Once A Park : Cry For Love

Compensations

Chanyeol is wearing a satisfied smile on his face after he finished video calling Yoora. He feels tired from lack of sleep and the stress that he been through the whole day but it's nothing compared to the triumph he is feeling right now. After rushing to picked up Yeri where her car's tire explodes last night and while driving her home, one of his staff called informing them that a problem occurred regarding one of their systems. Instead of taking Yeri home they rushed to his company to tend to the problem. Chanyeol and Yeri was under so much stress and pressures but he couldn't tell Yoora, he doesn't want to worry his sister in the middle of the night knowing how sensitive her condition being pregnant because of her age. He instead called Junmyeon for help. They stayed the whole night only relying in coffee to keep them up and awake. Good thing the problem have been solved by dawn but they need to get ready for the whole day of meetings with their business partners and sponsors abroad, making sure that the pre-launch will go smoothly before the final launch tomorrow. And after sitting and being confined inside the conference room with Yeri and their teams without any sleep, finally everything is settled and ready for the formal launching tomorrow. Chanyeol can't help to tap his shoulder as if he's congratulating his self for their success. Yeri went home already before he called his sister to discussed the final details for tomorrow's project launching.

He heard a knock and one of his secretaries came in.

" Sir, you need to sign these. These are for the suppliers for tomorrow's event. " He handed Chanyeol four folders which he read briefly then signed and handed it back to him.

" Anything else? I'm dying to go to bed. " Chanyeol almost yawn from the exhaustion.

" That will be all, sir. " Then he handed Chanyeol an envelope.  " Mr. Baekhyun left this for you,sir. "

Chanyeol mind suddenly became alert hearing the name. " Baekhyun?"

" Yes, sir. He's been waiting since lunch time. Mr. Kim Junmyeon sent him up. "

" Lunch time? When did he leave? " Chanyeol can't believe it, suddenly the envelope seems heavy that Chanyeol need to put it down on the table. He checked his phone and saw Junmyeon message.

" He left at around 6 pm, sir. " His secretary looks at him in confusion. " I gave you the paper sir with his name on it. "

Chanyeol's eyebrows furrowed. He now remembers the yellow sticky note that attached to one of the folders that his secretary handed him earlier but he didn't really paid much attention to it.

" He left after your meeting,sir. I was about to call you in your office but he said there's no need. He just told me to give this to you tonight. He said you've been waiting for it. "

" Did he sees me with Ms. Byun? " Chanyeol didn't notice that he is gripping the envelope hard.

" I believed so, sir. He's been waiting patiently for you. But after seeing you walks in to your office with Ms. Byun, he said there's no need for him to see you." Chanyeol's secretary looks confused as ever. Wondering who's Baekhyun in his boss's life seeing how almost stoic Chanyeol looks like now.

Chanyeol nodded and told him that he can go. The secretary bowed politely and left him alone. Chanyeol looked at the envelope in front of him. It looks thick. This can't be it,right? His big hand slightly shaking when he opened it and pulled out what's inside.

Three bank books fell and Chanyeol opens it one by one. The first bank book have his name and Baekhyun on it. It is the account where the Parks puts Baekhyun's monthly allowances as Chayeol's husband and the money for their monthly expenses - including house maintenance, bills and foods. What shocks Chanyeol is the money since the first time up to now remained untouched. Baekhyun didn't spend even a single cent from the Parks. Chanyeol's  eyes widen in the realization that the money that Baekhyun spent for the foods he prepared for him that he chose to ignored and probably go to wastes for the past five years were all from Baekhyun's hard-earned money and Baekhyun is the one who's paying their monthly bills even when he stays in Australia. Of course Chanyeol didn't give a care about those stuffs. He grew up in a household where everything is taking care of for him, knowing Yoora got everything sorted.

The second bank book is under Baekhyun's name. Seeing the name of the bank and the year when the money starts to came in, Chanyeol already knows that this is Baekhyun's money from the Byuns. Again the said money since Baekhyun was fifteen years old remained untouched. He didn't spend even a single cent from the Byuns as well.

The third bank book have Chanyeol and Baekhyun's name on it. But the bank this time is not as prestigious as the banks that the Byuns and Parks are using. This one is more like a small commercial bank. The total amount of money is nothing compared to the first two bank books but it stated that the money started to came in a year after they got married. Baekhyun little by little have been saving for it for the past four years. Chanyeol feels his head starts to ache as he he turns to the bundle of papers that comes with the bank books. He felt air left his lungs when he reads it. The documents stated that Baekhyun is giving Chanyeol his five percent share from the Byun's company as a compensations making Park Chanyeol a shareholder.

And the last document is the divorce papers already signed by Baekhyun and behind it is a letter from him.

Chanyeol,

I know these are not much compared to what I took away from you by marrying me against your will. My selfishness took away your chance to be happy with someone you truly loved. I know saying sorry won't be enough for all the pains that I put you and Yeri through. I'm sorry that you have to go through all that because of my desires of having you. I love you so much, do I have to be sorry for that too? I wished this day won't come but I saved for this just in case.

It's been five years, what rights do I have to hold you back if I didn't make you love me too after all these years? What rights do I have to keep you from being happy with someone who truly holds your heart? I tried. I did my all but I get it now. And this is the least that I can do, I'm setting you free and I wish nothing but for you to find your happiness again, the kind of happiness that you never found in me. As you go through your life, I pray that you won't be burden by the thoughts of me anymore. I pray that you will forget and forgive me someday, that all the painful years that you spent apart from Yeri will replace of more blissful years with her.

Be healthy and well always, Chanyeol.

                                                                        B.B.H.

Chanyeol crumpled the letter and grabbed his things, he dashed out of his office and rushed down to the basement parking. He drove fast home and was welcomed by Min-ah's concerned face.

" Where is Baekhyun?! " He demanded.

" He was not here when I got back from the market this morning, he hasn't been home. " Min-ah said, she can feel something is wrong.

Chanyeol rushed upstairs straight to Baekhyun's room. He headed to Baekhyun's closet dragging it open only to be welcomed with an almost empty space. Chanyeol runs his hand through his hair, he takes out his phone out of his pocket when something glistening caught his eyes. He walks towards Baekhyun's dresser and found his ring laying there. Chanyeol stares at it for a moment, he picked it up, feeling the cold little metal in his palm as he clutched hard on it.

A/N:

Blessed Sunday everyone. And belated Happy 9th Anniversary EXOL. 💕

🍒JD🍓