Only On Paper [ K.TH FF]

Chapter Thirteen

(Author's POV)

"Please don't hate me..."

The soft almost inaudible whisper reached the tall, brooding man's ears before fading away in the soft, night breeze. Was it the breeze or the painful crack in her voice that made a jolt erupt in him? He gulped down the possible trace of guilt which had been surfacing these past few days.

Taehyung could feel the petite and fragile body against him relaxing and getting limp as moments passed. As much as he hated the thought and knew he would regret doing it, there was no other choice as they were in the middle of the street and the girl in his arms was about to pass out.

He didn't care about what people think of him but he didn't want to carry the drunk woman in his arms through the streets. It would be plain stupid and uncomfortable.

"Eunhye- sshi, can you walk?", He asked. On getting no reply, he slowly shook her shoulders asking again. But this time, he only felt her nuzzling into his chest more and tightening her arms around his waist. He absolutely didn't like this sudden intimacy. Not a single bit. He quickly tried to distance himself away by pushing a little force on her arms, which at first was resisted by Eunhye who had a little pout on her face, puffing out her crimson cheeks even more.

"Let's go back home. I have parked my car just round the street.", Taehyung said, ignoring the evident growing pout on the girl's lips at the lack of physical contact.
He expected her to follow him as he led them towards his car but to his dismay, she seemed to stuck at the same spot, looking down. Sighing from the bubbling frustration, he made his way back to Eunhye, leaning down a bit to reach her eye level.

"Hey...Are you okay?", He asked with the most soft and gentle voice he could. She looked as if she would burst out in tears like a small child any second.

Upon hearing his voice, she gradually looked up into his eyes. Her eyes were big, glossy from the tears and had a lot to say as they met his orbs in a silent confrontation. Her trembling lips puckered up more before she bit down on them to stop the tears which still rolled down her tears. But not once did she look away unlike all the times when she got flustered. This small yet strong gesture almost made Taehyung flustered.

"What is it? Do you have something to say to me?", Taehyung finally asked, even though he himself wasn't ready for the upcoming confrontration. This definitely wasn't in the plan. He was confident Eunhye would never confront him but he underestimated her. Drunk Eunhye was more confident and abash in voicing out her emotions.

"I'm sorry. Please...please don't hate me. It hurtss a lot.", she said slowly.

It would be a lie if Taehyung said he didn't just feel anything upon hearing it. The heartbroken and painful confession sure tugged his heartstrings. For a moment, he forgot that he was supposed to hate her and the purpose of this marriage almost slipped from his mind. For once, he felt the need to cherish the woman infront of him.

'This is so so wrong. Get a grip, Taehyung!' He mentally reprimanded himself before snapping out of his thoughts.

"I don't hate you, Eunhye.", he sighed.

"Really?",

"Yes. And I'm sorry too. For...hurting you.", he said after contemplating a bit.

Just a sentence from his brought a smile on her face and Taehyung swore it was the prettiest smile he had ever seen. But he stopped the warmth from crumbling his cold facade. After all, all of this had a bigger reason and he was going to fulfill his revengeful intention.

"Shall we go home now?", He gave her a small smile which immediately got reciprocated by twice a heartfelt smile by his wife. Eunhye couldn't hide her smile as they went home that night, hands intertwined and hearts a little lighter.