Mr. Popular Likes Me (BTS Fanfic)

Chapter 80

Park Areum's POV

It was currently 6:30 am when I suddenly received a call. I groaned and stretched my hand out to reach for my phone that was on the bedside table. I yawned and rubbed my eyes before looking at the Caller ID. I furrowed my eyebrows when I saw it was coming from Bo Gum but answered it anyways.

"Hello? Bo Gum?" I answered. "Hi Areum, it's Auntie." Bo Gum's mom replied. I slowly rose from my bed and sat while running my fingers through my hair. "Oh, hi auntie, is there something wrong?" I asked while looking around my room. "Oh no nothing's wrong. I just wanted to inform you that Bo Gum's surgery will be tomorrow." Bo Gum's mom explained. "Alright, I'll make sure to catch a flight later so I could get there." Before I left to go here, I promised him that I'll be there for him when he undergoes surgery.

"I'm so sorry Areum if me and my son are a burden for you." Bo Gum's mom muttered. "It's okay Auntie. You and Bo Gum are like family to me so you're not and never will be a burden to me." I said. "You're such a sweet heart. I'm sure your parents are proud of you seeing they raised their daughter well." Bo Gum's mom said which immediately made me smile. "Thank you Auntie. Anyways, I'll be going now so I could fix my things." I said. "Sure go ahead sweetie. Take care!." Auntie said. "You too Auntie." I said before hanging up.

I stood up and stretched a bit before going to the bathroom. I washed my mouth then proceeded to take a bath. After a few minutes, I wrapped myself with a towel and opened my closet to change. After that, I made my way out of my room and padded down the stairs.

I went to the kitchen and started to cook breakfast for me and Serena. Once I was finished, I went outside to check some mail. While doing so, I dialed Mr. Song's number and waited for him to answer.

"Hello Areum? You called?" Mr. Song answered. "Ah yes. I just want to inform you that I'll be stopping by at the company around 10 o'clock." I said. "Alright. Just inform my secretary when you arrive." Mr. Song said before hanging up.

I went back inside and placed the mail on the coffee table. Soon enough, I heard footsteps coming from upstairs. "Well you woke up early." Serena said before yawning. Serena slowly padded down the stairs while rubbing her eyes. "Come, I made breakfast." I said before walking towards the dining room.

I explained the situation to Serena, I was glad that she was okay with it. All I need to do now is book a flight and tell the boys about it. I changed into some casual clothes and head out with Serena. It was still early so we decided to go to the mall. We roamed around for a few hours until we decided to leave and head to the boys' company.

While I was driving, me and Serena were talking about random things. "So what happens when you're done training at the company in New York? Will you go back here or stay for good?" Serena asked. "I don't know. I mean to be honest I only agreed to go to New York because of some personal thing. But I'm also grateful that because of that you became my friend and secretary. But high chances I'll go back here." I explained while giving a quick glance at Serena before focusing again on the road. "I'm gonna miss you. Promise me that we'll still keep on touch when you decide to stay here. Even if I won't be your secretary anymore." Serena said while pouting. I chuckled and nodded while smiling. "I promise. Besides, it's up to you if you still want to be my secretary or not." I said before parking the car near the boys' company.

"Do you want to come with me or do you want to stay here and wait?" I asked before leaving the car. "You go ahead. I think I saw a cafe near here and I want to check it up since I'm kinda craving for some pastries right now." Serena said while smiling sheepishly. "Alright then. I'll just give you a call when I'm done." I said. Both of us got outside of the car. After I locked the car, we went on our separate ways.

I entered the building and greeted some of the staffs. I headed first to Bang PD-nim's office. I knocked on the door before I let myself in. "Ms. Park? What brings you here? Please take a seat." He said as he ushered me to take the seat that was in front of him. I bowed politely before taking a seat. "I'm going to make this quick if you don't mind." I said while waiting for his response. "Go ahead." "You see, I just got a call and I need to go back to New York. I don't know when I will be able to come back so I'm here to inform you that I won't be much of help in regards of the situation the boys are in." I explained. Bang PD-nim nodded before smiling. "It's alright. I understand." Bang PD-nim said. "If you want we could hire some more body guards for the boys. I know a few who are trained well. I could give them a call to see if they are interested and if they are, I could give you their number with their consent. I'm really sorry I can't stay." I said while giving an apologetic smile. "It's okay really. I am actually thankful that you still helped us even though we are not your responsibility. You managed to bring Jimin and Taehyung back to their home safely. Despite you leaving, you still manage to help. I am forever in your debt." Bang PD-nim said before standing up and bowing. I stood up as well and gave him a bow. "It's my pleasure. I'll be going now. I'll just go and see the boys and leave after that." I said before extending my hand towards him. "It was nice meeting you Mr. Bang." I said. Bang PD-nim smiled and extended his hand as well to shake my hand. "It was a pleasure meeting you too Ms. Park. The boys should be in their practice room right now." Bang PD-nim said.

After I said my thank you, I headed towards the practice room. As I was nearing, I noticed that the door was left ajar. I then heard them talking. "What proof do you guys want? She's dangerous. Jimin knows." I heard Taehyung say. I furrowed my eyebrows and peeked a bit. All of them were sitting on the floor. Only Jungkook was not around. "Jimin?" Namjoon asked but Jimin kept quiet. "Come on Jimin. Why don't you tell what Areum told me before we got out of the car? Tell them how she said that if she wanted me dead, I'd already be dead. Come on tell them." Taehyung said while glaring at Jimin. Oh so this is all about me now? Accusing me for the nth time? I tried to kept calm and listen to them. I mean sure eavesdropping is rude but they're talking about me so why not listen to it?

"Jimin? Is that true?" Hoseok asked while raising an eyebrow. "Well yes b-" Jimin said but got cut off immediately by Taehyung. "See? I told you she's dangerous." Taehyung said. "Trying to think of it, I don't really know much about her. She rarely shares things about herself." Hoseok muttered but enough for the others and for me to hear. They don't trust me... They doubt me... After all this time I was too naive to think they trust me as much as I trust them. I guess there's no point saying goodbye.

I kept a poker face and decided to leave. What I heard was enough. As I was about to leave, I saw Jungkook walking towards me. I guess that's my cue to leave. "Areum? What are you- hey! Wait!" Jungkook said before grabbing my arm to stop me from walking away. "Let go of me Jeon Jungkook... Please." I said before looking at him. By the time he released his grip on me, I immediately walked away.

I called Serena and asked her where she is. Once she arrived, I drove towards the company to meet with Mr. Song. "Is there something wrong?" Serena asked with worry laced in her voice. "Let's not talk about it please." I said while giving my full attention to the road. Once we arrived at the company, me and Serena went to Mr. Song's office.

"Good morning. So what do you want to talk about?" Mr. Song asked as me and Serena took a seat in front of him. "You told me before that I only need to stay in New York for a year or two right?" I asked. Mr. Song 's eyebrows furrowed but nodded nonetheless. "Yes I did say that. Why?" Mr. Song asked. "I decided that I will stay there for as long as I want. I will come back here when I want to." I answered which led to Serena and Mr. Song looking at me in confusion.