The Escort S2

Part 72: Fake fuckin fantasy

Taehyung's POV

"Tae, do you trust Mia?" Jimin asks.

"Hell no! I think she talks in partial truths. But I do trust her love for Saeji, and I think she wants to take Teoki down."

"Does she want to take Teoki down because of what he's doing to the Triton Corporation?"

"Yes and no. I also think she doesn't like him and never has. I believe she blames him for Saeji's death. I'll know more later."

"How so?"

"Kookie suggested we share the meeting with Lisa. So, without Mia knowing, Kookie taped the entire conversation and later sent her the recording."

"Oh shit! That was good thinking on Kookie's part."

"Precisely! Lisa's going to listen and contact us later."

"I think Mia left out some missing pieces. There was something about the way she said they were two partners in crime, joined at the hip, and that she'd do anything for him," I say, pulling my eyebrows together. This is a puzzle that for some reason I must solve.

"Jimin, she was pretty emotionless, like she was trying to keep details she practiced straight. Her eyes filled with tears at the right time but there was a lack of sincerity."

"Wow," Jimin whispers.

I lean forward placing my elbow on my desk and focus on one of the paperweights at the edge of my desk. "Your brother dies a horrible death trapped in a car with a child and you can tell that story with little emotion. It seems strange. The thought of him drowning along ... w-with that baby girl...," the back of my eyelids burn with tears. "I didn't even know them, and I work up more emotion than she did."

Jimin sniffles and wipes away a tear. "Tae, even though it was 5 years ago, it's still so horrific." My chest tightens and feels heavy with sorrow. I take a few quick breaths and release them before I continue.

"Jimin, I don't mean to be cruel and I'm going to say something that's really fucked up here, so bear with me." I close my eyes, open them, and take another series of breaths. "I don't think Teoki cared about the child." Jimin's eyes expand as he lets out a soft gasp.

"Damn, Tae, that's pretty fucked up." Our hands collide as we both reach for a tissue. "That man's a beast."

"Jimin, I say that because he used the child to hold onto Saeji." We're both teary and snotty messes. "What did Teoki want more than anything?" I blow my nose.

"Tae, he wanted Saeji to himself," he says in a voice just above a whisper. "He was frightened he'd leave him. So, he... Oh, God Tae this is terrible."

"Yeah, it was terrible, Jimin. Think about it. He didn't bring Saeji closer, but further away. Babies need total care and that took Saeji's focus off of him. He gave Saeji someone else to love." The thought of this man using the baby as an object burns through my core.

"Fuck, Tae. The baby needed Saeji and Teoki was jealous because Saeji loved the child." I bite my lip and nod.

"Jimin, Saeji had to leave to raise his child in a healthy and safe environment and not with someone who was incapable of loving the child. Mia said that Teoki only loved Saeji." I just shake my head and sit in silence.

I clear my throat. "Mr. Menosi or Triton Teoki is one cold sick bitch. He only wants what he wants and fuck anything or anyone that gets in his way," I say with a distasteful frown.

"Shit, Tae. So, by adopting the child, Teoki actually forced Saeji into leaving."

"I'm not sure, but that's my theory. And then we're back on that damn bridge, with no answers."