Second Chance

Chapter 46

Hearing Taehyung indirectly propose to Aena Jungkook found it impossible to hold back his tears and began to sniffle. Seeing Jungkook crying secretly, Taehyung's heart filled with joy as his plan succeeded.

To mock Jungkook, Taehyung pulled Aena away and called out, "It's not polite to eavesdrop, Mr. Jeon." He smirked.

Hearing Taehyung's voice, Jungkook froze, not knowing how to respond.

Deepening his smirk, Taehyung said,
"What did you think? I wouldn't know you were here?"

Wiping his eyes, Jungkook looked at Taehyung and said, "I'm sorry, I just... I just wanted to hear what you were going to say."

Taehyung, with a mischievous smile in his eyes, asked "You just wanted to hear that, or did you have something else to say?"

Jungkook, nervously said, "I... I just wanted you to be happy."

Aena, who had been silent until now thought for a moment and then angrily said, as she didn't want to lose Taehyung, "Jungkook, don't you have any shame? Who gave you the right to stand here and listen to conversations between two people?" Aena was worried that Taehyung might forget her upon seeing Jungkook.

Jungkook and Taehyung both looked at each other in silence.

Taking a step forward, Taehyung said, "Jungkook do you really think I only like Aena?"

Jungkook, confused by Taehyung's question, replied, "You know your heart better."

Taehyung, laughing lightly as he played with Jungkook's feelings, moved closer to Jungkook and whispered in his ear "I love you, Jeon."

That's it his world stopped, his head started spinning. he had been yearning to hear those words from Taehyung for so long. What was Taehyung saying? Jungkook was in shock, unable to comprehend what to say. His heart told him to embrace Taehyung and cry, but his mind told him to reject him. Jungkook stood there, staring at Taehyung, when suddenly Taehyung started laughing loudly, clutching his stomach. Tears came to his eyes from laughing so hard.

Seeing Taehyung mock his feelings, Jungkook's eyes filled with tears once again. This time, he didn't try to stop them. Tears flowed continuously from his eyes as he looked at Taehyung with a pained expression.

Seeing Jungkook cry, Taehyung smirked "How weak you are Jungkook. You always cry in front of me. Does crying ever help?"

Jungkook replied with his tears still flowing, "These tears are very precious Prince. They only come out for special people, but you don't even understand their worth."

Taehyung said ignoring Jungkook's words, "Your pointless, useless tears won't work in front of me, Jeon."

"In love tears are never pointless, Prince. If you had loved someone, you'd understand."

Taehyung was determined to show Jungkook defeat today, "Don't talk about that love Jeon, which you have already lost."

Jungkook wiped his tears and didn’t want to waste even a single drop, "If love is a trick, then I have the courage to lose. I will lose so thoroughly that you'll regret winning."

Jungkook found this all too much to bear and ran away from the situation.

Taehyung, after hearing Jungkook’s words held his head in frustration and ignoring Aena, walked towards his room.

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Kai was sitting in his room, feeling very restless. He couldn't understand why Taehyung had suddenly decided to marry Aena. After thinking for a long time, he finally decided that he would talk to Aena. If Aena did not refuse to marry Taehyung, he would do the same thing to Aena that he had done to Jungkook.

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Night had fallen and once again, Nefa was standing in front of Taehyung's room with a letter. He knocked on the door and handed the letter to Taehyung, then went towards Aena's room.

Taehyung looked at the letter, once again without a name or address. Curiosity got the better of him, and he opened the letter.

"In this youth, what have I done? I have destroyed myself in your love. I am within you but you are no longer within me. You remained alive in my music. Even in my solitude, I long for you. Tell me how do I manage this? I had already died from that moment when you fell in love with someone else. Love happens only once but perhaps it happened to you many times. This is the decline of our love. I am distressed, and so are you.

Don't ever claim a right over me again, because today, I have died for your share. You must be wondering why I don't stop loving you when you cause me so much pain, right?

You have settled so deeply within me that to forget you, I would have to die at least once.

With the few incomplete moments that I have, I will decorate the city of my heart and one day I will die with these very moments.

You don't know the amount of pain I'm receiving from you Prince. You don't even have a slightest idea of it. You are causing me so much pain, you'll the sole reason for my death.

Fear hurting the person who has nothing but tears to seek revenge. For their tears might reach God and you might be destroyed in both lives."

Reading the letter, Taehyung's mind was in turmoil. Who is this? Why are they cursing him in the letter? Who could love him so intensely? Taehyung wanted an answer to this and sought it from Kai.

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Nefa stood in front of Aena's room. He handed her a letter as well.

Aena looked at the letter in confusion. Who could be sending her a letter? Nonetheless, she opened it to read.

Listen, oh princess, let me tell you something. I'll explain how love works so you can understand and learn. Love is not about looking at someone's color or lineage. But when someone becomes such that they don't belong to any kingdom, neither fair nor royal, not rich, not fair-skinned, not even someone who is struggling with poverty, who doesn't have enough food to eat or money, someone who only has one simple shirt to wear.

Someone who wanders like a madman, yearning for love, whose entire existence is less precious than your fragrance. If you feel such an attraction towards anyone, oh princess, understand that it's a favor bestowed upon you, it's love that has embraced you.

                                                                        ~Mr.Jeon.

Aena straightened her hair and determined to teach Jungkook a lesson for his audacity, headed towards Nefa's room.

Taehyung was also frustrated by the unknown letters and decided to question Nefa about them, so he too headed towards her room.

Aena knocked on the door and entered straight away. Nefa and Jungkook were both eating. Seeing Aena storm into the room in anger, both Jungkook and Nefa sighed and reluctantly stood up and bowed.

Aena signaled with her finger for Jungkook to come to her, and Jungkook, complying with her order, walked towards her. Just then, Taehyung also entered the room. Jungkook saw Taehyung but ignored him.

As soon as Jungkook reached Aena, she slapped him hard. Jungkook just sighed and looked at Aena. Aena opened the letter she was holding and showed it to Jungkook.

"What is this? How dare you send me a letter? Do you have the audacity to write letters to the future queen and explain what love is?"

Jungkook, without saying anything, silently looked at Aena. His heart was truly dead; neither Aena's words nor her slap hurt him. He had endured such small things many times.

Standing behind them, Taehyung was shocked. Jungkook writes letters? Could it be possible that Jungkook also writes letters to him? Does Jungkook still love him? Is the person who loves him so intensely really Jungkook?

Continue...
Will Taehyung find out that Jungkook is the one writing these letters to him?