Every Rose Has its Thorn

Chapter 14

Every Rose Has its Thorn

Betrayal:

"I want to know how this happened and I want to know right now." Victoria's father said sternly. Victoria along with Natalie, Isaac, and her mom and dad, all gathered in the kitchen. Victoria felt the most attacked of all.

She wished Jiyong hadn't stormed out like he did, but she still couldn't blame him. He must've felt the exact same way she was feeling right now. With that thought in her head now, she couldn't help but feel stupid for being angry with him at this point.

"I said what happened!" Isaac rolled his eyes in annoyance. "I came downstairs with Victoria and saw that jerk cheating on her with Nat. I was putting him in his place then out of no where he punched me."

"Let me get you some ice." Victoria's mother frowned and immediately went to the freezer, acting as if he were her son or some cute-lost puppy.

"It was my fault, I had a moment of weakness." Natalie was clearly crying but was trying to just sniffle and stop so she could speak confidently. "I did kiss Jiyong, and I don't even know why."

"I want to talk to you alone, if you don't mind." Victoria finally spoke up. Giving Natalie a slight glare. Natalie nodded and sat up across from her and followed her back to the staircase where everything happened. "Tell me right now. Why did you kiss him?"

"Like I said, I don't know." Natalie sighed. "I saw how happy he made you."

"That's it?"

"Yeah. I just wanted what you had."

"Why? Isn't stealing my last boyfriend enough?"

"I was determined to be better than Missy. I feel like I've done that. And instead of getting to be the one with the good and long-lasting relationship, I'm rewarded with being alone. Isaac doesn't want me, he wants you. I'm sorry to you and Jiyong. It was my mistake. It's not his fault."

Victoria now really hated herself for being upset with Jiyong. She should've been able to trust him. She pulled out her phone and dialed Jiyong's number, only to ring and eventually go to voicemail. "He's not answering."

"When you are able to reach him, tell him I'm sorry."

"Saying sorry doesn't change the fact that I want to rip your hair out of your head."

"Where are you going?" Natalie called after her, seeing her starting to rush up the stairs. Victoria looked down at her phone halfway up the steps when she saw a text message appear. She was just going to get money for a taxi to go see if Jiyong was at the hotel he had a fake reservation for, but now she had to go into her room and pack her stuff.

"Jiyong texted me. He's on his way back to Korea already. I have to go get him." Victoria felt herself going into a panic. When she attempted to call him again, it went straight to voicemail without a single ring. Was his phone shut off because of the plane? Or was he avoiding her? She tried again, straight to voicemail. "I can't take my stuff and his stuff back with me all by myself. Would you be able to ship my stuff and I can get it then?"

"Sure." Natalie nodded.

"Thanks. If my mom or dad ask where I went just tell them I had to go home, thanks. If you didn't kiss Jiyong then I would say I owe you." Victoria tried to remain non-sarcastic. She darted up the rest of the stairs and found her room. She made sure she had all of Jiyong's stuff before running back down the stars with his suitcase. She looked at Jiyong's text again as she ran outside.

"Super stressed and need some space for a bit. I know I'm not wanted there so I'll see you back in Seoul. Sorry." ~Jiyong
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Jiyong did fly back to Seoul as quickly as he could. He needed to be in a familiar place where he could clear his head. No one wanted him back there anyway so he wasn't hurting anyone. He couldn't have hurt Victoria more than he already has anyway. Should he just punch himself over and over and tell himself he was the stupidest most worthless guy on earth? Would that make her happy?