ʜᴀɴᴅꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴅᴇᴠɪʟ || ᴋᴛʜ

Chapter 32 || Time

"Y/n, Mr. Kim is here. He's asking for you."

Y/n was at the beach, returning from her walk. For a moment, she was thrilled thinking that Tae-hyung had returned from his trip after nearly two weeks. But slowly she realized that Suho had referred to Tae-hyung by his last name. Which only meant one thing.

"Tae-hyung's grandfather?" she asked, feeling stunned.

"Yes." Suho had an unreadable look. Tension vibrated from his stance.

Y/n knew Tae-hyung's grandfather wasn't a pleasant man. And his visit to his grandson's wife was in no way a paternal one. Bracing herself for an unpleasant encounter, she nodded before heading back into the house. "Good afternoon, Mr. Kim," she greeted the old man in a wheelchair.

Y/n cringed inside at her greeting. She had to address him formally because she couldn't call her husband's grandfather by his name. And he wouldn't take it well either if she called him grandpa.

The man hated her.

"Would you like something to drink or eat?" she offered politely.

But he didn't even look at her. "Get out," he ordered, looking at Suho and the two bodyguards.

Despite his rude order, the men remained, which made the old man appear as though he would explode with rage.

"Please wait outside," she told Suho. She didn't want them to be the brunt of a vengeful old man's wrath that was directed at her.

Suho hesitated, but giving her a small nod, he and the other two bodyguards went outside the room.

"I see that you've already taken over and turned my men against me."

She wanted to say Suho worked for Tae-hyung and not him. But she held her silence, not wanting to be dragged into an ugly argument.

"What did you do for them to turn into such faithful dogs? Do you fuck them whenever my grandson is away? After all, you are Kang Se-on's daughter. Being a whore must run in your genes."

Y/n clenched her fists at the old man's ugly taunts. "Is there a reason for your visit? I'm sure you already know Tae-hyung is away on a business trip."

The old man's face tightened at her question.

"Yes," he spat. "I wanted to let you know that your countdown has started."

A chill passed through her at his threat.

"I know you think you are able to lead my grandson by his cock. But you are only living in a fool's paradise. Men like my grandson are not made for one woman. Even his father who apparently loved his wife wasn't. My grandson is only pretending. He will use you up and strike when you are least expecting it. I'm eagerly waiting for that day, which is coming quite soon."

Bile rose in her stomach listening to the old man's filthy, disgusting words.

"Are you pregnant?"

She wanted to shout, none of your business! But she gritted her teeth. "No."

"That's good. Because then I might have to order my grandson to wait until you deliver his child. But now, he needn't wait."

She had heard enough. "Why do you hate me?" she demanded.

The old man looked taken aback by her tone for a moment before he returned to his vileness. "Is there a reason not to? A whore and a bastard's daughter."

"Stop calling my mother that vile name. Your son was as much at fault in falling in love with a married woman. And why are you blaming my father for it? What has he done to you to warrant such hatred against him?"

Rage flashed across the old man's face. "Don't talk to me like that. I can snuff your life right away if I want to. But since I promised my grandson that he will get to kill you and your father, I'm keeping quiet. And your father is a bastard. Maybe not literally, but his actions speak louder than words. He's nothing but a low-life bastard."

Y/n still didn't understand the vitriol directed against her father. Men like Kim Yeol blamed men whose wives fell out of love with them. They considered them weak men who couldn't control their wives.

"Count your days, girl. My grandson will decimate you. By the time he's done with you, you'll beg for mercy and beg for death." Chills passed through her once again at his threats. She was reminded of her father's words.

"Tae-hyung is not going to forgive you once he finds out you were the one to implicate him. He's going to kill you, Y/n! Hunt you down and kill you like an animal!"

She felt paralyzed with fear. And it was a fear that the man she loved might kill her.

***

Tae-hyung was halfway across the world when his phone rang. It was Suho. And unless it was an emergency, Suho never called him.

Tae-hyung answered his phone immediately. "Yes?"

The call lasted barely a minute.

As soon as he ended the call, he looked at Jimin and Jungkook. "It's time," he said in a soft yet deadly tone.

Jimin and Jungkook simply nodded in understanding.

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