Part 7

Jimin's appearance made you realize that your time was running out. You had to find whatever evidence you needed & get out of there as soon as possible.You waited until Jungkook fell asleep as usual & immediately rushed to the secret cabinet you saw him opening the night before.You had no trouble getting through the rack to the hidden door behind it, but something went wrong when you punched in the passcode.1-3-9-7-5-0. Peep!Red light flashed on the keypad.Fuck! I was sure that was the passcode. Did he change it?Your hands started to sweat. You kept glancing back, afraid that Jungkook would suddenly wake up & find you here. Maybe.. 1-3-9-7-5-8. Please let this be correct.Your prayer was answered when the light on the keypad flashed green & the door clicked open.Yes!You quickly got in & took in your surroundings. The wall of the room was lined with cabinets & papers were strewn all over the table in the middle of the room. Your jaw dropped as you hastily rummaged through the papers & files."Oh my God, this is a gold mine." All the evidence to unveil Jungkook's illegal business & activities were laid open there."Shit, I wish I have a camera with me right now." You frustratedly pushed your hair back.A faint creaking sound in the distance caused your back to snap upright.Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.You swiftly tidied up the files that you'd pulled out & dashed out of the room, not forgetting to close the door quietly behind you.Shit. You could see Jungkook's shadow getting bigger & bigger as he came closer. Fortunately, it was very dark, otherwise he would've seen you already. There was no time to hide, so you quickly grabbed a glass from the drawer & pretended to pour water into it."Fuck. You scared me." Jungkook exclaimed as he flipped on the light switch."Sorry, I was too lazy to turn on the light." You chuckled, despite your heart hammering inside your chest & the back of your shirt clinging stickily onto your sweaty skin."What are you doing so late at night?" He asked while opening the fridge to grab the milk carton.Then, you saw it, a piece of paper wedged underneath the door of the cabinet you just went into.Your face turned as pale as a sheet & your heart felt like it was about to explode."Y/n?" He looked at you quizzically."I- I was thirsty & a bit hungry actually." Your eyes kept darting to the bottom of the cabinet door."Me too. Do you want some ramyeon?" He put down his glass of milk & was about to turn around, but you immediately stopped him."Sit down. I'll cook some for us." You pulled his hand & forced a smile on your lips.Swiftly, you moved towards the pantry & bent down to pick up the paper on your way, then crumpled & threw it into the garbage bin.You continued like nothing happened. Fortunately, Jungkook didn't seem to notice your uneasiness either.Both of you ate the ramyeon you cooked while talking about your childhood & you saw an opening to ask him about Jimin."Didn't you say you were very close to Jimin? I saw the tension between the two of you earlier. It seemed like he didn't like you that much.""We were, but he changed quite a bit when we grew older. Somehow, he was always jealous of me even though I don't think abeonim treated us any differently. Then, abeonim got assassinated. That made us a bit closer again as we tried to find the killer together. We were ok before he got caught, maybe he really was disappointed in me for not doing more to rescue him." Jungkook said as he swirled the remaining strands of ramen in his bowl with the chopsticks."I'm sorry.." You felt like it was your fault for making their relationship go sour."Don't be. It's not your fault. I would probably felt the same way if I were in his position. I mean, I fell in love with a cop who put him in jail. Of course he would think that I couldn't care less about him." He shrugged. Your heart clenched, guilt gnawed at the deepest part of your heart knowing that he put so much at stake for you while you were just manipulating him."Do you regret it then?" You asked."Regret about what?" He lifted his vision to meet yours."About falling for me." Please say you do."No, I don't. You're the best thing that has ever happened to me & I don't give a fuck what other people say." There was nothing but sincerity in his dark brown eyes, causing tears to well up in yours.Trying to hide your remorse, you leaned in & kissed him on the lips. The kiss tasted like ramyeon, but you didn't care. Neither did he.Soon, you were busy taking each other's clothes off with your lips never leaving his, but the guilt kept tugging at you no matter how hard you tried to ignore it.I'm sorry Jeon. If only we meet under different circumstances..

The next morning, you woke up in his arms while he was still soundly asleep. You gave him a light peck on his cheek & released yourself from his embrace.You quickly put on your clothes & tiptoed out of his room to the kitchen to retrieve the piece of paper you had thrown into the garbage can last night."Morning Y/n ssi, enjoyed fucking my brother?" Someone's voice from the dining room startled you."Park Jimin.. What are you doing here?" You acted nonchalant & grabbed a glass of water from the counter."It's my house. I should be the one to ask you, what are you doing with my brother?" He snickered."He asked me to stay, so I did." You raised your eyes to meet his. His eyes were so cold & stony that they made you shiver."So you did, huh?" He scoffed as he drank his coffee."If you have nothing else to say, I'm going back to my room now." You put your glass in the sink & stepped towards your room."Are you really in love with him or are you just trying to exploit his love for you?" You stopped in your track upon hearing his words."That's none of your business." "Of course it is. I need to know if I can trust you." He walked closer to you until his face was only a few inches away from you."Now I can see why Jungkook is so smitten by you. You're pretty hot for a cop, but fuck, you smell like his cum." He said as he looked you up & down. You tried not to flinch as he raised his hand to touch your cheek, but he was so intimidating that you couldn't help but avert your gaze. His aura was so different from Jungkook, even though they were both criminals. Jungkook was warm & you knew that there was a good heart underneath his menacing exterior. Jimin, however, was cold & wicked through & through, you could feel it in your bones."Hyung, you're back?" Jimin immediately retracted his hand once he heard Jungkook's voice."Yeah. I needed to get some stuffs from here. I'm leaving now." Jimin said as he turned around."Wait hyung, aren't you coming back to the company?" "Nope. I'm done with those shits. I'm going on a vacation, so work hard little brother." Jimin smirked & waved his hand at Jungkook."Huh.. I guess he's still mad at me." Jungkook sighed once Jimin left the house."Boss, did you call me?" Yongsu suddenly walked in from the back door."Oh yes. Did you find anything?" Jungkook asked him."Well.." Yongsu glimpsed awkwardly at you, hesitant to say anything further."I'll go back to my roo-" You hastily stepped away but Jungkook caught your hand."It's ok. I trust her." Jungkook said as he smiled at you & you smiled faintly back at him."All Jimin hyungnim did when I followed him was going to the club & drinking. Nothing out of the ordinary. He took a few girls to his Gangnam apartment, but all of them were only one night stands." Yongsu explained in a flat tone."I see. Alright then, good job. Now, what about the shipment? Will it come on time?""Boss.. She.." Yongsu glanced at you again."I told you it's fine. She's one of us now.""Ok then if you say so. The ship will arrive in 2 days at the port. The buyer asked you to meet them there." Yongsu said while kept throwing distrustful glances at you."Alright. What about the stuffs I asked you to prepare?" "They're already in your Range Rover's trunk as you instructed.""Thanks. You may go now." Jungkook dismissed him & he immediately left the room after bowing at Jungkook & you."Y/n ah, go get ready. We're going somewhere." Jungkook turned to you & said."Where?" "You'll see." He grinned.

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"What place is this?" You took in the lush greenery & the big old brick building in front of you. Jungkook had driven for about two hours to reach this place in the outskirt of Seoul."Be patient Y/n. You'll find out soon. Now help me carry these boxes." He grinned at you as he unloaded two big cardboard boxes from the trunk."Damn, these are heavy. What's inside?" You huffed."Such little weight has defeated our top police academy graduate? Has staying with me made you soft?" He teased you & laughed out loud."Ya, I'm not saying I can't carry it. Besides, like you said, I graduated from police academy, not weight-lifting academy." You rolled your eyes at him & pretended to be annoyed."Don't be mad. I'm just teasing you." He bumped your arm with his, almost toppling you to the side."Ya! Jeon Jungkook!" You exclaimed."Jungkook ah, you've come!" A middle-aged lady walked out of the building & rushed towards you."Yes, Mrs. Park. How are you?" Jungkook put down the box in his hands & gave her a hug."Ommo, and you brought a friend! That's a first." You noticed she put an emphasis on the word 'friend'."Ah yes, this is my friend Y/n. Y/n, this is Mrs. Park. The head of this orphanage." Orphanage? Is this the place where he grew up in?"Annyeong haseyo." You politely bowed at Mrs. Park & flashed your most genuine smile."Woah Jungkook ah, you've really grown up now & I must say that you have quite a good taste in choosing girlfriend." She playfully nudged Jungkook's arm with her elbow, causing him to blush slightly while rubbing the back of his neck."Come on Y/n ssi. Let Jungkook put his muscles to work. The children will be so happy to see you." She grabbed the box from you & put it onto the ground before linking her arms with yours & guiding you into the building."W-Wait for me!" Jungkook frantically stacked the boxes & lifted them inside."Kids! Look who's here!" Mrs. Park hollered.Twelve little heads turned to you, those of kids ranging from 3 to 13 year olds."Jungkook ajusshi!" All of them instantly dropped what they were doing & ran towards Jungkook."Hey kids." He put down the boxes & knelt down. A huge smile spread across his face.He seems to be close with all the kids.Jungkook introduced you to the children & soon you were busy unpacking the boxes that he brought, which apparently contained toys & clothings for the kids.You were reading books with the smaller kids on the terrace, while Jungkook was playing soccer with the older ones in the vast backyard, and you couldn't help but kept glancing at him.His forehead was slick with sweat, the black T-shirt he was wearing clung stickily to his body defining his well-sculpted torso.Fuck Y/n, stop being such a perv. You thought to yourself as you averted your gaze.But after a few minutes, your eyes were drawn to him again. He was smiling so brightly as he swerved through the field & it made your heart skipped a beat. If you hadn't known him, you would never think that he was the leader of the biggest gang in South Korea."Ms. Y/n?" Your daze was broken by a nudge on your hand."Yes?" You turned to meet the curious eyes of Minji, a 4-year-old girl who seemed to be completely smitten with Jungkook."Are you Jungkook ajusshi's girlfriend?" Frowning, she asked matter-of-factly."No, we're just friends." You smiled & attempted to touch her hair, but she dodged your hand so quickly that all you grasped was air."Liar. You're the first girl that he's ever brought here, so you must be his girlfriend." She crossed her arms & pouted."Well.." You chuckled awkwardly, not knowing what to say."I heard that you were a police officer & I have to say you're quite pretty as well, although not as pretty as me. So, I'll let you take care of him until I grow up & become old enough to marry him. Deal?" She extended her hand towards you."Deal." You took her hand & replied without thinking."But promise me don't ever break his heart. He's literally the nicest person. He cares so much about us & Mrs. Park said that if it weren't for him, we'd already be living on the streets. So, promise me ok?" She let go of your hand & offered you her pinky.You stared at her little finger, hesitating. "I promise." In the end, you hooked your pinky with her & said. However, guilt stabbed your heart like dozens of blades."Cool. Now let's play soccer with the others." Her face broke into a smile & she pulled your hand towards the backyard."Hey." Panting, Jungkook greeted you as you came closer to him. His whole face & body were drenched with sweat."Hey. Mind if I join you?" "Of course not, but let's make this more interesting. The loser has to do whatever the winner says." He raised his brows provocatively."Ya, stop making sexual insinuations all the time. We're surrounded by kids, don't dirty their innocent mind." You whispered."I didn't say anything sexual. It's your mind that keeps going that way." He smirked, causing you to blush fervently."I- Ughh.. let's just play." You quickly turned around, hiding your beet red cheeks."Ok. But first.. give me a hug!" Out of a sudden, he hugged you from behind, his sweat wetting the back of your shirt."Ya! Jeon Jungkook! You're disgusting!" You yelled & chased after him as he ran away laughing.You spent the rest of the afternoon playing with the kids until you were exhausted from too much running & laughing. Today, you'd decided to temporarily forget about everything & just enjoy spending time with Jungkook & the kids."Minji ya, where's the restroom?" You suddenly felt the urge to go to the toilet."Go inside & turn right. It will be at the end of the corridor." She answered."Ok, thanks." You rose from your seat & walked towards the direction that Minji had told you.Where's Jungkook btw? He's been gone since a while ago.You were walking through the corridor when a voice coming from inside a room attracted your attention. You peeked through the small opening & saw Jungkook with Mrs. Park. He was sliding a white envelope across the table."Jungkook ah, this is too much. I can't take this." She said with eyes widened as she opened the envelope, closed it again & handed it back to him. You guessed that it might contain a check."Please, take it. That's the only thing I can do for this place & it's not even a fraction of what you'd done for me back then. So please don't reject it." He curled her fingers over the envelope & gently pushed her hand."Alright then, if you insist. Thank you very much, I'll make sure to use this wisely for the kids." She smiled gratefully & put the envelope inside a drawer."How's Jimin btw? Are you still living together with him? He has never come back ever since he left this place. I really miss him." She asked."Well.. Jimin hyung is very busy. I'll try to bring him with me next time I come here." Jungkook said with a hint of sadness in his voice.Your urge to take a leak was getting unbearable, so you quietly stepped back & rushed towards the restroom. You passed the room again when you were out, but Jungkook & Mrs. Park was not in there anymore."Y/n ah! Come on, we need to head home." Jungkook shouted at you once he saw you coming out of the house.You bid your farewell & one by one the kids hugged you & Jungkook. Minji was the last one to hug you & she lingered longer than the others."Remember your promise, don't break it ok? Come again with him next time. I'll miss you." She said with tears glistening in her eyes."I'll miss you too Minji ya." You gave her another hug, while purposefully avoiding to acknowledge your promise to her.Little did you know, that little promise would soon be broken.