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January 5th, 2018: The Tea is Spilt

Crazy, eventful chapter....

10:24 pm:

"Hey, waitress! Pass me a glass of champagne!"

I make eye contact with Taehyung and he's smirking. I roll my eyes in annoyance.

"Alright, coming", I say bitterly.

So, Taehyung forced me to plan an impromptu party for him today. He also forced me to be a waitress for the party. Fuck my life! I'm his bitch for the rest of my life because of the damn contract!

I pass the man his champagne as he oggles me. Disgusting.

"Grace, love, what do you think of this party?", a grinning Taehyung taunts.

"Just superb", I say, gritting my teeth. Not gonna lie but, I planned an awesome party...

"Hmmm, great. Anyways, run along to the kitchen and grab some crab cakes for me, will ya?"

I slam my carrying tray down, making some of the champagne spill over the glasses. People look over with curiosity.

"Look, Boss Kim, I just had a long-ass week of work! Get the damn crab cakes yourself!", I hiss quietly as some people noticed the scene I made.

"No".

I finally look straight at him. "No? Cut me some slack you filthy, philandering 🐖 pig!"

Taehyung leans in, whispering into my ear,"Remember, you're nothing. You're my little servant for the time being. Now, before I lose my temper, get me the damn crab cakes!"

I grunt in response and start walking shamefully to the bustling kitchen.

I ask one of the cooks for a tray of crab cakes.

As I'm waiting for the tray of crab cakes, I look down at the necklace Taehyung forcefully put on my neck. Hmm, a rose huh. I grimace. This is the ugliest necklace in the world.

"Tray of crab cakes!", shouts the cook.

"Thanks". I grab the tray of crab cakes and walk out to the party.

I scan the room for Taehyung and finally spot the back of his head. I chuckle. With shiny hair like that, you can spot him from 3859 kilometers away.

I walk towards him,"Hey! Taehyung!". He doesn't hear me.

I yell louder,"Hey! Tae-". I froze. My heart sinks.

Taehyung was chatting with a handsome man. And that handsome man happened to be my ex-boyfriend who mercilessly dumped me before I got kidnapped.

Taehyung notices me,"Oh Grace, you're finally here with the crab cakes".

I don't respond. I'm only looking at Bogum, my ex.

As Taehyung takes a bite out of his crab cake, he says,"Remember Park-Bogum? It's been a long time since you guys have seen each other right? When was the last time you guys saw each other again?"

"You know damn well the answer to that", I mutter.

Bogum is staring intently at me. I shift my weight uncomfortably. I still have lingering feelings for him. The mafia heist was just a nice distraction from him, but I never forgot his betrayal.

"You know, Bogum and I go wayyy back. We've been best friends for over 6 years. We met in college", Taehyung ignores my reaction.

This was all a lie. A lie, lie, lie. I used to think Bogum was my soulmate.