"Let me first get into a good college, settle down well and then I\'ll think about it" Ian shared his plans.

"Are you scared of confessing to her?" Sa Da-Hye perfectly caught on her son\'s fear.

"What? Really?" Kim Hoon too got surprised and looked at his son.

Ian looked guilty and couldn\'t meet his parents\' eyes.

"Ian, son, you can share anything with us" Kim Hoon patted his son\'s shoulder to motivate him to talk.

Ian deeply sighed before saying, "Kiaraa treats me like a best friend and I never felt like she has any other feelings towards me. I am scared that I am already friend zoned"

"Ian, girls don\'t show their feelings openly…" Sa Da-Hye was about to console her son but he interrupted her.

"Aera is so obvious towards her feelings for Song Ji Hun"

"Aera and Kiaraa are different" Sa Da-Hye reminded her son.

"No mom, when we watch some movie or series and a hot guy appears on the screen, Kiaraa openly drools over him" Ian informed his mother, making his parents laugh.

"So cute she is" Sa Da-Hye said.

"It is not cute it is very annoying" Ian looked irritated recollecting such incidents.

His parents again laughed, "Ian, propose to her soon, I am sure she will accept you, don\'t overthink" his father assured him.

"I\'ll think about it" Ian promised his parents.

He then went to join Kiaraa, who was seriously selecting the starters she would love to have.

"Hey, enjoying the party?" Ian greeted her while grabbing a plate for himself.

"Of course, I am. Such lavish and amazing food they have. I am even planning to steal some desserts and take home with me to have it at late night." Kiaraa shared her plans.

"Why?"

"Because I won\'t be able to eat desserts after eating starters and main course" Kiaraa excitedly served food on her plate.

"K, you are acting like this is the first time you are seeing such extravagant food" Ian rolled his eyes at her.

"Hey, you know how much I love free food, so save your sarcasm to yourself and let me have fun"

Ian chuckled seeing her priorities, "You are cute"

"Cute? That\'s disappointing, I want to be called hot" Kiaraa winked at Ian making his heart flutter.

\'Does she want me to see her as someone who is hot and not cute?\' He questioned himself, his heart almost beating at a faster rate.

"Let\'s sit there" Kiaraa pointed at a nice table and headed there straight followed by Ian.

"Hey guys" Song Ji Hwan joined them at the table and deeply sighed as if he was extremely tired.

"Why are you acting like you are the one, who planned this whole party?" Ian taunted him.

"Because I did. My mom kept nagging me to get everything perfect and I did, it was so exhausting" Song Ji Hwan complained and had a sip of water from Kiaraa\'s glass, which was untouched by her.

"Hey, if you want water drink from mine" Ian pointed at his own glass, annoyed by Hwan\'s actions.

"You already drank from your glass, Kiaraa\'s is untouched, so I drank from it" Hwan explained himself in spite of being tired.

"Awe, it\'s okay baby" Kiaraa lovingly patted on Hwan\'s head and glared at Ian, "Don\'t scold my baby for silly things, he can drink from my glass"

"Thanks, Kiaraa you are the best" Song Ji Hwan rested his head on her shoulder, and closed his eyes to rest for a while.

"Hey, sleep on my shoulder, Kiaraa\'s shoulders are delicate and it might be painful for her to bear with your big head" Ian sounded very irritated seeing the closeness between Hwan and Kiaraa.

"Kiaraa, ask him to shut up, he is annoying me" Hwan complained still keeping his eyes closed.

"Ian, don\'t annoy my baby" Kiaraa warned him and stroked Hwan\'s head as if he is her son.

In the last two years, Ian too was very busy with his studies so compared to the previous few years, he spent lesser time with Kiaraa.

Being in the same class, Kiaraa and Hwan therefore spent more time together and seemed to have grown closer than before.

Ian didn\'t like this closeness but they gave a very brother-sister vibe so he tried not to let his mind go haywire.

"My baby is so tired" Kiaraa again exclaimed looking sad seeing Hwan\'s state.

"What did he even do to get tired? Song Ji Hun worked hard for two years and he just threw a party." Ian looked upset seeing this bond.

"Throwing this party was a lot of hard work" Hwan again complained.

"If you will get tired by just this much then what will you do for the next two years? Hope you remember now your time starts" Ian reminded Song Ji Hwan, who now has completed his tenth grade and now would be entering eleventh grade.

"Ahhh why would you remind us that? I am tired hearing of the same thing from my parents" Kiaraa complained as she too is in the same class as Hwan and the next two years are going to be crucial for her.

"Because it is the truth. Anyway, you have nothing to worry about, you are good at academics, but this Hwan needs to be worried about himself" Ian taunted Song Ji Hwan, who is more interested in watching movies than studying.

"Don\'t worry about me, my life is all sorted" Song Ji Hwan moved back to his seat leaning on it.

"Oh! please explain, how it is sorted? You will just work in Song Industries under your brother?" Ian sarcastically asked him.

\'What\'s up with this guy? Why the hell does it feel like he is targeting me?\' Hwan wondered but he had a response ready for Ian.

"No, I would be working in your Entertainment company" Song Ji Hwan declared surprising Ian.

"What?"

"I am starting my internship there in a week. I would be interning during my vacation and later after I graduate, I\'ll be working there" Song Ji Hwan informed Ian.

"Internship? You took my mom and dad\'s help to get into it?" Ian was aware of how close his mother and Hwan were as they share similar tastes in movies and stuff.

"No, there is an annual internship program there, I am sure you are aware of it. I applied for it and after those extensive rounds of screening and exams, I cleared it" Song Ji Hwan informed the two shocked people.

"Why did you not tell me?" Kiaraa slapped his arm for keeping her in the dark.

"I wanted to tell you all after I actually make it to the internship program."

"When did the result come?" Kiaraa asked him.

"Two days ago, but Hyung\'s results came around the same time, so I didn\'t wish to steal his thunder. Tonight, after party I will inform my family about this internship as they still don\'t know"

"Wow, I am proud of you, my baby" Kiaraa pulled his cheeks and asked him for how long this internship is going to last for.

"It is a ten weeks program but in future if I ever want to work in this industry, this internship will be very helpful" Hwan informed her.

"Yeah, I know. Aunty Da-Hye prepared very tough rounds to select best interns from the country" Kiaraa shared her knowledge with him.

"Are you sure mom didn\'t intentionally select you based on nepotism as you are her favourite?" Ian asked Hwan as he didn\'t like the fact that Kiaraa was impressed with Song Ji Hwan\'s success.

"She doesn\'t even know I applied for it as there is another management team to handle this process. The applications are not discussed with the higher-ups as they have more important things to do"

"Yeah, but your name alone is enough for our company to favour you – Mr Song Ji Hwan" Ian reminded him of how he is already a known name in his office.

Song Ji Hwan chuckled in victory confusing Kiaraa and Ian.

"What\'s so funny, Hwan?" Ian got a bit annoyed seeing his attitude.

"I applied using a pen name, my real identity wasn\'t disclosed" Song Ji Hwan informed them.

"Wait, is that even possible? I mean don\'t they do background verification and other stuff?" Kiaraa questioned him.

"Would you like to answer her instead?" Song Ji Hwan asked Ian.

"Actually, in the entertainment industry, some people prefer hiding their real identities. So, we made it optional for an applicant to hide their identity. If they make it till the final and are selected, only then we verify details about them but that verification is done discreetly and no information is shared outside the verification team"

Ian explained understanding that Hwan indeed made it to the internship program with his own abilities and neither his parents are aware of it.

"Wow, but when you would be interning, your identity will be known to all, right?" Kiaraa asked Hwan.