“I wanted to tell you,” Hyeri tried to read Jungkook’s face. “I didn’t mean to lie to you but I thought you didn’t care. Well back then I didn’t know you cared that much.”

Jungkook sat frozen, he didn’t know what to say but deep down he had always known. He had felt a connection to this woman and he knew it was because she reminded him of Rye Hyeri. “We were in our twenties and you had so much going for you. You were an idol. I was just a poor music student on a scholarship and trying to run away from her abusive mother.” Jungkook just stared at her, trying to understand where the girl he knew was, “Say something…” Hyeri begged. “I would never have said anything. I would have lived this lie with you but Taehyung ssi said I didn’t have to anymore.”

“So Taehyung knew all this time?”

“I guess he must have but…”

“And Song Gaelin and the House Master?”

“Yes, they all knew. They all helped me so don’t be angry at them. They only did what I begged of them.”
“Why would they help you?” Jungkook was bleak. He felt drained from it all.

“Because they knew you loved me.” Hyeri fell at his knees and pressed her face into his knee, “Don’t you see. We can finally be together. Taehyung said we should go far away…”
“Oh, he did?” Jungkook stood, “I bet he couldn’t wait to get rid of me.”

“Jungkook ssi, what are you doing? Stay, we have so much to talk about and plan.”

“I can’t deal with you right now. I just need to find