I Want the Headline

45

The room fell into a tense silence. Although Jungkook had haughtily confessed that he was Captain Jeon's hidden younger brother, the moment the words had left his mouth he was regretting it. Something about the way the officer's expression had shifted put Jungkook on edge. He was used to being scowled, glared and glowered at by the police, but the captain's sour expression had immediately melted away as he really studied Jungkook.

He looked concerned.

And Jungkook didn't want that.

He definitely had the Jeon jawline, the Captain noted as he watched Jungkook jut his out in defiance at the intense stare. Captain Jeon recognized himself in the other man; Jungkook looked just like him before he had joined the academy. Wild and reckless, the captain would praise the academy for straightening him out and guiding him any day.

And that was what Jungkook needed.

Guidance.

Dark brows furrowed, Jungkook glance at the doorway. He didn't come here to have some family reunion. He came here to get access to you again. Behind his desk, the mayor silently watched his oldest son react to his younger brother and it made his heart flutter. If he ignored all the obvious things, the two of them looked like normal siblings; the older quietly watching the younger sulk.

Suddenly, Captain's Jeon's gaze hardened and shifted back to him. The mayor brushed aside his oldest son's piercing gaze. His oldest son's concern was gone for the moment and replaced with anger for his father. It was then that the mayor remembered why he wanted to wait to tell him about Jungkook.

There would be too many pressing questions.

His oldest would have questions. His wife would have questions. Distant relatives, his grandchildren, the people of the city and especially the press would have questions. Then they'd all find out about Jungkook's involvement in the mafia and the heists and murders he was responsible for. And then they'd know how Mayor Jeon manipulated the system to keep Jungkook from jail.

It wouldn't end with him either. It was going to trickle down into his oldest son's life and career. It was going to affect his two grandsons. All his sponsors and supporters were going to get dragged into it and everything good thing Mayor Jeon had done was going to be worth shit.

Mayor Jeon knew his reputation would be ruined. It was just a matter of time now. The only person he could blame was Jungkook himself.

So that's what he was going to do.

He slammed his fist on his desk, effectively surprising both men. Jungkook's head snapped back to him, a brow raised. Violently waving Jungkook off towards the door, his father angrily murmured, "I was going to tell him in my own time. Thank you for screwing that up. Go. You want your girlfriend so bad, go discharge her from the hospital, I'll let the staff know. We'll see how well she does under your care." His glare wavered at the look of relief that passed over Jungkook's face as he all but tripped over his own feet as he rushed to the door.

All this, everything Jungkook had just screwed up was all because he wanted to be with a girl. He was about to single handedly ruin the city's trust in its authorities and mayor for a single woman.

For you.

Captain Jeon shook his head in disbelief as Jungkook left the office. He knew his father was a bit secretive, but he never would have guessed that he had been keeping another son a secret from him. "Your son." The officer growled,"You have another son? Were you ever planning on telling us? He has our last name and you're constantly vouching for him! Did you really think he'd stay a secret for long?! Who is his mother? Where is she? That man is in the mafia, how the fuck did that happened if you're so up his ass? Does mom know?"