Hidden Truths

Chapter 15: Isolated

After that day, every moment felt heavier.
The weight of Jungkook’s anger and coldness pressed on your chest like a boulder you couldn’t shake off.
He was angry with you for reasons you couldn’t fathom.
Each time you tried to reach out,
tried to understand,
he pushed you further away.

Jungkook’s behavior confused you deeply.
He never spoke to you unless it was laced with frustration or sharp criticism,
but despite his harsh words and distant demeanor,
you noticed something else hidden in his eyes—pain.
It was faint,
a flicker of something deeper whenever he lashed out at you.
A fleeting moment that made you wonder what was truly going on inside his mind. Every cruel word seemed forced, as though he was fighting against something he couldn’t control.

But the incident from last night was like a wound that wouldn’t heal, replaying in your mind over and over again. The slap still stung,
not just physically but emotionally. You kept asking yourself,

Why? What has you done to deserve this? Why was he so angry with you, and why did it seem like there was more to his outbursts than just hate?

It had only been two days since your wedding,
but it felt like a lifetime had passed. The fairytale you once imagined had quickly turned into a nightmare,
with each day bringing more silence, more distance.
Jungkook avoided you,
his eyes cold and detached,
as if you were nothing more than a stranger in his life.

And then there was his mother—Mrs. Min Hyein,
the woman you once admired,
the woman you had always hoped would be like a second mother to you. But after the wedding,
her warmth vanished,
replaced by the stern,
calculating behavior of
a typical bad mother-in-law.
She no longer smiled kindly at you; instead, her eyes held contempt.

Every morning,
she would assign you household chores as though you were a servant, not her daughter-in-law.
You spent hours cleaning,
cooking, doing tasks that were far beneath you,
but you never complained.
You didn’t want to cause trouble,
and part of you thought that maybe if you worked hard enough,
if you showed her respect,
things might change.
Maybe Jungkook would change.

But it didn’t.

She also made sure you were kept away from your father.
Every time you tried to speak to him, Mrs. Min would find some excuse, some task that needed your immediate attention.

“You’ll see him later, dear,”

she’d say with a condescending smile, always blocking your path.
And you couldn’t argue;
she held too much power in this house.
Your father, Mr. Min Sehoon, was busy, caught up in his own worries, so he never noticed the growing wall being built between you and him.

You were living in the same house as your family, but you felt utterly alone. It was like being in a glass cage—so close to everything,
but completely isolated,
with no one to confide in.
The lavish surroundings meant nothing to you now.

You couldn’t shake the feeling that something bigger was happening, something beyond just your marriage. You weren’t sure if it was the file Jungkook was so desperate to find,
or something else hidden beneath the surface.
All you knew was that this wasn’t just about you.
It wasn’t just about Jungkook’s anger. There was a secret,
and you were caught in the middle of it without even knowing what it was.

As the days dragged on,
you realized you had to stay strong. You couldn’t let them break you.
You couldn’t let them see how much you were hurting.
Because even though you were alone, even though Jungkook treated you like you were nothing, you still held onto the hope that one day, you’d find the truth. And maybe, just maybe, Jungkook would too.

To be continue.....