"I hope you don't regret this." Taeyong said as Jaehyun watched Lucas guide Mr. Park out to the car waiting in front of them. The two men watched as Inhye exited the car, embracing her father with a warm hug. Jaehyun crossed his arms over his chest.
"Relax, I got this all under control." Jaehyun told Taeyong, a small smile on his face as he watched the mother-father reunion.
"Jaemin's place is still a wreck." Taeyong pointed out.
"He wants to move in with Jeno and Renjun anyways." Jaehyun answered, starting his car.
"Whatever." Taeyong said.
As they drove past the Park's car, he noticed Mr. Park staring into his eyes. Jaehyun bit his lip, hoping it was just an illusion in his mind.
...
"You busy tonight?" Jenna asked, phone against her ear as she crossed her legs. She was seated in her office.
"Yeah, the Park's are coming over for dinner tonight to discuss the wedding." Jaehyun answered from the other side of the line.
"Aw, that's unfortunate. How about tomorrow?" Jenna asked, hoping that Jaehyun would be free.
"I'm celebrating with the boys as the mansion tomorrow." Jenna's smile was wiped off her face, replaced with a frown. Jaehyun must have noticed this as he immediately added to his phrase.
"I'm sure they wouldn't mind if you joined us though. Are you interested?" Jaehyun added.
"If they're fine with it, I'll gladly come." Jenna responded, the smile returned.
"Great, I'll let them know. I'll see you tomorrow then?" Jaehyun said.
"Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow." Jenna said, hanging up the phone.
Jenna returned to her work, opening up an email from Taeil. It contained a link to a dropbox folder. As she opened the folder, she noticed it contained the photos from the photoshoot with the NCT Dream boys. She quickly turned on her intercom.
"Hey Mark, call Johnny and Yuta and the three of you come to my office ASAP. I have something to show you." Jenna told her assistant.
...
Jaehyun sighed as he picked apart the files on his desk, running his fingers through his hair. After his trip to the police station, he immediately returned to his own office building, a place he hated with a burning passion.
The office building he worked in was new and modern, but it was cold. He much preferred the vibe of JJ SEO's building, which was tinted with warm colours, making it feel quite cozy.
Jaehyun heard the door open and saw his father walk in, unannounced like usual.
"Where have you been?" Mr. Jeong asked, irritated.
"I was supporting Inhye." Jaehyun lied. Although he was there when Mr. Park left, he stayed far away from the girl.
"Good. Don't forget that the Parks are coming over tonight." His father reminded him.
"You won't let me." Jaehyun muttered, making his father's eyebrows raise.
"That whole situation puts the Parks in the spotlight. I almost wanted to cancel the engagement once I heard about the arrest but now that the claims turned out to be false, the wedding is more crucial then ever now. It's important that you're on your best behaviour." Mr. Jeong said, staring at his son.
"Yes father." Jaehyun replied. Mr. Jeong gave his son a small nod before leaving his office.
Jaehyun stretched his arms above his head, leaning back into his seat.
Inhye's plan better freaking work.
...
"Don't they look great?" Jenna asked, showing the three boys the photos Taeil had sent. She watched as a bright smile lit up on Yuta and Mark's faces.
"Yeah, the boys did a really good job modelling." Yuta said, lightly ruffling Mark's hair.
"Your designs were really good, hyung." Mark replied, patting the elder on the back.
"I think we can get some of these printed large enough so that they go on the windows of the first floor." Johnny said, a smug look on his face.
"Yeah, I agree. The boys look amazing." Jenna said as well.
"You should definitely include the shots of you four if you're going to do that." Mark said, eyeing the two owners of the company. Jenna exchanged looks with her brother before nodding.
"I guess that makes us the brand ambassadors for the company." Johnny said, giving the members of the room a wink.
...
Jaehyun adjusted his tie as he looked at his reflection in hallway mirror. After deciding that he looked decent enough, he headed towards the living room area. He passed by the various maids of the house, who were preparing the evening meal. When he arrived, he found his mother seated, looking at a picture album.
"What is that?" Jaehyun asked, making his mother jump as he peered over her shoulder.
"Oh my, you scared me!" His mother said, putting an arm over her chest. She patted the empty space beside her. "Take a seat."
A smile crept onto Jaehyun's face as he slid in beside his mother.
"You were always such a happy child." His mother said, flipping through the photos. Jaehyun noted how much his mother admired the images of Jaehyun, a small boy with cute dimples. As she flipped through, he began to notice another boy and girl joining him.
"That's Johnny and Jenna." Jaehyun pointed out, the three of the proudly standing in front of the elementary school, sporting their school uniforms.
"Yes, the three of you were always so close, since you were babies. Johnny would take care of you like an older brother while you always stole Jenna's toys. This was taken on your first day of school." Ms. Jeong told him.
"That was Jenna's first day too, right?" Jaehyun asked. His mother nodded.
As they continued to flip through, Jaehyun noticed how big of a part the Seo family had in his life, the two siblings being a part of a majority of the photos. Occasionally, their parents were seen smiling with his as well.
"It was such a tragedy." Ms. Jeong sighed, her fingers swiping over a photo of Johnny and Jenna's parents. Jaehyun nodded, putting an arm over his mother as he rubbed her back.
"Jenna was always such a lovely girl. In an alternate universe, I wouldn't have minded if you two ended up together." Ms. Jeong said as they looked at Jaehyun's prom photos with her. Before Jaehyun could comment, the doorbell rang.
His mother quickly closed the album, getting up onto her feet.
"The Parks are here, we should go greet them." Ms. Jeong said, making her way out. Jaehyun looked at his mother before slowly getting up, following her to the front doors of his house.
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