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Chapter 18

JeongWoo POV

I scurried downstairs after smelling a burnt scent. The smell was thick, like a burnt metal and rubber. It reached even to my well sealed studio on third floor. Don't tell me Junkyu Hyung burn something on the stove again.

"Fucking hell!" I shouted when I see the whole pan on top of the stove was covered in flame. I almost jumped from the stairs.

I grabbed a floormat, turned on the faucet and throw the pan onto the sink by its handle. I use the mat to died down the fire on the stove. Amidst all the chaos, Junkyu Hyung just stood still in front of the fridge, biting his nails and staring at the stove.

"What the hell is wrong with you Hyung!" I yelled at him after all fire went down, leaving a thick smoke and black stained wall. "You almost burn the whole house for fuck sake!"

"I-I don't know, I was reheating the food for lunch then.." He trailed off, unable to finish his own words.

"You zoned out again, don't you?!" I aggravatedly brushed my hair back and forth, frustrated as he didn't say anything and just look down at the floor. "That's it! I'm going to call Haruto!"

He gripped my forearm when I wanted to go back to my studio and take my phone. "W-Why you want to call him?"

"What else Hyung?! You have been like this since he left this house! You are like this because of him, right?!" I snapped. It annoyed me how he got affected by Haruto this much. I'm fine with him thinking about Haruto, but not to the point where he would harm himself and the twins.

He shook his head warily. "No—"

"DON'T FUCKING SAY NO!" I yelled louder. He flinched and remove his hands from my arm. I lost it. I felt like my head going to explode in any second.

"W-Woo, I-I'm sorry.." He looked down to the floor and bite his nails again. By now I already picked up his habit. He only bite his nails when he's nervous and have a lot of thing running inside his head.

I went to hug him and caress his head. "No Hyung, I'm sorry I'm yelling at you." I sighed.

I brought him to sit on the kitchen stool. I might said my sorry for yelling at him but he still need to hear the truth. I gently tugged his chin for him to look at me.

"Hyung, I don't know what kind of conversation you had with Haruto, but please get yourself together. If you can't do it for yourself, do it for the twins. You neglected your work for few days now. You spaced out a lot. You didn't really pay attention to the kids."

"You burnt twins breakfast, you forgot to prepare their lunch, you put them on wrong uniforms, heck you even forgot Ruto was waiting for you in the bathroom for almost an hour. The first time you almost burn our kitchen, Ruka was here sitting in this stool. You're not just harming yourself, but also our kids."

The more I listed his mistakes, the more tears building up on his eyes. I know how hard he tried to be the best dad and also mom for the twins since he adopt them. And each mistake I mentioned would feel like a sharp knife stabbing his chest on repeat.

"I know they aren't my kids, officially, but if you continue like this, I rather have them stay at your parents house for awhile. I won't let you pick them up tomorrow. I can't watch them and worrying about you at the same time, Hyung."

He gripped my t-shirt and starts crying on my chest. "I'm sorry.. I'm so sorry.. I'm such a bad dad.. I'm sorry.."

I gave him a comforting hug and caress his head. "You always like this, every time you have problem you always keep it to yourself. I remain silent because I knew you can handle it. But not this time, you have too much in your plate at the moment. Your position in JW Group, your new label with Jihoon Hyung, twins, and now Haruto. You burned out, Hyung."