—Mabel—

Footsteps inched towards us. Ruth and I glanced in the direction as the foreign delegation approached.

Kyu-hun looped his arm around Ruth. “May I borrow her for a min?”

“Sure... of course,” I stuttered and stepped back. Alec wrapped his arm around my waist and kissed my temple as Kyu-hun led Ruth away.

“Hi,” he whispered.

I smiled. “Hi.”

We shared a sweet grin, before he captured my lips in a kiss. My gaze drifted to the kids, who were now bombarding Mama Emelda with ...