Heartless

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"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 to get him back."

Runa sat on the couch across from Dong-Wook along with her dog and bodyguard. 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 wasn't there, and when she got the call and they drove into the city to meet with the underboss, neither of them mentioned discussed the fact that they slept so close to each other.

Just thinking about it made her feel giddy, remembering the warmth radiating from him and the nice view of his back. As of right now she was too heated to indulge in her maladaptive daydreams.

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 unstable he was.

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 revisited.

"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 tired and doesn't have the energy to get pissed at us like he used to. Maybe he feels guilty."

She deadpans. "My father doesn't ever feel guilty about anything. He's an asshole and he always will be till the day he dies."

The underboss shrugs. "Who knows with that man, he's unpredictable. Right now we need to focus on Dori and Taehyung. I figure that the man needs to regain 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." He suggested.

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

The man scoffs, passing her a smug 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 rolls her eyes with an annoyed huff, his concern overbearing sometimes. "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. What those idiots didn't realize is that not everybody puts on a fake persona just to appease others.

If you didn't like her blunt honesty, she didn't give a flying fuck about it. She was unapologetically her. And one of the only men that cared, Dong-Wook, was more than proud of her so he never took the harsh glares and attitude to heart. That was 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 hard pushing yourself because that's always what you do. Take a day off, get some rest."

The stern look he gives makes her sigh and pet Cookie on the head for comfort. "I don't take days off. You know that's not how I do things. And what should we do about Dori and Taehyung? I know you said you'd look around where they're occupied but there has to be something more we could do. We need to be prepared for what happens further down the line. They're unpredictable."