My phone suddenly rang. It was Heather, "Hello?"

"Cora! Sue is trying to buy out my company! She's been slowly buying stocks, and will soon own more than half!" Heather said breathlessly.

"Can she do that?" I asked in shock.

"Yes, I sold most of my stocks and only kept 20%."

"Is there anything you can do?"

"Well, the only thing I can do is buy more stocks, but she has so many, I would have to spend millions."

"Can you do that?"

"I think I can, I would have to sell my estate though."

"What about your dad? Is there anything he can do?"

"I promised myself, I wouldn't let him get involved in my company. He's already helped me so much, I need to prove to him I can handle my company on my own."

"But this is pretty serious, I think you should reach out to him!"

"I know! I'll figure it out. I can't believe Sue is doing all this. It's a good thing you work for Jin now."

"Why?" I asked, confused.

"Because she can't fire you. If she convinces the board to, she can fire me, but not you or Jin since Big Hit Entertainment is privately owned."

"That's good." I said, sighing in relief.

"Anyway, how are things with you and Jin?" Heather asked suddenly changing the subject.

I could practically hear her grinning over the phone.

"Great! I'm still staying at his house." I tried to say casually.

"What? You're still there?" Heather sounded excited to hear more.

"I can't go home, those paparazzi people are always out there waiting for me, even when I go early in the morning or late at night. Jin bought a few things for me to use, until I can safely return home."

"That's horrible!" Heather said with concern.

"And now my mom wants me to move back to her house."

"I'm not surprised, she's been looking for a reason to make you move back home."

"But I can't."

"Well just stay with Jin."

"I can't impose much longer, I'm grateful he's let me stay this long."

"I'm sure he doesn't mind." Heather said in a playful tone.

"Can I stay with you?"

"You know I would let you, but now I need to arrange to sell my estate. I'm going to have a lot of renovations!"

"There's really no other way?"

"No, I'm sorry, but at least you get to see those three handsome faces everyday." Heather joked, trying to make light of my situation.

"You're right about that." I said giggling.

"When are you coming back to work?"

"Jin told me to stay at his home as long as I needed."

"Sue is on the executive board now, but she has been spreading some pretty bad rumors about you to everyone."

"What is she saying?" I asked as my ears perked up.

"She's calling you a gold digger, and a slut that is seducing Jin only for his money." Heather said in a hushed voice.

I balled my fist, then took a deep breath to calm myself. "What's wrong with her?"

"Well obviously she's crazy."

"I'll come in tomorrow, I don't care what people say." I needed to straighten things out at work and I couldn't do it, if I was hiding out here all day.

"Great! I can't wait to see you!" Heather said gleefully.

I hung up and started making dinner. Jin and Taehyung should be home soon. Jungkook had moved into Taehyung's room and was playing a game on Taehyung's computer. I had been staying at Jin's house for over a week now, the boys had let me temporarily use their guest room. I was so grateful for their generosity. I cleaned and cooked for them to earn my keep. I wasn't as good of a cook as Jin, but they seemed to enjoy my meals. I called my halmonae to ask her how to make her Korean dishes, and tried to make them taste just like hers.

I heard the front door open, Taehyung and Jin entered the apartment. They shuffled in looking exhausted as they took off their work shoes and slumped onto the couch.

"Are you guys ok?" I asked feeling guilty for being absent from work.

I hadn't been in the office to help, and I could tell it was taking a toll on them to cover me. I needed to go back, it was time to face my fears and deal with Sue.

"Oh yeah! Don't worry Cora, we got everything under control." Jin faked a smile on his weary face.

"Well come in the dining room, I made dinner." I guided them to the delicious dinner I had set on the dining room table.

Excited to be fed, they both grinned and sat down at the table. I called Jungkook over to join us, and he came out quickly to sit down. We all happily ate and made small talk about the day events. Afterwards, Jungkook and Taehyung started doing the cleaning up.

It had become routine for all of us to start the day by eating breakfast together. I would pack delicious lunches for Jin and Taehyung before they left for work, then later I would make lunches for Jungkook and I. I cleaned the house while they were gone, and played video games with Jungkook until it was time to prepare dinner. I was getting better at the game and even managed to beat Jungkook one time, although he said he let me win.

After dinner, Jin and I would sit together on the balcony watching the sunset while cuddling. We'd join everyone to watch TV or play a group video game and then go to our respective rooms to sleep. Jin and I hardly had time to be affectionate, since it made the others uncomfortable. We'd only be affectionate on the balcony and even then I was still paranoid someone next door would be watching us. The news of our dating had started to die down and I ignored all phone calls from my mother or any other unknown callers.

"You look like you have a lot on your mind." Jin interrupted my thoughts.

"I was thinking of my apartment." I said watching the sun slowly go down in the horizon from the balcony.

"You can always go back, you're not our prisoner." Jin chuckled.

"I know, but I'm not sure if it's safe to go back yet..."

"I know and I'm happy you're here." Jin nuzzled his chin into my neck.

He pulled me in closer towards his firm chest. I leaned back feeling his warm strong body against my back. He kissed me on the cheek, and I turned my head to kiss him on the lips. We passionately kissed and held each other until the sun went down completely. The beautiful shades of the sun setting made the atmosphere seem more romantic. Another perfect evening, that helped me forget about everything else troubling me.

I stared up at Jin's face as he tried to read my expression. His curious eyes seemed to stare so deeply it made me blush.

"I'm coming back to work tomorrow." I blurted out.

"Why? You don't have to, we're doing just fine at work." Jin's eyes looked so warm and soft.

"I know you need help, I can handle it."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"We'll go together in the morning. Do you want me to send someone to bring your work clothes here?"

"I can get it myself."

"Then I'll go with you to make sure you're ok."

"I'm sure I'll be fine."

"Please, I want to come." He pleaded so cutely.

"Fine, lets go then. I'll be quick."

"Take all the time you need."

We head to my apartment in Jin's SUV and luckily we didn't see anyone around. We pulled up and went inside. My apartment looked so eerily quiet and almost strange. I had become accustomed to a more livelier place. I realized this was the first time Jin had visited the inside of my home.

"Excuse the mess," I picked up a couple of socks I had left on the floor.

I saw my bra and panties were left out to dry on a drying rack, in plain view in the kitchen next to the washer. Jin's eyes had followed where I was looking and stared at them. When I noticed he was staring, my face turned a thousands shades of red. I rushed over, scrambling to grab all of my intimate clothes and ran to my room.

When I came out of my room Jin was examining my family pictures.

"You were so cute when you took this picture!" Jin held up an old picture of me with a grin.

I gasped, he was looking at a picture of me with my hair before I permed it, I had frizzy hair and bad acne, smiling widely with my braces.

"Oh no, I look horrible in that picture!" I took the pictures away from him, and hastily stuffed them in my bedroom.

I was about to leave my room, when I heard Jin had followed me in my room.

"Do you always let men into your apartment?" Jin stepped closer to me with mischief in his eyes.

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A/N - Hello my lovely readers! Thanks for reading my story!

I wanted to explain that if this is your first time reading this story I will re-release the upcoming chapters when I get a chance to edit them.

I usually don't like to discuss my personal life, but my mom caught covid and is hospitalized. I'll only update if she's ok. She's stable now, but if things get worse obviously I won't be able to update for a while.

Thanks for your patience and please be safe out there. This virus is no joke.

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