Chapter 20: All She Could Do Was To Hope   She walked into her father’s study room and saw him sitting on his chair solemnly. The atmosphere around her was kind of serious so she was curious as to what her father wanted to talk to her about.    “Have a seat, TaeYeon.” He spoke and TaeYeon obliged.    Being in front of her father in this situation, she was actually a little tense since it is kind of rare to see her father being this serious and there was even a frown evident on his face.    “The board called for a meeting tonight,” the King said. “It is a very sudden announcement that I just received and since they didn’t mention what this meeting is about... I’m actually afraid that they found out something that they shouldn’t.”   “You’re saying...”   TaeYeon didn’t even need to finish her sentence before her father had nodded. “Yes, about Tiffany, I’m not quite sure about Jessica though. But still, we shouldn’t jump to any conclusion this soon and make ourselves paranoid. Let’s just get this over and done with and do not let anything happen to any of them again, TaeYeon.”   Taeyeon nodded, of course she wouldn’t let anything happen again. Those memories just kept sticking in her mind and she clenched her fists when it replayed again like a broken record player that couldn’t be stopped.    “Taeyeon-ah, Appa trusts that you will do anything to keep them safe, but make sure that you keep yourself safe as well. Don’t get hurt or impulsive. You understand what I’m saying, right?" The King asked with a gentle tone.    “Yes, Appa. I get it.”   “Good,” the King had a small smile on his face before he spoke again. “Ah, right. Before I forget, I’ve already settled Tiffany and Jessica's school problem. I asked one of the subordinates to inform the school that the both of them will be back to their hometown for a few months."   “So they won’t be going to school for these few months? That's quite a long time, Appa.” Taeyeon remarked with her eyebrow lifted up.   “Yes, I do know that it is long. But we'll just see how it goes first.”   “Okay. Appa, if you will excuse me, I would like to inform the others about tonight.”   “Sure, go ahead.”   With the answer, Taeyeon stood up from her seat and walked towards the door but not forgetting to bow to her father beforehand. And just as she turned the doorknob, the King spoke.    “Taetae, remember not to show too much of yours and Tiffany's PDA to us!" A manly chuckle left the King's lips as he watched his daughter's jaw drop.   ---   “Hey, I want some too!” Tiffany whined with a pout when TaeYeon refused to feed her the ice cream that she was eating.    “Nope,” she said with the ‘p’ popping at the end. “Get it yourself.” She then pulled the bowl away when she saw Tiffany trying to snatch it away.    “Stop moving this fast!”   TaeYeon chuckled and watched Tiffany cross her arms with a pout. “Is my baby angry?” She said out and then cringed. “Oh god, can’t believe I just said that.” She placed the almost empty bowl onto the table before turning to pull Tiffany closer to her. And then, she placed a kiss onto her cheek. “Still angry?”    The pout was no longer on Tiffany’s face but her arms were still crossed. So, TaeYeon pulled her arms away slowly before interlacing both of Tiffany’s hands with hers. She then slowly leant forward, watched as Tiffany’s eyes slowly shut before she kissed her own the lips.    She shuddered at the feeling and heard Tiffany gasp. This feeling was definitely much more than what she had imagined. And yes, she had imagined kissing Tiffany before, as much as it sounds erted     She slowly deepened the kiss and pulled Tiffany even closer. Her hands were now on her girlfriend’s waist while the latter’s were on her neck.    Feeling those hands around her neck tightening their hold, she smiled against Tiffany’s lips. And before they could even do anything more, there was a sudden knock that surprised both of them so much that they quickly pulled away from one another and sat with their hands on their legs.    “Hey! What–” Sooyoung paused her sentence as she stopped with Jessica beside her. Her eyes went to her two friends that were sit