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Part 38

Days later,on a fateful day, Taehyung found  herself sitting across Namhee in their house, while jungkook sat right beside Tae, with a silent affirmation that he is with her, for any thick and thin.

"This is... deeper than you both might be thinking" Namhee says as she sips her tea.

"We know mom, but-" Jungkook starts, while he looks at taehyung,"But we have carefully thought this through"

"What you two are requesting is near impossible now" with a sigh, Namhee says, frustrated,"News about your broken emgagement has already escalated, this is already capable of staining both family's reputation. Re-engagement is out of topic. Right now, our reputation is at the verge of crumbling down. This will only result them in calling our family names, and what drama we're doing." She, with a frustrated frown, looks at both of them.

Taehyung avoids Namhee's gaze, as shefixated her gaze on the floor. The fear and guilt weighing heavy on her vision. But a hand caresess hers under the table, on her lap.

She looks beside her at jungkook, who nods assuringly.

"You're right, mom." Jungkook says, stamding up, followed by Taehyung, whose hand remained on his.

"We'll do what is right, give us time." He bows before walking away, taking taehyung by his hands.

Meanwhile, Namhee just sits there, gracefully sipping her tea.

"Good luck with that"

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As they both walked out, they immediately got into jungkook's car, driving away.

Taehyung, with a desperate look, glances at jungkook,"I dont think my mom will agree either"she sighs hopelessly,"She was already angry knowing your family didn't tell us about the curse. She was the one who  protested to break this engagement."

Jungkook turns his head to glance at her, parking the car at side.

"Taehyung" he cups both her cheeks, seeing her about to tear up,"The world is not over, there are many ways even if she disagrees." He tries to soothen her tangled thoughts.

"She won't agree. But-" her glossy eyes look up at his somehow calm ones,"But i cant live without you. I love you. Our love is strong enough to fight off this curse." Taehyung speaks while jungkook just nods at her every word.

"If she wont agree.." jungkook diverts his gaze to the floor for just a second before looking at her in the eyes with determination,"We'll run away. You trust me, right?"

Without wasting a second, Taehyung nods, repeatedly.

"We'll go far from all this chaos. But first, let's talk with your mom, okay?"

Taehyung replies with a nod,"Okay"

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There was knock on the door of Kim House. One of the servant immediately ran to open up the grand door, and seeing their young lady, he bows, moving aside as Jungkook and Taehyung enter.

"Where is mom?" She asks.

The servant trails behind her,"Mrs.kim is upstairs in her office." He replies.

Nodding, Taehyung walks upstairs leaving jungkook in the living room with a muttered up smile.

And as she stood right before her mom's home office, she knocked before opening the door to find Chaeyoung immersed in her laptop in her desk.

"What brings you here, tae" she asks, though her eyes were fixated on the glowing laptop screen.

Carefully muttering up her courage, "I.... and jungkook, want to have a talk with you. Can we go downstairs?" She asks.

While chaeyoung snapped up her head upon the mention of jeon.

"This is already over, what do you two want to talk about?" She asks, suspicious amd skeptical.

Taehyung looks at her with a pleading look,"Mom please"

Saying so, she walks out, down the stairs.

As Jungkook and Taehyung patiently wait for her mom, tae couldn't help but fiddle in nervousness and fear.

"Kook i-" She was cut off by the sound of footsteps behind her, down the stairs. And as they anticipated, it was her mom.

"Mom." She says before they both stand up.

Chaeyoung gives them a blank look before settling herself on the couch, followed by the two lads.

A silence settled between the three as they sat with no words being shared. Chaeyoung's gaze had both of their determination wavering but they stood their ground.

"So?" Chaeyoung asks.

Taehyung fiddled with her fingers, collecting right words when Jungkook spoke up.

"We love eachother and believe that pur love is strong enough to fight off any curse." Jungkook carefully says when he feels chaeyoung's judging gaze.

Before Jungkook could speak up again,"Are you saying you two want to get married?" Chaeyoung says, raising her brows.

"Concludingly, yes." This time, Taehyung replies.

Scoffing, chaeyoung looks away from them, laughing at their unbelievable words.

"Do you two even know what you are talking about?" She asks, her voice menacing.

"The engagement is broken! I dont want to bond my family with liars and cursed people. I adore my reputation and my dauther. What lie have you fed her again huh?" Chaeyoung's harsh gaze lands upon jungkook's somehow wavering one.

Hearing her insulting words, jungkook stays silent but taehyung does not, "Mom!" She stands up, frowning.

"When did you start being this mean? How did you end up like this huh? Why are ypy saying such harsh things to him? He was not the one to come up with this whole arranged marriage things, you were. Why are you blaming him for lies now?" With ragged breathe, taehyung speaks her mind while jungkook too stood up, holding her shoulders and holding her back, in an attempt to calm her.

Narrowing her eyes, chaeyoung stands up too, "When did you start defying your own mother, taehyung?" She says, her voice small but authorative.

However, Taehyung's thoughts don't waver. She stands there, unaffected, "I'm not a child anymore mom." She says,"This is my life and i have every right to make my own choice." She says, her voice cold but full of determination.

Taehyung turned around, "Im sorry mom" She says before dragging jungkook out with her, leaving behind shattered chaeyoung.

Chaeyoung's body stood frozen at hee daughter's words as she felt her being so distant, unlike everyday. Her words totally felt like that of a stranger's. All because she was in love with a man who kept her in lies.

A man with a family of liars who would do anything for their benefit.

Chaeyoung was devastated, but she knew nothing could stop her.

Nothing could, because for the first time, Taehyung's faith upom her decision didn't waver even when she protested. She stood her ground, truly determined.

The determination and love in both their eyes was evident, and so she couldn't say anything.

She didn't say anything.

Even when, few days later on a certain night, she saw someone peeking through the door then walk away, sniffing.

She didn't say a word when she saw her daughter walking out of the main door with a bag in her hand.

She couldn't say a word, because her tears overpowered her numb words.

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I DID A LOT OF MODIFICATIONS..