royal blood

53 | a bullet to my heart.

seulgi was shocked. she watched as jaehyun looked at her, a small laugh escaping his mouth. for seulgi, such reply was a yes, and it was enough for her to burst into tears. she could not understand how jaehyun, her jaehyun, was the one that murdered doyoung. he was the one that took the life of the man who made seulgi scared, who made her happy at times.

wendy continued to remain quiet. seulgi could guess that she was in a state of shock, due to her brother's murder finally being solved. after such a long time, in which wendy lost a lot, in which a person died, it was finally solved. however, wendy was still unsure of how to react. she did not know what to do anymore, as the investigation came to an end in an abrupt way.

" i can not believe you, jaehyun. " seulgi said, as he walked up to seulgi. he tried to wipe off seulgi's tears, before seeing that seulgi stopped him. she shaked her head, trying her best to move away from jaehyun. " did you plan all of this ? did you come to me just because i was his highness' maid for so long ? "

" that is not true, love. " jaehyun replied, as both sisters watched how seulgi allowed him to pull her into a soft hug. " i love you for who you are, not for the man who you used to work with. i promised you a better life because i actually see myself with you, and i want you to be my wife. " he took her hand in his, as a small smile appeard on his face.

" you will not marry anyone, you murderer ! " yeri yelled, as she finally broke out from wendy. she walked up to jaehyun, removing him from seulgi and slapping him across the cheek. both wendy and seulgi widened their eyes, as jaehyun started to look down. " you took my brother's life ! you deserve nothing but the same faith as him. " she poked his chest with her finger, making jaehyun hiss.

" unlike your brother, who was the devil himself, who succesfully hurt everyone around him and forced them to keep quiet, i actually have a heart. " jaehyun replied to yeri, as she shaked her head. " why, why do i have to be put in the same place as him ? do you think that he was innocent, that he did not murder people ? " he asked, as yeri took a step back from jaehyun.

murder. while it was now clear that doyoung had certain feelings towards specific women, and he forced them to have these feelings for him as well, the discussion of doyoung possibly murdering someone was never brought up. could jaehyun be able to make up a lie ? or, was murder one of doyoung's best-kept secrets ?

" he would not kill a fly, jaehyun. " wendy placed her hands together, now walking closer to the other three. " my brother was clearly not innocent, but he was never a cold-blooded killer. allow me to tell you that you and him are not similar. you are a psychopath, a person that finds it amusing how he took the life of another human being. doyoung was not like that, he never found joy in such extreme pain. "

" stop making him seem like an angel. he was not, and he will never be seen as one after i reveal everything he has done. " jaehyun spoke, as wendy widened her eyes. " the day i murdered him, i promised that if he would have lived from the wound caused by the bullet, i was going to tell everyone what he did. " he pointed to the two sisters, as a small laugh escaped his mouth. " but, because of you two, i will say everything. "

" you will not dare ! " wendy yelled, " at least wait until sooyoung gives birth ! she will not be able to handle the news, jaehyun ! what if her child dies ?! " she pushed jaehyun, as a sudden wave of anger took over her. tears rolled down her cheeks as she thought of sooyoung, who was still unaware of everything. " to her, doyoung was the love of her life. you can not do this to her. "

" she deserves to know the things he has done more than anyone else. " jaehyun walked back from the place he was pushed, watching as wendy continued to shake her head. " she does think of doyoung as a great man, when he was not. i do not doubt his love for her, but we both know the reason behind it. we both know why he looked at her in the first place. "

suddently, a small yawn was heard behind them. seulgi widened her eyes, seeing as sooyoung was standing in front of everyone. she seemed to smile, not knowing what actually went down there. she made her way to seulgi, pulling her friend into a small hug. then, she walked over to wendy, as she looked confused at the rest.

" is there anything wrong ? was i not supposed to be here ? " she asked, as yeri let out a sigh. " i was going to walk around the garden a little. as you can see, my belly is growing day by day, and i start getting more and more tired. " she let out a laugh, as seulgi nodded. she looked at the rest for one last time, as she thought about staying there and finding out what had happend. " why is everyone so quiet ? i guess i will go on my walk .. "

" sooyoung, please stop. there is something we have to tell you, and it is about doyoung. " wendy was to one to begin, as yeri shaked her head. she tried to stop her sister, but it was already too late. " you .. you are standing in front of the man who killed him. " she said, as sooyoung turned around. her eyes met jaehyun's, as a cold shiver ran down her spine.

" jaehyun ? " sooyoung asked, as she could feel how she started to shake. " you .. you killed doyoung ? " she asked, as tears rolled down her cheeks. " you took the life of the man i loved ? why ? why would you do such thing ?! " sooyoung started to yell, as she covered her face. " i will make sure you pay. call the guards and take him away ! why is he still here ?! " she continued to yell, as seulgi went to hug her.

" he is not allowed, as the meeting for the man who shall be the next crown prince will take place in two days. until then, no one is allowed to arrest an official .. " yeri let out a scoff, as she looked at jaehyun. " and sadly, he is an official, and the one that is most likely to take the throne. "

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the battle was awaiting. four young men were about to be given the opportunity to become the next crown prince, as jungwoo was allowed to be counted. his chances were low, but never zero, as he was confirmed to be an accomplice to the murder.

when he heard that jaehyun was caught, a small sigh of relief escaped his mouth. did his hints help at all ? did it help the woman he loved with the investigation ? he thought about it as he was being brought into the palace. it was quiet, it was way too quiet for a place that was usually full of people.

suddently, he saw that wendy was waiting for him. a bright smile appeard on his face, as he walked up her. wendy pulled him into a soft hug, as she placed a small kiss on his ear. he started laughing, as wendy broke their hug. the two looked at eachother, as the guards finally took the cuffs off jungwoo's hands.

" i am quite happy to see you, baron. " wendy said, as jungwoo tried to hide his burning cheeks.

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