The shorter male rolled his eyes and said, "She's just a kid."
"Not just a kid; she's probably linked to one of them."
"How can you be so sure?"
The leader smirked and twirled the swivel chair so he could face the eldest of the gang.
"Oh, I have my ways."
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"Donghyuck! Come here for a sec!" Mark's booming voice ripped him out of his peaceful nap, wriggling under the sheets. "Don't make me call you on three!"
"Argh! I'm the boss here." he nagged and kicked the sheets off, walking out of his room, all topless and disheveled. "WHERE THE FUCK!?"
"MEDIA ROOM!"
Donghyuck dragged his feet to the said room, flinging the door open with his foot.
"Ugh, we know you have abs." Renjun said, rolling his eyes.
"You interrupted my beauty sleep," the leader sassed. "What now?"
"IKON wired a message." Mark said, and Donghyuck's ears perked up.
He made his way beside Renjun and looked at the screen.
Na Yeoreum What a lovely name! Who is she?
Donghyuck began boiling in anger, fists and jaws clenched.
"Here comes trouble" Jisung said rhythmically.
The leader took a deep, calming sigh, closing his eyes for a second. "Any traces?"
"All blocked," Renjun answered, "but I can decode it, but give me time."
Donghyuck nodded. "Okay, let's not bring Yeoreum here for the mean time. Also, your girls can be traced too."
"But what should we do? They already knew her name."
"Jaehyun-hyung. I'm going to talk to him."
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"So that's it?"
Donghyuck nodded, and the older man sighed.
"It's late 10 PM, Hyuck," Yoonoh said.
"What should I do then?"
Yoonoh laid on the backrest, observing the younger's face.
"Protect her"
"That's a given."
"Try your hardest, then."
Donghyuck left out a depressing sigh. "Hyung, can we just tell her the truth?"
Yoonoh paused for a second and looked down.
"It won't matter anymore. They can still trace them. The titles are being passed down from generations, and Kim's son is the one who's ruling the gang now. Yeoreum and Jaemin deserve to know their roots."
That made the older man massage his temples with a continuous sigh.
"What's holding you back, by the way? Fear? Come on, they're mature enough to understand everything. I'm done hiding. We all are."
Yoonoh ran his tongue on his lower lip and nodded. "Okay, I'll do it."
Donghyuck is now paying full attention as he eagerly listens.
"But first things first. Yeoreum's safety."
"About that.."
Yoonoh raised a brow.
"Is it possible for me to ignore her now? She can get into so much trouble if I continue to."
"No"
"But-"
"That's the least thing that you'll do, Lee Donghyuck."
Donghyuck stayed silent.
"Plan a meeting; I'll be there."
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