ENEMIES WITH BENEFITS//TAEHYUNG FF//

The Truth On Record

By afternoon, the press hall was overflowing.

Reporters packed the room shoulder-to-shoulder. Cameras lined the stage like a wall of blinking lights. Every major outlet had sent someone.

The banner behind the podium read:

Vanguard Innovations – Official Statement

This wasn't just a response.

It was a confrontation.

Y/N stood behind the curtain at the side of the stage, adjusting the sleeve of her blazer.

Her heartbeat was steady.

Beside her stood Kim Jisoo, arms crossed confidently.

"Ready?" Jisoo asked.

"As I'll ever be."

Jisoo smirked slightly.

"Good. Because the media outside looks like sharks that smelled blood."

Y/N exhaled slowly.

"Let them."

Across the hall, reporters were already whispering.

"Is she really going to appear?"

"Where's Taehyung?"

"Will Vanguard deny the allegations?"

Suddenly the lights shifted.

The side door opened.

And the room fell silent.

First walked in Kim Taehyung.

Calm.

Composed.

Followed by Y/N.

And then Jisoo.

The cameras exploded with flashes.

The three of them walked to the stage together.

A very clear message.

Unity.

Taehyung stepped up to the microphone first.

"Thank you for attending on such short notice."

His voice was calm but firm.

"Recent allegations have been made against a member of Vanguard's executive team."

He glanced briefly toward Y/N.

"And those allegations are false."

The reporters immediately started shouting questions.

"Are you referring to the accusations made by Park Ji-eun?"

"Yes," Taehyung replied simply.

A ripple moved through the room.

"But rather than argue with speculation," he continued, "we decided to present facts."

He nodded slightly toward Jisoo.

She pressed a button on the remote in her hand.

The large screen behind them lit up.

Documents appeared.

Time-stamped reports.

Meeting logs.

Aurora internal approvals.

Y/N stepped forward.

"These records show every analysis I submitted while working at Aurora," she explained calmly.