Paradise || Jeong Gu Won ✓

ᴛᴡᴇɴᴛʏ-ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ

𝙼𝚛.  𝙳𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚗  𝚝𝚘  𝚝𝚑𝚎  𝚁𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚞𝚎

It took a little while before Ji Hu called Seong Min. Ji Hu sat on the stairs of the bar, waiting for him to arrive. Ji Hu was still holding onto the earpiece, hands shaking. She was upset and angry at Gu Won.

She lowered her head, watching the tears drop onto her pant legs. However, that didn't last long when Seong Min arrived. He nearly jumped out of the car to get to Ji Hu. Seong Min held out his hand, Ji Hu didn't even hesitate. Ji Hu was pulled up from the stairs and straight into Seong Min's chest.

"Let's get you home."

The drive to Ji Hu's apartment was eerie quiet. She was never this quiet with Seong Min. He didn't ask her anything about what she was doing there or what happened to Gu Won. She set the device into Seong Min's cupholder once she finished holding onto it. Seong Min didn't need any more information – Gu Won was done.

Seong Min pulled into the parking garage. He went to speak but Ji Hu just thanked him, climbing out of the car. Seong Min didn't even get the chance to ask if Ji Hu wanted him to stay the night. She was already safely inside her building. Seong Min pressed a button on his steering wheel. "Call The Scary One." Seong Min as he pulled away from the entrance to the building.

It only took three rings for Ms. Shin to answer. "What is it, Mr. Yoo?"

"I just picked up Ji Hu. Something happened between her and Mr. Jeong." Seong Min tapped his fingers against the steering wheel. "She was crying." Ms. Shin fell silent. "We need to figure out why." Seong Min said, looking into the review mirror.

Ji Hu kicked off her shoes, letting them fall wherever they landed. She was busy answering Woo Sun. She apologized, yet again. As Ji Hu sat in her bedroom, she suddenly heard music playing from her living room. Ji Hu had planned to just straight to bed tonight. However, the music that was playing sent shivers down Ji Hu's spine. The record seemed to be worn.

Ji Hu grabbed the taser that sat on her nightstand. Ji Hu slipped out of her bedroom, looking around to see who was in her apartment. The sound got louder as she entered the living room. Ji Hu knew that someone was in her apartment. Before she could press the power button on her phone, the attacker came up behind her, placing a cloth over her mouth like the first time.

Ji Hu fought with everything she had, pressing down on the button for as long as humanly possible. The taser and the phone fell from her hands when she fell unconscious.

Seong Min was still talking with Ms. Shin, apparently going over details of a wedding that was supposed to happen between Ji Hu and Mr. Choi. Suddenly, a message from Ji Hu came through. "Hold on, Ms. Shin." Seong Min pulled out his phone from his pocket as he pulled up behind three cars at a stoplight. Seong Min looked at the message. "Oh fuck!" Seong Min looked around, needing to get back to Ji Hu's apartment.

"Is something the matter?"

"An SOS from Ji Hu. I'll call you back."

When Ji Hu came to, the world was fuzzy. As her eyes readjusted, Ji Hu saw the ground below her. Her eyes widened and a scream echoed. She grabbed onto what she could which was the sheet that was wrapped around her chest and waist. Ji Hu continued to scream, hoping someone would hear her from the floors below. She held on tightly to the fabric around her.

Ji Hu felt her heart skip a beat when she heard a laugh above her. She tilted her head back, looking at the man who was staring down at her. Her eyes flicked to the knife in his hand. "Who are you?!" She shouted. The attacker didn't respond. Her eyes widened. "No, no!" Ji Hu screamed. She grabbed onto one side as the attacker cut through the other side of the sheet. "No!" Ji Hu was trying to find purchase on the wall, but her shoes would just slip away.