"Neon Yun gave you this number and she didn't tell you who it was?" Seulgi threw the paper to the table and smiled coldly.

"She only knew that this number contacted you frequently. How could she know who it was?" Jimin still looked calmed. "The number is no longer reachable. You also encountered the same problem, didn't you? They used you and they just threw you away." He said. "Am I right?"

"No!" Seulgi answered. "I don't know what you are talking about."

"Neon Yun already understands her situation, but you still don't understand yours? Do you understand what happened at the airport was only the beginning? You could hide in that small hotel without any problem because of my command." Jimin suddenly stood up and glared at Seulgi. "You will learn your place and will not go against my orders. What I say goes. I know where you are at all times." He snapped.

Seulgi felt that she couldn't bear all of it anymore.

Jimin sat down but his eyes were still fixed on her. "You always know what you want, how could you not know what you should do?"

She finally raised her head and looked at him. "If I tell you, what's in it for me?"

"You really have guts on saying that to me even now when you have already sunk down to the lowest level. If you want it to get worse then continue to keep it a secret." Jimin smiled coldly. "But you do know that I will find out one way or another."

"If I don't say it, what would you do to me?"

Jimin asked her back: "What do you think?"

She couldn't even imagine what was worse than this but of course she understood that if she didn't agree with him, everything would be worse. "I can provide you some information but the only thing I ask from you is to stay the hell out of my life. I just want to go abroad."

Jimin's expression didn't change, he was still calm. "Say it."

He didn't say yes but he also didn't say no. Seulgi knew that meant he agreed on her condition. As long as he didn't intervene, she could leave Seoul. She didn't want to think about it further.

"It was exactly like Neon Yun said. The number contacted me but I don't know who they are. It started when we broke up. They said they would help me win everything back. I asked them who they were but they only said that as long as I was willing to do as they said, they would help me. I understand that they wanted to bring you down, so I didn't say yes. I was still in love with you." She paused. "They kept on calling me but I never picked up, until a few months ago."

She continued: "I was violated by President Jang, I called you for help but you didn't come. I hate you so much and I hated Y/N so I finally agreed to help them."

"They gave you the drug?" Jimin asked.

Seulgi nodded. "Yes, it was from them. They also taught me how to use it, then I gave it to Neon Yun. I asked her to put it on Y/N's food but your Grandma always had people to watch her. She didn't have any chance to do it. But then your Grandma employed Ms Son to take care of Y/N, so we used her..."

"I kept in contact with this person, it was a man but his voice was modified so I didn't know who it was."

Jimin was silent for a while. "You were able to restore your reputation because you donated money and were able to get lots of projects. Was it them or was it Mr Jang?"

She knew there was no reason for her to lie anymore. She didn't have any backing now, there would be no one to help her. Just like what Jimin said, she was a useless pion.

She shook her head. "It wasn't President Jang, it was them."

"Then the one who backed you up must have power then." Jimin leaned on his chair.

Seulgi hurriedly shook her head. "Maybe, but I don't even know who they are."

Jimin stared at her. "Are you lying to me?"

She shook her head again. "I swear, I told you everything I know. It's the truth."

"How did you get the drug?" Jimin asked. "How did he give it to you?"

"They made an appointment with me to meet at a certain place but they never showed up. When I arrived there, the waiter gave me a package and he said that someone requested to give it to me." She explained.

"What day was it? What time is it? Where is it?" Jimin asked: "Give me the specific time and place."

Seulgi tried to remember. "I will write it down."

Jimin gazed at Taehyung, gesturing to him to bring the paper and pen to Seulgi. He immediately went to borrow the paper and pen then placed it in front of her.

Jimin pointed at the table. "Write the time and place."

Seulgi nodded and started writing and placed it in front of Jimin. "These are all I knew. Can I leave now?"

Jimin took the paper and read it. "You can't leave until it is solved."

Seulgi's eyes widened. "Park Jimin! You can't do this, you promised me..."

"Did I promise when you can leave?" Jimin stood up and cut her off.

"Do you understand my condition in this city? I will lose my mind if I stay here!" She protested. But she knew she should at least get something out of this. "If you want me to stay then okay but you should give me a place to stay peacefully." She really couldn't live the life where people kept chasing her around.
But Jimin ignored her and left the restaurant

But Taehyung was still there. "Ms Kim, you can go back to your house. Everyone already informed you that you left this city. As long as you don't roam around in public, nobody would know that you are here."

He left after he said it. He got inside the car and looked at the rear-view mirror. "President Park, where do we go now?"

"I will go home to have dinner." Jimin checked his watch on his wrist, it was already dinner time. "Have someone check on this." He passed the paper to Taehyung.

He nodded and immediately drove him home. He knew Jimin was rushing to go home to eat dinner that was cooked by Y/N.

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Y/N was still busy in the kitchen. Grandma, Joo Hyuk, Krystal, and Taemin were in the dining room. Jimin noticed that she was not just cooking for him and everyone. He went to the kitchen to greet her.

Y/N was focusing on the cooking so she didn't notice his presence until he hugged her waist. She was startled but immediately realized it was Jimin when she could smell his scent. She turned her body and put her hands on his chest. "You're home."

Jimin nodded. She patted his face. "Go wait in the dining room, don't disturb me."

"I will help you." Jimin smiled.

"No need." Didn't need to think about it, she thought Jimin never entered the kitchen anyway. He wouldn't be a help but a troublemaker.

"Don't underestimate me." He didn't let her go. She felt like being hugged by a huge octopus, she couldn't get free.

"If you don't want to wait there then go play video games with Joonie."

Jimin shook his head. "I want to be here."

"Fine, but you have to stay still and don't make trouble." Y/N warned.

Jimin nodded and finally let her go. He stood on the other side and watched Y/N cut some fruits.  He took the knife from her and helped her. "Why are we cutting fruits?"

"For the cake. Sa Rang is here too, I baked it for her." Y/N said.

Jimin paused and glared at her. "How many people did you invite for dinner tonight?"

"Hmm, I called Krystal and Taemin oppa." She continued: "I also invited Jisoo and Sa Rang, but Jisoo can't make it since she has to work overtime."

He continued cutting the fruits while sulking. "Didn't you just buy ingredients to cook my favorite dish?" He asked.

"So you're not happy because I invited so many people?" She looked at him like she was looking at a cranky little boy.

"I am not happy that your cooking is not special just for me." He sulked.

She shook her head helplessly. "How can you say that? Look, I already prepared all of your favorite dishes. I just invited them so it will be lively."

Upon hearing it, Jimin felt satisfied. His pout turned into a smile. He finished cutting the fruits. "Look at how beautiful my cutting is." He was proud of himself.

Y/N turned her head to check it and nodded. "It is not bad. Can you go now?"

"Okay but give me a strawberry. " Jimin pointed at the strawberry.

She took one and fed it to his mouth. It wasn't strawberry season yet so it was hard to get a good one. "Is it good?"

"Do you want to try?"

Y/N nodded. When she was about to take one, her face was clasped by Jimin. He lowered his head and kissed her. She was startled and Jimin took this opportunity to shoved his tongue inside her mouth. She could taste the strawberry. It was sweet and sour.

"Is it good?"

Y/N didn't expect him to use this way to let her taste the strawberry flavor. She blushed and nodded. "It's good."

"Do you want to taste another one?"

"No!" She immediately shook her head and pushed him away. "You can go now."

He kept on bothering her and made her waste a lot of time. If he insisted on staying in the kitchen, she didn't know what time she could finish cooking.

"I will just stay here, I want to watch you cook." He insisted.

She sighed. "Stay still and don't move around. Don't disturb me."

"Okay." Jimin folded his arms and stayed still on the other side. But after a while, he started talking. "I just met Seulgi earlier."

Y/N turned her head. "Then?"

"She wanted to leave the city. But I had the reporters stop her and Taehyung brought her to me." Jimin explained.

"What did she say?"

"I lied to her and said that Neon Yun already told me everything."

Because it was related to her daughter, she stopped cooking. "Did she admit that it was her doing?"

"She had someone behind her." Jimin leaned on the kitchen counter. "Do you remember when she was getting famous again? It was because someone backed her up. So I suspect that what happened to Mr Jang was also their doing."

"So the little girl with the virus was arranged by them to be with Mr Jang?" She asked, narrowed her eyes.

"Possibly." Jimin nodded.

Y/N frowned. "If that was the case, then they might have a lot of power. It's clear that they want to attack our family."

Jimin nodded, he felt it was not a retaliate against Y/N. Perhaps it was not that simple. It still needs further inspection.

"What else? Where did she get the drug?" She asked.

"She never met the culprit, they made an appointment at the restaurant and the waiter gave her a package." He explained.

Y/N startled. "They're well prepared and detailed, they did it cautiously." She furrowed her eyebrows, clearly thinking hard about it. "Without Seulgi knowing who they are, they could have just thrown her away. It would be hard to look for them."

"Yes." Jimin stroked her long hair. "I already have people to investigate this thoroughly. Sooner or later, we will catch them. Don't think about it too much and leave it to me." He didn't want Y/N to worry about this too much.

He would handle this matter, she just needed to know the result.

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