𝓑𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓟𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓮 (𝓙𝓲𝓴𝓸𝓸𝓴)✔

Chapter 44

Author's POV

"He is already dead by now!" Olivia's voice rang through the tense silence, her laugh sharp and unhinged, sending a chill down everyone's spine.

Jungkook's breath hitched, his body going rigid as Olivia's words sank in. His world tilted. His vision blurred with rage, and before he knew it, his body moved on its own-

SLAP!

A deafening silence filled the room as Olivia's head snapped to the side, her cheek turning crimson from the impact. A shocked gasp escaped Ava, but Jungkook didn't care.

For the first time in his life, he had laid his hands on a woman, and yet, he felt no remorse.

"Don't you dare!" Jungkook roared, his voice raw, his entire body trembling as emotions crashed over him like a violent storm. His heart pounded painfully in his chest, fear, fury, and helplessness mixing into something suffocating.

Gongyoo, watching his son spiral in anguish, stepped forward without hesitation. Without a word, he pulled Jungkook into a tight embrace, his strong arms anchoring him before he lost himself completely.

Jungkook gripped his father's suit tightly, his knuckles turning white as he whispered, his voice breaking, "Nothing is going to happen to Jimin and our baby, right? Appa?"

The entire room stilled.

"What?" Ava and Olivia's voices overlapped, their eyes widening in shock.

Jimin was pregnant.

"No! I won't allow that!" Olivia suddenly shrieked, her face twisting in rage. "That bitch and that bastard child should be dea

BANG!

A single gunshot echoed through the room.

For a moment, time seemed to freeze.

A chilling silence followed, broken only by the faint sound of Olivia's breath hitching in shock. Slowly, her body swayed before collapsing onto the cold floor. Blood pooled beneath her motionless form, the crimson stark against the pale tiles.

The smell of gunpowder lingered in the air as everyone turned toward the shooter.

Mr. Park lowered his gun, his face void of any emotion as if he had merely swatted a fly.

Namjoon instinctively pulled Taehyung into his arms, shielding him from the gruesome sight. The others stood frozen, some swallowing hard, but none spoke a word of pity for Olivia. She had sealed her fate the moment she wished death upon Jimin and his unborn child.

Jungkook, however, was too stunned to react. He stared at Olivia's lifeless body, his mind struggling to process what had just happened.

"Dad..." His voice came out hoarse as he turned to Mr. Park, disbelief clouding his gaze. "She was the only clue we had! Why... why did you...?"

Mr. Park calmly slid his gun back into its holster, his expression unreadable. "We already have his location. Let's go."

And with that, he turned on his heel and strode out of the room, leaving behind the suffocating tension.

One by one, the others followed, their minds still reeling from what had just transpired.

Ava remained standing, unmoving, as she stared down at Olivia's lifeless body. Tears streamed down her face, her lips trembling.

Even though Olivia had betrayed her, even though she had thrown Ava under the bus, she couldn't forget the years they had spent as friends. The secrets they had shared, the laughter, the trust-no matter how twisted it had become.