HIM.

THEY ACTUALLY SENT THE TICKETS TO MY AGENCY'S CEO, BUT I MADE HIM GIVE THEM TO ME.

I PROMISED I'D WRITE A FAT CHECK FOR THEIR CHARITY.

OH, ABOUT THAT...

BUMMER.

I DON'T THINK I CAN MAKE IT.

...HUH? OUT OF THE BLUE?

SOMETHING CAME UP AT WORK.

SORRY. YOU SHOULD TAKE SOMEONE ELSE.

WHAT HAPPENED? YOU SAID YOU WERE FREE ON THE PHONE LAST TIME.

I SUDDENLY GOT CALLED OUT ON SITE.

PART OF THE JOB. YOU UNDERSTAND.

I'LL WAIT FOR YOU, THEN. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF WE'RE A LITTLE LATE.

NO. I WON'T BE FINISHED UNTIL WAY TOO LATE.

WHAT TIME-

WHO CARES?!

YOU'RE GONNA FINISH FOR ME IF I TELL YOU?!

AH...

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ME, DOES IT?

BESIDES...

...ISN'T YOUR GIRLFRIEND OVER HERE FROM CANADA?

YOU SHOULD TAKE HER.

SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND.

WHATEVER. TAKING HER...

WILL LOOK BETTER FOR YOU THAN IF YOU TAKE ME.

YOU’RE NOT...

...JEALOUS, ARE YOU?

WHO, ME? OF YOU?

OF EMMA.

NO WAY...!

HA!

HAHA!

ARE YOU SURE YOU KNOW WHAT THAT WORD MEANS?

WE'RE READY TO GO NOW!

UH...

HAVE FUN WITH THE SHOOT...

AND THANKS FOR ASKING ME, ANYWAY.

IS THERE ANYTHING FOR ME TO DO?

OKAY GUYS, LET'S WRAP THIS UP! TIME FOR TEAM DINNER!

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HEAR, HEAR!

ARE YOU COMING TO THE TEAM DINNER, TOO?

STAFF

STAFF

I MEAN...IT WAS KIM I ASKED FOR, NOT YOU.

HE'S ALWAYS IN A RUSH TO GO BACK HOME TO HIS WIFEY...

SO I DIDN'T COUNT HIM FOR DRINKS AFTERWARDS...

YOU DON'T HAVE TO COUNT ME, EITHER, MR OH. I'M GOING HOME.

I THOUGHT SO.

I MEAN, WE DON'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE WE'RE HAVING A GOOD TIME ON THE VENDOR'S DIME.

ABSOLUTELY. YOU GO AHEAD, I'LL FINISH UP HERE.

UGH, IT'S REALLY MUGGY TODAY.

AHH, I'M BEAT... I'VE BEEN ON MY FEET FOR LIKE, SIX HOURS STRAIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT I GET FOR VOLUNTEERING.

HAA...

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HONESTLY, WHY AM I EVEN LOOKING NOW...?

WOW, EVERYONE'S ALL DRESSED UP.

DOES HE EVEN OWN A SUIT?

HOW COME HE'S NOT THERE? IT'S ALREADY STARTED...

I DID BRING A SUIT.

WHY DON'T YOU SEE FOR YOURSELF?