Who's the devil ?

1

Haebangchon, Seoul 

" Noona please! we will figure it out, just don't give up please"

Teahyung walked from the counter to Hyojoo's table. 

"Can't you apply for a loan? I ll help, I don't know ! I ll do anything you want just please!" Teahyung pleaded while kneeling in front of Hyojoo. 

"I am trying Tae trust me but seems like I don't have a chance to stand against JEC, they want this part of town, all the shops basically are going to move, they accept the deal" Hyojoo's arm reached her hair pulling it hard.

Taehyung held her hands down while trying to contain his anger. 

"Can't we just go talk to them? they will need a coffee shop after all in this area if they want build a tower, I am sure they would listen.."

"Oh Tae! you are just so.. Ughhh .. I am Ok.. I am fine " whispered Hyojoo while resting her head on the tower of documents on the table. 

Taehyung stood up , didn't know what to do with Hyojoo. he knows she inherited the shop from her father and the fact that she is willing to let go of it, only means that JEC are indeed very powerful and won't take no for an answer. 

"Just go home Tae! I need to send these before I leave."

Taehyung sat at he bus stop waiting while thinking about Hyojoo, the coffee shop he spent a year and a half working in. for some obvious reasons, he decided to check the JEC company. reading all about the investments the company has on real estate, he sighed in defeat watching the bus approach. 

***

Department of Architecture, University of Seoul 

" and that's all for today, don't forget the assignment for next Monday!" 

all students rushed outside the hall without care to the professor who was collecting his documents. 

Taehyung was still holding his house design, examining the blue lines and wondering if he could  one day get it real. his phone buzzed startling him.

"Why didn't you call me?" shouted Sung ryung

"Oh Hi Gaga ! I was about to call you .."

"how many times I have to tell you NOT TO CALL ME GAGA!" 

"I am sorry aunty, I am still at class can I call you later ?"

"I found the lady who registered your mother's death at the hospital. she said she will look at the archive to find out who.."

" for god's sake aunty, are you not done with this ? " cried Taehyung in frustrations "You have been doing this for forever, she's gone, let her rest now, I doesn't matter anymore.. You know what ! I need to go I am late! Bye "

"But wait Tae.. Ta ..." 

Kim Sung ryung, the young girl who took care of her nephew. that's what people around Namgu,a district in Daegu, call her. she was young when her sister died leaving Taehyung alone. Taehyung however loves to call her Gaga because he's so into Lady gaga during his teens years and she finds it funny sometimes, but now that he's a grown up architecture student who needs to find out who was the cause of his parents death. or more precisely, his mother's death since his father was long time forgotten. However, for taehyung, he was five when his mother died so he choose to move on with his life. he never understood why Sung ryung was convinced that his mother was murdered when the reports says that it was a car accident.

He put his phone back in his pocket, cleared his table and barged outside the university trying to catch the bus to Hyojoo's coffee shop for his shift. 

***

"So you are telling me that Mrs.Jeon is not letting you use the penthouse anymore ! " exclaimed Jimin razing his eyebrow 

"yes! she is driving me crazy!" 

"I wonder why tho?" 

"oh please, who doesn't have girls over for parties! you were there too Jimin.. I wasn't even that drunk ! " responded Jungkook while holding a towel and gazing at the girl on the treadmill.

" I am sure she is not made about Mr. choi daughter being there.. I wonder what she would do if she knew you use to hook up with her.."

"Oh God.. here we go again ! I told you it was a one night stand and it's over, she will never know about it unless her little minion  told her!"

"are you aware that Mr. chois is your mother's number one rival ? I can't believe how ignorant you are " Jimin stood up from the weight lift machine and snatched the towel from Jk shaking his head. 

"So can I sleep at your place tonight ? I don't want go back home. she will give me a headache"

Jk and Jimin has been friends since high school, Jimin's dad was working with the Jeons for more than he can remember. However, since it's a previledge to be surrounded by elites, he kept trying to approach Mr. Jeon which Mrs. Jeon wasn't so found about. when Mr. Jeon died, she took over the company and fired some of her husbands trustees. But Jimin and JK remained friends and the only thing Mrs. Jeon does whenever she sees Jimin, was looking at him in disgust. however and surprisingly, lately she grew found of the blond. JK never questioned it but deep down knew she was up to something. 

***

"So are you telling me the kid left Daegu ? are you sure ? " 

"I m positive "

"Find him!"