𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐒 | kth

14

Her heart sank.

Initially she had requested for a role, but that was because she was afraid that he would find out about her love for him. But now, he saw her as a woman that used her body for favors.

Y/N clenched her lips, refusing to speak.

Taehyung waited, but seeing how she was not prepared to speak, he broke the silence.

"Why aren't you saying anything? After plotting with such effort, getting me medicine, taking care of me, and even finding this place, isn't it all for more benefits?

You mentioned that you didn't expect to sleep with me.."

He stopped, realizing he was not making sense. Sinking into silence, he swallowed. Staring straight into her eyes, he seemed to be reading her mind.

In an emotionless tone, he continued, "Unless you weren't looking for any benefits from coming here.."

Y/N didn't expect him to figure it out so easily. Subconsciously she tightened her fists, trying desperately to keep calm, and said,

"Two days ago, I went to Vante Entertainment for an audition for the second lead in 'Alluring Times' but failed."

It had never occurred to her that she would end up continuously hiding her feelings, continuously portraying herself as an object used for transactions.

She could feel the sharp pain from her palms but showed no signs of the pain and said,

"The film has a star studded line up and has gained attention even before the show started filming. If you really want to reward me, give me the second lead role."

Wordlessly, Taehyung continued to stare at her. Suddenly, his eyes sank. Wrapped in his blanket, he jumped from the bed.

Taking large strides towards her, he grabbed her by the wrists, yanking her forward. Taehyung dragged her out of the bedroom, down the stairs, heading straight for the door.

His actions slowed momentarily before he pushed Y/N out the door without hesitation.

With a loud thud, he slammed the door shut.

His series of actions were swift and unexpected, not sparing Y/N any time to react.

By the time she came back to her senses, she had already been thrown out of the mansion by him. 　　

But all my things were upstairs.

Just as she was hesitating on whether or not she should knock on the door to retrieve her things, the tightly shut door swung open.

A series of loud swishes resounded as her things were rudely tossed onto the ground. Before Y/N could react, the door slammed shut.

Her bags weren't zipped, the contents spilling out, littering the entire floor.

She stood stunned. After she managed to gather her senses, she knelt down and started filling the contents into her bag one by one.

After she packing, she took one last look at the tightly shut door. Pursing her lips tightly, she turned around silently, walking away with heavy steps.

Taehyung returned to his room and, as he reached for the pack of cigarettes on the bedside table, he found a packet of fever medicine on the table.

She had bought him fever medicine. Taehyung's eyes dimmed.

He took the medicine and dumped it in the trash bin before lighting up a cigarette. He walked towards the window, taking deep puffs.

As the smoke entered his body, he started to relax.

From the window, he could see the back view of Y/N leaving. His fingers trembled.

He lifted the cigarette, taking another deep breath. He then left the smoke in his mouth for a while before blowing it out slowly.

Clouded by the smoke, he
could still see her entering her car. After about half a minute, the car started and left.

Taehyung waited till the car was out of sight before lifting his hand to take one last puff. He then extinguished the cigarette on the ashtray.

He stood on the balcony for a while longer before turning to his room to retrieve his phone.

Entering a number, he waited for connection, then said, "Leave the second female lead role for 'Alluring Times' empty, I have someone in mind."

He waited for awhile before continued,

"Also, clear my schedule, I want to act the second lead role for 'Alluring Times'.

"There is nothing wrong. After acting in the lead role for so long, the second lead would be a good change. Besides, I didn't intend to take up any more films."

"Okay, that's it for now. Just do as I say."

Before giving the other person a chance to speak, he hung up the call.

After his high fever, his body was yet to fully recover. He threw the phone on the bed before lying down in fatigue.

Somehow, his eyes would subconsciously look towards the trash bin at the side.

He stared at the bin for a long while before staggering to pick up the box of fever medicine inside.

Taehyung stared at the box, a dim light flashing across his eyes.