ENIGMA

Chapter - 31

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"Why are you putting the blame on me.I was the one who was left all alone just at the age of 13.Apart from working more than 16 hours per day,  I had nothing, no-one to be exact.I don't understand how I can ruin your life which had everything I never had." Taehyung spoke up, looking as calm as ever and just like he expected, his words made Taesung beyond angry.He stood up, the chair hitting the tiled floor because of the force.

"I had everything?You gotta be kidding me! Apart from being the only heir of the Kims' properties, I didn't have anything.Literally.You hear me? I was just a heir, I still am.Do you think I was ever given another chance at anything?If yes, then you are wrong.I was raised to be perfect, a perfect CEO since the starting.Hell, I didn't even want to become one but because of you, only because of you, I was forced into something I hated with all my guts." Taesung yelled, tone venomous as ever.

"You are wrong here.I didn't leave to make you suffer.I left because I had nothing to do in that household after grandpa and grandma were gone.It was suffocating to live there with people who didn't even bother to treat me as a family member, let alone their own child.That's why I chose to be gone from that place, gone for my own good.Today, I know how right my decision was back then.I feel proud that my teenager self took such an important decision when I was left alone." A small smile played on Taehyung's lips as he properly looked at Taesung who looked a bit calm after letting most of the bottled up things out.The boy kept looking at Taehyung with an unreadable gaze which wasn't expected at all.Taehyung became cautious when he saw the younger's eyes shining slightly.

Were they what he guessed?

Were those teardrops!

"Still...Y-you a-are at fault...Y-you left without e-even saying a b-bye...Just because I was sick, my parents looked after me...T-that doesn't m-mean, they loved me...Was it my fault that they showed some care for me but not for you? I-Is that why you left? If you only wanted to leave because of them, you wouldn't have forgotten me...But you did...You hated me since the starting...You were j-je-jealous of me..." A stubborn teardrop fell from Taesung's right eye which he wiped harshly.

"Because of the hate, you took away m-my elder b-b-brother from me...You didn't even bother to l-look back...Only if you did, you would see how they treated me...Just like you, I was lonely...I didn't even have our g-grandparents by my side...After you were gone, T-they sent me to the most strict school where only rich students came...There I was taught how to be a perfect kid - waking up at 5am, doing exercises, no playing with poor kids, no outings, only having friends from the similar backgrounds, eating foods that a dietician would decide for me, busying myself with studies and homeworks, learning accountancy from that young age....and what not...Just because you were gone, they wanted me to be someone who would be capable of handling the company all alone.I was the only heir after all." Taesung spoke up, looking dazed as if his mind went to the past.

Taehyung listened to the younger carefully.He was not aware of all these things.During the first few years, he couldn't keep track with anything from his past because of his own harsh training period.But it was nothing compared to what his younger brother had to go through.Because Taehyung loved what he was doing and it was his own choice, unlike the younger.

He felt sick in his stomach, thinking how hard it might be for the younger to carry on with everything.Because of his health problems, doctors always suggested him to take more rest than other kids but Mr. and Mrs. Kim didn't get it; Did they?They made their own physically weak child go through that phase.His eyes brimmed with tears as he imagined a young Taesung's life.