Behind the bushes, Natalie was adjusting her camera that was slung around her neck. Today, she had been assigned a mission by a close associate and she was doing it alone. Well, she was supposed to be doing it with another person but he had the flu.
After counting to five quietly to herself, she emerged from behind the bushes carefully, her eyes searching for her target - Kim Taewon. She reached for her camera when she recognized the familiar mop of brown hair and broad shoulders walking towards a coffee shop. In fear of losing him, she moved from her hiding place and stealthily approached the tall Korean, blending in with the lunch hour crowd seamlessly.
When he entered the coffee shop, she clicked her tongue and quickened her pace to a stop right outside the shop but well-hidden behind a few thick trees. Gazing through the transparent glass, Taewon joined a long queue of customers ordering for a coffee. As he stared blankly at nowhere, she positioned her camera and took some shots before hurriedly hiding behind a tree. People who passed by barely gave her any attention as they were rushing and minding their own business, to Natalie's luck.
After thinking the coast was clear, she turned her head only to come face to face with Kim Taewon himself. At that, she accidentally let out an audible gasp, stumbling backwards by the sudden appearance and almost falling, if not for the Korean steadying her by the waist. She shyly glanced back up to see a handsome smirk on Taewon's face, like he caught her doing something illegal red-handed. Which he did. Kind of.
"So, who is it for this time?" Taewon asked as he crossed his arms, a smug expression on his face.
Deciding to play innocent, Natalie blinked her long lashes repeatedly, secretly hoping that he would dismiss her as a dumbass and let her go without further questioning. But sadly it did not happen.
Sighing, Taewon spoke again, "I know someone paid you to do this...stalking thing. I'm asking you who is it."
Natalie fiddled her with her camera, looking at anywhere except the handsome Korean in front of her. "I'm not allowed to tell you. It's confidential information."
Hearing another exasperated sigh, Natalie got another shock when Taewon snatched the camera from her. It was quite a struggle too as the strings got tangled in her long, untied hair which caused to shriek. With considerable effort, Taewon took the camera in his hands and snapped a photo of him grinning at it. Then he tossed it at Natalie nonchalantly and told her, "There's your winning shot."
Unable to form words in her brain, Natalie merely blinked at the way things had turned out, frozen in her position. Taewon let out a hearty laugh before turning on his heel.
"Next time, don't stalk me," Taewon said over his shoulder before walking off.
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