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Ep - 24 {The broken hurts}

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**Yoongi's POV**

The room fell into stunned silence, a collective gasp rippling through the crowd as the video played on. My father’s face drained of all color, his usual composed expression replaced with one of sheer horror. There, on the screen, was my mother—kissing another man. And not just any man, but Kang Nam-syuk, my father's best friend.

The sight was gut-wrenching, a betrayal of the highest order, and it was unfolding in front of everyone we knew.

My mother stood up abruptly from her chair, the wine glass in her hand trembling so violently that I thought it might shatter. She looked completely thrown off, her eyes wide with panic and disbelief. I could feel the tension in the room like a physical force pressing down on us all.

“What’s wrong, Eomma?” I asked, my voice cutting through the thick silence.

Jooha, sitting close by, looked like he was about to pass out. His face was as white as a sheet, and his hands were trembling. I cursed silently to myself—how could I have forgotten about Jooha? He was practically attached to our mother, always the Mama’s boy, and this was bound to hit him harder than anyone else.

The atmosphere was heavy with shock and betrayal, the realization sinking in that nothing would be the same after this. The man my father had trusted most in the world had betrayed him, and my mother… my mother had shattered the family’s trust.

As my mother’s eyes met mine, I could see the fear and regret in them, but it was too late. The damage was done, and now, there was no turning back.

**Yoongi's POV**

The day Serah got her eyesight back, the first thing she saw that shattered her world—and mine—was my mother kissing my father's best friend. When she told me, I couldn't believe it. I had to see it with my own eyes. So, I checked the CCTV footage from our backyard. And fuck, if it didn't feel like a physical blow to my gut. Watching your own mother betray everything you thought you knew, everything you believed in, is a pain I wouldn't wish on anyone.

My father stood there, staring at my mother, his expression growing colder by the second. He didn’t raise his voice, but the icy tone in his words cut deeper than any shout ever could. "How long has this been going on?" he asked, his voice void of the warmth he was known for. My mother trembled; she’d never heard him speak like that, none of us had.

When she didn’t answer, Nam-syuk, the bastard, had the audacity to speak up. "After Jooha was born," he confessed.

The words hung in the air like a death sentence.

Jooha’s face went pale, and before anyone could stop him, he stood up and left the party without a word. Kate immediately ran after him, her concern for him evident in every step. Namjoon and Jin-hyung quickly followed, trying to control the situation as best as they could.

But nothing could control the chaos that was about to unfold. The truth had finally come out, and it was tearing our family apart right in front of my eyes.

Only two words left my father’s mouth: “Get out.” My mother tried to speak, tried to make him understand, but he didn’t listen. Not once. He walked inside the mansion and didn’t turn back, not even for a second.

My mother was about to follow him, but I stepped in, blocking her path. “Eomma, don’t interfere in our lives ever again. We don’t want to see you. You broke our family, shattered my father’s trust. You’re not our mother anymore. We don’t want a woman like you leading our family. Get out.”

She cried out, calling my name, but I didn’t waver. I just held Serah’s hand, and we walked inside the house together. Her parents followed, and as we closed the door behind us, it felt like we were sealing off a chapter of our lives we’d never reopen.

** Kate POV**

I followed after Jooha, my heart pounding in my chest. What I saw made my blood run cold. He was punching the wall with everything he had, his knuckles already bloodied. It scared the life out of me. This wasn’t the Jooha I knew, the one I fell in love with. But how could I blame him? I couldn’t even begin to imagine what he was feeling, seeing his own mother betray his father like that.

“Jooha, you’re bleeding, please stop,” I called out to him softly, trying to keep my voice steady. But he just growled at me, and I flinched at the raw anger in his eyes.

I was about to reach out to him, desperate to do something, anything to calm him down. But before I could, Namjoon and Jin rushed in, grabbing hold of him from behind. I let out a breath of relief as they managed to restrain him, their presence somehow grounding us all in that chaotic moment.

I felt like everything inside me was breaking apart. Rage consumed me like I had never felt before. I couldn't think straight, couldn't hold onto anything but the need to destroy. My fists met the wall, over and over, each impact sending shockwaves through my body. The pain didn’t matter. Nothing did. I just wanted it to stop—the anger, the betrayal, the overwhelming urge to tear everything apart.

Namjoon and Jin Hyung grabbed me from behind, but I struggled against them, screaming, "Let go! Let go, before I kill all of you!" I was out of control, lost in my fury. Namjoon Hyung tried to reason with me, "Stop this, Jooha. Hurting yourself isn't a solution." But his words barely registered. Jin Hyung’s soothing voice urged, "Relax, please, or you’ll get sick," but I kept fighting their hold, desperate to break free.

And then, out of nowhere, a sharp slap stung my face, snapping me out of my rage. The room fell silent, and I looked up to see Yoongi Hyung standing before me, his expression hard and determined. "Yoongi, are you out of your mind?" Hobi Hyung shouted from behind, but I didn’t respond. My anger started to drain away, leaving me standing there, shaking, as Namjoon and Jin Hyung let go of me.

I expected him to yell at me, to scold me for losing control. But instead, he pulled me into a tight hug. The moment his arms wrapped around me, I broke down, my body shaking with uncontrollable sobs. Yoongi Hyung didn’t say a word, just held me close, his hand rubbing soothing circles on my back.

"Hyung," I cried out, my voice broken and full of pain. "Our eomma, our eomma... How could she do this? What about appa? What about you? What about me?" My voice cracked, the sobs choking me. "She didn’t care about us, not even once."Yoongi Hyung held me tighter, his voice low and filled with sorrow as he whispered, "I know, Jooha. I’m so sorry, but we’ve lost her forever." His words made the pain even more real, and I cried harder, clutching onto him like he was the only thing keeping me from falling apart completely.

Namjoon, Jin, and Hobi Hyung quietly left the room, their presence fading as they gave us the space we needed. Serah and Kate followed, leaving me alone with my brother, the only one who could truly understand the depth of this pain. And as I cried in his arms, I knew that, somehow, we’d get through this together. But the wound left by our mother’s betrayal would never fully heal.

... 𝐓𝐨.𝐁𝐞.𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝 ...

𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 :- Hi babygirls !! I'm back, how are you all. This is the smallest episode ever but hope you guys can enjoy it . Thanks for reading. Don't forget to vote.

𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 :- Should I end the story with good Epilogue? It's coming to an end. ❤️❤️❤️