𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐘 𝐎𝐁𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 || 𝐉𝐉𝐊

Chapter 19

This is...

I stood there, completely taken aback, my mouth slightly agape as my eyes remained locked on the screen of my phone. Time seemed to stand still as I processed the shocking information before me.

How did she...w-what is this...n-no...

My legs wobbled beneath me as I struggled to find my footing, the weight of the shocking text threatening to topple me over. What I saw had rocked my world, leaving me feeling weak and unsteady.

I clutched onto a nearby furniture for support, desperately trying to steady myself and make sense of the overwhelming emotions coursing through me. I couldn't believe my eyes. Anna had sent me a few intimate pictures of Aera. In those pictures, Aera clearly looks drunk. There was also a text sent along with those pictures which said;

"Did you like my gift? Your best friend will be popular by tomorrow morning. I wonder what will be her reaction to it."

That's it. That's all the text said. My eyesight started turning blurry. I couldn't think straight anymore. My heart felt heavy, burdened by a whirlwind of hurtful emotions. My eyes brimmed with tears, threatening to spill over. I struggled to hold back the pain, feeling overwhelmed and on the verge of breaking down.

With trembling hands, I gave Anna a call. After 2 rings she finally answered the call.

But before she could say anything I spoke up, "Why are you dragging Aera in all this mess? She is innocent. Keep her out of this", my voice raised with each word as I vented my frustration and anger through the phone.

"Keep her out?", I could hear her chuckle from the other end of the call. "Do you think you are in a position to lecture me right now?", and raised a question.

"You have two options left with you right now. Either come back home and marry the young master of the Han family or watch your so-called best friend live her worst life starting tomorrow. The decision is all yours", she hung up the call.

The cell phone slipped from my hand and fell to the ground. Why is this happening...?

[end of pov]

[Author's pov]:

meanwhile back at Anna's place:

"Do you think this will work?", Anna's mother, Lina asked, standing up from the bed.

"Of course, it will", Anna turned around to face Lina with a smirk playing on her lips.

"If we want y/n to come back then first we have to destroy her last hope", Anna walked towards the bed and sat down while crossing her legs.

"Destroy her last hope?", Lina gave her a confused look. "What do you mean by that?", she added as she turned around to face Anna.

"Her mother was her hope. That's why y/n always did what we asked her to do without questioning us but now she has no fear left in her. She doesn't even care about herself that much but she still cares a lot about one person and that person is...", Anna paused as Lina broke her sentence short.

"Aera", Lina's lips curled upwards into a malicious smile.

"Yeah", Anna flashed a scornful smirk. She knew that Aera could be used against y/n. Aera and y/n have been friends since childhood and Aera and her family have always been loving and caring towards y/n and treated her as one of their family members.

"But how did you do all this?", Lina lifted an eyebrow at Anna who again shifted her gaze back towards Lina. "Did the Han family-", Lina was cut short by Anna.

"You can say that way. I took the help of the Han family in doing all this. I asked Dad to take the help of the Han family in making Aera's family go bankrupt and in return pledged to tie the knot with the Han's", a vicious smile playing on her lips the entire time as she explained.