Seducing The Ice Queen

When Philippe finally returned to the waiting room, he was shocked to see the bodyguards standing at the door. And when he tried to get in, he was stopped by the meanest looking guy Phillippe had ever seen. Phillip's was by no means considered short but the man in front of him was so tall that Phillippe's head barely reached his shoulders. Intimidated, Phillippe cleared his throat, he threw a small smile in the man's direction and inquired, "Sir, are you waiting here for someone? You see my friend is inside and he needs me. So please let me go in."

But the bulky guard simply ignored him like a buzzing fly. Since the strategy of requesting did not make the guard budge, Phillippe decided to use another method. Throwing around his weight! He was the best manager of their company and knew how to use some muscles (of the brain kind). Crossing his arms, he looked down ( rather up) at the guard and said in the most arrogant tone possible, "Look, Mr. Guard. I am the manager of SKY. And you have been hired by K who is a member of SKY! So, how can you stop me? Get out of my way!"

At this the guard simply lifted Phillippe by the collar and placed him on the side. " Only doctors and family members are allowed inside. Get out of the way if you are neither."

Just then a team of doctors walked down the corridor and the guard opened the door for them. Incensed, Phillippe ducked under the guard's arm and ran inside, only to stop short at the scene. Adam was in the waiting room sleeping against the shoulder of some girl. The girl stared up when the door opened and when she noticed Phillippe standing at the door and the doctors behind him, she gently placed her hand on K, who woke up in an instant. Phillippe frowned trying to think hard who the girl was. She seemed really familiar. Before he could say a word, however, the guard grabbed him and lifted him off the floor before saying," I am sorry for letting in this intruder." Alice looked at the manager and gestured for the guard to put him down before saying, "It's ok. Please wait outside."

The guard nodded at the woman and backed out of the room and the doctors ignored the man and walked in. The leader shook hands with K and Alice before explaining," Mr. Felix's surgery has been successful and he will be in ICU for a few days to see that the wound is recovering and there is no more pressure on his lungs and throat. As we understand he is a singer and we have tried to minimize the damage as much as we can. He may have trouble in the future in singing high pitches and will need to start vocal training after a month, but in the long run, he should be able to sing well. Mr. Gyeom had sustained multiple fractures in the foot, but luckily there was no ligament tear. Mr. Apollo is conscious now and will be transferred into the VIP room soon."

At the doctor explained everyone's condition, Adam felt the tension draining out of him slowly, until they stopped before explaining I.M's condition. When Alice's hand held his, he clenched his fingers tightly until he finally had the courage to ask," And I.M?"

The doctor looked troubled as he eventually sighed and said," He was the most impacted in the accident and hurt on his head. We are still checking him for signs that he is responding. It will take a while before we can confirm anything. He had a lot of internal bleeding which formed pressure on his nerves. We will let you know by tomorrow."

Hearing this, K felt himself crumble and at a loss. At this moment, it was Alice who asked," Doctors, Thank you for your hard work. According to you, once I.M wakes up, how much time will he need to recover?"

Her implacable belief that the person who was at present considered brain dead in medical terms would wake up, made the doctor gulp. He wanted to say that waking up was an 'if' and not a 'when' but the woman's cold gaze gave him pause. Finally, he looked away and said," CEO Faye, the recovery time would also depend on the damage incurred which we can only decide once he has woken up. So, at present we can only wait and watch. But under the circumstances, the minimum time is 15 days."

Phillippe felt his ears ring when the name the doctor mentioned finally shook his senses. This young girl was the ice queen. She looked totally different! The couple of times he had seen the woman, she had been cold faced and could have frozen everyone was now looking like a young college student. Heck, she was looking like a fangirl. What was she doing here? How is she here? Why is she here? And then he saw the clasped hands and his eyes were as wide as saucers as an even more important thought struck him," Why was she holding K's hand?"

Before he could ask anything, the door opened and CEO Faye stepped back as the families reached inside. The fact that all boys were tightly knit was made even more clear as the parents all asked after K's health before asking about their sons. As K slowly repeated everything that the doctors had said, everyone could see the shoulders of the older people stoop in relief. Only I.M's mother stood in the corner, her eyes teary as she clutched her fingers in fear. She looked at K in silence, her eyes questioning whether her only son would survive. And like a one big family, everyone assured the woman and together they waited for their sons to recover. 

At this moment, Alice who usually dominated the room with simply her aura, receded into the background, letting K share his grief with these people. She stared at him with soft eyes, wanting him to know that he was not alone. All these people in this room were his well wishers. She, then turned her eyes to the man who had been continuously gaping at her. Turning to him, she nodded to him, indicating that he follow her outside before walking out. Seeing that he had been summoned, Phillippe quietly walked out of the room with fear settling in his heart. 

But when he reached outside the Chairwoman was nowhere to be found. The guard, who had already manhandled him twice, stood behind him before saying," Chairwoman Alice is in the next room."

At this moment, Phillippe realized something more. The entire corridor which had been bustling a few hours ago was now quiet as a mouse. This could only mean one thing. The chairwoman had already taken measured to secure their privacy. When he entered the room next door, Chairwoman Alice, was back in her true form despite the casual clothing, her eyes cold and piercing. Bowing at a ninety degree, Phillippe said," Chairwoman Faye. It is quite a surprise seeing you here. How may I help you?"

Alice let the silence hang there letting this man sweat who had failed in his job to keep SKY safe. Just when Phillippe was about to faint from nervousness, she finally asked," What is going on?"

The question was out of context but somehow Phillippe felt that he understood. However, pretending to be dumb, he pasted a confused expression and asked, "What do you mean?"

This seemed to infuriate Alice which made the temperature in the room drop even more as this time her voice was even more lethal as she asked," Mr. Phillipe. The only reason you are standing here and not on a bed next to the other boys is because Adam considers you a friend. But there are things that seem to be happening that those boys are unaware of. But you..."

Phillippe felt himself tense as he realized that Chairwoman Faye seemed to know everything. When he still failed to say something, Alice tapped her fingers on the table as she questioned, "Since you are adamant about pretending to be dumb, I must ask you directly, the police believed this to be an accident and from all intents and purposes it was, yet you told the investigators to check carefully if it was a conspiracy. Would you like to explain yourself."

Phillippe looked away before turning back saying," Chairwoman that is because they are so popular. They keep getting threats from many obsessive haters and fans of other groups so I just wanted to make sure that there were no loose ends."

Sighing heavily, Alice glared at Phillippe, this time threatening," Mr. Phillippe, this is the time to choose your loyalties. You can gain nothing by sitting on the fence.. Because then, I would be forced to push you off the fence and then which side you land on, would be quite a mystery."