Tables Turned | JH

Chapter 26: Signing Troubles

"Are you ready to go?" Choyeon questions quietly as she peaks her head around the wooden door of my room. Straightening out my suit jacket, I look up at her with a small smile before nodding in response. Silently, we make our way over to the elevator, riding down it silently. Neither of us say a word, movements slow and numbed up by Valium as we cross the floor and get into her car.

"There's someone that'll be at this meeting that I need gone. He's been betraying my father and I for the last month, and those type of actions can't be tolerated. The name is Myungsoo." Cho informs me as we start down the road. I simply nod my head.

"It needs to be clean, quick, and silent. Done at the end of the meeting before he leaves." She adds. I simply smile over at her, kissing her cheek in return, watching her as she blushes at my actions. With that, the car falls silent as we loosely hold hands.

As I watch out the window at all of the places we're passing by. Though, as we continue going by, my mind slowly begins to wander and my eyes widen before my face falls at realization.

Things are finally going well with Choyeon. I've been stupid and let my guard down. Letting myself get close with her, allowing myself to develop feelings for her. And yet, I'm supposed to be here collecting as much information, doing everything I can to bring the entire Empire down along with those family to it. Locking them up for all of the wrongdoings they've committed. Not to mention the fact that this is the family enemy of my own family. Not that I really want anything to do with those fuckers ever again.

But how the hell am I supposed to turn someone in that I'm falling for? Turn her in like she's some hardened criminal? And after seeing how much of a human she still is? How much emotion she still expresses as if she's not even been touched by this shitty side of life?

Biting my lip, I glance down at our hands. The tiniest of smiles tugs at the corner of my lips before I look away again, wishing I knew what the hell to do. I truly don't know that I can just turn her in like this. For the things she's done? She'd be locked away for the rest of her fucking life. I... I don't want to lose her like that. And I sure as hell don't want to be the reason she's locked away. I don't want anything to fucking do with it.

But yet, everyone back at the department are counting on me. Relying on me fully to accomplish this operation. And if I don't complete it, I'm completely fucked. I'd be the one getting locked away for everything that my parents have forced me to do, never to see the outside world again, or Choyeon for that matter.

As the car finally comes to a complete stop, parking and all, it snaps me out of my thoughts. Looking around, I realize we're at the restaurant. Giving Cho a small smile that she returns, we get out of the car and head inside. I let her do the speaking as we reach the front desk, soon being led away from the entrance and further into the building. We end up sat in the far back corner, the others already there and waiting for us. Conveniently, I end up being sat directly across my target and next to Choyeon. Though, as I scan the room for any body guards or anyone that could be here with intentions to either ruin the signing or Cho herself, my heart sinks as my eyes widen.

Taking an unnoticeable deep breath, I calm myself down and try not to focus on the two people here that could majorly fuck this up. Instead, I try to focus on the man in front of me and the task at hand, listening to the conversation. Though, I can't help myself from occasionally glancing over at the two with worry, concerned someone's going to try and pull some sort of shit. And neither Choyeon nor myself are in any sort of shape to be getting into more fights. Certainly not ones with guns.

Sadly, just as the contract gets pulled out so that they can agree to renew and fix certain things, one of the two stand up. Of course, it's at that moment that one of the men sat with us decides to bring up an issue that they want the contract to be contingent on.

"I want guarantee that this issue is going to be handled if we're going to continue this, Ms. Kim. I want those Jung Company assholes handled and to stay the fuck away from us." Seugnhoon demands. Cho simply nods calmly. I try hard not cringe or make any wrong reactions to the mention of... my... family and their business.

"Of course. It'll get handled. We'll look into it." She answers, nearly sounding bored at this point. Glancing back over to the two, I feel my heart race as I notice the one heading our way.

"Choyeon, look." I say, leaning over and whispering in her ear as I motion towards one of the problems. I watch as she tries not to pale in color, head lowering just a little.

"Oh fucking hell."