𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐆𝐄 |•𝐤𝐭𝐡

Chapter 40

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The city lights of Paris twinkled beyond the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, casting a soft glow in Taehyung's hotel room. He sat on the edge of his bed, fingers hovering over his phone screen, eyes fixated on a single name-Mrs. Kim.

His chest felt heavy. It wasn't something he could put into words, nor did he want to. But something within him... something unfamiliar yet strangely comforting... was pulling him towards her.

He missed her.

The thought alone made him scoff at himself. Kim Taehyung missing someone? Ridiculous.

Yet, here he was, hesitating like a fool, debating whether he should call her or not. His thumb lingered over the call button for a second longer before he finally gave in and pressed it.

The phone barely rang once before-

"Hello?"

A breath hitched in his throat. She picked up instantly. Like she was waiting for him.

Taehyung blinked, his grip tightening on the device. He hadn't expected that. He had expected at least a few rings. Maybe she was busy. Maybe she wouldn't pick up at all.

But no.

She had been waiting.

His lips parted slightly, but instead of acknowledging the obvious, he went for something completely different.

"Y/N, pick my laptop from the cupboard."

There was a pause. A long one.

"H-Huh?" she finally stammered, clearly confused.

"My laptop. It's on the cupboard. Pick it up."

She frowned, not understanding why he was calling her for this when he hadn't even bothered to check on her before. Still, she obeyed.

"Okay, wait."

He could hear her soft footsteps as she moved across the room. The sound of the cupboard door creaking open, followed by a faint huff as she reached for the laptop.

"Got it," she said.

Taehyung leaned back, a smirk playing on his lips.

"Open it."

She narrowed her eyes.

"Why? What are you planning, Mr. Kim?"

"Just do as I say, Mrs. Kim."

Y/N sighed, flipping open the laptop. The screen lit up, and she waited for further instructions.

"Open WhatsApp Web," he ordered smoothly.

"WhatsApp Web?"

"Yes."

She typed in the link, scanning the QR code with her phone. The page loaded instantly, showing all her chat conversations.

"Done."

Without another word, Taehyung hung up the call.

Y/N blinked at her phone.

"What the-"

Before she could even process what had just happened, a notification popped up on the laptop screen.

Incoming Video Call from Kim Taehyung.

Her heart skipped a beat.

She hesitated for a second before slowly pressing accept.