out of control ; the penthouse s2

chapter thirty four

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the heavy atmosphere had unconsciously filled up the lim's temporary house, dasom and her kids sitting in the living room.

"explain yourselves." jaehwa looked at her mother, then at jumin, then back at her mother.

deciding not to throw him under the bus again, jaewha sighed, looking straight into her mothers eyes, "i already told you i don't know what you're talking about."

lim dasom sighed, turning towards jumin, "what about you? setting up lucas with your sister?" jumin shrugs, also denying the allegations.

"so what. we're just gonna lie now? pretend like nothing ever happened?
is this what you've guys succumbed to!?" the upset mother stood up, furious.

"i was so sure you guys would fix yourself here. decide to stop lying to everyone. who even knows the truth!?" jaemin tried to calm down his mother, but the woman pushed him to the side, approaching her youngest.

"you know the truth. fess up. now." jaehwa glared at her mother through her bangs, not wanting to let go so easily.

the older woman exhaled harshly, grabbing jaehwa by the arms, forcing the teenager to look up at her. "what's the truth."

jaemin, again, tried to interfere, but yihwa held him back, also wanting to know the truth.

"i already told you, i know nothing about lucas. or jaemin's business going down. it isn't my fault!" jaewha forced her arms out of dasom's, standing from the couch.

"i did nothing! you can't prove anything because i did nothing!" jaewha rushed towards the front door, her older brother grabbing her middle.

"jaehwa calm down, please. no one's mad at you." jaehwa's breathing picked up after hearing jaemin, and she looked right at jumin.

"it was all him! he manipulated me! he said if i did all of it, then i would benefit." the room stilled, the heavy breathing coming from the teenage girl becoming the only thing you could hear.

"what? me? jaehwa i did nothing. you were the one that told lucas that yihwa liked him. you also told the guy when jaemin wouldn't be in, it's all your fault." jaewha stood up straight, her back stiffening.

"are you insane? why are you suddenly blaming me for everything you did!?" jaehwa looked at her mother, who seemed deep in thought.

"do you believe him? do you really think i was capable of everything he just said!?" dasom looked up, staring at each of her children one at a time.

"we're all going back to France. at the end of this week. obviously the both of you didn't get better any better. pack all your stuff." the mother turned her back on her kids, beginning to walk away.

jaehwa broke free from jaemin's hold, running towards her mother, "you can't do that! i've built a life here! away from you!"

dasom, stunned, turned to her youngest, "i'm your mother. i can do anything as long as you're still a minor."

"what!? now you care!? you think you can just bury all of this like you did when you left dad?!" dasom's face fell, grabbing jaewha by the shoulders.

"you'll shut your mouth if you don't want me to make the move tomorrow." jaehwa smirked, realizing her mother also kept a secret.

"you lied to everyone, didn't you. what'd you tell jaemin and yihwa? that dad left you for a siren? the story you tried to tell me?" dasom's shoulders stiffened more, her arms dropping from her daughter.