Runaway Princess #1: BTOB Hyunsik ✔

Chapter 4

JUNE'S POV

I'm starting my job on Monday, but before thatㅡI have to meet him. End it with him.

I traveled out of Cheongju again and used the payphone there to call Sungjae.

"Who is this?" He picked up in five rings. He always did. Even when he knew it was me.

"It's me. Junhee."

"Oh Junhee-ahㅡWHAT? JUNHEE? YEOM JUNHEE?"

I wondered if that's relief in his voice or plain shock. "Let's meet."

"What? Wait... are you okay? I thought you were kidnappedㅡ"

"I'll explain everything."

"Should I ask them to come with meㅡ"

"No, Sungjae, please... don't tell anyone."

"Okay. Tell me where you are."

I hung up after telling him where we should meet. I went to the coffee shop where I met up with Peniel too. I went to the toilet room and washed my face as the memory flashed behind my head.

When I decide to visit Sungjae at their house, I come unexpectedly and the maids would welcome me and tell me to proceed inside. I've always done it.

I was pretty excited because I bought a gift for his birthday. I have to get him by the lake so I could show it to him.

I was about to open the door to his room when I overheard an intense conversation. One was his voice, one was his father's.

"You have to stick with Junhee! You have to be a part of their family!"

"I'm doing the best I can, dad!"

"Then what are these pictures? Why are you out with some other girl? Do you know how much I paid the paparazzi who took these shots? For goodness sake, Yook Sungjae! Do you think Junhee is just an ordinary girl?"

"I don't love her, dad!"

I gasped and then I felt like suffocating.

"I don't need you to love her. Do not be stubborn, son! We need her. We need you to stick with her. Do not let the media catch you hanging with some girl that is not Junhee. Don't ruin our image to the public."

I took off my heels. Stupid heels. And ran off their house quietly.

"Your Highness, are you okay?" One of their maids asked on my way out.

"Please don't tell anyone I was here." I said and left.

I took a deep breath and went out of the toilet room, waited for an hour or so before he finally came.

Despite his shades and the hoodie on his head, I still recognized him. Of course, he would cover up. He wouldn't want to get his picture taken with some girl. People won't think it's me.

Sungjae is famous being the son of a sheriff and his good looksㅡhair as dark as his eyes, I always thought he looked like a prince.

I waved at him and approached immediately. "Wow, I almost didn't... recognize you." He said.

"I hope you didn't tip me off to everyone." I said coldly.

"You told me not to, so why would I?"

I took the only gift he gave me for our first anniversary from my pocket and placed it between us.

It's a necklace locket, inside are pictures of ours. He stared at it quizzically.

"I'm breaking off our engagement." I said and placed the ring there too. "Let's break up."