Love, Not War (Book 2)

Chapter 32

"I wanted to marry you" Chan repeated. He figured it was the only way to keep Taehyun by his side forever. He'd always have someone he could look at and see Felix. Be with and think he was with Felix. Things with Taehyun were much easier and he had been getting at least 4-5 full hours of sleep. He had also been eating moderately.

But now that he has learned that Felix is very much alive, those plans were buried underground, never to see the light of day.

In Chan's mind, those improvements were caused by Taehyun. But in actuality, they were caused by his own mind, occasionally seeing Taehyun as Felix and then behaving in a normal way.

What Chan didn't know was that his method was much worse. He wasn't getting any better at all. What if he hadn't seen Felix and he let Taehyun go? Things will reverse and they might be worse than before.

"Y-You wanted to marry me?" Taehyun stuttered, astonished. "You really wanted t-to m-marry me?"

Chan nodded, once again, confirming his own words.

Tears spilled down Taehyun's cheeks. "Then why did you change your mind? Why did you say those hurtful words to me? Why are you sending me away from you now? You know that I love you, right Chris? You know I love you very much"

'But I love someone else' Chan thought. 'And that person is very much alive'.

"I know Taehyun" he finally said. "I know but I'm sorry. I can't be with you while my heart belongs to another. That would be cruel of me and you don't deserve that. I was willing to marry you because I thought Felix was gone forever but now,"

The moment Felix turned to face him resurfaced in his mind and a gentle smile, one that Taehyun had never seen before in all the 8 months he had spent with Chan, appeared on Chan's face.

"Now that he's here..."

Jealousy and anger burned fiercely within Taehyun's heart. Immense hate for that brat called Felix manisfested deep within the depths of his soul. He was angry over the fact that although Felix was dead, his hold on Chan was as strong as ever. So strong that Chan was hallucinating about him. So strong that Chan was willing to break up with him.

"Why Chris why?" Taehyun sobbed. "Why can't you just get over him? I've already learned of everything he did to you. His father murdered your parents and is imprisoned for it. His mother sold almost all their properties in Korea and ran abroad. The person you claim to love died of drug overdose. He was so irresponsible. Even with his own life. How can you still love someone like that? Not to forget the fact that Felix was a slut and he cheated on you. His videos were all over the internet. I'm sure that there's no soul in Korea that doesn't know about this. How can you love such a whore- ack!"

He finished his last word in a choking manner for Chan grabbed him by the neck and squeezed. Taehyun's eyes bulged and his mouth was agape as he made choking sounds, squirming and kicking, trying to get Chan to release him but he couldn't. Chan's hand around his neck was like a tight noose.

"I can tolerate anything Taehyun," Chan said, his voice deep, curt, and dangerous. A biting chill crawled up Taehyun's spine and he shivered under the dark deadly gaze of Chan. "I can tolerate anything that is not against Felix. If you dare slander him again," Chan slammed Taehyun's body against the door, hard. "I will kill you"

Taehyun was released and his body slumped to floor, wracking with heavy coughs and deep breaths. His eyes were red as he gazed at Chan in shock. Never did he think Chan will threaten him like that nor hurt him.

Chan stepped forward and opened the door. He then grabbed Taehyun by the scruff of his neck, like carrying a cat. He looked down at him and said, "We're over Taehyun. No need to come pack your stuff. They'll be sent to you. From this day henceforth, I never want to see you again"

With that, he flung Taehyun out the door and closed it. Some seconds later, Mingi hurriedly entered the room, as if he had ran all the way to Chan's private ward. He was sweating profusely.

Mingi gazed around, surprised to find only Chan in the room, dressing up in a black suit. He frowned. "Where's Taehyun?"

"You're late" Chan said nonchalantly. "I took care of him"

Those words have Mingi a bad premonition. "What do you mean you took care of him?"

Chan sighed and slipped on his jacket, bottoning up one by one. "It means exactly what it means Mingi. Fix yourself up. We're going somewhere"

Bewildered, Mingi asked, "Where?" Then he panicked. "But wait, you haven't been discharged yet. The doctors haven't deemed you fit to leave"

Chan dismissed the issue with a wave of his hand. "Forget about that. We have more pressing matters to attend to" He put the last button in place and walked to the door. "We're going to confirm something"

Mingi just followed Chan, wearing a confused expression. What were they going to confirm?

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"Argh! I wish I didn't visit him!" Felix groaned out loud, plopping on Changbin's soft couch. He took off his beige jacket, folded it and kept it on the armrest. "That man is totally crazy. No wonder Jeongin kept telling me to stay away from him"

He recalled the way Chan squeezed him earlier and he shivered. The man was so strong. Felix felt like a band of flesh and strong bones were binding him. His personal space was invaded and he felt so weirded out. Not to forget the fact that Chan thought he was someone else.

"What are you so angry about?" Hyunjin asked, handing Felix a bottle of water. He was quite surprised that Felix came all the way to the Seos hospital for Felix had never done that before.

Felix took it and took a long gulp then he sighed heavily. "It's that man, Christopher Bang. I don't get what his problem is"

Hearing the name 'Christopher Bang', Hyunjin paused in his tracks and Changbin froze in the middle of his report writing. The couple turned to Felix, faces frozen in shock.

"W-What did you say?" Hyunjin stuttered, face slowly turning pale. "Christopher Bang?"

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