High School Again: The President's Secret Lady Boss | Jenlisa

47. The Other Heir

Taehyung carries on with all the blushing and beaming for some time while Jennie only stares at him in silence.

Despite her impassive expression, she can't help but be dazzled by his bright, sunny smile. It's no wonder that many girls have fallen for his charms. Not only is he kind and friendly, but he is also quite the eye candy.

Jennie is merely being appreciative of Taehyung, though–she already had a fair share of experiences with pretty good looking people, considering that she was already living with one and had even married another before.

"You know, I'm really happy right now..." he started all of the sudden while still staring at the guitar pick she have him.

"Not only were you finally talking with me, but you also gave me something. I'm already glad enough that you didn't insist on putting your distance. After everything that happened yesterday, I though we're going to drift further away from each other."

"I think it's actually the opposite. Now that you know about my secret and I know yours, this is only a given. And besides, when I said that I didn't want anything to do with you, I wasn't trying to blame you. You're not at fault..." she said and cast down her gaze, suddenly finding it in herself to confess.

"For a while now, I've been avoiding people to protect myself from getting hurt. Even though they didn't do anything wrong, I stayed away. I wanted an easy way out of the situation–and that was the easiest one I could do."

"I see... I understand. It seems to me that you've been through a lot. I'm kinda getting the impression that you experienced many things that made you lose your trust and hope in others. That's why you've become the way you are."

"Well, you could say that."

"What if I want to be the one to change that?"

"Huh?"

A little taken aback by his uncalled-for declaration, she went quiet and still.

Just when she thought that she would appear like she was too caught up in her angsty teenage phase by saying all those things, he ended up taking it seriously. She used to see him as someone who never had problems to deal with, so she didn't expect him to understand. But then, he actually did–and with how he steeled his expression, she knew that he meant what he said.

"I want to be with you, Jennie..." Taehyung then said out of nowhere, throwing her off guard.

"I-I mean as friends! Close friends! It's just as you said. We already know each other's secrets. Can we use that as our starting line?"

"Oh, you want us to be friends?" Jennie absentmindedly blurted out, still confused by how he seemed to have changed his mind at the last minute and took back what he said at first.

"To be honest, I don't get what you mean by being friends. Are we supposed to hang out together all the time or what? I'm not really good with people. And you're always surrounded by a crowd of them-"

"That's not it at all. What I mean by that is that we can open up to each other. You can rely on me anytime. I'll help you out as much as I can."

Though a but enlightened, she remains looking dazed. She only kept staring at him from that moment on, not responding. He sighed at her lack of reaction and thought that he must have not been convincing enough.

"Perhaps, just saying that makes it look like I'm all talk. I probably still need to act it out to you..." Taehyung continues with a small smile.

"And I guess that you're still curious about me? You already know that I'm one of the Park's. I doubt you're gonna give that subject a rest."