Yuri POV

"This is ridiculous. So unbelievable..."

"Sorry appa..."

He looked at me in remorse. He went near and held both my shoulders, "It's okay, son. This is just really something I never expected at all. But what's not really okay is you disobeyed me." He then turned away then started to walk back and forth while rubbing his temples.

"You created a real damn big mess, my boy." My uncle, Siwon, stated. The same as my father, he's been rubbing his temples while sitting on the couch beside my mother.

"I'm sorry, Uncle..."

My mother closed her eyes tight, "How could this happen, Yuri? Why did you do it?"

"I-- I'm sorry, umma..."

Uncle Siwon redirected to my dad, "What are we gonna do now, Yunho?"

"I don't know... I don't know... All I'm just sure is Jae will never allow this situation to go any further." He then looked at me. "I told you to stop seeing that girl, Yuri. I've been telling you that ever since. Yet, you didn't listen to me."

"I'm sorry, appa."

"The Hwangs are off-limits, Yuri, how many times do I need to remind you that? Now, you just made your life in danger."

"Hmm-- I'm sure not only Yuri though." Uncle responded. "Jae will surely avenge on us too. Knowing that guy. He's really that ill-tempered."

Mom rolled her eyes. "That's why I told Elise so many times to get her husband to a mental hospital. He's a damn crazy guy."

"Boa, enough." Dad halted.

"What? He's a total psychopath and everybody knows that." She rolled her eyes again.

"He maybe is or whatever. But Jae's still our friend. You shouldn't insult him like that."

"So, now what? He can give death threats to my son anytime he wants while I'm not allowed to say even a little insult about him?"

"Jae was just shocked. I'm sure he didn't mean to say those things."

Uncle mocked a laugh, "The hell... when it comes to Jaejoong's foolish mind, there's no such thing as 'didn't meant to say'. When he says something without thinking, he does it as in--- all the time. He's that stubborn and hardheaded."

"I'm sure we can find a way to negotiate with him about this..."

Mom stood, "Oh, you and your never-ending trust with your 'beloved' brother. Yeah, continue that, Yunho. Maybe, by the time we're all already dead, you'll realize there's really no more hope for change with Jae."

"Boa..."

"I don't want any more negotiation attempts with anyone of them, Yun. We'll leave U.S. right away."

"But that will only just make him more infuriated about this. We will stay and nego--"

"I am your wife, you will listen to me!"

"But--"

"No buts!"

Dad didn't respond anymore and just scratched his head.

Uncle butted, "You heard my sis, Yun. You know how pushy your wife is whenever she wants everything to go her way."

"Yah, shut up, oppa! You talk as if I'm not here!" Then, she redirected back to dad. She took a deep breath first then hugged him, "Please. Let's just leave this country. Let's go back to Korea."

Dad sighed, "Alright..."

"We're really gonna leave?" I snapped which made the three of them look at me. "Are we gonna bring Stephanie with us too?"

"..."

"..."

Mom broke their hug. She went near then knelt in front of me. She held both of my hands. "Sweetie... You know we can't."

"No, we can."

"We have to leave her to her parents, sweetie."

"But I can't. After all that happened, she needed me even more now."

"Her mom and dad will take good care of her."

"No."

"You have to let her go."

"No." I looked away.

She cupped my face to make me look at her straight. "Sweetie, you have to accept she's not the one for you."

"No."

"A Kwon should never be together with a Hwang."

"No."

"You have to accept the truth--"

"No!" I swatted her hands away. "I love Stephanie and she loves me back! You can never stop us to be together! We're meant for each other, we're destined to be together-- forever!"

"Yuri..." She held my forearm.

"Let me go!"

"Yuri..."

"I will not leave her alone."

"Yuri..."

"I said no!"

--

"Yuri." a female voice uttered. She continued to nudge my arm. "Yuri."

I opened my eyes and took a glimpse of that person. It was Krystal.

I bolted up, "Wh-what are you doing here? H-how did you get in here?"

"Have you forgotten you handed me a spare key days ago?" She smiled. "I'm sorry if I barged in without asking. I tried to call you many times yet you were not answering. So, I decided to just come in."

"So, uhh-- why are you in my room?"

"Well... you kept on screaming lots of 'No's. I thought you might be having a nightmare or something."

"I see... So, uhh-- it's still early. You didn't have to--" I looked at my alarm clock and it's already passed 9 am. "What the hell!" I quickly stood up. "I'm late!"

She giggled, "Yeah, you are."

I rashly started to get ready and removed my top. Yet, I have forgotten she was still in the room. I turned around to look at her. She was slightly biting her lip. "Uhh-  can you-- uhh-- leave, out of my room?"

"Oops. Sorry." she giggled again then left.

After few minutes, I went out to the living room and Krystal and Sunkyu's about to start on their class aleady. It seems the latter just woke up too and still looking sleepy while readying his school materials.

"Thanks for waking us up, Krystal." I snapped.

"No prob."

"So uhh- I better go."

"Okay, bye. Take good care of yourself."

"Bye, appa." Sunkyu bid too.

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Endless game of hide-and-seek with my friends, endless stalking and finding a way for Hara to spill a thing about her mysterious phone call, and of course, endless suffering due to the emptiness of my heart. Those are the things I've only been doing for another week passed.

It is the 24th of May, exactly 32 days since I last saw Tiffany. And here I am, just spending my time working in my office. Also from time to time, I stare up to the sky by the window, wondering about my life if Tiffany and I are still together. Yet, that is not only the thing that's occupying my mind for the moment.

That dream of mine earlier, it bugs me too much. Compare to my past dreams, this one's a little more detailed that it looked too real. Like it really did happen before.

Though, what's really making me confuse is that Stephanie I mentioned. If it maybe really was a glimpse of my past then... Tiffany and I already met even way back then? So, she's really a part of my life even before she came into my lif