𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐋 𓆩ꨄ︎𓆪 𝙁𝙏. 𝘽𝙏𝙎

Chapter: TWENTY FOUR

Both of them exchanged uncomfortable and tense looks with one another. Jin hasn't experienced any opposite gender's presence in his life in a long. He lost track of his personal life as he was so engrossed in his work. He nearly forgot how to even communicate with women at this point.

'H-Hey!' Somi finally spoke, breaking the awkward silence. Jin chirped right away, 'Hello! How've you been? Is your brother fine now?'

Alright, he felt even more uncomfortable now. Was that a personal question? Or is it okay for him to ask that?
However, Somi grinned warmly in return. 'Oh, he's doing great! Sooo great that he chased his girl all the way to London.' She chuckled softly.

'Oh? That—that sounds great, hehe.' He was unsure of how to respond or what to say.

'Shall we order something first? Then we can talk for as long as we want,' Somi exclaimed excitedly.
It gave Jin a queasy feeling in his stomach to see how clearly happy she was to be here. His curiosity about her was piqued as well.

After ordering, they struck up a conversation, and ofcourse Somi was the one to begin. 'So, how many people are in your family?'

'It's just my sister, mom, and me. How about you?'

'My brother, my parents, and me. I don't live here, though.'

Jin's expression briefly went blank. 'Oh? Where do you live, then?'
'Busan... for studies actually.' She said, sipping her coffee.
Jin frowned. 'Studies?'

She nodded and hummed as she savored her coffee.

Studies?? How old is she? God forbid, I'm not a pedo!

He battled his inner thoughts until he worked up the guts to ask. 'If you don't mind... may I ask your age?'

She chuckled softly. 'Why would I mind? I'm 19. And you?'

At that very moment Jin wanted to run, run faster than Ussain Bolt. To even think of her in that way made him feel like a criminal.
He sighed deeply and replied, '29.'

Somi paused sipping on her coffee and stared at him with amusement.
'Are you kidding me? You look... her eyes gawked at him from top to bottom. 'You look twenty or so.'

Jin is an extremely self-assured man, but her remark gave him a sense of supremacy. His happiness was bubbling up inside of him, but he couldn't be obvious, so he just laughed softly and shrugged it off.

'No I mean it.' She attested.
Age didn't really matter for Somi. She was always drawn to men because of their personalities and attitudes.
Jin has both; and his face is the icing on the cake. His beauty blinded her each time she looked at him.

The rest of the evening went smoothly. But the fact that their siblings were dating each other remained unknown to them.

TIME SKIP

*Ring, Ring*

His eyes rolled aggressively when he saw the caller id.
'Hello,' he spoke monotonously.

'Hello brother! What's up?' The other person on the line let out a squeal.

'Everything was great. Until... you called.'

'Come on, Jin! It's not like you have anything against me. We used to be good friends, remember?'

'USED TO BE. Past tense.' Jin taunted.

From the other end of the line, there was a deep sigh. 'I get it. I get it that you're angry. But think about it for a moment. We know the truth. It's not his fault. If you were in his shoes, what would-