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Jungkook is a powerful businessman, London returns, a brutal fighter, and born in a privileged Kim family. One project forced him to work and stay with his enemy, whose secrets he hid for a long time. He has only one piece of a page but wa...
A week had passed since Kang Yeol's funeral. So far the progress made with the investigations were moving at a snail's pace. Except for an unexpected one.
Jungkook was at the library. He was reading a journal.
He had already read his grandmother's journals several times before, but he felt like reading them that night once again. His favorites were the journals his grandmother had written when she was a young girl.
When he and his family had visited the Kim Estate while he was young, he recalled the times his grandmother sometimes sat him on her lap.
She told him most of her childhood adventures as stories. He had loved listening to them and made her repeat the same stories over and over again, asking her a lot of questions.
Because of his curiosity, she had even taken him and his brothers to visit the places in the Lee province where she had spent her childhood.
Jungkook couldn't help but notice the similarities between his grandmother and Kang Yeri.
Both women were beautiful, strong, and fierce.
They were also natural leaders who had taken up the reins to lead their people towards peace during the most violent and brutal of times.
Sometimes, Kang Yeri also reminded him of his gentle mother. Like his mother, Kang Yeri loved to cook.
During their time together at the cottage, she had experimented with simple recipes. He had caught her watching him when he took the first taste of some of the dishes she had prepared. Her eyes had always brightened as soon as he complimented the dish.
His heart felt heavy inside. He knew Kang Yeri was it for him.
No one would ever come close to being like her in his life.
Even if he couldn't spend his life with her, he knew there was no way he could ever think of tying himself to any other woman.
It wouldn't be fair to that other woman. That woman could be beautiful or accomplished, but in his eyes, that other woman would always remain the second best or a pale shadow compared to the woman who would always have his heart.
He would call the Lees the next day to let them know of his decision to decline their offer. They were not going to be happy and might even cause more trouble.
He would also have to warn his people and Tae-hyung to remain alert before he broke the news to the Lees.
"Not able to sleep?" a familiar soft feminine voice interrupted.
He looked up. "No," he replied. "I'm waiting for an important call. How about you? My niece or nephew still keeping you awake during the nights?"
Y/n smiled. "Yeah. Woke up to another strong kick," she replied.
He wanted to smile back at Y/n, but it hurt to see her eyes that were so similar to that of her cousin's.
Day in and day out he had been trying very hard not to remember Kang Yeri or the memories of them together. But the thoughts of her never really faded from his mind. He was stuck in constant hell.
"Jungkook... are you okay?" he heard Y/n ask.
He mentally shook himself. "Yeah, I'm fine," he replied.
Y/n gave him a look as though she didn't quite believe him.
Before she could question him more about anything else, "Did Tae-hyung call you to let you know he's returning tomorrow?" he asked.
"Yes. I saw his messages and called him a few minutes ago. He told me he's spoken to the doctor I had recommended and convinced him to make some time to fly here."
Jungkook nodded and was about to say something when his phone rang. "Excuse me," he said and picked up the call immediately.
"We found them," a man's voice announced on the other end. The man also gave him a few details that stunned Jungkook.
"Alright. Keep them both safe. I'm on my way there right now," Jungkook instructed.
As soon as he hung up the call, he dialed another number. The phone rang several times.
Jungkook was almost sure the call might not be answered, and he was about to hang up to head there, when the call was answered.
"Yeri," he said. "We found them. The ones you have been searching for. I'm having a flight chartered for us to leave right now." He gave her the location details.
Kang Yeri just listened quietly and didn't ask him any questions about whom he was referring to.
"I'll be there in thirty minutes," she said. He could hear the anxiousness in her tone.
Y/n was still standing in the library, watching him silently with a curious look.
"I'll have to leave now, Y/n," he told her, walking towards the door. "If I don't speak with Tae-hyung before he arrives tomorrow morning, do let him know I'll be back in a day or so."
She nodded. "I hope things work out," she said softly. "I'm really rooting for you both."
When he reached her side, he leaned and kissed her on her cheek softly. "Thank you," he said before hurrying outside.
While the car sped towards the hanger area, Jungkook tried connecting the dots together. He still couldn't.
But he somehow knew that he might finally find out the reason she had decided to give up on their love. . . . Any guesses??
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