𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐍𝐄 [𝐉𝐉𝐊]

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[Jungkook's POV]

"My little one" I began, my voice softer now, carrying the weight of years of unspoken emotions.

"I’ve loved you for so long. Even back when we were kids, I didn’t know how to say it. I built this mall for you, to show you how much I cared. I wanted to ask you to be my girlfriend when we were thirteen, but... I couldn’t."

The moment I confessed, I saw it—the slight widening of Y/n’s eyes, a flicker of surprise that made my heart stutter. I had rehearsed this in my head countless times, but seeing her reaction made it all the more real.

"I wanted to bring you here, to fulfill that old dream of yours. I wanted to make it special, to give you something that was truly yours, in style. Back when we were thirteen, we couldn’t do it because... well, because I was taken away. So tell me darling, will you do me the honour of being my girlfriend?"

Her lips curled into a small smile, and for a moment, I thought everything was going to fall perfectly into place. But then, she shook her head gently, that smile never quite reaching her eyes.

"Kookoo" she started, her voice steady but laced with something that made my heart drop, "I appreciate everything you’ve done, really. But... I can’t."

I felt the ground shift beneath me. "What? Why?" I asked, my voice barely more than a whisper, unable to comprehend what was happening.

Y/n sighed, her expression tinged with sadness as she looked at me. "Kookoo, your absence these past eight years created a void in my life that I don’t think you fully understand. Yes, you’ve done all these incredible things for me, but let’s be honest—you were able to do them because of the wealth that’s been in your name since birth. It’s not that I don’t appreciate it, but..."

She paused, searching for the right words, and I found myself clinging to her every syllable, hoping that there was some misunderstanding, that she didn’t mean what she was saying.

"I don’t understand how you could’ve fallen for me back then," she continued, "especially when you were so rude to me at first. Remember our first meeting? You were stubborn, demanding to get your ice cream first just because you could."

I blinked, caught off guard by the memory she brought up. "That’s so old, darling" I replied, trying to defend myself, "I was just a spoiled kid back then."

She smiled wryly, shaking her head. "You were more than that, Jungkook. You were bossy at school too, throwing your weight around because of your wealth. You even intimidated Hyunsik. He never wanted anything from you but your friendship, but you were so hostile to him."

I could feel my face heating up, the embarrassment of my past behavior bubbling to the surface. "That’s because I wanted you all to myself," I wanted you all to myself," I muttered, unable to meet her eyes.