Fourteen
The boss has been in a terrible mood these past few days making everyone else to be on their toes. No one knew who would be would be the target of Kim Taehyung's wrath.
His secretary stood outside his office, palms sweating, skin sweating, pulse erratic. She was holding a tea cup afraid her hand was going to slip and the cup will fall from her grip breaking into tiny pieces.
Whispering words of encouragement to herself, she held her breath before she knocked softly on the door. She stood cautiously as she waited for an answer but nothing. No response. She knocked again. Nothing.
With a silent prayer, she opened the door and peeked her head inside using her eyes to search for him. She sighed in relief as she saw him on his usual chair but he looked different as he gazed at his phone.
The secretary came forward wondering why he hadn't yet noticed her presence. He seemed too lost in his own thoughts and with the way he kept staring at the phone, she had a feeling something wasn't right.
Everyone knew Kim Taehyung was a devil. He was a tyrant who instilled fear in everyone. His secretiveness and conservativeness created a feeling of mystery. He was an enigmatic creature no one could fully understand. He tolerated no mistakes from anyone and he wouldn't spare you if you made a mistake. You would always immediately get fired.
But for the past one week, he's been far worse. He had constant mood swings and was always irritated. The woman had no idea what was eating him up but she sure as hell wasn't ready to find out.
"Sir..."
No reply. He didn't even look at her.
"Sir!" She said more loudly and he finally raised his head, his eyes landing on her. He frowned pushing his phone aside.
"What do you want?" he demanded in a grave voice.
"Sir, your tea..."
"I don't need it. Take it away!"
She stared at him. "Sir.... "
The look he gave her was enough to send her running out of the office.
"I hate repeating myself" he said in a low crippling voice. She wasted no more time and bowed her head.
"I'm sorry sir" she said and left the office in a hurry.
Taehyung took a deep breath running his hands over his hair in agitation.
One week! It has been seven days since he last saw Jimin. Seven days since he picked his calls. He didn't understand what was happening. He recieved nothing but silence from Jimin. He even called his secretary but he was told Jimin didn't want to be disturbed.
He didn't want to be disturbed?
Taehyung was enraged. He had never been treated in such a manner before. Jimin seemed to have forgotten their contract. It was like he was daring him, trying to see what he could do and Taehyung had to admit, it was getting to him and driving him crazy.
He has been so piled up with work, he didn't have a chance to go to Jimin's company and demand answers from him but now, he was too worked up to concentrate on anything else so he left the office with only one agenda in his mind.
His secretary saw him come out of the office and bowed to him.
"Cancel all my meetings for today"
"Really sir? the CEO of ladies glow modelling agency will be arriving any moment from now for your meeting...."
"Just cancel it dammit!" he barked and the woman jumped in fright.
He looked at her seeing the fear in her eyes and felt a little sorry. His anxiety seemed to be returning with a vengeance. He could feel the insecurity building inside of him. Breathing in and out, he managed to calm his nerves. He wanted to apologize but he stopped himself and walked off. He was the boss. He didn't need to apologize for anything.
He left the company with a burning look in his eyes which everyone definitely noticed. Ensuring they where out of his path to avoid his anger.
He entered his car and drove all the way to Jimin's company. When he arrived, he stepped out of his car and entered into the building. He knew he looked livid with rage but he didn't mind the confusing looks thrown at him. He had to meet Jimin, talk to him face to face and confront him. He couldn't just ignore him and get away with it.
He entered the elevator and pressed the button to the floor where Jimin's office was located. When he arrived, he stepped out of the elevator and walked to the office. Jimin's secretary was sitting at her desk so he met her.
She bowed her head at him.
"What can i do for you?"
"Is Jimin in the office?"
Yuna shook her head. "I'm sorry sir but my boss isn't around. He went somewhere!"
Taehyung narrowed his eyes at her "Can you tell me where he went?"
Yuna swallowed hard. "I'm sorry I can't do that sir. I was given strict instructions not to inform anyone about Mr Park's whereabouts"
"This is crazy" Taehyung muttered under his breath running his hands over his hair.
"But i can arrange an appointment for you...."
Taehyung banged his hands on her table.
"But he won't see me. He's been avoiding my calls for a week now!"
He peered closely at her.
"I'm sure you know where he went. You can tell me please" he begged and the woman stared wide eyed as him.
He didn't know why he was acting this way and being this desperate all because of Jimin. This wasn't him. He always took what he wanted and punished anyone who dared to go against him or disobeyed him. He never gave second chances. Yet, why was he trying to speak with Jimin and reason with him. Why did he want answers? He never needed answers or explanations from anyone before. This was the first time.
"What's going on here?" A voice said few meters away from them. Taehyung turned to the side and saw a tall slim man with shiny red hair walk towards them. He looked really fashionable and good looking having an air of superiority over him. When he got to them, Yuna began to speak.
"Thus man kept asking me about Mr Park and I told him he can't see him... "
The other man smiled and held out a hand to him.
"Jung Hoseok, share holder to JM fashion design, former model and Jimin's close friend"
Taehyung shook his hand hesitantly. Hoseok released his grip and looked closely at Taehyung.
"Jimin has told me all about you so I'm just going to advice you to stop hanging on to him. He doesn't want to see you. He has a boyfriend so you should just forget everything about that ridiculous contract...."
"Ridiculous contract?" Taehyung sparked looking around him.
"This building is standing only because of that ridiculous contract. Your company was drowning with debt which I helped to clear off. I also renewed the contract with my company"
He frowned deeper. "But my patience is wearing thin and I'm on the verge of bringing this entire company of yours to extinction if you don't tell me where the hell Park Jimin is?" he yelled and Hoseok gulped letting his words sink in.
"Okay okay...I'm going to tell you but you have to promise not to do anything to the company"
"It only depends on the reaction i get from Jimin" Taehyung answered and the latter sighed.
"He went to the amusement park"
Taehyung scoffed. "What?"
"He just wanted to take some time off...."
"Which one of them?"
Hoseok told him the exact one and he started to leave.
"What are the odds that you'll find him? The park is huge!" Hoseok yelled loudly after him.
Taehyung turned round and looked back at him with a smile.
"Trust me, I'll find him"
Hoseok stared after him in confusion as he walked out.
Jimin stood in front of the open pathway, face mask blocking his nose and lips to keep him from being recognized. His hands was interlocked with Yoongi. Mintae was between them as they waited for their turn to enter the ride. They had a marvelous time going on almost all the rides. They even had a small picnic and Mintae looked so happy. Jimin felt warm watching his son's boxy smile illuminating his whole face as he enjoyed himself.
To Jimin, it was like he had killed two birds with one stone because this way, he could also spend time together with Yoongi. Their time had been cut short all because of Taehyung.
Speaking of Taehyung, he had been bothering his line with endless calls and text messages. Switching off his phone didn't help because as soon as he switched it back on, the messages would attack him. Yoongi knew that Taehyung kept calling and he reminded Jimin not to answer him.
To be honest, Jimin was a bit frightened of what Taehyung would do. His business was at stake but he was ready to take the risk. He didn't want to be tied to him any longer. Since he met him again, his life has been disorderly. He was slowly loosing his composure and his identity all in other to soothe Taehyung's ego for the sake of his business but he was done with all that. He was done with Taehyung. He won't go down without a fight if he ever decides to come at him.
"Appa, I lost my Teddy!" Mintae cried tugging at Jimin's pants but the adults where too preoccupied with the crowd that was already moving to enter the ride.
"Mintae forget the Teddy. We'll get you another one. The next ride is here. We have to get on it" Yoongi said and turned around but Mintae was gone.
He touched Jimin to alert him and he looked at him with distracted eyes.
"Mintae....Mintae....he's gone!" Yoongi muttered, his lips trembling.
Jimin's eyes turned as big as saucers and he looked around him desperately.
"Mintae! Mintae!" he cried pushing down the mask from his face.
"Where did he go?" he screamed.
"Calm down Jimin. He mustn't have gone far. We'll find him"
"Don't tell me to calm down Yoongi. We have to find him" Jimin said running off immediately with Yoongi at his heels.
Taehyung stood looking around. That Hoseok guy had been right. The amusement park was enormous and crowded with people. The chances of finding Jimin here was pretty slim. Come to think of it, what was he doing here? He was sure he didn't come alone. He must have come with Yoongi. The thought made him more angry but he shook it off telling himself that he didn't care about his personal life only about his contract with him.
He was still thinking when he stepped on something soft. He removed his leg to see what he had stepped on. He looked down and saw a toy bear. Bending down, he picked it up staring at it closely when he felt a presence staring at him.
He raised his head and saw a boy with dark curly hair. Looking at him, he reminded him of someone.
"What do you want kid?" he said.
The boy pointed at the bear in his hands
"That's mine!" he said then pouted.
"You stepped on it" The boy added.
Taehyung quickly dusted off the sands on the body of the bear.
"Oh i did? Sorry kid....here you go"
He handed him the bear. The boy took it and Taehyung instantly noticed his boxy smile and those full red lips. This child reminded him a bit of himself and one other person. He felt a slight tug in his heart watching the boy fawning over the bear.
"You seem to like that bear a lot"
The boy nodded. "Yes I do. My father bought it for me"
Taehyung smiled. "Are you alone, where are your parents?"
"I left my father to look for my toy when i lost it. He must be looking for me right now"
"Do you know where you left him?"
"We where going to go on a ride" The boy answered.
Taehyung didn't know what possessed him to take the boy's hand
"Let me escort you to your Dad..."
The boy tugged at his hand and Taehyung noticed the fear in his eyes. He knelt down to him trying to make him more comfortable by smiling at him.
"Listen kid, I'm not a bad man and I won't hurt you. You are a little kid and there are bad people around. You might get hurt if you are alone so I want to protect you"
Seeing the boy's suspicious glance, he smiled. This child reminded him of himself.
He brought out his business card and showed it to him.
"My name is Kim Taehyung, I'm quite popular. I make shoes!"
The boy brightened. "You make shoes? My dad makes clothes!" he said.
"Really? That's nice. I'll like to meet your dad"
Mintae smiled causing his heart to grow warm. He wasn't such a kids fan but this boy felt different. For some reason he couldn't quite understand, he wanted to be around him more.
"Why don't we get to know each other by name so you can get more comfortable with me"
Mintae nodded his head.
"You already know my name. I'm Taehyung and you are... "
"Mintae! Mintae!"
A voice shouted among the crowds. Taehyung stood up to look at who was shouting a name when Jimin's face suddenly appeared. He was pushing his way through the crowd. Behind him was Yoongi.
He wanted to call out to him, gain his attention when he heard the boy beside him shout.
"Appa!"
Jimin looked to their direction and Taehyung could see the look of relief in his face as he ran to the boy and hugged him unaware of his presence.
Taehyung was shocked staring at the scene before him. Yoongi's eyes widened as he saw him. Taehyung watched how his face contorted as if he had seen a ghost.
"So you have a kid?" he managed to utter.
Jimin looked at him and when he finally recognized him, he could see the utter shock in his eyes. He almost stumbled while looking at him.
Taehyung scoffed. "He's your son?"
Now he understood. This was the Mintae Jimin mentioned the day he was drunk. Some puzzles where starting to fit.
"What are you doing here?" Jimin whispered looking suddenly pale.
"I came here searching for you since you've been avoiding my calls. But I stumbled upon a new discovery"
Yoongi suddenly stood in his face.
"Look, stay the hell away from my boyfriend. He doesn't want to have anything to do with you"
Taehyung glared at him. "I came here to hear it from his own lips"
He looked at Jimin who was holding onto the boy's shoulder. He looked disorganized and bothered, his eyes seeming unfocused.
"Are you really prepared for the consequences of going against our contract?"
Jimin looked at Taehyung with a bolder look in his eyes.
"Yes, I'm prepared. I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore. My life has been a mess ever since you came and i can't stand it"
Those words stung. They really hit him straight to his chest.
"So if you have some sort of punishment waiting for me, I'm ready just know I won't give up so easily"
Yoongi came closer "Leave Jimin alone or I'm going to have you arrested for being a stalker" he said.
Jimin gripped Mintae's hand.
"Let's go!" he whispered.
Mintae stared at Taehyung sadly as Jimin took him away followed by Yoongi.
Taehyung watched them go feeling like his heart had been ripped into two. The funny thing was that he didn't even know why.
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