Bittersweet | Taekook |🔞

8. The Aching Joy

"I would like to resign from your stupid company. I already submitted my resignation to Seo Joon hyung." Taehyung confronted his boss with a heavy heart.

"What do you mean resigned? You cannot leave my company. Where is that Kim Taehyung with rage in his eye, who was so determined to take revenge and bring justice for his brother? Are you backing off already? Are you that scared of me?" Jungkook mocked and provoked his opponent.

"I'm definitely not scared of you ass*ole. I just can't risk my life anymore. I have people depending on me and I can't let them down. I will find some other way to bring justice to my brother. I need to keep my promise to him." Taehyung immediately wore his shirt and walked to head out. The tension between them escalated rapidly when Jungkook grabbed his employee and caged him in between his hands as he pushed him against the door.

"Do you fear of falling in love with me again?" There, Jungkook asked the most dreadful question that Taehyung feared the most. The duo kept gazing at each other as the room fell into an eerie silence.

"How can you even expect me to fall in love again with the man who ripped off my life. You ruined my family, my home, and my life. Do you even know what happened to my parents after your family bombed mine?" Jungkook didn't move showing an expressionless face. After a pause, Taehyung continued. "After Jin hyung got arrested, we had to sell our house to pay for the compensation, we had to move to a refugee camp, we didn't even have a home. My father had to sell out his small business so that we could get a small shelter for rent to protect me and my mother. My father worked all day and night so that I can complete my studies and don't end up like him. Amid all these continuous works, he had a heart attack, he—he collapsed."

Tears welled up as he walked past his memories. The image of his father's cold body, with stained and torn clothes flashed over his eyes. "My mother was already devastated with my brother's arrest and after my father's funeral, she was completely shattered. She had multiple strokes, and is now in a vegetative state. I don't have money for her treatment anymore." With no more tears left to cry, Taehyung took a deep breathe and locked his gaze with Jungkook.

"Now tell me, should I risk my life, unaware of when you might feed me with nuts and try to kill me again?, tell me if I should even feel the tiniest spark of love towards you after what you did to my family? Tell me one reason why I shouldn't hate you?"

Jungkook gasped hearing Taehyung's torn heart about his past. The uneasiness and guilt that is crushing his heart for everything his family caused. He cleared his throat with a torrent of emotions and took his hands off, freeing his employee. "Tae, I can help you." Jungkook couldn't believe himself when he offered help. "No, I don't want your help. I can never trust you. Betrayal runs in your family." Taehyung's words somehow stabbed the other.

"Please, I promise I will help you with all my power and capabilities." The begging voice sounded sincere but Taehyung didn't fall for that. "My brother was fooled by your uncle with fake promises once, I won't fall for it." Taehyung observed the expression of Jungkook.

The CEO stood perplexed not understanding what his employee is trying to say. "So you also don't know huh?." Jungkook shook his head to that. "Well, your uncle Kim Namjoon used to date my brother Kim SeokJin." Taehyung said it loud and clear. Jungkook was taken aback by that statement. "I only knew uncle Joonie used to work for my father."

"Do you know where is he now?" Taehyung had a small ray of hope. "No, I mean I remember hearing he had some accident few years ago and after that no body knows where he is not even my family, no one speaks about him in the family now." Instant disappointment washed over Taehyung. "He had an accident on the day of my brother's verdict. That's all I know." Taehyung slammed the door on his way out, the sound loud enough to make his CEO flinch.