Transmigration: The Narcissistic Cinderella

After trying to remind herself continuously on being confident, she managed to head towards the shop. However, staring at the familiar door of the shop caused nervousness to come back to her, and she gulped.

All the strength she had mustered up within her previously seemed to have disappeared all of a sudden, and she found herself being at a lack of energy. 

Staring at the knob of the door, she wondered whether or not should she pull it in order to enter into the room before her.

However, even after thinking for couple of minutes, she wasn't able to come into a resolute answer. All the confidence she had in her acting skills seemed to have disappeared.

Her heart started to beat rapidly within her ċhėst while an idea came inside of her mind. She thought of skipping work today by coming up with an excuse, and she could only return when she had set her mind on something.

But leaving the shop when she was the only one who is able to deal with it was too irresponsible when her reason was too simple. 

It was sad how Sookyung bȧrėly knew anything about the flowers although he knew how to perfectly how to order the people working at shop. She wondered whether or not he searched online about it.

But it wasn't the time to think about something as silly as that.

Taking in a deep breath, she found herself reaching into a decision. It would be for the best if she left today and came back on some other day when she was ready. Since such a grand thing occured only yesterday, she believed that she deserved some time to pick herself up.

But before she was able to go along with her plan, she felt a presence behind her, and as the scent into her nose, she knew who that very person was judging from the cologne. There was no one else who possessed such an unique scent.

Maybe she should ask him the brand of his cologne when they were in better terms. Right now, this was one of those things she wasn't able to afford to think about.

His very presence behind her felt quite intimidating to her, and she had a hard time breathing. As much as she wanted her heart beat to be much slower, it appeared that she bȧrėly had any control over it's beating rate.

This was one of those times she hated how the beating rate of heart was involuntary.

From this distance, taking in how good his ears were, he was definitely able to hear her heart beats distinctly, and he was probably able to see the sweat that formed on her neck— something she had no control over as well.

If the things were up to her right now, the first thing she would have done was to disappear from this very place. Unfortunately, she was too weak to do that right now.

"Aren't you going in?" he questioned.

While his deep voice reached into her ear, she flinched, and Moon Jiwoo had a sharp feeling that he definitely noticed the small movement. Embarrassment filled her at the thought of that, and she believed he was laughing inside on how easily scared she was when it came to him.

Since this wasn't one of those things she was able to help, the only thing she was capable of was to lament at it.

While sweat gathered on her surface, she gulped— unfortunately, loud enough for the male behind her to hear— and answered, "Y-Yeah, I am just going in. Sorry."

Her words came out in stutter, and that added up to the reasons of why should she be feeling embarrassed. Things really did not go well for her when she was nervous.

Probably things would be for the best if she was like before. She was really shameless and dense then. Maybe that's why she was able to do lots of things without feeling slightly humiliated.

Growing up wasn't as much of a good thing one made out to be.

"Then, what are you waiting for?"

Seeing how there was no way of escape from this, Moon Jiwoo opened the door before her and entered in through it. 

Sadly enough, the scent from the fresh flowers today did not make her feel at all pleasant, and the only thing she could blame for this was her drunk habits.

Why couldn't just she forget about what happened while she was intoxicated?

She really was envious of those who did not have to suffer through something as recalling the embarrassing memories which could potentially ruin their entire life. Yes, it was that extreme for Moon Jiwoo.

"From next time around, prevent yourself from getting drunk. It is an inconvenience to those around," he vocalised.

Seeing how the male was about to walk away, Moon Jiwoo extended her hand towards her, and gripping on to his wrist, she prevented him from taking a step further.

Even she did not know why she did something like this. Since he did not want to discuss about the matters that happened last night, she should be satisfied with it. But a part within her did not want to leave the matters at simply that.

"I am sorry about all that had happened last night. I was just stressed last night, and it was because of this that I ended up saying all those words. It would be great if you are able to forget about all those, and we are able to cooperate like before. Thank for taking me home yesterday, Boss," Jiwoo vocalised.

Indeed she could have just left the things at where they were, but somehow she was dissatisfied. A part of her did not want the things to be how they were.

No, she wasn't expecting their relationship to go back to how it was before, but this ambiguity they had between both of them was starting to get uncomfortable for her. 

Maybe if both of them became completely honest with each other, everything would result in worst, and this was why she wanted for the things to be how they were.

But the ambiguous situation they had was starting to irritate her, and probably Jiwoo should start taking chances now. Although things might turn out for the worst and it would only end up with her regretting, she did not want to deal with how suffocating things were right now.

Probably what happened yesterday wasn't a bad thing. It was just a first step she had taken to create a change she was quite afraid, and this was probably why she was acting so fearful of it.

With that settled inside of her mind, she waited for the male to continue. She wanted to see whether or not he will be touching on the matter from yesterday. If he ignored, it would seem as if he wanted to keep the wall between both of them.

Oh Sookyung pulled away his hand away from her and said, "I can pretend to ignore whatever that had happened yesterday, but on the condition that you will not be repeating it again. I might have to fire you if you repeat this disrespectful actions of yours again."

As those words reached into her ear, Moon Jiwoo lowered her line of sight and stared at the ground. It appeared as if he wasn't interested in brushing on the matter, and if that was the case, there was nothing she was able to do anything on it. 

Disappointment filled her, and the only she was able to do right now was sigh.

It took a lot of courage on her part to bring up the matter like that, but it seemed that was completely useless. There was nothing that can be done.

"You were already late today. Now stop wasting your time and get back to work. There will be important customers coming today, and therefore, I want the entire place to be spotless by afternoon," he voiced out.

Right now, Moon Jiwoo did not find herself being at a mood to be working.

Nonetheless, there was nothing she was able to do. She couldn't let her silly feelings influence her work. She hated how vulnerable she was to emotions as she grew up, and at this point, she was starting to get tired of it.

It was Oh Sookyung who caused her to fall for him in the first place, and now, while he was the one having fun the entire time, she was suffering. She shouldn't have fallen for his sweet words!

After all, unlike her, he was really good when it came to hiding his emotions.

With resentment building up within her, she decided to start the work for the day.