CHAPTER 5- NEWS SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE

JIN'S POV

    The crying figure of Irene crushed my heart. Seeing her in this state tugged my heartstrings but it was also starting to get a bit awkward due to the fact that the beach is starting to fill up with more tourists and seeing us like this might give off a wrong idea to them.

    "Irene-ssi," I said, moving forward to calm her down. She sniffed and wiped her eyes dry. She forced a smile on her face.

    "Joeseonghaeyo. It's embarrassing acting like this in front of you." She laughed awkwardly and scratched her head. "I must look like a fool right now."

    "Ah, don't think about it. I understand you must be going through something. You know what? Maybe you are just hungry. Come on let's have breakfast." I took her hand and together we walked.

    "Why don't we call both our friends so that they can also get to know each other?" I suggested to her. She nodded at me and together, we went back to the hotel and took the elevator to the fourth floor.

    "It will heal in time, Irene-ssi. Right now, it is still painful because the wound is still fresh but just let it breathe. It will fully heal in the right time." I looked to her straight in the eye and gave her an encouraging smile. She smiled back.

    The elevator bell sounded signaling that we already arrived at the fourth floor. "Meet you in 30 minutes? I'll knock on your door, okay?" She nodded and we both went to our respective rooms.

    As I got in, I already saw Hoseok up together with Namjoon, the former brushing his teeth while Namjoon was washing his face.

    "Oh hyung where have you been?" Namjoon asked, soap still foaming all over his face.

    "Help me wake all the boys up" I said as I started tugging Jimin to wake up.

    "Waeyo?" asked Hoseok after finishing up, Namjoon followed closely behind him.

    "I want you all to meet some people over breakfast. Come on, wake them all up. We'll meet them in 30 minutes." I continued shaking Jimin telling him to wake up, who stirred in his bed and looked up to me. "Yah, what's wrong?"

    "Go and fix yourself. We're leaving for breakfast and why are you taking so much time to sleep? We didn't come here to sleep," I said as I pulled the blanket off of him.

    "Nae hyung! I'm up. Stop nagging already, okay." Jimin got up from his bed and proceeded to waking up Jungkook. Hoseok was having a hard time waking up Taehyung who was running away and going back to sleep. Namjoon woke up the snoring Yoongi, who simply opened his eyes and continued lying around lazily.

    "You all better finish in 30 minutes. The girls will be waiting for us. You don't want to make a bad impression to them," I said.

    V suddenly shot out of the bed making Hoseok surprised and fall off on top of Suga.

    "Yah!" Suga and Hoseok both yelled.

    "What girls Hyung?" V asked. This caught all the boys’ attention.

    "Look at you. You just pay attention when I talk about girls. Anyway, I met a Korean girl when I got out for coffee a while ago. Well, we agreed to have you and her friends also meet." I sat on our suite's sofa as I watched my friends scuffle around, fixing themselves. These kids, really.

    "So, where are they?" asked Namjoon.

    "They're staying right in front of our hotel room," I simply answered.

    "Oh, jinjja? Are they pretty?" Jimin asked, a mischievous grin playing across his face.

    "Byuntae," said Jungkook.

    "You jealous?" Jimin asked him playfully.

    "In your dreams hyung," Jungkook said like the spoiled brat he was in the group. Being the youngest in our group, he tends to be like that because he always gets away with it. "Anyway hyung, let's go now. We're ready."

    "Look who's excited," joked the other boys.

    "No I'm not!" he said defensively but was turning red in the ears. "But well, are they pretty?"

    "Aigoo, jinjja! Ppali they're just next door. We'll find out. I haven't met the other girls." I pushed them out of our hotel room and together we filed out of the door. I stood in front of Irene's room and rang the doorbell.

JINWOO'S POV

    I stirred on my bed as the alarm of my phone sounded. I peered slightly as the sun's rays hit my eyes. Goodness, my head hurts like . I searched for my phone with my hand as I kept my head under the pillows. As soon as I took grasp of it, I checked if I received any messages.

    My heart just jumped right out of my chest as soon as a name appeared on my screen. My Bae. Just another whack in the head. Every moment I remember her is a pain. Seeing her messages took it to another level.

    'Jinwoo-yah, please talk to me. Do you really have to be this way?' her message said. It felt like a sharp knife pierced through my heart. I started typing. I want to send her a reply but then the sound of my voice came running through my head. 'I just don't love you anymore.' My fingers stopped midway through the message and I decided to erase it and close my phone. I ran my fingers through my hair and messed it in frustration.

    "Aish!" I wanted to run out and scream. This place is suffocating me.

    Suddenly, a figure of a woman came in, slowly opening the door and was holding a glass.

    "Oh, hello, Jinwoo-yah. You're awake already. Here, I made honey water for you. It's good for your hangover," she said.

    "Oh, it's you. I'm fine. Just put it there." I pointed at my bedside table, not really giving any effort to look at her. She walked to wards my bedside table and placed the honey water there.

    "Uhm by the way, I'd just like to remind you about the press conference this morning," she said softly.

    Oh, yeah. The press conference. I nearly forgot about that. Today will be the day my Mom turns over the presidency to me and today is also the day we will be announcing about our so called secret marriage. Yes, our marriage was done discreetly. That is one of the reasons why Irene never knew about it. But, well, news travels fast in Korea, so today she is bound to find out about my marriage with Hani, aniyo, she is Heeyeon. Ahn Heeyeon.

    "Don't worry. I'll be there. You can leave now." She turned around and left the room. I stared at her back, resenting every moment there is in this house. I may sound cruel but I still hate the fact that I am in this situation but then there is nothing more I can do.

HANI'S POV

    I walked out of his room. I sighed deeply, hurt by the way he acted there. A simple "Thank you" would have been enough. Was it too much to ask for? I suddenly went back to myself when our household help, Jinah, walked up to me.

    "Miss Heeyeon, your sister is waiting for you in the living room," she informed me. Thank goodness, the idea of having my sister visit me lightened the burden I felt inside. She was not able to attend my wedding because she had to finish something for school in Canada. I only haven't seen her for a few weeks but it already felt like years.

    I ran downstairs and saw LE (I jokingly call her that) and the sight of her was enough to bring me to tears.

    "Eonnie!" I ran and hugged her tightly. "I miss you!"

    "Aigoo, this kid. There is no need to tear up because of that. We just didn't see each other for only a few weeks. Really. But, yeah, I miss you, baby sis." Hyojin hugged the younger girl. "How are you? Is he treating you well?"

    I was suddenly taken aback. "Uh, o-of course. Why would he not? We are childhood friends. " Oh, I know I am not good at lying. Plus, Hyojin-eonnie is my best lie detector.

    "He isn't treating you well, is he?" she asked, one eyebrow raised.

    "Aniyo. We are okay. We're just not used to this kind of set-up but yes, we are okay. He is treating me well. You don't need to worry," I said. I know LE wasn't convinced but just gave me the benefit of the doubt.

    We suddenly looked up to see Jinwoo who was going down the stairs.

    "Hi, Jinwoo." LE remained standing beside me as Jinwoo walked towards us to welcome my sister.

    "Oh, nice to see you again, Hyojin-ah. It's been quite long since we saw each other." Jinwoo ruffled his hair.

    "Nae, and how funny it seems that I am seeing you now as my sister's husband. Anyway, I heard you are having a press conference today? Will it be okay if I help my sister get ready for it?” 

    “Sure, you’re welcome here, Hyojin-ah. I’ll just go back to my room.” He turned his back but I called out for him.

    “Jinwoo, have breakfast first.”

    “Gwaenchanayo, you two eat. I’ll have it in the hotel later.” He continued walking to his room and didn’t even looked back at us. I can feel my sister staring at me, waiting for an explanation for his cold behavior towards us, specifically me, so I tried my best to act natural and invited her to the dining area.

    “Let’s have breakfast first, Eonnie.” I took her hand and together we ate breakfast and got ready for the press conference.

WENDY'S POV

    We walked out of the hotel with the seven boys we met. They invited us to breakfast. They were really fun, that even when this was the first time we just met them, we immediately clicked. They were really fun and easy to get along with.

    We got out of the hotel and looked for a place to eat. People were already swarming the beach even when it was just about 7 in the morning. The beach was shining in the pristine blue green it should be. I already felt like jumping in to it. I watched as Hoseok walked beside Seulgi and started saying something funny which got Seul into fits of laughter.  The other boys were also talking while Irene walked side by side with Jin. It was nice looking at her that way though. It has been about a week when all we could see was a gloomy Irene. The first few days was a mess. We can't talk to her. She wouldn't even eat. All she did was wait for Jinwoo's reply to her messages or for him to answer her calls but nothing came.  I tried talking to Jinwoo's friends but they won't give me an answer.

FLASHBACK

    "Yah! Nam Taehyun! What's happening? Do you know anything about why he broke up with Irene?" I was almost yelling at my phone when I called him. 

    "I don't know too, Wendy. I was also shocked when I found out. We tried calling him but we still can't contact him. I'm really sorry, Wends," he sounded like he was telling the truth but that doesn't stop me from prying.

    "Are you sure? Make sure you are not lying to me Nam Taehyun," danger was dripping from my voice but I can't help it. I was burning in anger right now for Jinwoo. How could he hurt Irene like this? I can't understand him.

    "Why would I even lie to you, Wends. If I know it, I would have told you already." I'm still not convinced but I let him go.

    "Okay, but if ever you learn about anything, anything at all. Tell me, okay?" After he said yes, I hung up the call and just sighed desperately.

PRESENT

    I was walking at the back with Joy. She was busy looking at something at her phone when I turned to her as she gasped.

    "Eonnie," she said. She kept her voice down, trying not to garner attention from others. "Come here." I walked towards her as looked at me with a shocked look on her face. She showed me what she was staring at in her phone.

    My eyes grew big at the news I saw. There is NO WAY this is true. So was this the reason why he did that? Just how on earth is this possible?

HEADLINE: HEIR TO THE KJW GROUP OF COMPANIES TO FORMALLY INTRODUCE HIS WIFE TO THE PUBLIC

    The picture of the girl and Jinwoo was shown with the headline. They were to have a press conference in a few hours but the media was already on fire as their company was one of the biggest in Korea. Of course the media will be on fire knowing the second generation chaebol is married. Poor Irene-eonnie. In the end, she was left just like that.

    "Hey, what are you two doing there? Let's go," said the boy who was as white as sugar, Yoongi. He smiled at us and waved a hand gesturing for us to catch up with them. Joy locked the scren of her phone and we followed him into the restaurant were we will have our breakfast. Joy and I cannot keep still. We keep looking at each other, not really knowing what to do. Goodness, Nam Taehyun! You never even told me, I thought.

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Annyeong! Another update here. I’m so happy today because, finally, I’m back in school. After having graduated my baccalaureate course three years ago, I seriously missed school, and today was my first day in Diploma in Teaching so, because I’m happy, I’ll be treating you with this update. 

And also today marks the day BTS has been with us for two, wonderful, BTS-ful years. Happy Anniversary BTS! ARMYs are so proud of what you have achieved now!

Anyways, enjoy reading everyone!