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“Sorry dear I have to go on another trip for a week.”
“That long?” You frown, thinking about all the nights that you have to spend alone in the big apartment.
“I’m sorry. I’ll make sure you’re not lonely.” He pat your head and kiss your forehead. You try to woe him by looking at him with your adorable puppy eyes. You could see him react to it by the redness in his cheek. “I’ll order Assistant Kang to accompany you every day. She can work from here. I’ll call her right now” You give up, forcing Jaehee to accompany you every day would be nothing than a burden to her
“That’s not necessary dear….. Elizabeth the third and I will be waiting for you here” You pat his back and pick up his briefcase. “Is this everything you need?”
“Yes. I already sends my suitcase downstairs, this one contains the necessary file for the meeting”
“Make sure you didn’t miss anything”
“I wouldn’t. Not when I have such perfect wife beside me” He kissed your hands. You giggle and blush slightly. You shy away but that’s what he like about you.
He open the door and step outside. Suddenly he halt and turn around, “I’m really sorry that I have to leave you alone for a week. Is there something you would like? I could give it to you as a compensation”
You tip your toes and reach out your arms towards him. You pull him closer and tenderly place your lips against his. He start to blush, very not expecting your boldness. “That was my ‘travel safe’ kiss” You looked at him deeply, “I’ll be waiting for your ‘I’m home’ kiss”
He smiled, “Then, I’ll be going”
“Bye Jumin~” You wave your hands at his wide back and stay at the doorway until he disappear from your sight
A week later
Jumin went back to his apartment. Which is strangely quiet. He didn’t met anyone in his apartment. Not even his chief security. He took out his phone. He dialed his chief security number
“What happened? Why none of you is in your position. Why are you ignoring your order?”
“But sir, we received a message from you that said that we have to leave the apartment for today’”
“I never ordered that. Now come here and take responsibility”
“Yes, sir” He hung up and looked at the empty hallway. It’s weird that none of the security personnel is in their personal. He really going to have a long talk with the chief security about this
A few minutes later, the chief arrive and they went to inspect the apartment. The chief opened the door and they both went inside. “We left yesterday night, sir!”
Jumin went inside and checked everything. Nothing’s missing. “We’ll talk about the miscommunication later. Just be glad nothing missing yet”
The chief excused himself and Jumin locked the door. He took off his suit and looked around. Nothing’s missing really. He called your name, “MC! I’m home!”
“Meow,” Elizabeth the 3rd came and rubbed herself in Jumin’s legs,” Hello Elizabeth the 3d, I’m sure you’re doing okay?”
“Meow!” she ran off.
Finally, Jumin felt something’s missing. The apartment was too quiet.
Jumin walk into the bedroom. “MC?”
The living room, the kitchen, he even knocked before checking the bathroom. It was empty of course,
“Meow!” Elizabeth the third meowed, she ran off to MC’s room- the only room he hasn’t search. She scratched the door with her paws
“Elizabeth the 3rd! I never teach you to do something so uncanny!” He pick her up and hold her in his arms, but Elizabeth the third kept on struggling. “Is she in there?”
He put down the cat and knocked on the door, “MC.”
“MC! I’m home!” He turned the knob only to find that it was locked.
“MC! Open the door!” He knocked once again
That was weird, no answer. “MC! I’m coming in”. He took out his master card, it feel weird to use the master card on your own house. He turned the knob, and the door creaked open. The room was empty. The white curtain flutters and he noticed that the window was open slightly. He close the window. Of all the room that he has check this room is the only room with your scents but the problem is, you were not there. You were nowhere inside the apartment
He went outside. He start to panic and yelled. “Chief security!”
“Yes Sir!” The chief came and looked a bit nervous. Probably because this is the first time he ever hear Jumin raise his voice
“Where’s mc?” His voice are calm yet stern. He tried his best to hold his emotion.
“Is she not in her room sir? The last time I saw her was when we left the apartment. It was around ten o clock.”
“She’s not inside! Search the CCTV. Find out if she has left the apartment.”
“Yes sir!”
For the first time. Jumin went to the security office. Waiting for the report would be too long. Therefore, he’d see the CCTV with his own eyes. They replayed the record from last night. The security chief security knocked the apartment’s door and MC come out to greet them. It was ten o clock just as he said. Then it looked like he was explaining the ‘order’ that Jumin sent. Mc looked confused but then she agree and thank him for the hard work. After that, she went back inside. They skimmed through the records until the most recent one. Nobody came in or out of the apartment.
“She hasn’t left the apartment sir. She should still be inside”
“She’s not there. Search the vicinity. She wouldn’t have gone far”
“Yes sir.” He took his walkie-talkie and ordered all of his men to search for your trace.
Jumin went inside. He let himself fall to the couch. Why did this happened? He looked at the messages at the chief security’s phone. It shows that he ordered them to disperse for the night and come back in the morning. The sender was undoubtedly him”
He called seven, “Yo! Jumin! Back from your trips yet! I’m sure MC would be lonely. Did you get something for me?” He heard munching on the other side. Honestly, that honey Buddha chips are going to ruins his health someday.
“Seven…”
“Yes?”
“Mc’s gone?”
There’s a pause on the other side, “Wait, what do you mean by gone?”
“She’s gone. Disappears. She’s nowhere inside the apartment”
“Wait! How? When did she leave the apartment?”
“I don’t… know” Jumin paused “Seven… you don’t think that MC leaves me right?”
“Wait Jumin. I cannot have you turning sentimental right now. We need to find her.”
“She hasn’t leave the apartment since yesterday. The last time the security saw her was 10 pm. Before they disperse.”
“Wait a second I’ll try tracking her phone.”
Jumin did not dare to hang up the phone. He could hear disgruntled voice and typing voice on the other side.
“Jumin, I’m sorry I can’t track her. Her signal is gone”
“What do you mean you can’t?”
“This kind of things happen if the phone’s turned off”
“You don’t think…”
“Sir! I found this Sir!” The chief security went inside. In his hand, a phone or used to be a phone. It’s been smashed so badly that Jumin barely recognized it thanks from the bright color of its frame.
“I believed it’ Mrs.’s”
“Where did you find it?”
“It was hidden by the bushes on the street. Right below the Mrs.’s room window.”
He took the phone, he could hear Seven’s calling his name from the other side, “Hey Jumin, don’t hung up on me, did you hear what I just said. We just have to wait until she turns on her phone then I could’ve tracked it down. ”
“There’s no need ….”
”Huh why?”
“I found the phone. It was smash to bits. It seems like it feel down from her room. It’s dead”
“How on earth….”
Jumin took a deep breath, “Seven, I’m going to sends an email to you. I need you to find its sender”
“Sure”
Jumin forwarded the message from the chief security phone to seven’s address. He wait for like eternity until Seven finally answer him back. He picked up the phone and listened quietly
“Jumin I found traces of the hacker on your phone…”
“He uses international server but I think it’s the same hacker that tricked MC into Rika’s apartment. He-” Seven paused trying to organize his words and make it less painful for the other side. “I think he might kidnapped her for the information…yeah… you know…about the previous party guest….”
“Jumin? Are you all right? Look, I’ll try to find him and -”
Jumin hung up.
It didn’t mean that he was underestimating seven’s skills but he failed to catch the hacker when he snuck MC into their chatroom. That proves that the hacker were far more skilled than Seven was. What guarantee him that he will catch the hacker this time.
He lean on the couch and start to massage his head. He could feel his blood rushing and his head thumping. Countless question swirls in his head. Where are you? Are you safe? Are you hurt? What did the hacker has done to you? How did the hacker break in? How did he manages to catch you? How did he get out? Much more questions passed through his brain like a bullet train.
He picked up his phone and dialed a number
“Hello? Mr. Han I heard something happen at the apartment. Is everything fine?” Jaehee sounds worried
“Assistant Kang…”
“Yes?”
“I need you to find me all the best hacker in the world. I have someone I need to find no matter what”
The hacker has took something from him. Something precious to him. It was unforgiveable. And Jumin Han will do everything. Everything to get it back.