Loud pop music is resonating the entire company building, the kind that you can't help but bob your head up and down and sing along with the chorus. The atmosphere in the A & AM is festive, they just rebranded the company and there are lanterns and lanyards everywhere, there's a smile on everyone's face, who wouldn't if they've received unexpected bonuses just because the company changes name?
At the boss's office, someone's gaze is far away. He knew something is wrong with his mind, his adopted brother Bailey told him that he is crazy. He has extreme moods that are sometimes unmanageable. On good days, even the smallest thing can make him laugh, he is extremely positive and would give you cheery advice even if you're heartbroken, he would suggest feel-good things and whatnot. But on bad days, he will bury himself at work, not moving out from his office, not changing clothes, nor taking a bath, he will get cranky in simple mistakes his employees can commit, he will even destroy the copier machine for simply giving him documents with rainbow paperclips. Nina, also an adopted sister has a brilliant idea of hiring a psychiatrist to secretly treat him because he can't be bothered to eat on his dark days.
At this point, someone called him and he looked back.
"Oh it's you, how's your day?" Asking her while wrapping his hands around her waist and kissed her hair.
"Rough day at school, how's baby Snow?" She was asking about their newborn baby.
"He's fine the nurse just fed him." Just staring at her made his day complete.
"Honey, I don't like living in this small condo, I want a house with a ground where Snow can run around." She complained. The condo is his bachelor's man cave. And she is right, it's time to buy a bigger house for them, and it has to be the biggest house in River City.
"Don't worry about it I will get you a house." He played with her hair, her lips are too inviting and he can never resist the urge to kiss her, and he did. She clings her arms around his neck inviting him to continue. However, before they could get any further the baby cried. And He is the first one to run towards the baby. He picks his daughter up and cooed her in his arms.
"Yes, what is it this time huh? You're now like your mother, always complaining." He chuckled and kiss his daughter on the cheeks.
"Who did you say are always complaining?" She asked placing her hands on her hips.
"Nothing I was just talking nonsense with Snow, right baby? I love you very much." He said changing the topic.
But she softly smacked his shoulders, even if she's angry she still looks adorable. The way her long hair flutters when the electric fan swayed towards her face, looks captivating. He knew his love for his wife is not normal, they said it's already an obsession, but he doesn't care, as long as she is happy, that's all that matters.
"What do you like for dinner?" She asked, he thought he is very lucky to have a caring wife.
"The usual." She already knew what he meant because he knows him well, his favorite is roasted beef with plain salt and pepper and baked potatoes.
"Husband! you have to eat some leaves too, it can't be good to always eat meat." She rolled her eyes, turned her back on him, and went to the kitchen. His heart flips into a cartwheel when she said the word husband, it's him.
With that scene, someone has knocked on his office door interrupting his quality time with his wife and kid. He wanted to get angry but he would let it go. Because his wife is in the kitchen cooking food for him right now and the baby is crawling on his feet.
"I'm sorry with the mess, what is it, Ms. Nang?" He said apologetically. Ms. Nang creased her brows, and look around, he is alone and the office is tidy and clean with no hint of disorganization. How obsessive his boss can be when it comes to clutter?
He is oblivious of his employee's conjecture, he allowed her to do her task while letting his daughter wrestle with the dirt on the floor.
But the truth is, the boss is obsessed with someone else. In his house, there's a whole room dedicated to that girl in a red dress. Her lost socks, her hairclip, unwashed panties, her test papers in Math that has a zero score, pens, badges, forgotten school projects, and the whole room is full of her pictures, a smiling Lexie, a pouting one, crossed eye, bad hair day, side view, all of it is candid photos of Alexandra Ma, the girl he fell in love with.
