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Hailee felt a sense of confusion wash over her as Mark stepped aside, the nurses touching her head.
"Ms. Choi are you alright," a young male nurse asked as he tapped his keyboard frantically.
"Uh I think?"
He nodded as another nurse poked her head in.
"Uhm Ms. Choi," she said, "you're manager is outside, there's a lot of interviewers too so I'd suggest Mr. Lee to stay inside. Uhm he wants to talk to you."
"Let him in I guess," Hailee said.
She was confused. The last thing she remembered was running from Jaehyeon and seeing Mark. To be honest, she didn't even remember getting to him but she must have somehow.
Hyeok stepped in, his outfit once again consisting of his usual suit and tie.
"Hailee what happened, they said you- why is he here also," he said as he glanced at Mark.
Hailee glanced down at her arm, a series of smiley faces and stars scribbled all over it as Mark hid his arm from sight.
"I- well," she stammered, "Mark's my soulmate... and uhm you knew I had a boyfriend, right?"
"Right, Jaehyeon correct? What about him though if Mark is-"
"She's getting there," Mark interrupted, Hyeok sending him a death glare.
"Patience kid," he said, "just because you're an idol doesn't give you the right to interrupt me. I'm letting you stay in here because of what would happened if you stepped out."
Mark shut his mouth and shoved his hands in his back pockets.
"Jaehyeon was never my soulmate," Hailee said, "he was just my boyfriend who had also... uhm been left by their soulmate. He- I don't even know what happened..."
"Then why are you trying to explain a useless story," Hyeok muttered in irritation.
"Because you asked, sir'," Mark said, his annoyance growing.
Hailee's manager reminded him similarly to some of the ones in NCT.
Hyeok sent him another glare, but looked at Hailee promptly for her to continue.
"He grew paranoid," Hailee said, "at the end he broke my phone and kinda locked me in the apartment? Uhm and when I tried to get out he might've gotten mad and tried to hurt me?"
The room was silent. Mark's stomach dropped. Hyeok stood stolid.
"How long had he been acting as such," Mark finally said, "how long?"
"I guess for a couple months, like a month after I started living with him here?"
Mark ruffled his own hair as he spun around. That was toxic and Hailee hadn't even bothered to notice until it was too late.
"I'm guessing you broke up with him," Hyeok asked.
"Well not yet," Hailee said, "but I feel like me leaving would be clear enough-"
"Ok," Hyeok said, "we can send a team in to help you move your stuff out once you find a place. For now stay in the hospital. We'll get the news on this and have you make an official statement."
"What," Hailee said, "can we honestly just keep this personal and-"
"Hailee," Hyeok cut her off, "as much as I respect your opinion, this could help with forming popularity. This will pull at people's heart strings and make your name even bigger. And magazines will pull in money."
Hailee stayed silent as Mark stared at Hyeok only.
He was talking about a toxic relationship, he was being extremely contradictory and toxic himself. Mark sighed as Hyeok left the room.
"You shouldn't have to make a statement," Mark finally said making his way back to the chair next to Hailee.
"No I should," she mumbled, "Hyeok's right."
"Yes," Mark said, "but not for the right reasons. They're horrible reasons and you shouldn't feel pressured to make a statement-"
"It's fine," Hailee smiled as she let her hand inch towards Mark's.
Mark on the other hand would admit he wasn't one for much skin-ship, but after living with Yuta and Haechan he had learnt to get used to it. With Hailee he didn't even mind.
"But it's not."
"What's so bad about a little stress," she said, Mark inhaling at her words.
"A lot."
And for the first time Hailee saw him looking at her with something besides empty eyes. What they were full with was concern and care.
She could see that.
Her heart could feel it as well.
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Ngl I love the song Insomnia by The Rose like how can you not? It's so pretty
