Longing For Your Love.....

19

Taehyung was in the kitchen, gently stirring the soup on the stove. The comforting aroma filled the room as the soft voices of her children echoed in the background. Mark was playing quietly with Taegukk in the living room, and Kiara was busy coloring in her sketchbook at the dining table. Hwan sat silently beside her, occasionally glancing at his siblings .

Taehyung glanced at the clock. It was almost 11 AM.

Just then, her phone buzzed on the counter. She wiped her hands and picked it up.
"Mr. Choi " flashed on the screen.

She instantly felt a strange nervousness creep in. She quickly answered, “Hello, Mr. Choi?”

“Miss Kim,” his formal voice came through the speaker. “We have a sudden schedule change. The collaboration project with Jeon Corporation....there are some documents that require your signature personally. They’ve called us in for a meeting at 3 PM today at their headquarters.”

Her fingers tightened around the phone.

Jeon Corporation.
Jungkook.
His name echoed in her mind like an old wound reopening.
Why again she has to meet him

For a few seconds, she didn’t respond. Mr. Choi’s voice broke her trance.
“Miss Kim? Are you there?”

Taehyung took a deep breath and forced a polite tone. “Yes, Mr. Choi. I’ll be there by 3

She ended the call and slowly placed the phone down, her hands slightly trembling.

Her eyes fluttered shut for a second. The last time she stood in front of Jungkook… it was chaos. Pain. Anger.the slap ...  A storm of emotions that she had locked deep inside.

She wasn’t the Taehyung who had once shattered into pieces in front of him.
She had rebuilt herself. Stronger. Calmer. Wiser.
She opened her eyes with a sense of quiet power.

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Meanwhile, in the living room, Mark was lifting Taegukk up like an airplane while making exaggerated flying noises.

Kiara clapped her hands and laughed, her little cheeks puffing as she giggled.
“Again, again!” she yelled.

Taehyung walked over, smiling softly, and gently ruffled Kiara’s hair.
“Baby, I need to go to work for a little while today.”

Kiara pouted. “Again?”

“I’ll be back soon. I promise.”

She turned to Mark and quietly asked, “You’ll manage them?”

Mark stood straight and gave a thumbs up. “Don’t worry. This house is under my control.”

Taehyung chuckled. “Sure it is.”

Then she knelt in front of Hwan.
“Hwan-ah... I’m going to work. Will you be okay?”

Hwan looked up at her with calm eyes and nodded.
“I want to stay with you and Kiara and Gukkie today. Not at Jeon Mansion.”

She gave a tight smile and hugged him softly. “Alright.”

Meanwhile, Jimin, who had just returned from grocery shopping, overheard the conversation and stepped in quickly.

“I’ll handle the mansion,” Jimin said. “I’ll tell them Hwan’s staying with my parents today.”

Taehyung looked at her gratefully.

“You’re saving me again,” she whispered.

Jimin smirked, brushing her hair back playfully. “Someone has to. Now go rock that damn meeting.”