"What was that?" Jimin asks while looking around with an alert in her eyes. Jungkook and Jimin walked further and checked the hallway to find no one and neither anything on the floor, in case someone dropped something. "You heard it too, right?" Jimin asks as fear hovers over her tone, receiving a quick nod from Jungkook "Someone was here.. But how did they flee so fast..? It's early in the morning.. No maids, no friends, no guards, None..." Jungkook whispers to himself but then his face shoots up making Jimin look at him confused "What's wrong-" Before she could finish her sentence, Jungkook quickly ran towards the staircase, running down.
"Jungkook!" Jimin whisper-shouts while following behind him, trying to keep up the same pace as him. Jungkook quickly runs to the main door, opening it so suddenly, flinching the guards "Prince-" "Did anyone enter or depart?" The two guards on each side of the door shook their heads "No prince, but why do you ask? Are you pessimistic about something?" Jungkook nodded his head while Jimin jogged around to check. "Any shields who entered?" "No, prince." Jungkook exhales in annoyance "All shields are wide awake on each side of the palace, right?" He receives two nods "I heard a thud in the palace just outside my room. It's not my parents."
"We will look into it right now, prince!" Jungkook nods "Gather all the shields on the ground. I will be back in ten minutes." They nod as Jungkook closes the double doors and turns around to meet with a soft pair of eyes looking into his. "What if someone caught us?" Jungkook chuckled "Nothing will happen." Jimin shook her head "You don't get it, Jungkook-" Jungkook walked up and looked into her eyes with a smile "That.. What happened there, was just a loss of self-control from my side" Jimin's worried eyes change into sad ones as she slowly nods
"You mean it?" Jungkook nods "One hundred percent." Jimin bit her lower lip and stepped back as she turned around "That's good. As I am awake, I will start cooking." "The maidens can-" "No, it's alright. I missed cooking, anyways." Jimin starts walking towards the kitchen but stops at the question Jungkook asks later "Didn't you miss me too?" Jimin replies after a long pause "I don't think so.." She says and disappears into the kitchen leaving a grinning Jungkook behind.
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"You are finally thinking like how a monarch would." Mr. Jeon says the sarcasm and pride in his tone which makes Jungkook roll his eyes "Father, I am forced to do this." Mr. Jeon chuckles and pats Jungkook's shoulders, glaring into his eyes "You are no more a child, Jungkook. You are the future monarch and I do not want the country to be in frail rule." Jungkook's jaw tightens as he looks away, working his jaw left and right, he nods "Good." "Thank you." His father gives him a tight smile and a tiny press on his shoulders "Always be mature, son." He nods, once again
"Where is Mother-" "Have you seen Jungkook?" Mrs. Jeon asks entering her and Mr. Jeon's shared bedroom. She turns around and looks up to see Jungkook standing there as she gulps her nervousness down her throat "Son, what are you doing here?" Jungkook shook his head and got out of Mr. Jeon's grip "Your son has agreed for the ball." Mr. Jeon spoke before Jungkook could as he looked at Jungkook, smiling wide. Mrs. Jeon's face drops as she looks at Jungkook confused "What...? Why-" "What do you mean, why, honey? He finally got back to his senses." Mr. Jeon says through gritted teeth while forcing a smile towards his wife.
"Did you force him?" Mr. Jeon lifts his hands in the air, in defense, shaking his head "I wouldn't dare." Her jaw tightened as she stormed towards where they were standing and she grabbed Jungkook's jaw to make him face her "What has gotten into you?" Jungkook raised an eyebrow, tilting his head "I assumed you would be delighted hearing this." Her hand left his jaw as she backed away "You need to dance with those spoiled kids. Lia, Eun, Haeun, Mina, and I could name more but I don't wanna curse my day doing so." Jungkook shook his head
"I don't care. It's just until midnight." Jungkook says, his tone deep and cold. His mother's relaxed hands turn into tight fists as she looks away trying to calm down by closing her eyes and heavily exhaling "Fine. I will start with the arrangements. You have two days, so be prepared. I am gonna start giving out invitations by today. And I will have your outfit ready." Jungkook nodded as Mr. Jeon smirked. Mrs. Jeon turned around to leave but stopped when Jungkook grabbed her wrist. She turned around to face him, confused
"What now?" She snaps as Jungkook slowly exhales and lets go of his mother's wrist "Get Jimin's outfit too." Her eyes widen and so does her husband's as Jungkook nods. One end of her lips tips up, smirking as Jungkook smiles while Mr. Jeon looks at Jungkook with anger flashing in his eyes "Why her?!" He shouts making Jungkook face him "I am doing whatever you suggested me to, now please approve the favor I desire." Mr. Jeon shook his head "She will ruin the ball!" Mrs. Jeon frowned her eyebrows
"How can a pretty woman ruin a ball? She will bring more attention. And more attention to someone else too." She whispers the last sentence while looking at Jungkook, smiling wide. "I will get hers ready too." She gave her son a wink before leaving making Jungkook chuckle as he faced his father "Mother is right, father. You need to approve too." Jungkook says, giving him a bow, he leaves the room ignoring his frustrated father.
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"You need to turn this into a dreamland!" Mrs. Jeon exclaims to all the workers while pointing at the palace "It's a ball we need to make it perfect in the best way possible." The workers nod as the manager steps forward to ask her a question but stops, seeing Jimin walking towards them, confused. "Mrs. Jeon?" Jimin's confused soft voice calls out as Mrs. Jeon spins around and smiles wide when she sees Jimin "My baby! Where is Jungkook?" "I came here to ask that, too.. He disappeared after exiting your bedroom." Mrs. Jeon waves her palm in the air
"Leave about him." She nods "What is going on?" Mrs. Jeon was about to answer her but was interrupted by Jimin coming close to her, scared "That man keeps staring.." Mrs. Jeon turns her head over her shoulder to spot the manager's lustful eyes on Jimin, eating her up with his eyes. She exhaled in frustration gathering his attention as he quickly looked at her "Leave. I will be back." He quickly nods and walks away with his workers "Pervert." She mutters under her breath and glances back at Jimin.
"So, back to whatever we were conversing about." Jimin nods "What is going on..? And can I be of any assistance?" She smiles at Jimin "There will be a ball!" Jimin's eyes widened "B-ball?" Mrs. Jeon nodded, smiling. Jimin shook her head "Jungkook didn't notify me about this.." Mrs. Jeon exhales softly "He is probably shy." "Why?" Mrs. Jeon smiled wide "You are also invited to the ball, Ms. Park Jimin." Jimin's face reddens as she looks away "Why?" Mrs. Jeon shrugs "Because a pretty woman should be invited." A voice behind her says
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End of Chapter 21.
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