I hope you mess up badly, Choi.

She almost chokes at that statement. Motherfucker Jeon!! She clenches her jaw and balls her fists. Jungkook pokes his inner cheek. Say that again and I'll make you regret it.

Y/N rolls her eyes. Whatever.

Jungkook mimics her eye roll and gets up from his seat, "I hope everyone's present." He scans the area for a moment, "Alright so, as the information already given, we all are gathered here for the meeting scheduled for today. First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Lee, the CEO of Aromaessence, for this opportunity to present our ideas before you for your new creation. I would like to introduce the leaders of our Creative Team— Mr. Min, Mr. Park and Ms. Choi," he gives her an odd stare, fighting back a smirk.

She couldn't do anything, rather just grit her teeth and curse, which he could possibly hear.

Mr. Lee, the CEO stands up and bows to all, "Thank you, Mr. Jeon for accepting our offer. We can't wait any longer to see your excellent ideas, which I believe, comes from this very room," he gives a sly smirk and takes a seat.

"So, Mr. Min, we would be glad if you go first," Jungkook gestures to Yoongi.

Yoongi, with his signature smirk, gets up. He delicately takes his laptop and plugs it into the big screen. He scans the crowd for a moment and gives a professional, unrealistic smile. Y/N couldn't help but raise a brow. For the first time, she's seeing him smile.  That looks even uglier on him.

"Greetings to all. I'm Min Yoongi, as Mr. Jeon has already told you, and I'm glad to get this opportunity to present my ideas to you all," he turns around, glancing at his advertisement and starts explaining his idea. Y/N never thought Yoongi could be so different while presenting his ideas. His gestures, his neutral expressions, all seem to be perfect. His idea is of a classy club scene, the exact opposite of hers.

Y/N notices how Mr. Lee is nodding to his words and showed signs of satisfaction and agreement. Even she could see Jungkook giving a brief smile and nodding at his words. Now, she starts to get nervous. Will she be able to succeed?

Yoongi bows to all and there's a loud round of applause, echoing through the hall.

"Ms. Choi, your turn," Jungkook looks at her and turns his head towards the screen, indicating her to go there. Y/N takes a deep breath. You can do it, Y/Nahh!! C'mon. She gathers up her confidence and gets up, taking her laptop with her.

Just like Yoongi, she starts off with her introduction first, feeling a bitter taste on her tongue while addressing Jungkook and she can see how annoyed he's too at the mention of him from her mouth.

As mentioned, her theme is the exact opposite of Yoongi's. She thought of something abstract, something related to nature, a garden of flowers. Y/N is familiar with gardens and farms. Because her grandparents live in the countryside and she often visited them in her childhood.

"As soon as I read the contents of this marvelous creation that is yet to come, I just felt nostalgic as it made me remember my younger days when I would visit my grandparents. In my opinion, I--" before she could complete, Mr. Lee cuts her off.

"Oh please, I'm not here to listen to your boring opinion," he remarks, catching Y/N off guard. She retains her calm and tries to quickly conclude her presentation when he interrupts her again, "Next please... I'm not satisfied with this shit."

Y/N freezes on her spot. He just insulted her  like that in front of all the staff, especially before Jungkook and Yoongi, her most hated enemies. She bites her lower lip, trying not to cry and goes to her seat.

Next is Taehyung. But Y/N doesn't even hear a word of what he iss saying. She is zoned out, lost in her own thoughts. Was it too bad? Where did it all go wrong?! Jimin, who is sitting right before her, stares at her with eyes filled with pity for her. He knows she has worked hard for this and was very excited too.

The meeting soon ends, "Okay, so we've come to the end of this meeting. I thank all of you for your precious time and your wonderful presentations," Mr. Lee says with a neutral tone, "So now, time for the selection." He smirks and scans the crowd, "According to me, Mr. Min Yoongi's was the best presentation. So, Mr. Min, your idea is selected for our latest creation. Congratulations!" Lee stretches out his hand. Yoongi, with his head up with pride, takes it gladly and shakes it.

Mr. Lee makes his way out of the hall, followed my Jungkook. The staff slowly leave out too. Y/N gets up from her seat, her head low in disappointment and embarrassment. She is about to leave the room when Yoongi enters again, murmuring about leaving behind something important. He smirks while glancing at Y/N. He places a hand on her shoulder and whispers in her ear, "Told You... You could never beat me!"

Y/N, who is already heartbroken, feels a fit of rage inside her. She stands there, watching Yoongi take whatever he intended to and leave the hall. She doesn't know what she wants to do. Cry, scream, break everything? She has no idea.

Suddenly, she feels someone touching her arm. She quickly slaps it away, in defence. "Hey, calm down! It's me, Y/N!"

It's Jimin.

She sighs and gives him a weak smile, "Oh... I thought it was--"

"I know what you're feeling, dear!" Jimin gives her a look of pity, "It's alright... You did pretty well! Moreover, it was your first time!" he tried to lift her up.

"Yeah... Thank you...," she bites on her lower lip and tries not to break down. His soft, caring words are making it hard for her, "I tried hard... Very hard...," her voice breaks and she sniffs.

Jimin pulls her in a hug to comfort her and let all her pain out, "Hey, it was all good! Your concept was different, yet attractive! Don't cry, hmm?" he pats her back and tousles her hair.

:::

Jungkook bids Mr. Lee farewell and thanks him for coming over. While walking over to his office, he wants to make sure if the meeting hall has been locked.

When he gets near, he hears someone sobbing and crying while another, a man, comforting the other. My employees are dating? Never knew it. Not wanting to invade their privacy, Jungkook just leans onto the door frame to peek inside to see what's going on. And he is baffled by the sight. Jimin... With Y/N?! What's going on?!! His eyes widen as if they are about to pop out. He couldn't believe it. Should he call out their names? Or... Just leave them?

Suddenly, he feels a fit of rage. He sulks up and walks away, to his office. What's up with Jimin? He never told me he liked her? Or maybe... He thinks. Maybe that's why he always defended her when I gave my witty remarks on her.

:::

That incident did nothing good except for making Y/N more determined to get her idea selected this time. I'll show them what I'm. I'll defeat him. She began spending hours on her office computer, creating new designs and interacting less with her new friends.

The one who felt the loneliest was Taehyung. He somewhat missed joking with her and talking silly things. He would visit her in his free time but due to her lack of interest, he was dissapointed.

These new habits caused drastic changes in Y/N's appetite and sleep habits. She would skip meals for her work and also due to the severe sleep deprivation, she started falling sick.

With her health conditions already getting worse, her ruthless CEO, was just determined to ruin it more, having no knowledge of it.

"Min, Kim and Choi, bring up your presentations tomorrow. Our next client is going to have a personal meeting with me so, I will select one of your ideas to present to her," he says, without looking up from the paper file he is looking at.

They all mumbled, "Yes Mr. Jeon."

Y/N worked tirelessly, day and night, for this project to meet up his expectations. Remembering Yoongi's words still make her blood boil and she's determined to defeat him this time.

"Sweetie! Take a leave today! You're not well!" her mother pleads her, sad to see her sick.

"No mom... " she says while dressing up, "I have an important meeting today... I've to go..." she sighs and sets out. This is your day Y/N! Show them! You can do it!

:::

"May I come in, Mr. Jeon?"

"Come in" he mumbles while watching Yoongi's presentation. Oh shit! You're late again Y/N!! She cursed at herself.

As always. He glances at her through the corner of his eyes and then, back to the presentation.

Y/N just rolls her eyes and takes a seat beside Taehyung. He gives a boxy grin and Y/N reflects it back. She then sets her eyes onto the screen, watching her opponent's presentation. She watches it carefully, how detailed it is, how creative it is. That nervousness starts to creep onto her skin again. No Y/N! No... You can do it!!

She feels a weird discomfort. Her chest tightens and a shortness of breath. She leans onto the chair, clutching onto her chest, taking some deep breaths. It is as if someone is squeezing her chest from inside.

"You okay, Y/N?" Taehyung glances at her with concern and whispers to her.

She just nods.

After Yoongi, it's Taehyung's turn to present his brilliant ideas. In normal situations, Y/N would watch it more attentively and cheer him up. But that sick feeling that she is going through, it is getting harder for her to focus. She can feel her head getting heavier and throbbing and a stinging pain that almost makes her yelp.

"Choi... Your turn."

Y/N slowly stands up, clutching onto her chest. She feels her throat dry up, in need of water, "Mr. Jeon... May I have a sip of water before presenting...?"

Jungkook, visibly showing his annoyance, rolls his eyes and nods.

Y/N opens her purse and takes that small water bottle she carries everywhere and gulps down some water. She huffs and goes towards the screen to present her ideas, she has been working hard for so long.

"Greetings everyone! I'm glad to present my ideas to you all...," Y/N stops momentarily feeling that weird discomfort again, "So, here... I-i... Ugh..., " she clutches tightly onto her chest, feeling that pain again. Her head spins, throbbing and getting more heavier when in a sudden moment, she blacks out and falls onto the floor with a thud.

"Choi? Choi Y/N?"