Arrange Marriage | Taehyung FF

The Choice of Life

Next Day.........

Y/N POV

I woke up early in the morning as usual and got ready for the office. Walking down, I entered the dining room and saw my mom sitting with a wine glass in her hand. Now that was surprising. Mom and wine? That too this early? Something's up. "Wow mom, booze this early in the morning?" I playfully teased.

As she turned to face me, I noticed her eyes being puffy and red, pooling with tears. Scared, I rushed towards her. "Oh my god, mom what happened?" I sat beside her placing my hand on her shoulder.

"Y/N, there is something you should know" her voice broke as she spoke.
"What is it mom? You are scaring me" I urged her. "Y/N, our company is going bankrupt" and my breath stuck for a second. That was the last thing I expected. "I didn't want to worry you, so I hid it from you as much as possible"

Seeing her defeated like this clenched my heart. I have never seen her feeling so low in her life. "Oh my god, mom. You went through all of this alone? You should have said something" I spoke with my eyes tearing up as well. "What are we going to do now?"

She took a deep breath calming herself and took my palms in hers, holding them tight. "Y/N, there is a way to save us but I don't know how you will react" She hesitated. "Mom, just tell me, whatever it is"

"You know Mrs.Kim?" She asked while I nodded. I don't know her personally but I have seen her couple of times in business conferences. "She called me yesterday and said that they are ready to help us". "That's great news, mom" I huffed excitedly by the new found hope.

"But there is a catch Y/N" My mom spoke with fear in her eyes. "What?"
"They want you to marry their son" another news that hit me like a hurricane. My entire existence had changed drastically in a minute. "No, mom. That's insane. Please tell me that you declined them"

She looked at me with guilt in her eyes and I understood that she didn't. My heart broke even more. The person I trusted the most in this world betrayed me. "Y/N, please try to understand. I tried everything else. Nothing worked. No one is ready to invest in our company" She tried to explain but I was in no mood to listen.

I snatched my hand back and stood up abruptly. "Stop, mom. Nothing that you say now will make me feel better" I bitterly spoke and stormed out of there. Reaching the entrance, I got into my car. Gripping on the steering wheel tightly, I tried to hold back my tears but some did manage to escape.

I can't believe my own mother would do this to me. Does she not love me anymore? Does she just want to marry me to some guy and send me off? She doesn't want me in her home anymore? Company over her own daughter?

My mind was so messed up that I started feeling so insecure. My mind threw all these odd thoughts. So before I gave into them, I decided to visit office and try to come up with a solution to this bankruptcy problem. Wiping my tears harshly, I drove to the office.

I asked the finance guys to get me all the documents related to company and buried myself in those, going through each and every tiny detail, hoping to catch something that could help us.

Hours passed and I was still at it with the disappointment of finding nothing. I didn't even realize that it was already mid-afternoon. Stressed out, I threw my head back on the chair and blankly stared at the ceiling. Nothing came to my mind. How did we get here?

Just then, my cellphone chimed and I saw a notification pop up. I opened it and it was from my mom. "Honey I know you are upset and I am so sorry for that. Let's go for lunch and talk it out. You even skipped your breakfast int he morning. Please"

Even though I was still angry at her, I didn't like how I left things in the morning. So replied "okay". "Great. I am already at the office entrance." She texted. "Coming, 5 mins" I replied and stood up to leave. Grabbing my purse, I left.