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Chapter-21

Flashback :

All eyes were fixed on the young boy whose hand trembled as he clutched the gun while his gaze locked on the lifeless body at his feet. The white shirt under his suit was stained with crimson blood as a visible bullet wound pierced his chest. The boy slowly raised his head before his gaze shifted towards the door when a hushed whisper broke the silence. "Y-Yoongi?" Yoongi looked at his younger brother and mother who was frozen in shock and fear looking at the scene.

His mother's anguished cry filled the room as she rushed to her husband's side, shaking his dead body in disbelief while tears streamed down her face. She turned her gaze towards Yoongi and her voice trembled with sorrow and accusation, "You killed your dad, Yoongi!" Yoongi's expression remained unreadable but his heart felt heavy but still his eyes were devoid of guilt.

Minjun grabbed Yoongi by the collar in rage as tears mingled with anger as he stared into the eyes of the man who took his father's life. "You... you killed Dad, you bloody bastard! You're not even sorry!" Yoongi looked at his brother's gaze calmly before gently removing Minjun's hands from his collar. He turned to his mother before he asked slowly and calmly, "Will you listen to me?"

"At that moment, I wondered whether she could ever trust me again. I want to plead to her, to say, Please trust me, but deep down, I know these words will be useless. Minjun's gaze told me everything I needed to know, the bond we once shared had been irrevocably shattered. The man I had killed was my stepdad but he was Minjun's real father and the hatred radiating from Minjun is obvious. No matter how I try to explain, I can see it clearly, Minjun will never find it in his heart to forgive me"

"I had never regarded his father as my dad but I cherished the relationship I had with Minjun. I had grown to admire the way he calls me hyung. I wanted him to be proud everytime he looked at me. I always felt the sense of pride in his voice and eyes each time he called me but now, that pride was replaced with a gnawing emptiness, knowing that I would never again see admiration in his eyes. Instead, all I can expect is cold, hard glare filled with loathing. The fact that he hadn't even bothered to ask why?, why I did what i did and that is enough for me to realise I've lost him already"

"But the last hope is my mother. She is my real mom, the one who brought me into this world. I clung to the belief that she would understand, that she would recognize my hidden emotions and trust me again. But I couldn't shake the fear that she might turn away. Would she still see me as her child, or would I become just another source of pain in her life?"

Minjun staggered back as he sobbed uncontrollably, his cries pierced the heavy silence and he shielded his eyes with his arm, unable to bear the pain he felt looking at yoongi. "I-I hate you, hyung" he choked out as each word laced with anguish and Yoongi watched helplessly as he observed the tears pooling on the floor, glistening like shattered glass under the dim light.

His gaze shifted to his mother, who had risen from her place, her expression was a haunting mixture of hurt and disbelief. She stepped closer as her eyes glistened with unshed tears. She stepped closer to him while he looked at her with his emotionless eyes "I might not have tears in my eyes, I might not be crying from my eyes but my heart? It feels like it's being torn apart by the sight of their tears and I know I'm the reason for it but I'm not guilty for killing this cheater"

Yoongi's mind raced as he recalled the countless times he had watched that man treating his mother like a possession rather than a partner. "He was fake with my mom, his love wasn't real, I hated him for treating mom like she was just his thing but will she trust me? She's in love with him because he was so good at showing fake affection" The frustration bubbled up inside him as he thought about how she had fallen for the charade, how she had allowed herself to be controlled by him.