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Chapter 24

Junkyu POV

"So, the choice is between he become your brother or your husband?" Jihoon recapped after I told him and Hyunsuk Hyung the whole fiasco in my family as Haruto had told me earlier this morning.

His face flushed with confusion, worry, and somewhat anger. Jihoon was once one of Haruto and I's biggest supporter. He felt betrayed more than anything when Haruto left me. Jihoon is Jihoon, the same overprotective bestfriend for as long as I remember. 

"Oh. Is that even make sense?" I questioned, combing my hair with my fingers. "Ruka, sweetheart, don't hit Uncle Sukie like that." I turned to look at the twins. They're straddling Hyunsuk Hyung on the rug.

"No no it's okay, we're just playing." Hyunsuk Hyung shoved his hand on the air. He then tickled Ruka and Ruto, making the two jumped on his stomach and giggles.

"I think you need a drink. Wait." Stated Jihoon as he got up and walk to a cupboard.

"Not too much, I'm driving with kids." I reminded him.

He flicked his tongue inside his mouth as though I made a stupid reminder. "I know, you just need to relax a bit, you're too tensed."

Relax. I'm not sure if I have such privilege at the moment. After picked the twins up from my parents house, I decided to come to Jihoon and Hyunsuk Hyung house. I need to talk with someone and probably let out my frustration. And no one better than the couple. Though I know my bestfriend doesn't really want me to have anything to do with Haruto anymore, he won't simply suggest something out of emotion. 

"Classic Pinot Noir, light one." Said Jihoon as he handed me a glass with blood red liquid inside.

I twirled the glass a little before I took a sip, and immediately I could taste acidic cherry mixed with cranberry washed my tongue. My gaze went to the wine clasped inside my hands, tapping the fat part of the glass with my finger, praying for whatever it is, the liquid could give me an answer.

"Which one worried you the most? Him being your brother or your husband?" Asked Jihoon as he settled down next to me. Leaning on his side with one arm resting over sofa's backrest.

"Both. Equally." I answered. I could see he wanted longer answer, his eyes shining in curiosity despite the obvious worried in his face, and still, he said nothing, and wait until I open my mouth again. "I love him and having him as a brother going to be a torture. It's gonna be worse than when he wasn't around."

He went quiet for a while, studying my face or maybe doubting himself for wanting to ask the next question. "Why not just marry him then if you love him?"

I looked away from him and sighed. "I have kids Jihoon-a. It won't be as easy as if I don't have extra baggage with me. I can't simply get married if they don't want me to. I need to consider their feelings too. And in case you forgot, we both male. What if they get bullied from having two dads instead of a mom and a dad? We live in Korea, not in western society."

The idea of me marrying Haruto was nice, fun, dream like scenario, but not until reality hit with consequences that follows. I've had enough unpleasant experience during my first year as CEO and I'm not sure if I can accept the same thing happen to my kids.

"First, have you try to let Haruto get close with your kids? You don't know how they feels about him, so why assuming they don't want you to be with him?" He paused and took a sip of his own drink. "Second, whether they have two dads or one dad, bullies will always exist. They could be bullied because they're smart, stupid, beautiful, ugly, rich, poor, or whatever. It's your job as parent to educate them how to handle bullies. Your job to teach them how to feel confident about themselves that they won't even bat an eye for anyone who try to bully them. You can't run from that."