"No."

He made his answer short and sweet.

And at the very moment he said that, I felt as though my whole world has crushed. Neither did he know that this simple lie of his could make a huge impact on me.

From the corner of my eyes, I could already see Tammy shaking her head at me. Papa and Mama Tuan both had solemn looks on their faces, whereas Grace was just staring blankly at me. However, I do not care about what others may think of me. What matters most now is Mark. He is my everything now. I need him to trust me.

Taking in deep breath, I bravely leveled my eyes with his.

The same pair of eyes, the same expression and the same mood. How can I ever forget that? It was exactly like the one he gave me when he found out about my real identity the last time.

And this just shows one thing.

He doesn't trust me.

"GEOJISMAL!", I finally lost my temper and started yelling agitatedly at Joey, forcing Yugyeom to hold me back again.

"Noona, geumanhae...", Yugyeom tried to calm me down from the back but the more I thought about it, the more agitated I got.

It was only when a pail of water got splashed onto my face that I finally woke up.

"JEONGSHIN CHARYEO!", the voice bellowed and I shut up immediately.

I was shivering from the cold water and I looked up to find Mark staring at me in fury.

Mark... Not those eyes please... Not those... I was only telling the truth... I was crying badly in my heart but nobody knows.

I let a tear escape from my eye as I continued to deliver this message to him through my eyes.

Sadly to say, he never got it.

"It's late already. We are all done for the day and let's call it quits. We have mountain climbing to do tomorrow, so let's get some rest before the sun rises", he paused and then continued coldly,

"And, let her stay here if she wants to."

That was all what he said, before he made his way up back to his room.

Joey, Tammy and Grace trailed quietly behind him. Papa and Mama Tuan both gave me a pat on my shoulder before they made their way back up. And as for Jessica, she didn't forget to make a face at me before leaving.

Therefore, it only leaves with Yugyeom and I now.

"Yugyeom-a, go back up and sleep", I told him as I struggled to wipe away those tears that were slowly streaming down.

"Ani, let me stay here with you noona..."

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YUGYEOM'S POV

I stumbled to where noona had collapsed at and sank down beside her, whispering to the weeping figure.

“Noona, gwaenchanayo?”, I idiotically blurted.

She was clearly NOT okay.

She raised her hand ghostly and wiped the tears pouring from her eyes away from her cheeks. She stuck her fingers under the edges and wiggled them around a bit, slapping away my hands when I tried to help her.

As soon as she had cleared her tears away, a fresh torrent bust forth. Her body was wracked with great sobs and she shook like a leaf. I pulled her to my chest where she stayed until her crying subsided.

When she finally looked at me, her beautiful brown eyes were swollen and sore.

This was my first time witnessing noona being so heartbroken and it made me recall what JB hyung had instructed me before I left with them to LA.

"Yugyeom-a, watch over Wendy-ssi when in LA. Bu-tak habnida", he told me.

Had he saw this coming?

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JOEY'S POV

After making sure that Mark had fallen asleep, I took the chance to creep towards the door. Somehow, I wasn't feeling safe of leaving Wendy alone there to cope on her own.

I was the one at fault.

I should have told the truth but I didn't have the guts to.

I was afraid of losing Jessica as a long time friend such that I had chosen to sacrifice my brother's relationship.

I clearly knew that after this, Mark wouldn't forgive her easily, but I still chose to do so.

I opened the door slightly and studied the lonely figure who was being brought into the arms of Yugyeom.

Fortunately, she still have a friend here to rely on.

Sorry Wendy, I'm really sorry...

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WENDY'S POV

When I woke up the next morning, I realized that I was already brought back into my room.

It must be Yugyeom.

Squinting on one eye, I checked the time on my phone and realized that it was 6am.

My head was throbbing badly from all the crying and uncontrolled emotions previously. I have yet to forget those hurtful looks Mark had given me and it triggered my tears once more.

However, no matter what, I have to put