Uproar /PJM FF

Chapter 43

Namjoon found his mind malfunctioning after hearing the new unexpected information that his brother shared with him so bravely however despite his surprise and the fact that Jin literally had no reason to take her side and lie to him, he still proceeded to doubt him and as such question him about his statement.

"Why had you been dating my secretary secretly? Does that even make sense?" 

"You know mother would like me to be with someone from our class, don't you? I just didn't want to disappoint them. I even agreed originally to their wish of me to marry Miss Min Areum but we both know I cancelled that at the end. This was the real reason I couldn't go with that."Jin used the lie he had said to cover up for Areum back then to his advantage but the mentioning of her name made you understand that he was lying because Areum had already told you about how that had gone, over a night between girls you had with her and Sira.

Namjoon fell silent immediately after, finding himself almost convinced that he truly had made a mistake but speaking those words out loud somehow appeared to be something that he couldn't do so he just lowered his head and awkwardly rubbed the back of his neck as he tried to think of something to say that would basically save him some face.

"You seriously had no reason to keep this from me though! I have been giving her a hard time for so long and you never said anything. Is that how you look after your girlfriend?" He ended up blaming his brother for his own actions and Jin took the blame, without hesitation.

He turned around and cupped Elle's face and proceeded to look at her with a soft expression before he asked her to forgive him. An apology was given to her which she definitely never saw coming, especially from him but she said nothing and just accepted his hug, as Jin pulled her in and hid her among his arms, gifting her the time to collect herself.

"Would you mind leaving me alone with her? I promise I will explain to you whatever you may be curious about after." Jin requested of his brother and Namjoon took this as a chance to flee from the situation that for the moment was not leaning to his benefit.

You observed him walk away and you took some steps to follow him at first but then you couldn't help but halt your steps, thinking that the one that actually needed someone right now, was not him. However, after all that happened, you most likely weren't the person Elle would let by her side, because you had helped Namjoon and not her. Yet being aware of that somehow made you feel even more sorry towards her so you turned around and walked to the room again, finding her now crying in Jin's embrace while she murmured some thankful words.

Why am I even here? Why did I have to get involved in all this and how did I end up helping in hurting someone?... I ...I really hate this.

You thought at that moment as you continued witnessing her break down that lasted for some minutes before Jin helped her take a seat at the side of her bed and you walked to her side offering some handkerchiefs from your bag which she used without looking your way. 

Silence engulfed the place soon after that, with you and Jin just standing there before her, waiting for her to say something or even look up at you but she did none of those so Jin ended up leaving a heavy exhale from his lips then proceeded to take a seat by her side.

"You may not like this but  I helped you not because I wanted to but because I understood that you could not tell him the truth so...how about you tell me at least. I don't think you can hide this anymore." His words were more than logical as it was evident that Namjoon's accusations had a point and that picture that was still laying among broken glass pieces was proof of that.

"You won't believe me...even if I tell you, no one will believe me." She replied as her head kept hanging low and you dared to squat down in front of her and take hold of her hand. "I will. I promise I will." You encouraged her and she lifted her eyes and met yours, making you wish for a moment that she would take the leap of faith to trust you despite what you did today.