Billionaire's Bargain || Kim Taehyung

Sacrifice

Taehyung had had his suspicion for a while now and he was finally about to conform it. He stood silently, waiting for their newest buyer to arrive. Being one of the top dogs, he was barely required to oversee them but he couldn't let this one slip. In order to keep things calm, he had let the procedure go on its own while he stood hidden behind one of the few windows on the upper floor that adorned the rusty room.

He crossed his arms across his chest as the car arrived and parked itself across the alley. A young woman with sunglasses walked out and discreetly walked into the building. She looked around the room timidly and fiddled with the handle of her suitcase. Taehyung could see her lightly flinch as one of his associates walked into the room.

"State your name." His deep voice resonated across the almost empty warehouse.

"Yubi. Kim Yubi." She replied timorously.

Another one of his associates frisked her with a metal detector. He asked her to remove the glasses and she obliged. Taehyung leaned to get a better look and sure enough, it was her. Kim Yubi. Or as Minjee would call her, Cherry.

Taehyung took a deep breath and turned away, not bothering watch the whole transaction. He closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose. He silently took a hidden exit out of the room and waited patiently yet again in his sleek black Porsche. He could see why Minjee chose her. Out of all her associates, she was the least suspicious. Even when Taehyung was on the verge of taking over her company, he had barely bothered to look her up. On normal cases, this would have slipped his vision but this time, he had been waiting to catch something abnormal. Anything that would lead a way to Minjee.

He hadn't been able to sleep ever since Mr Wook's dinner party. He should have known M would show up at this one. He was so used to going as M's representative that the thought of M showing up himself hadn't crossed his mind. A mindless blunder. His breath had caught in this throat when he had witnessed his mentor's piercing gaze. He had dreaded every second Minjee spent with the man. This is a signal, he had thought. A warning that yelled directly into his face. The knowing sly smile, the unnatural back thumping, his keen interest in Minjee were all a huge "Beware!" sign board and he couldn't help but notice. He had known the possible dangers he'd get into once he got into a relationship with her. But it wasn't until the wake-up call did he know the depth of the seriousness. He was vigorously shaken out of his delusion that he could protect her when the time came. It wasn't until he saw how close she stood next danger that he knew he was putting her in trouble. Even then, he had had hope. But now as Kim Yubi's image flashed before his eyes, he wasn't sure he had any left.

He watched as the woman got back into her car. He waited a little while before revving up his engine and as she reached a considerable distance; he followed subtly. The car parked in front of café, few kilometres away from the main city. He watched from a considerable distance as she pushed through the door. Awaiting her arrival was Minjee, perched atop a tall stool at the further end of the café. He waited for a few minutes and observed their supposedly clandestine interaction.