Back Stabber [COMPLETED]

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April 10th 2025 / 2 days later Thursday

Minas POV

Hospital Hallway

I finished up my last patient's chart, my mind already drifting to the cup of coffee I'd been planning to grab in the break room. I turned the corner and heard laughter from a small group of nurses gathered by the water cooler. Their voices were low, but not so low that I couldn't pick up on what they were saying.

"Did you see? Sana and Tzuyu are back together", one of them said, her tone a mix of surprise and mockery.

"Guess they just couldn't stay away from each other".

Another chimed in, a hint of disdain in her voice.

"It's probably a good thing they're back together. I mean yeah they were illegal but Dr. Kim and her were just disgusting".

I stiffened, the files in my hands suddenly feeling heavier. I knew working at this hospital meant I couldn't entirely avoid gossip, but overhearing this was something else. Part of me wanted to interrupt, to set the record straight or at least give them a piece of my mind.

"She's better off with someone like Sana, anyway", someone else said, almost laughing.

"I mean, it's not like Dr. Kim was anything serious to her. You know what teenagers are like".

I clenched my jaw, trying to ignore the heat rising in my chest. They knew nothing about what Tzuyu and I had shared, nothing about the decisions I'd made, and yet here they were, passing judgment like they had all the facts. One of the nurses scoffed, lowering her voice just a bit.

"Can you believe that Dr. Kim even actually dated her? Videos of masturbation definitely is wrong. That's like child pornography.  Honestly, if it were anyone else, there would've been consequences, maybe even jail time".

"Oh, please", another replied with a dismissive wave.

"She has money and a rich husband. Money and fame can buy you all kinds of immunity, apparently".

The group snickered at that, completely unaware that I was standing just a few feet away, each word like a tiny dagger cutting deeper. Despite the anger building inside me, I kept my distance, knowing it wouldn't be worth engaging with them. I didn't owe them any explanations or justifications. Tzuyu and I had been a part of each other's lives, in ways they would never understand. And while it had hurt to let her go, I'd made that choice, choosing to stay with Taehyung and move forward. I was happy, genuinely so. But hearing people reduce what Tzuyu and I had shared to nothing, a fling, or even a mistake... it made me want to defend myself. I bit my lip, reminding myself to breathe, to focus on the life I'd chosen and not on their careless words. I decide to walk away scrolling on my phone.

Just then a notification popped up with a headline that caught my attention.

ClebGossip: Kdrama Smile spikes in views after the news that Chou Sana and Chou Tzuyu are back together.