HAUGHTY-To Love ✔

CHAPTER 19

AUN POV

"I'm asking you a question, Aun. Why are there hickeys on your neck?" His words pierced through me, causing my eyes to shut tightly as tears streamed down my face. I couldn't bring myself to answer him directly, but at the same time, I wanted him to know everything.

"Those may be bruises, JungYun. Don't frighten her by asking nonsense," Jin sunbae interjected, trying to redirect JungYun's attention. But knowing JungYun, I could sense that he wouldn't be easily swayed.

"You be quiet. I'm asking her," JungYun snapped back at Jin sunbae, disregarding any respect for him. Jin sunbae fell silent, but he gestured towards me, shaking his head subtly as if urging me to not speak up the truth. "Tell me," JungYun demanded, gripping my shoulders tightly and shaking me slightly in his frustration. "You're testing my patience, Aun. Answer me before I lose control."

Understanding that his patience was wearing thin, I made a decision to speak up. "I got hurt while straightening my hair. Those marks appeared due to the hot iron," I lied, trying to make my explanation sound somewhat plausible. But instead of accepting my words, his brows furrowed even deeper, and his eyes grew darker than before. "Is that so?" he questioned, his tone laced with disbelief.

"Yes," I replied, my voice slightly bolder but still low. However, before I could say anything more, he erupted in anger. "LIES!" His outburst startled me, and I flinched when he pushed me away forcefully.

The surrounding area fell into an eerie silence as the other players watched, too scared to intervene and clear the situation. JungYun didn't utter a word to me, instead, he ran his hands through his hair and took deep breaths to regain control. The sight of him filled me with a sense of dread, and I couldn't hold back my tears any longer.

"JungYun, you're just exaggerating things. There is noth-" Hoseok began, but JungYun shut me up with a single look. I could sense that JungYun was far from pleased with the atmosphere.

"Didn't I tell you? I. Don't. Like. To. Share. What's. Mine," he gritted through his teeth, his grip on my elbow tightening. Witnessing JungYun hurting me, Jae-Min and Yun-Jun sunbae quickly came to my rescue, pulling me away from him.

"Where is your mind, JungYun? Can't you see you're hurting her?" Yun-Jun sunbae raised his voice, pushing JungYun back a step. "You don't get to tell me what I should do. If she can't keep herself still and decides to 'whore' around, then why does her father need my help in protecting her?" JungYun's words froze me in place, my vision becoming even more blurred with tears.

"JungYun, stop-"

"Are you really the naive girl who your father introduced to me?" JungYun sneered, his face filled with sarcasm as he kept his eyes coldly fixed on me. "JungYun, I said for you to-"

"If you're so easy, letting other men touch you, then why do you act timid and pure with me?"

"JungY-"

"If I had known you were easy before, I would have used you a long time ago," he started, but before he could finish his sentence, someone stepped forward and forcefully pushed JungYun, causing him to fall onto his back.

"I SAID TO STOP!"

Shaken by the harsh and commanding voice, I looked to see Yun-Jun glaring at JungYun, who was returning the same intense glare. "Yun-Jun, calm down. You can't just push-" Hoseok tried to talk but stopped with the commanding voice of his friend.

"Shut up," Yun-Jun interrupted, his anger even more evident. He kept his eyes fixed on my broken figure, then glanced at the others before finally locking eyes with the man who had been sitting down. "When you don't know anything, you better keep your mouth shut before accusing someone."