Serendipity

Chapter 5

Gone was the fragile and broken girl from a few days ago, the ice queen was back with her unreachable aura and owned-the-place vibe when she was literally in Taehyung's place and sitting on his couch. She looked quite pleased with herself. Until now things had not gone as she desired but now as Taehyung, himself was inviting her over, she seemed a little confident, more relieved and even more arrogant knowing somehow the power was in her hands. Which was for good. Taehyung wanted her to believe that. So it would be easier for him to convince her of his plan.

"The reason you want my help after all this time?"

Taehyung had played for fool long enough and he didn't want to appear as the imbecile he really was, in front of possibly the only way of saving his pride. So he played cool, shrugging.

"People change overnight."

"But what happened to your so-called brotherhood?"

Telling someone what you were going through must be a great way of relaxing your mind but that was not for Taehyung. And based on her personality, he was positive, she would give him a big laugh for his stupidity rather than any comfort. As though reading his thoughts she cackled.

"My sister cheated on you with your brother?"

Taehyung gave her a glare, if that was possible for a glare, would burn her alive.

"Oh come on. It's rather obvious. Last time I checked, you were head over heels for my sister and would be a peasant for your brother than deceiving him. If you're willing to accept my help, you must be not on good terms with both of them. Knowing Jennie, it's not difficult to imagine why she would do that to you"

He should not ask that. The hint of amusement and the satisfaction pledged to her voice made him feel more pathetic than anything, yet his heart once again betrayed his brain and ego.

"Why?"

"What did you expect hiding your relationship from the rest of the world? For everyone, she's a mistake. No socialites respect her. If not for Won Yeo they wouldn't even include her in anything. She wants to be included so badly and you did what?"

" Not like Yoongi would ." He couldn't believe he was having this conversation with her. But for days, he craved answers and she definitely knew the answers to his questions all too well.

"But he has a higher probability of being the CEO, right?"

He didn't respond to her. He knew he had made a mistake as well. Making their relationship public was never a thing he was ashamed of, but doing that when the CEO election was only three months away, was a whole other thing. He couldn't get screwed up until then. Dating a well-known man's mistake of a daughter was enough scandal to lose his chance and he was not ready to risk that. He thought she would understand, except for the fact she certainly had not.

" Increase the probability of my chance then." He said instead.

At that, she smirked. " And why should l?"

"Oh, I don't know. Maybe to stay alive."
He was glad to see her flinch.

"Under which guarantee? How can I trust you?"

"I won't allow anyone to bother my wife and her family "

There was something amusing about catching her off guard. Maybe because she whole time guarded her face, not allowing a single emotion to enter, or maybe it was the way how her plump lips parted a little and her pupils got enlarged. Anyway, for the first time, she had lost for speech in front of him.

"You want us to get married?" Once she recovered from her shock, she had asked. Her tone for a record, astonished.

Elizaveta Magomedov was his biggest rival, owning the best chain of hotels in South Korea making theirs the second. But marriage to her only daughter, which might form a partnership everyone better be afraid of, Now wouldn't that be something the whole board looking forward to?

"Let me get this straight. You want me to sign some papers. It will be like a contract, right?"

"The only papers you are going to sign are the marriage papers."

She nearly jumped out of her skin as a vaguest hint of a smile caught Taehyung's lips.

"W-why?" She stammered. Sitting directly across from her, it was a small thing for Taehyung to reach her side and lean down, making sure she felt the warmth of his breath. He let his eyes wander the places where he didn't dare before, from the petite but not at the places where it shouldn't be body to the rosy lips. He didn't believe in love at the moment or forever but certainly, he didn't care about sleeping next to her for the rest of his life.

"Maybe I removed my hands for a reason"