signed | choi seungcheol

➢thirty-eight

-Jiyeon-

"What?" I asked, confused on what was going on, "To court?" Seungcheol smirked as Minhwan walked in with a black briefcase in his hand, "Sir, you really need to listen to me sometimes."

Seungcheol glared at him before kicking him out again, "So yeah, to court. I have all the evidence in this briefcase." I pursed my lips and whispered, "Are you sure nobody is watching you while you say this?"

"Don't worry, we have copies." he smiled, "All we need is you." I crossed my arms, "What is this really? How did you do all this? And are you sure I can trust you?"

"You can definitely trust me," he said while looking down, fiddling with the password of the luggage. I rolled my eyes and walked over to him, kicking him hard on his behind as he groaned, kneeling on the floor, "Hey!"

"You deserve it!" I shouted angrily, "How can I trust you?" He stopped exaggerating and stood up, "Jiyeon, I already did everything for you in secret and you can check it. It's all in this briefcase."

"No," I shook my head, "It's not that. How can I trust you as an ally? How can I trust you as a person?" Seungcheol sighed as he walked closer and was about to say something when I interrupted him.

"I don't want any excuses," I say as I swung my hands in the air and backed up, "You don't know how much you've hurt me. You left me just when I realized my feelings for you. All this was so much pressure on me and when I found comfort in you, you dumped me, left me in the dark. I didn't know what to do all of a sudden, I didn't know who I had become. You played with my feelings and hurt me mentally, emotionally and physically. How do you expect me to trust you?!"

There is silence for a while and it makes me even madder, "Do you have nothing to say?" He walked over and, this time, I don't move, instead, I drop my arms to my sides. He grabbed my hands and put them together with his, "Let me tell you everything first."

"I was the one who sent Minhwan," he smiled as he looked me in the eye, "I sent him to protect you, to make sure you were okay. That day, at the mall, those men were after you guys because they had found out I was collecting evidence. I wasn't careful enough."

"Then were you-" I was about to finish when he cut me off with his explanation, "Yes. I managed to pull you into the shadows before they caught you but my mistake was grave, you ended up in the hospital again. I didn't mean to hurt you but I had to do something to keep you far away from me so please-"

"Why did I have to be away from you?!" I shouted, still hurt, "We could've done this together! Why did you have to leave me?!" I shook his hands away from mine, "It was like you were trying to play with my feelings at the same time! You helped me sometimes but other times you hated me, pushed me away!"

"He threatened to kill you!" he shouted, startling me but he continued, "He wanted to kill you! I had to keep you far from me! He wanted me to stop investigating and to hurt you!"

"He wouldn't kill me. That would just give him more risk for jail," I crossed my arms. Seungcheol looked down, calming down a little, "He would do it. Just because it's risky doesn't mean he can't get away with it."

He pulled out his phone to check the time before walking over to the table in front of my small tv and turned the tv on to a channel showing the news: This morning at 7:35am, Lee Jungsoo-ssi was arrested for murder. His sister, Elizabeth Martin or Lee Jungah, was arrested for attempted murder. Two months ago, idol Choi Seungcheol, also known as S. Coups of Seventeen, brought up an old case from more than 10 years ago. Since then, the forgotten case has been brought back into the light and the case is under investigation. I am Kim Hyuna at the Seoul Prosecutor's Office.

Seungcheol turned off the tv and looked at me, surprised to see me crying all of a sudden, "Hey, what's wrong?" I turned around so he wouldn't see that I was going back on my word. I stormed away and locked myself in my room.

I couldn't possibly go back on my word. I was hurt so many times, I didn't want to get hurt again. I was too afraid to go back but I started feeling guilty because he worked so hard to solve everything. I didn't know what to do.

"Open up!" Seungcheol shouted as he tried to open the door, "What's wrong?! Hey! Yoon Jiyeon!" I bit down on my lip as I cried. I was happy yet I was confused. I was happy that all this was getting settled but I was confused on what I should do. I don't want him to hurt me again.

But I knew nothing would happen if I kept the door closed, so when there was no more banging, I opened the door. Seungcheol was still standing there but he was crying too, "Jiyeon, please don't leave me. I know I hurt you but I couldn't lose you either. I really missed you."

I don't say anything as he walked closer to me and hugged me tight as we cried silently. He stopped crying first and as we pulled away, he wiped my tears away. This time, I pulled him into a hug as I continued to cry on his shirt (ew).

"I don't know anymore," I mumbled, "You better not hurt me again. I won't give you another chance." He chuckled lightly as he patted my back until I stopped crying. He brought me to the living room and showed me all the evidence he had.

Recordings, CCTV tapes, photos, all sorts of things but it got me kind of worried. I looked at him for a moment before asking, "Did you pay people to keep quiet and not tell Lee Jungsoo? How did he not know until recently?"

"Um," he frowned while scratching his nape, "Well yeah but it wasn't a lot. Don't worry about it." For a few hours, we planned everything and got ready for the day with all sorts of questions the lawyer could ask.

I ended up cooking something small for the two of us and we finished eating quickly. After taking turns to wash up, I was so ready to sleep after such a messy and busy day. Seungcheol walked over with his hair still all wet and a towel hanging over his shoulder, "Let me sleep with you."

[play TRACK 6]

"Just sleep on the bed, I'll sleep out on the couch since I'm used to it," I say as I walk up to him and used his towel to dry his hair for him. His hand slid around my waist as he stared at me so I covered his eyes with the towel, "Stop staring."

He grabbed the towel and threw it aside, "How can I stop? This honestly feels like a dream to me and it's been so long since I could stare at you like this." He leaned in and left his face only centimeters away to tease me.

"Stop it." I say but I can't help but be tempted by his mint breath and his alluring stare. So I leaned in and kissed him but when I try to pull away, he continued to kiss me, not wanting to let go.

He picked me up by the waist and carried me to my room before closing the door behind us. When we pulled away, our pants filled the room and soon the volume coming from the room would increase.

Well, you know why.(leave it to your dirty minds) (*cough* they will DEFINITELY just be snoring *winks*)

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*cries* well this story is almost coming to an end and I feel sad! I will try to edit some mistakes around the book soon but if you wish for another chapter, it will come sooner if you vote, comment and share this book! Please and thank you!