STRINGS OF MY HEART | SVT | JEONGCHEOL [✓]

15 - If You Leave Me

<Choi Palace>

"You go, I'll come, don't worry." Seungcheol guided him to their room and opened the door, "Just a few minutes, okay?"

"Okay." Jeonghan nodded as he walked in and closed the door.

Seungcheol made his way to the place where Jeonghan was present when he had arrived.

He approached a guard.

"Hail the majesty." The guard bowed.

"Since when, Jeonghan was here?" Seuncheol asked.

"Since morning, your highness."

"What?" Seungcheol frowned.

"The majesty didn't leave this place since morning. He didn't leave for lunch or dinner either. Chief majesty and Queen Mother came to talk to him but he didn't go."

'And he told me he was here just a few minutes ago.'

"Okay." Seungcheol nodded as he went back towards his room.

He was worried. Jeonghan waiting for him was still acceptable but what was so wrong that he had to stay there for the entire day? Why was he so restless?

Seungcheol pushed the door open as he saw Jeonghan sitting on the bed.

Seungcheol closed the door behind him as the younger stood up.

"I prepared a bath for you, go freshen up." Jeonghan chuckled lightly, "And if you're not in a good mood then tell me, I'll help you calm down, okay? I hope everything went well today. It did, right?"

Seungcheol just stared at the odd behaviour of the younger, "It did."

"I'm glad. Go freshen up."

Seungcheol decided to take a bath first and then talk to the younger, calmly.

He quickly freshened up as he walked out of the bathroom. He saw Jeonghan, still waiting for him eagerly.

"Jeonghan." Seungcheol asked, "I know something is bothering you. What is it? Tell me very honestly."

Silence fell inside the room for a while.

"Seungcheol, I need to tell you something." Jeonghan hesitantly muttered.

"Yeah, what is it?" Seungcheol asked, "Why are you so worried?"

Jeonghan turned around to face the mirror while Seungcheol was standing behind him at a distance. Jeonghan looked up, locking his eyes with the older through the mirror, "I don't have the mark anymore."

"What mark?" Seungcheol frowned.

"The mark for which you married me." Jeonghan shifted his shirt a bit to expose his right shoulder. And that was true, there wasn't any mark on it.

Seungcheol remained silent as Jeonghan looked down. The day he had feared the most was here.

"It's gone since morning." Jeonghan mumbled.

"What do you feel about it?" Seungcheol asked, "Are you happy? You didn't want it anyways, right?"

"I want to be happy."

"Want to?" Seungcheol pointed out, "If you want to be happy with this situation then what's stopping you?"

"You." Jeonghan breathed out, "And I don't have any further explanation for it so don't ask me."

"When it appeared on your shoulder, you were worried. Worried that you'll have to marry a person who was obsessed-"

"Was." Jeonghan intervened, "I don't care what was the situation initially, Seungcheol. All that matters is what you think now."