Promises

38

Minyoung was right. This was an SOS. The people in the company were running around with files and folders as Namjoon was yelling order after order. The only people who could calm him down, read Yoongi and Minyoung, were afraid of him as well.

"What the fuck was the marketing team doing?" Namjoon yelled yet again. They knew the voice must have reached at least three floors below them.

They sat in his office as he reviewed the contracts and the details provided by the marketing and the legal team.

"Okay, buddy. You need to calm down a little." Yoongi finally interfered, making the people around them a little bit relieved, "You are scaring people around you."

Namjoon groaned and leaned in his chair, "They are useless anyways!"

As the door opened, a very cheerful Lee Hyun came in and sat beside Minyuong. "I told you the contract wasn't beneficial to us. It is your fault. So stop screaming at random people."

Yoongi wanted to clap for how bravely Lee Hyun put the argument. That clearly calmed Namjoon down a lot.

Namjoon closed his eyes tightly. Lee Hyun was right. This is his fault. He looked at Sejin, "Fix a meeting with Kwang Taegyung in an hour." Sejin nodded and went out of the room to make calls.

Minyoung looked at Namjoon, "But why did he take the investment away? His reason is just baseless."

Namjoon sighed, "Yerin came back. She is just trying to marry me. I am sure this is because of her."

Minyoung shook her head, "Disappointed but not surprised."

Sejin came back, "The meeting is at 12 in the noon."

Namjoon looked at the watch and stood up, "Let's go."

~

Seokjin dismissed the class and met Hoseok outside the classroom. He greeted Seokjin with a bright smile, "Hey how did it go with your in-laws?"

Seokjin smiled, "It was amazing. They are so warm. I have never experienced such warmth in a family. I mean I know my parents love me, but the way they treat me is so different from how Namjoon's parent's treated us."

Hoseok nodded, "I know what you mean. Our parents do love us, but they are always busy with work and stuff. So they can't express it well."

"Exactly!" Seokjin sighed, "It was amazing. His father cooked for us and I got an allergic reaction because there was garlic in every item he made."

"Oh my god." Hoseok gasped, "You alright? Knowing you, you wouldn't have told him about your allergies."

Seokjin laughed, "Yeah, I didn't tell him. But I am okay now. Took antihistamines and I am fine."

Hoseok hummed. He noticed they were going to the cafeteria and looked at Seokjin, "Why do you always have lunch here?"

Seokjin looked at Hoseok and smirked, "I have come to know that these young adults are more efficient than the news reporters. They have the latest news, somehow!"

Hoseok laughed and sat in front of Seokjin, "You have always been the biggest gossip."

Seokjin shrugged, "It helps a lot."

There were gasps when the most popular girl came and sat beside a nerd, "I heard your favs are getting disbanded?"

The nerd shook her head, "No they are not."

The popular girl laughed, "Oh please. I know it for sure. Bighit is on the verge of going bankrupt. Even the Hybe can't help them this time. Of course, TXT will disband."

Seokjin looked at Hoseok with shock, "What the hell." He tried to call Namjoon but Namjoon didn't pick the call. Hoseok went out of the cafeteria to call Yoongi, followed by Seokjin.

~

"I wasn't expecting such unprofessionalism from you, Taegyong-shi," Namjoon said as he sat opposite Taegyong in his office to discuss the problem. "You invested in the company because you were interested in us, not because I was going to marry Yerin."

Taegyong was a man in his early 50s. But he looked barely around 35-40. His body was well maintained, but he wasn't as buff as Namjoon. He chuckled, "Well, now I am not interested. I told you that if anything goes wrong, I will not invest."

Namjoon fought the urge to roll his eyes, "It wasn't my mistake. Yerin ran away on the day of marriage. I can't do anything now."

"But she came back, didn't she?" Taegyong said with a slight smirk, "And you disrespected my niece and threw her out of your house. I can't do anything now. You messed up. And it's not like you made a huge profit this year or anything. The boys have been lousy."

Namjoon clenched his jaw to control his anger, "Right." He scoffed and got up from the chair, "It is useless to talk to you now. I thought you were the sane one out of the family. But all of you are just the same."

"Namjoon-shi!" Taegyong got up from his chair as well, "Watch what you are saying. Do you want things to be more difficult for yourself?"

Namjoon didn't hold back this time and just rolled his eyes, "It was nice until things lasted. I hope I never see you again."

He left the office and went straight to the car. As soon as he sat in the car, he buried his face in his hands, "Fuck! I should have been more polite. Fuck!"

Before he could do anything else, his phone rang and there was a small smile on his face. He picked the call immediately, "Hey baby. I am a bit busy right now, can I-... Oh, you know... Huh? How?... No, you don't ha-... Okay, I am going to the office, you can come there. I will tell others to be there." He sighed as he cut the call. "Let's go back to the office." He said as he leaned back in the car seat and closed his eyes.

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Park Minyoung