"Hello?"

"Hey baby girl," Scott said making Jia roll her eyes.

"I thought you'd do everything on your own, how come are you missing me again, asshole," Jia said in a cold tone making Scott scoff.

"I don't need you, Jia. I just called to congratulate you."

"You are going to be an aunt, very soon," Scott said, making Jia furrow her brows.

"What the fuck do you mean?" She said, her voice emitting fury.

"Your sister hit a home run baby girl. I was at Jimin's place, planned to deal with him here but heard about Ara's pregnancy," he said, chuckling and mocking Jia at the same time.

"Bullshit," Jia yelled.

Jia was the main reason Scott was in a position he didn't want to be. Therefore, making her feel any sort of pain, Scott wouldn't leave the chance.

"Anyways, congratulations on being an aunt soon," he said cackling over the phone and hanging up.

"No, this cannot be possible," Jia cried out as her mom rushed into her room.

"Mom, I'm going to kill that bitch today and before that, I need to deal with Jimin," she said putting on a dark red tint on her lips.

"Jimin is very sensitive when it comes to Ara's mother killing herself in the presence of him. I cannot let him or Ara stay happy after they ruined my life."

"What are you planning Jia?" Her mother asked.

"Something that I should have done long ago."

-

"You nailed it Jimin! Today's presentation was excellent and I guess, we'll be having both the target deals under Park's corporation," Yoongi smiled wrapping his arm around Jimin's shoulder.

Jimin grinned.

"I have to leave early today, can you take care of everything here, please," Jimin asked.

"What is it? I thought we'd be going out for drinks together!" Yoongi pouted making Jimin smile.

"I've promised Ara to go star-gazing. Can we shift drinks for tomorrow," Jimin asked chuckling as he knew Yoongi was going to pull his leg.

"Oh, so now the wife comes first and the friend doesn't matter to you anymore, is it?" Yoongi asked, narrowing his gaze.

"It isn't like-," Jimin was cut as Jia stood in front of them, wearing her high black heels with a tight shiny dress and looked right into Jimin's eyes.

"Too much laughter is all I hear," she mocked.

She walked towards him and the cabin that was filled with chuckles suddenly fell overtly silent and only the noise of her heels could be heard.

"I guess, I'm here to talk to my ex-fiance. You ain't needed here Yoongi," she said pointing at the door with her sharp nails directing him to leave.

Yoongi didn't say anything but left eyeing at Jimin that he was right outside the cabin.

"Before I make the security throw you out from here, get out on your own," Jimin said.

"My dear Jimin was I so bad that you can't deal with me even for a minute," she said walking towards him.

"I will leave but before that, I just wanted to know if you are keeping my sister happy or not?" She asked raising her eyebrow.

"Have you told her everything about your past?"

"Did you tell her how you helplessly came out of that house without helping her mother survive?"

"It wasn't my fault," Jimin shouted.

That night was the worst time of his life. He'd been through the guilt of it until Ara fell in love with him.

He had gone through endless nightmares keeping himself away from Ara so that she wouldn't be surrounded by his negativity. He had been through thousands of therapies to finally come out of all the grief that he had.

"Oh honey, maybe you were too young back then, I understand," she said pushing him on the couch while pulling a chair for herself.

"You couldn't help her mother, you couldn't help yours either. Maybe, anyone who you like or fall in love with dies! Don't you think?" She said, emphasizing the last word making him gulp.

"Get out of my cabin."

He stood up to shove her out but as he held her arm, she brushed his hand away.

"Did you tell Ara that you are with her because you promised her mother?" She asked.

His expressions were stunned, he never told Ara anything about it.

"Didn't she feel you pitied her? Is she staying with you even after knowing that you're with her because you're scared of her mom's ghost coming to haunt you just like you were as a kid?" she said, laughing devilishly.

"Enough, fuck off before I do something that I shouldn't," he said as a tear escaped his eye.

Jimin never liked talking about that night. He had somehow, summoned his courage and told Ara but now, this was getting too much.

"Think about the fact that Ara's mother was your favourite aunt, your mother was your life and both of them don't exist. Now all you have is Ara. Take care of my little sister," she said and stormed out of the cabin.

As she left, she flipped her hair in front of Yoongi making him curse under his breath.

Yoongi tried to enter Jimin's cabin but he asked him to leave him alone for a while though he didn't.

-

Yoongi didn't stop Jimin from doing anything that he was.

His eyes were puffy and red.

He didn't go home even though he said he had plans with Ara.

He sat on the couch keeping his hands to the side while his gaze fixed to the ceiling.

He didn't utter a word for the past few hours but just sat at one place while Yoongi sat directly in front of him.

He inhaled the heavy tobacco smoke, working hard to suppress his raging emotions.

Yoongi looked at the bowl in front of Jimin which was now filled with quite a few cigarettes buds in it.

"Hey, stop it," Yoongi said in a low voice and pulled the cigarette from his hand.

"What if she's right? What if I'm the reason those people died?" Jimin said as a few more tears rolled down, his breath was heavy and his voice was hoarse.

"Jimin, you don't have to overthink. She wants you to separate yourself from Ara, she is her jealous step-sister, she can't digest that you chose Ara over her," Yoongi said.

"Yoongi, I didn't know what love was until I found myself being jealous of people who got to be with Ara while I was always away from her. Six years, I almost vanished from her life but I couldn't break the promise."

"The more I'm falling in love with her, the more sensitive I'm getting and I can't control all these feelings. If something happens to her, what will I do?" He said, clutching his head in his hands and taking another cigarette to light.

"Stop, stop it Jimin," Yoongi said, fetching it away from him.

Yoongi was tensed.

He knew that in the past few years, Jimin had gotten into the habit of smoking wildly when he was in a bad mood or when he couldn't control his emotions.

Yoongi inhaled sharply and sat beside Jimin.

"Ara's fine, she was never happier than now and it's because of you. Please go home and talk to her. She loves you Jimin and she would be waiting for you."

"Don't destroy yourself like this Jimin."

"No, I can't go home. I need to be somewhere else," Jimin said and fetched his keys shoving them in his pocket.

"I'll come with you Jimin, you shouldn't drive in this condition," Yoongi insisted but Jimin asked him not to.

"At least tell me where are you going?"

"Where all of this started," Jimin said and moved rushed out.

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A/N:

I'm sorry for the late update.
I was preparing for my interview and guess what!!!!

I've got a placement, I won't be broke anymore!
I'm going to buy BTS merchandise as I get paid!

Also, the updates will be regular now✨❤️

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