Heartless

{12}

"I can't understand why he'd give Taehyung back to Dori. I mean for Christ's sake, he tried to kill me and he acts as if just another day has gone by without a hitch. And I don't believe Dori's bullshit either. I mean, Taehyung? Stealing from him? It sounded like a lie just to get him back."

Currently, Jungkook, Runa, and Cookie sat on the couch across from Dong-Wook. After the events of last night, he called them over to his place so they could talk privately away from prying eyes and ears, meaning Min-Su.

This morning when she woke up, she was a little too disappointed that Jungkook had already left to get ready for the day, and when she got the call and they drove into the city to meet with the underboss, neither of them mentioned the fact that they slept so close to each other.

Just thinking about it made her feel giddy, remembering how close they were and how nice the view of his back was. But right now she was too heated to think about it.

She couldn't wrap her head around why Taehyung tried to kill her. Maybe he was sick of being in the friend zone and had a psychotic breakdown. That theory would be plausible in his case, considering how mentally unstable he was anyway.

Dong-Wook agrees with her on that, about to reach in his pocket for his cigarettes but immediately he puts his hand down. He knew how much she hated smoking, mostly because her father almost always had a cigar in his mouth and the scent brought back bad memories that didn't need to be rehashed.

"I know. We couldn't do anything right then because you know how your father gets when we disobey him. He's been easygoing lately compared to how he was when he was younger. Maybe he's just tired and doesn't have the energy to get pissed at us like he used to. Maybe he feels guilty."

That makes her raise a brow and deadpan, her eyes immediately rolling at that statement, "My father doesn't ever feel guilty for shit. He's an asshole and he always will be till the day he dies."

The underboss only shrugs, "Who knows with that man, he's unpredictable and selfish. Always has been. Right now we need to focus on Dori and Taehyung. I figure that the man needs to build up his strength considering the beating he got so we'll try to find where he's holding up. I might look around the hotel the Yakuza are staying at just to make sure Dori isn't keeping him close."

"You need to be careful. I doubt they'll like you sniffing around where they sleep. You might get bloody if you're caught."

The man smiles, giving her a certain look, "Runa, when have I ever gotten caught? You know me, I'm always careful. If anything, I'm the one who should be saying that to you."

She falls silent and looks away from that concerned expression on his face, "I'm fine, Dong-Wook. If you ask me one more time I might just show you how fine I am."

He doesn't budge from the threat because that's how she always was. Inherently aggressive and sarcastic, and most people just thought she was a bitch. And most of those idiots didn't realize that not everybody puts on a fake persona just to appease others.

If you didn't like her ruthless honesty, she didn't give a flying fuck about it. She was unapologetically her, Kang Runa, and she was proud to be the woman she became. And one of the only men that cared, Dong-Wook, was more than proud of her as well so he never took her glares and attitude to heart. That was just her sense of humor.

"No matter what you say or do, I'm going to worry regardless. I know you're ok physically, but I can tell how exhausted you are from this mess. You've been working exceptionally hard and the tiredness is clear in your face. Take a day off, get some rest. Because I know you've been pulling all-nighters trying to figure this out."