"Taeyong we got them-" Johnny trails off as he takes in Taeyong sitting stiffly in his bed with an equally stern Jieun sitting by his bedside. Renjun was behind her, with a poker face, silently leaning on the wall and Jisung was next to him, mirroring his posture but with furrowed brows.
Haechan was sitting on the other side of Taeyong's bed, a small smile adorning his lips. With one hand steadily holding a bowl of soup he gently reaches out with the other to feed his brother from which Taeyong turns away.
"Uhm, am I interrupting something?" Johnny asks, his voice weary. Taeyong doesn't look up nor respond but Jieun perks up at his voice. Her face softens as if she just saw the most beautiful thing in the world and she gets up instantly.
From behind Johnny another voice rings out. "Thank heavens, Jieun you are-"
Jungwoo doesn't get to finish as Jieun rushes into his arms. Stumbling back a bit, he tightly wraps his arms around Jieun nevertheless. He pulls away a little and scans her quickly.
"You are not hurt are you?"
"No, what about you? Are you okay? And Aunt Eunbi?"
Jungwoo smiles and runs a hand over the back of her head. "All good. Officers Taemin and Kun were guarding us."
Jieun breathes out and turns to Johnny gratefully. "Thank you." She whispers but it is audible enough for Johnny to hear. Johnny shows her his signature goofy grin as he ruffles her hair.
"Promised you, didn't I?"
Hearing that Jieun immediately punches his arm lightly.
"OW! What was that for?"
Jieun crosses her arms. "That was for lying to me about Renjun."
"Oh."
Jieun raises a brow and Johnny sheepishly grins at her. He looks at his superior's bed and finds him crossing his arms with a scowl on his face. Johnny immediately points at Taeyong with a look that is part innocent and mostly offended.
"Young lady, if you want the real mastermind, blame him. These arms are priceless you know?"
Haechan giggles at his statement. "Why do you think my brother is sulking like a five-year-old? He got told off by his baby cousin."
"I did not get told off!" "I'm not a child!" Taeyong and Jieun echo back instantly making Haechan beam at Johnny.
"Oh well... I think, I better go check up on Mark." He slips past Jungwoo, the perplexed boy moving to give him way, and waves back cheekily. "Enjoy the family chat then!"
"Ya! Suh Johnny come back!" "Is Mark okay?" Taeyong and Jieun shout in sync. Ignoring Taeyong's words, Johnny looks back to Jieun and answers, "He should be fine unless he reopened his wounds.
"What?"
Seeing Jieun's crestfallen face, Johnny smiles. "He's a tough one Miss Park, he'll recover quickly. But knowing him, he would also be over himself wanting to know if you- if everyone's safe. So, before he does something stupid, I need to go inform him."
He sends Jieun a wink as he walks away. "And while I am at it, I'll make sure he gets his treatment and rest."
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"How many times do I say, it was for his safety Jieun."
Jungwoo raises a hand. "Wait wasn't he safe in here?"
Taeyong sighs again. "I'll repeat one last time. Jung Daehyun's men were specifically after Renjun. I didn't want that to endanger the rest of you, and neither could I have risked his safety."
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RomanceA girl with a smiling mask. A boy with a cold personality. He seems to see right through her mask. She seems to melt his coldness. But is that the end? What starts as a simple case ends up unravelling a series of events, leading Park Jieun back to...
