The Liar And Her Love

chapter 28:

Aug'24
Taeri

The last 12 hours of my life were the hardest 12 hours of my life.

Ryan went into hypothermia and is on a ventilator. My mom was officially declared dead on the spot, Jiha manipulated the scene of crime to an extent where it looked like an accident.

The narrative was as follows. Someone broke in, my mother tried to protect Ryan and hid in the washroom. The individual attacked me first hence the wounds on my body and then went for my brother, my mother defended him but got hit instead.

Jiha's agency black wings stepped in and I'm sure I have to sign a deal with them for something. There are no free meals.

Jiha tried her best to keep it herself but she is a child too. She already did a lot with ven's case.

My dad went into shock as soon as he found out about mom. So much that he sliced his wrist and I'm sitting next to his bed while he is on saline. The door to the room opened and a woman entered.

In a wheelchair.

Irene Bae.
I know her.

The witch.

She smiled at me.

"The first blood tastes bitter then it becomes sweet" she said and I looked at her with disgust.

"I'm sorry?" I said and looked at her. This room has two patients, my brother and my father and she was making no sense when I was already burdened with so much.

Desperation to save my brother and anger for my father who couldn't care less about his children.

"You killed your mother" she said and I didn't even try to act surprised.

"You know Jiha is tracked, even her period levels are tracked. You think black wings wouldn't know she ran to your house and such a thing happened." She said and I nodded.

"go ahead put me in jail" I said and looked at her.

My hands were secretly shivering. My brother, where is he going to go? If I got to jail?

Irene chukled.

"You don't understand Taeri, I don't do jail and shit. You could commit a hundred murders and I wouldn't bat an eye because you are worth the trouble" she said and I scrunched my eyebrows.

"Glad, someone is obsessed with me" I returned back.

"Your IQ test from high school ranks you at a 99 percentile. Highest recorded IQ of a high schooler. Nobody took it seriously but we did. You potentially have hypothymesia, we couldn't get you to work for us because you were born in a privileged family, now with blood on your hands, it's not difficult for us to have you for us" she said and I smiled. I could see her tensed up.

"If I kill another person doesn't matter right?" I asked looking at my father.

My father was a great man. He cared about his wife very much to the point he would ignore the abuse I am subjected us to. He chose to die and follow his wife than for a his kids.

"What deal are cutting with me?" I asked to look at my brother resting.

"10 years, your service as a analyst for top missions?" She said and I smiled.

"Tempting but make it 5" I said and Irene looked angry. That made me smile.

"It's my mercy I have made it 5, evading murder accusations is nothing if you have money. Do you think I'm a naive little girl because I'm young? Oh girl, I wanted to burn down your organisation the day I found out about you. You better not think about pulling me into the mess. Moreover the crime scene has been reported, the facts are what we have manipulated them, take what you are getting and leave" I said and she had a disgruntled face. The guy at her back looked equally confused.

"Namjoon let's go. You need to give Taeri the contract to sign as well" she said and the guy behind her nodded and wheeled her out.

He was Namjoon.

They left and the moment the door shut, I collapsed down. I was bullshitting about being confident. Hell, no money can save you from murder accusation. I really really really hope it works.

I looked at my father again.
I'm sorry what I'm about to do but I hate you.

Sept'33
Taeri

We reached the venue, an average restaurant, half of which was booked for the school reunion. Cars were parking and familiar faces stepped out. Jimin drove the car around and parked at the back of the restaurant.

Jungkook too parked just next to us. "Oh god, I think I saw da Hye and angie. Why did I have to see two of my best friend's exes." Jungkook said cringing and jimin smiled.

"Chill, it has been years" he said and I smiled.

"Don't you dare even give that smile if that runner is in there" I said and jimin looked confused and the it him and he looked away.

Wait? Did I have the authority to say that?

I just hoped he didn't notice.

"Okay guys let's make the main character entry we always make" jungkook said and all of us chuckled. Ven grabbed his arm and jimin and I followed them from behind.

"Taeri, wait" Jimin said and I turned around.

He looked anxious-

He discreetly took out a box and opened it. I saw the inside.

I pair of beautiful earrings.

"What are these?" I ask.

"I gift for you" he said looking away.

My breath stuck again. Oh baby you are the death of me.

I couldn't believe someone brought a gift for me without me asking for it.

"You didn't have to!!" I said with suprise.

"I didn't have to, but I wanted to." He said that and pushed them on my hands. "I'll give you a bill, exchange them if-"

"No no no, I love them. Infact wait" I said and pushed the box in his hands and haphazardly removed my earrings and put it in his other hand. I took the earrings he brought and then immediately put them on.

"How do I look?" I asked and he smiled.

"Pretty"

Yeah exactly that, made my heart stop.