PRETEND | TK

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3rd person pov

"A very closer one, that you might not even catch on them, stabbing your back-" junghae said while patting Taehyung's back.

'Shit.'

"Er- what do you mean, dad?" Taehyung asked, if he was scared, he did a really good job hiding it.

Junghae just patted his back again and sighed.

"Jungkook." As soon as the name slipped past Junghae lips, taehyung froze.

"I think it's jungkook who filed the case."

'No, no! He can't get involved, this fucking can't involve him.' Taehyung's mind kept chanting.

"W-why would he do it dad?" Taehyung asked, there was a little tremble in his voice, junghae picked on it before he can mask it.

Junghae chuckled softly and patted taehyung's shoulder.

"You don't worry too much Taehyung, it's just a guess. Moreover what am I gonna do to him, afterall he's my son right?"

Junghae smirked before stepping away from Taehyung to attend a call.

'Even if anything happens to him, no one would suspect me, cause I'm his dad afterall' was the message hidden behind Junghae's lines.

It didn't take long for taehyung to recognize that. He felt his heart hammering loudly, his breathing picked up and he started sweating profusely.

He should make sure that the younger is alright. Right now.

He exited the Jeon Enterprises in hurried steps, he got inside his car, buckled up and started to drive towards Busan.

______

"Are you mad Taehyung? Do you have any idea how worried I was?" Mia asked as soon as she entered Taehyung's apartment.

It was almost mid-night and taehyung sat there, drenched in rain, a glass of whiskey in his hands.

"Answer me motherfucker!" She yelled and threw the nearby cushion at the male who sat there staring at the void.

"I went to Busan." He answered.

"I know that, but why all of a sudden, why did you-"

"He think it's Jungkook."

"What?"

"Junghae, that asshole thinks it's Jungkook that filed the lawsuit, he's now searching Jungkook like mad, it's all because of me, it's all because of me that he's in danger right now."

Taehyung again started blabbering, he shivered, while his vision got blurred with tears.

Mia sighed out aloud before wrapping the towel around taehyung, gently motioning him to dry his hair.

"Taehyung, you know Junghae couldn't get near him right? Jungkook is no damsel in distress that you have to always protect-"

"I know that," he whispered harshly.

"But I can't help but feel helpless thinking that, like a stupid that I am- involved him in this again,

behaving as if I'm an superhero, a secret agent and, going undercover, unfolding and unrivaling the darker side of a well known businessman to the public,

But afterall, I'm just a coward, a coward hiding behind a mask, putting my loved ones life in danger-"

"Taehyung- not this shit again. You know you aren't a coward, you're far from that.