Midnight

Gratefully

a storm passed, come another.

they are not given a break.

the delighted news of Midnight's first full album on the way, accompanied by the controversial picture online of a certain member of the same group.

responsively, jeno was called immediately to the meeting.
director kang was more than stress. he was there when it happened. he was part of the witness.

the snap of jeno being attacked by the chairman of lee corp. spread online by anonymous user.
the media team had been tracking down the post, and owner's identity.
so far, it was certain that it was not from his father.

"this ruin the happy news." jeno sighed, indirectly putting himself in the blame.
director kang leaned forwards. "your choice, jen. do you want to the world to know about the relation between you two? if not, we can always make something up."
jeno gave him a look of appreciation. "it's not a one-side decision, sir."

director kang sat back and called his assistant. "contact chairman lee. tell him we're willing to control the damage if only he's willing to."

-

jeno got to their family mansion, wanting to settle things with his father on his own after director kang's suggest was rejected.

mrs. lee was over the moon once her youngest son's car parked in front of the entrance.
she dropped the spatula and even almost forgot to turn off the stove.

jeno expected a warm hug, but received a punch on his chest instead. "m-mom!"
"oh, you still remember you have a mother?" she gave him another punch, before embracing him.
"sorry." his arm circled around her, remember his original safe place. "I've got lost in my own problem."

that made mrs. lee broke the embrace. "oh, if that's the issue with your dad, it's my problem too. both of you are childish." she knocked on his forehead, and dragged him to the living room.

"also sorry for that too."
"there are many things I want to ask. but first of, how are you going to settle with your dad. better put a stop to this. it brings you nothing but damage. see the news this morning as the first example."
jeno rolled his eyes. "trust me, mom. I want to, but he's willing to go further to as hurting my loved ones. I'm not gonna sit still."

mrs. lee let out a sigh, her lips were pressed into thin line.

when did it all happen?
all she could see in her son is a clear reflection of herself. the only different is that she gave up her beloved career because of the same person who became their problem.
if only she was this brave.

"is there anything I could help?"
he shook his head. "I want to see him, mom. where is dad?"
mrs. lee gave a hopeless smile. "he has not been home this past few weeks."

.

chairman lee slammed the desk after going through all comments of him about the news.
most of them came from Midnight's fandom, expressing their anger and hatred towards him.

"useless. brainless!" the poor tablet was thrown off the desk, making his assistant flinched.
"s-sir. I was informed our companies' stock slumped ever since the news was out."

sir lee gritted his teeth, anger built up. his gazes turned to the scattered photos on his desk and smile crept up. "you want to play? then let's play til the end."

donghae stepped forward to confront him. "dad no." he put his hand on the picture. "jen won't like it."
"well, isn't that the only thing that matters?" he scoffed a laugh.

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!!!Breaking!!! "Yangyang's father was seen in one of world's most famous casino last February. he is said to be a game addict, and been feeding off with his son's fortune."