Tables Turned | JH

Chapter 9: Scolding

Looking over at Jhope, he's now fussing with his pants. Though, with how badly his hands are shaking, there's no way he's going to accomplish anything. Sighing, I step over to him, causing him to freeze in his actions immediately as he looks up to me from his belt buckle.

Glancing down myself, it's clear that he really hasn't gotten anywhere with the buckle. Though, what actually draws my attention is the unmarked clean skin of his thighs. Glancing up at him, his eyes are focused solely on me with a decent amount of fear still settled in them.

"Roll your shirt sleeves up for me." I whisper softly, taking the hem of his suit shirt in my hands. His eyes widen slightly before returning the normal size, confusion taking over at He shakily completes the task. Glancing down at his now bare forearms and lower half of his upper arms, I lift his shirt up just below his chest, finding his skin still completely unscathed.

Humming to myself, I roll his sleeves back down for him as I drop his shirt back down and crouch down to begin undoing his belt buckle for him.

"Are you okay?" I ask, keeping eye contact with him as I fix the buckle. He hesitantly nods his head, eyes not leaving mine.

"Don't lie to me, Jhope. I'm not a fucking idiot." I snap quietly, controlling my anger now as I get the buckle undone along with his pants.

"I'm just a bit... shaken up." He answers quietly as I begin pulling his pants up for him. His hands merely dangle at his sides as he lets me take care of him like this.

"Why the hell did you open the door to him?" I question, beginning to redo his pants for him.

"I-I didn't know that I shouldn't have." He responds softly, eyes traveling down to my hands as I begin working on the buckle without even looking.

"There are but four people of importance that you have no say in whether to open the door or not to. Those people would be me, Jin, Jimin, and my father. You are not required to answer that door for anyone but us. Not even Taehyung. Understand?" I inform him as I finish the belt. He tilts his head slightly, confusion etched all over his face.

"Look... It's obvious I don't want you here, correct?" I question, not bothering to look away from him as much as I'd like to. His expression turns slightly sour but nods his head nonetheless.

"That has nothing to do with you specifically, Hope. I don't like having anyone around me in general. However, regardless of what either of us would like, you work with me now. Work with and for me. Take orders only from me. You are mine. The only person who can have a say above myself is my father. He's the only other person who can instruct you do to something, and you have to listen. Beings you work for me now, it puts you above everyone else. The only people you're below are me, Jin, and my father. Everyone else is at your command granted it's something approved. Got it?" I explain calmly.

His lips part a small bit as he tilts his head slightly to the other side, though he nods his head. I smirk, nodding in return before taking a step back.

"Good. Now go get some rest. You need to be ready to go by six fifty tomorrow morning. And don't bother locking your door, I'll knock to be nice as a warning before walking straight in. So I wouldn't be indecent when in your room if I were you." I tell him, shooting him a wink as I step towards the elevator. He blushes lightly but nods in response.

"Now if you'll excuse me, I've got some... scolding... to do." I say with a smirk before stepping inside the elevator and heading down to yell at Choi.

Hoseok POV

Morning rolls around far too quickly, and I end up pouting the entire morning as I tiredly try to get ready on time. I manage to hop in the shower and wash up a bit with the supplies surprisingly already provided, though I don't bother questioning it.

Afterwards, I head to the closet in hopes that maybe it's stocked with something that'll work for me. I'm certainly surprised though, when I find that it's already stocked up with a few suits. Grabbing a navy blue suit with a white shirt, I quickly slip into it and am surprised even further to find that it fits me. Obviously not tailored, but I'm not supposed to have anything like that yet.

Though, then again, I never really wore tailored suits to begin with. Hell, it wasn't even usually full suit attire. It was usually black jeans and then a black tee shirt with a black blazer over it to dress it up a bit.

Shaking the thoughts from my head, I quickly head to the bathroom to fix up my hair. Just as I'm finishing up, I hear a knock on the door before heading it open. Dropping my hands to my sides, I sigh quietly before exiting the bathroom once again.

"Ready to go?" Choyeon questions from where she's leant against the wall next to the door. My head snaps in her direction and my eyes widen slightly. Holy shit she looks good.

She's wearing black ankle boots with a golden chain around the top of them that's revealed due to her leaning position. She's dressed in a black suit, the under shirt being a light gray color and a silver watch is peaking out on her wrist from beneath her suit jacket sleeve. A few different silver and gold rings are dawning her fingers and she's got silver earrings in. No doubts that each ounce of the jewelry is pure gold and silver.

"Jhope? As much as I dislike these meetings and the men there, I more so dislike being ogled. If you're ready, let's go." She says, snapping from my thoughts. I feel my cheeks heat up in embarrassment as I nod my head in response. I catch a glimpse of her smirk but decide to ignore it as I follow her out of the room and lock it behind me before entering the elevator with her.

We're silent the entire way down and that doesn't change even after we exit and walk across the floor. I have to stop at the front desk as they pull my things out from beneath it. Slipping my lighter and cigarettes into my pocket, I grab my shoes and begin to start putting them on as quickly as I can.

"Try not to be fucking dumbasses today, okay? I swear if I get a call from Jin because you idiots let another fucker like Joon up while I'm gone, the consequences are gonna be a lot fucking worse than a goddamn smack." I hear Choyeon growl as I finish tying my shoes.

Standing up, I realize she's talking to one of the helpers on the floor. The man simply nods his head before I make my way over to them. Choyeon motions for me to follow her and I do as we head outside. Spotting a car waiting for us, I quickly head to the black car and open the door for her before climbing in after her.

"Let a day of hell begin." She mutters as the car pulls away.