Unkind Fate: Jaebum

Chapter 25: Bothered

The heavy breathing inside the room sound like a raging thunder, exchanging glares becomes a ticket to hell. Indeed, the tension between us – me, the three girls and the two managers – is growing steadfastly.

Seeing the two managers in front of us while I was seated adjacent to Nayoung, Jennie and Sooji, kind of reminded me of a court hearing where defendant and plaintiff are waiting for the verdict.

"Do you know what consquences you will face by spreading such threats?" Mr. Jung was calm but his eyes are expressing the opposite.

Nayoung didn't blink, unbothered with what our manager has said.

Shaking his head, Mr. Jung then faced the two other girls and Sooji immediately bowed her head, avoiding any eye contact.  "And you two, as Nayoung's accomplice, you also have to deal with the same punishment."

Jennie firmly shut her eyes, her forehead began to form creases. I can feel the agony from the sigh she just let out. While Sooji kept her head down, not allowing me to study her face, her shaking hands is enough for me to say she's worried as well.

"Tell me Nayoung, why do you want him to quit?" Mr. Nam, Got7's manager asked, a mixture of curiosity and displeasure is evident on his face.

The corner of Nayoung's mouth quirked up. "Really? Are you sure you're not aware of it or you're just turning blind eye because you're just too fond of him?" Nayoung scoffed.

"Nayoung, you and your manners!" Our manager aggrievely interjected.

"Let's be honest here, JB's been breaking rules since he became a level 3 trainee. I don't understand why you're protecting him."

I bit my lips, nervous of what is Nayoung trying to reveal. If she meant the fact that we're dating, she shouldn't have told me to get out of this, because no matter how she say it, I'm really part of this.

"Of course it is our duty to protect him, not only him but all of the trainees." Mr. Nam sighed. "But protecting doesn't mean letting go of your mistakes. We make sure every rule that was violated are taken care of accordingly."

"And you resolved it by still letting him stay?" Jennie pat Nayoung's arm to tone her down but she shrugged it off.

"We can't just kick everyone with just mere accusations and even proven true, one mistake is still manageable."

Nayoung chuckled. "It wasn't even a single mistake. And even if it's only one, it isn't something you can just settle in an oral agreement."

Mr. Nam gritted his teeth. He took a deep breath and tried to calm his system. On his rescue, Mr. Jung stepped in and speak up, "I can no longer tolerate this kind of behavior, Nayoung! I'll send you to the higher department."

"He broke the number 1 rule that JYP has implemented and that is no dating–"

I know she knows about Riah and JB dating. But it was too late for her to bring that up and I'm afraid she's talking about me now.

"He's a jerk for taking advantage of female trainees' feelings and breaking their hearts–"

Sooji lift her head up, her eyes sparkling in agreement and Jennie nodded in unison.

If she's talking about what happen between Lisa and JB, that's definitely not true. JB didn't know Lisa has a feeling for her, because just like I was before, Lisa just secretly admired him –the only difference between us was she have some friends to share that secret with and I just kept it alone.  JB didn't knew until Lisa confessed and he definitely not took that chance to make her leave.