The Kim twins

Chapter 20: Partners.

"Please pappy. Jihee killed herself because that mutt woke up from her coma. She was so scared that she tried to take her own life. We can't do nothing." Harley pleaded with her grandfather. Once she heard that the girl woke up from the comma, all the pieces fell together. 

Jihee was so scared her abuser would come back, that she tried to take her own life. Her grandfather looked stern. He might have been in his seventies, but he was still strong and powerful. He had connections in all the right places, good or bad.

"You still have the clip?" The grandfather asked.

"I'll send it on your email." Jin wanted to see the girl punished for her abuse, just as much as Harley wanted it. "We can force the parents hand. Make them move cities. Maybe give them a job on Jeju Island. Or whatever place that is far away from here. If they will ever return, their daughter would face jail."

The grandfather smiled and patted Jin's back. "You are already acting like a CEO. I'm so proud of you my Jinnie."

"Thank you pappy." Jin bowed.

"Pappy, I need a favor." Harley lowered her head.

"What is it Irene?" Her grandfather never agreed to his niece changing her name. Not when it meant changing her personality too. Harley seemed too violent for such a delicate flower like her. She was still his baby niece.

Harley wasn't bothered by it. She didn't change the name because she felt bad about wearing the name Irene. She changed so she didn't come across weak. There was a certain power in the name Harley. A power she wanted to possess. Maybe she never was that strong. Maybe she just pretended enough until she believed .

"Can you put Jihee in Bangtan university? Please pappy. I can't leave her here."

The grandfather hugged her. "Anything for you sweetheart. Give me the name of the person you want her to room with. I'll do it."

"Thank you pappy." Harley hugged him back.

"But first, I want a specialist to consult her. She needs help recovering. I'll pay for it too." Their grandfather wanted to make sure the girl was mentally stable for the next change in her life.

Last thing he wanted was for her to have a mental breakdown due to that. He never took mental health as a joke. Even if he didn't say it, or talked to his son about it, he saw how affected his niece was due to bullying. He was happy she managed to get back the power she had hidden within, but sometimes, he didn't recognize her.

"Even better." Jin agreed. "We don't want the move to hurt her more."

"So, how's your student life treating you?" The grandfather asked. "And who are the boys I saw with you?"

"Well..." Harley glanced towards her brother not knowing what to say.

"Our partners. For now." Jin completed his sister's sentence. It was better to get it out for once.

The grandfather raised his eyebrow. "Your partner is a man?"

Jin was ready to face the wrath of his grandfather. Maybe he will lose everything, but he had a duty to remain truthful to who he was. "Yes."

"As a CEO, you know that people might judge you because you are gay, right? They will whisper behind closed doors, pointing their fingers at you." The man emphasized. "They won't take you seriously."

"The more reasons to prove myself. Being gay doesn't make me stupid. Or incapable. Or less of a man. I'm still me." Jin explained without losing his patience, or getting angry.