Heartless

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Dong-Wook walked into the mansion with his usual confident stride as he made his way up the stairs and to Min-Su's office. He hoped that the man wouldn't ask many questions about where Runa was going to be staying or where her 'new place' was.

If he did, he could just lie and say she got a condo in Brooklyn, where his property was, and with that, he probably wouldn't ask for more information and wave him off so he could continue working. So when he knocks on the door and is called in to enter, his heart isn't racing and he isn't anxious.

At the same time, working for a man like him and being in a criminal organization, numbs the body and brain to certain feelings, meaning most of them other than anger. Anger was something everyone in this line of work thrived on and it's what kept the empires growing.

Regardless of how he felt, he knew deep in his heart that Runa was feeling much worse. The dark past of her family was thrown so abruptly her way, giving her no time to process and cope with the trauma her mother and brother went through. And yet she still had that pep in her step, she had that same glow in her eyes and didn't let anything hold her back.

He was proud of her and Jimin, and in a way proud of himself for keeping the family somewhat together while they were physically distanced. He aided both of them and in his heart, he considered them as his own, especially because he was close with their beloved mother.

Upon seeing the man who entered his office, Min-Su finally looks up from his stack of paperwork with his permanent frown, "What is it?", he asks impatiently.

"I just wanted to notify you that Runa has decided to move out. She figured that since most of the business she handles is in the city, it would be good to live there. Jungkook is going with her too obviously", the underboss speaks surely, holding in his much-needed breath of relief when Min-Su hums in response.

"Alright then, that's good with me", the man mumbles with a shrug.

"If there's nothing else, you may leave", he concludes.

With that, he went back to his work as Dong-Wook exited the office with a triumphant smile, and it soon fell when he saw the housekeepers and called them over. About ten women surround him and he instructs them to pack all of Runa's things along with Jungkook's into the van he brought.

They scurry away to complete their task in a timely fashion and the underboss takes a moment to message a certain tatted male to be ready when he arrives at his place. It only takes about three hours for the van to fill with labeled boxes. So after gesturing for the driver of the van to follow him, they stop on the way and another vehicle trails close behind.

When they arrive at the estate, Dong-Wook pays the driver and gets Jimin's housekeepers to take the boxes out and bring them to the house. He glances over at the cotton ball that exits his vehicle and looks around, his hands in the pockets of his slacks with the sleeves of his maroon dress shirt rolled up, showing off the black ink on his milky white skin.

"Damn, nice place", he mutters to himself, seemingly impressed, making the older roll his eyes.

"Follow me", he says with a sigh, feeling the ache of annoyance start growing in his chest from being around the other man.

He never liked Yoongi much, and it sucked ass to admit that the man was both smart and useful. Why couldn't Runa have dated someone else? He couldn't fault her for the situation though, Yoongi was attractive as well and they'd always been close since they were kids.

Min Yoongi was her type, he knew that, but he didn't like his cocky attitude. Or anything for that matter, so although Jimin agreed with Runa on her idea of bringing him into the inner circle, he wasn't going to be fake and act like he wanted him there. He was here for his skills, period.