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The feeling in Kiran's stomach did not help the nervousness she had while reaching for the files. The girl sighs and quickly grabs the folders before her mind could tell her otherwise. As she grabs the files she notices another group of files behind it classified as 'Neo Culture Technology: 127'. But what caught her attention was a specific folder with the name 'Moon Taeil' on it and a large check mark drawn on it.
Kiran shakes it off and looks at the six folders in front of her, seven including Mark's. As she went in to open the first file listed as 'Lee Haechan', stirring behind the door caused Kiran to stop.
Without hesitation, she grabs all the files and runs to the bookshelf in the office. Grabbing a large book, she hides the papers inside. The door creaks open, so Kiran runs to put an empty 'Neo Culture Technology; DREAM' folder in the drawer where she found it.
The girl clutches the book in hand while her parents enter the room, "Kiran?" Her father looks over to her with the book in hand, "Did you come in here just to steal one of our medical books?"
"The last thing you say to us is cursing our medical history and now you're getting into it?" Kiran's mother, Oh Seoyun, laughs at her daughter's contradicting actions.
"Well if I'm forced to do it, I might as well be good at it." Kiran walks away from the desk and towards the door.
Jaewon, Kiran's father, glances at the girl as she walks away, "Is there a reason you came?"
Kiran stops in her tracks and takes in a deep breath, "I was just seeing if you'd finally tell me the things you've been hiding from me."
"And if we do?" Seoyun raises her brows at Kiran, "What will you do?"
The room stays silent, Kiran had no idea how to answer because she didn't know what she would do with the information when told. But she knew she wanted to know, since it dealt with the family business and her.
Jaewon turns and places his hand on Kiran's shoulder, "I know you're curious, but it's best if you just shut up and listen to what's told. Do you understand?"
Kiran scoffs and pushes Jaewon's hand off of her shoulder, "Do you really think you should be talking to your only child like that?"
"What we do," Jaewon takes a breath in, looking intently at Kiran, "is for you. For your happiness and safety."
"So stop questioning us, Kiran," Seoyun holds onto Jaewon's arm with deceitful eyes looking at her daughter, "it's nothing which pertains to you and it isn't anything dangerous."
"It is our family business after all," Jaewon states with his typical mendacious smile.
Kiran resists her urge to sneer at the two, the two who always wants to paint their family as joyous and perfect. "If you won't tell me," Kiran sends a glare at her parents, annoyed with the situation, "then I'll figure out on my own sooner or later."
At that Kiran storms out of the room, the nervousness that once was settling in her stomach being replaced by pure rage. Her parents were liars, cunning foxes who she never found herself to trust. But the only good outcome of them being as they are was that Kiran became just as devious and sly as they are, if not more.
"She will find out," Seoyun turns away from Jaewon, "she is our daughter after all."
Jaewon lets out a sigh as he continues to stare at the doors which Kiran exited out of, "And let's hope she knows what to do when she finds out." He turns to look over at his wife, "she is our daughter after all."
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"Where is he?" Taeyong asks, his eyes dark as anger consumes him.
Taeil lets out a breath of annoyance as Yuta informs them of Jaemin's location, "Are you sure?"
"Positive," Yuta stiffly stands as the two before him boil in vexation, "Jaemin is at the Oh family's hospital."
"How did he get there?" Taeyong shouts, not understanding how one of their own could have been taken.
Yuta turns his head, "We don't know, but none of his information is in the system yet."
"So was he admitted or is he infiltrating?" Taeil raises an eyebrow.
"He's in a hospital room, most likely receiving treatment," Yuta feels the tension in the room, fearing what Taeyong would say about the situation.
Taeyong grits his teeth, "So he was admitted, without being admitted? What kind of bullshit is that?"
"Taeyong," Taeil speaks up after thinking of something, "where's Mark?"
Taeyong balls his hands up into fists and flares directly at Yuta, "Find him." The tone of Taeyong's voice sending chill down the back's of Yuta and Taeil, "Tell everyone to go and find Mark Lee!"
After that, Yuta quickly runs out of the room to inform the others of Taeyong's command. But it would be then that they would realize Mark is off the radar. His phone sending no signals, his home as the way he left it in the morning, and his tracker thrown in a trash bin at NCT headquarters.
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"No, this shit can't be right," Kiran runs down the stairs, the elevator taking too long.
The girl finally makes it to Jaemin's floor and she dashes out, making her way to Jaemin's room. Fear began taking over the girl, her legs felt like jelly and stomach felt as though it would soon reject her breakfast from this morning.
She tightly held the book she stole from her parents' office, not wanting anyone to take it from her. Making it in front of the door she needed to be at, she looks around and then makes it into the room.
"Jaemin, you're awake," Kiran lets out a sight of relief.
Jaemin nods, "I took the best nap let me tell you-"
"No time," Kiran breathes out, "we need to go."
The frantic girl scrambled to get Jaemin out of all the machines that were connected to him. Confusion covers Jaemin's face as he wonders why Kiran suddenly became the way he was this morning: afraid to be in the Oh family's hospital.
"Kiran, what's going on?" Jaemin asks as he almost falls when Kiran drags him out of the bed.
Kiran looks back at Jaemin, but whatever she was going to say was stopped when the door abruptly opens. "Fuck," Kiran mutters under her breath, not wanting to turn around to see who came into the room.
"What are you doing here?" Jaemin's remark caused Kiran to turn around to be met with a boy's eyes as he held the keys of a car in his hands.
