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The morning arrived quickly where they needed to come to a decision and Taehyung wanted to give all the authority to make a decision by himself. But he helped in stacking the measure pros and cons for each category. Sipping through the morning tea, both sat on the couch while facing each other. Taehyung had his working specs on his nose with a clipboard carrying a few documents.

Taehyung gives Jungkook two options to choose from, One, visiting Jungkook's house when Yeonsu will be there. It has its measure pros like Jungkook could confront him head on and liberate his suppressed anger on him. But then comes the cons like if he chose to confront Yeonsu will be aware of Jungkook's intentions about planning divorce and could start making a deceived plan with his own lawyers.

And Yeonsu needs to be caught in a moment rather than serving him details.

Two, visiting Jungkook's house when Yeonsu will not be there. If Jungkook chooses to do this he will be able to take away his crucial belongings without any hindrance and saves himself from the mental stress of talking with his soon to be ex-husband. Here cons fall more into the legal areas which Taehyung can easily handle.

Jungkook tasted the warm coffee on his tongue and sighed before looking at Taehyung, " I don't want to look at his face... So.. can we leave the choice where I have to see him?"

"Definitely," Taehyung agreed while scribbling something on the paper, "But I must say that can't be done for longer. It's possible that during divorce hearings you both will see each other."

When the other became silent, Taehyung had to lift his head and look at the younger who was sitting in the corner with his figure hidden in the thick blanket around his shoulders. There was a phase in his life when Taehyung used to love silence but now he absolutely hates it. It makes him worried, too anxious to look at the person who once became the talkative between the two now sitting in silence of his thoughts, "Hey, I'll be here for the legalities, you don't have to run your mind over it. Have you made a list of what you will need from that house?"

"How can I make one?" Jungkook's eyes were teary when he looked up, "I don't want anything from there, just my documents and diplomas."

"Are you sure? You have built your life there for four years, I suggest you should take everything that will help you in future."

Jungkook blinked his eyes while trying to chuckle, "You sound like a proper lawyer right now."

"And there is no life that I want to build using his things. Just tell me when to leave, I'll be in my room."

Taehyung couldn't stop the younger one when Jungkook went to his room, even the trail of the blanket couldn't hide the streak of tears that started to fall on his cheeks. He slipped his phone out of his pocket and dialled, "Take a quick run around Yeonsu's neighbourhood and tell me what information you gain. I need a time period when no one will be at home."

He pushed his hair back and removed the specs to throw them back on the couch before following the younger to his room.

Jungkook was standing in the corner, bunching up the blanket in his arms that were clutching the fabric too tightly. His red-bitten lips were turning blue but he just couldn't stop the sobs that left his body, shoulders quivering in agony.

He was so indulged in his thoughts that his unaware body flinched when it got hugged from behind. Over the blanket, Taehyung held the younger softly, " I won't stop you from crying, neither do I have wise words to say like move on, he is an asshole and you deserve better but I have my care that I want to show you. I have a heart that hurts when it sees you crying...so.. as a selfish cure I need to hug you."

The sobs became louder and Taehyung wasn't prepared when the younger turned around to open his arms and engulfed him into a blanket cave.

Taehyung closed his eyes in relief when Jungkook cried on his chest, he held him closely, even levelling the position of his hands and pattern of his breaths just so he won't disturb the younger from feeling known, cared and understood.

"I don't want to see him!" The scream was suppressed but Taehyung was glad that it finally left Jungkook's mouth.

"That bástard doesn't get to have anything! He should dié!!! He should d-dié with all of his affairs!" Taehyung brought his hand on top of Jungkook's head to provide the caresses that can help him breathe in between, "He had come after me!! I didn't go and beg him to marry me. He said he wanted to marry me, was waiting for me,, for what?!? To fuçk women behind my back? Why then why?!! Why did he marry me? Why did he do this? Is it funny? Taehyung? Is it fun to marry someone like this?"

Taehyung could only shake his head, eyes turning miserable to see the younger one in such pain, "No, it's not."

"Then why was it so easy for him? Or is it because I was a fool? To put my trust, my emotions and my body into it? I'm trying my best to not take the blame for his mistake but my mind is constantly saying that it is meant to happen because it is me after all."

"Isn't that what my fate attracts from the start? The negligence. A negligible thing that can rot in the corner because he is adjustable, because he fits. And then on top of all things... he faked everything. It would have hurt less if he showed his cheated side from the beginning but the audacity.... That daring bàstard said he loved me!"

"I'm not a child, I have seen life. I h-have seen people taking advantage of each other but I can't wrap my head around the feeling that I got betrayed like this..."

"And...and what if my dad knows about him? Or his father deceived my dad too? Hyung..."

The alarming eyes of the elder turned glassy when Jungkook voiced out again, "Hyung, I'm so scared. I don't want to see him again. I don't want anything from him, please... please I don't."

"Shush..." Taehyung held his head against his chest and pulled him closer if possible, " There is no need to be scared, Jungkookie. Look at me," He tilted the younger's head and wiped his tears, "I won't let anyone come near you. Whether it's that bàstard, his father or your father. Anyone that will stand beside you and will find me in between. Be it legal or personal, you will find yourself protected and cared for."

Jungkook's head landed on Taehyung's chest once again, "They will misunderstand you, and will throw insults at your name. Your wife-"

"Oh sweets. Shush...calm your head. I don't give two cents to those fuçkers but for your inner peace, I'll tell Mehrin everything. She'll understand, she will have to understand because there is no other option."

Taehyung walked back to bed while holding the younger and make him sit on the bed before scrunching in front of him, "Due to this treatment period we have become more than acquaintances, so I won't be able to take your case directly but I'll make sure to write Yeonsu's fate with own hands. And there will be only misery, I promise," His hands reached out to caress the younger's cheeks when his phone started to ring.

He picked up the call after providing Jungkook some tissues from the drawer, "Yes? No, we will be leaving soon."

After cutting the call, Taehyung looked at Jungkook in urgency, "We need to get ready. Yeonsu and Mehrin went for brunch. It's time to raid that house."

Jungkook's eyes turned passive at that, "I am not going to raid anything, I will just pick some documents, that's it."

"Yes, likewise. So, wipe your snot and pull your decent outfit, police officers will be there."

The blanket slipped off Jungkook's hands, lips parted in shock, " Why police officers?"

"We need to videograph everything from your entry to the exit of that house and get documented all the belongings you take with you."

"B-but why? It's my house, I'm not going to commit a crime."

"You are not but I can't risk uncertainty in the future."

"I don't understand."

"It's okay, sweetkins. You don't have to when I'm here. Let's meet downstairs at twenty."

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Taehyung shook hands with the officers and instructed them about the videos while taking their signs on the clipboard. Jungkook was standing beside him, drowned in a black coat that Taehyung landed him at the last moment before leaving his apartment. The officers were talking about legal terms but Jungkook couldn't understand any word that came out of the lawyer's mouth because his eyes were stuck on that building, once known as his home.

He took a deep breath when he felt a support on his back, "Let's go. You just have to find your room, collect your things and then we will be out. We can do it together, right?"

Jungkook nodded, "What about Mehrin?"

"I'll pack her things. And will come to receive once she's done with him."

The officers opened the house with Jungkook's spare keys and entered, " Both cameraman will be following you, Mr. Kim, I hope you will co-operate."

"No worries, Chewon."

Jungkook just needed to pack his things, which he did after crossing the first meltdown when he entered his room and collided with the camera as he suddenly turned to revert back with a hand covering his mouth. The camera captured the hideous condition of the room, a stack of empty cans in the corner, a heap of inner clothes molded in green liquid, spoiled floor with uncertain things but it couldn't capture the intense smell of disgust in the room.

Jungkook forgot the pain for a moment and covered his nose to pick out his things... With a remarkable miracle, he found his side of the closet untouched. He quickly gathered the things and ran out of the room.

The officers noted down all the things that he submitted but the things took a turn towards filth when the loud horn buzzed on the apartment's door.

Taehyung was out of the guest room in an instant, with an officer carrying a small bag behind him. His face was holding a deep frown when he informed, "They are early, Officers, make sure no laws are broken."

"Yes, Mr. Kim."

Yeonsu appeared on the threshold, supporting loud huffing breaths and confused eyes, "Jungkook, baby! I received a message-"

Taehyung stood in front of Jungkook when Yeonsu started marching towards him, levelling him with his passive eyes that screamed to back off.

"Mr. Min," One of the officers said, he was wearing a coat unlike the uniform of officers, "I am Kang Gyesun, Mr. Jeon's lawyer. I summoned you to court two days ago but I think you didn't check your mailbox so before our arrival, I sent you the formal notice. The next date of hearing will be informed timely, you are asked to have a lawyer by then."

Yeonsu tapped his pockets in his frenzy and cursed when he found it dead, "Jungkook? But what case!? You don't know anything lawyer, actually we are going through a period of treatment-"

"Sorry to cut you Mr. Min but my client has applied for divorce and filed charges of infidelity. If you want to counter it, it's better that we meet at court during the next hearing." Mehrin was standing behind Yeonsu, complexion pale and worried to the bones.

"Now if you could step aside, the officers need to hurry," The lawyer gestured to Taehyung who held Jungkook's hand as they passed by the shocked male who just kept staring at his husband. When he gained the energy in his shocking bones, he reacted loudly, "Jungkook, whatever this díckhead filled in your mind isn't true!! I have never done anything! I can never cheat you, you know me!" The officers held him by his arms and warned, "Mr. Min, if you have words to say, do it in court. Your rage doesn't mean much here, he can file charges of abuse if you continue to scream."

Taehyung made Jungkook sit in the car and walked back, "Mehrin, I have packed your things, we need to leave."

"Huh?" Not knowing what was happening around her, she just nodded and followed Taehyung silently.

"What happened, Tae." She asked.

"I will tell you once we reach home, let's go."

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Jungkook went to his room after collecting his things and hasn't stepped out since. Taehyung couldn't check over because he was sitting here, in front of Mehrin who was constantly throwing questions at him. He remained silent for the most, dwelling on the chances of trusting someone with the details of his client Jungkook.

So he decided to believe in his guts and replied, " I don't know exactly what happened but I think Yeonsu has been cheating on Jungkook for a while."

"What?"

"Hmm. He found out somehow and reacted accordingly. I thought he would ask for my help since I work at a lawyer firm but he didn't discuss anything with me. His lawyer is also from another firm, so I couldn't dig much. Just in the morning, I got a call from his lawyer asking about the adjournment of the treatment contract and getting you back." Taehyung didn't even wipe his lips off after telling such white lie while looking at Mehrin whose eyes widened larger than sockets.

"But he seemed like a genuine man," Mehrin murmured.

"What?"

"Hmn, nothing. I mean to say his behaviour doesn't show he would be such a disgusting man."

"Maybe that's what shocked Jungkook too."

Mehrin sat on the bed and covered herself with a blanket, "You are right. He looked pretty shaken up at that house. Would he be staying with us?"

Taehyung coughed in his fist and pretended to think seriously, "I don't know. But in such conditions, we can't say anything. He can live here as long as he wants." He will be staying here, lady. Period.

"Right, this is the least we could do. But are you sure?"

"Why?"

"I went to the kitchen when you were showering and while passing by his room, I saw him packing his things from the closet."

Taehyung's neck moved sharply towards the door, "Or he could be laying down his belongings that he brought from his home."

Mehrin shrugged and took out a tablet from the drawer, "You should check on him. If he wants to leave, we must not stop him. What if he remembers his happy days of relationship while living with us."

Taehyung stands on his feet in urgency, already walking to the door, "I'll come back after a brief talk with him. You should take some rest."

"Just come back before you make him uncomfortable."

I had never made anyone uncomfortable before. Thankyou for the advice though.

"Of course."

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Mehrin's words can't be trusted, Taehyung reasoned with his raging mind. During the car ride, she told him how her doctor raised the doses of his sleeping pills. It could be possible that she got hallucinations and Jungkook must be sleeping in his room.

He prayed for every spirit present in the universe but all of his prayers shattered when he opened the door of the guest room and found Jungkook tying his shoes with his bags packed beside the bed.

He seemed to have changed his clothes, now wearing thicker layers as if was about to step out in the chilly night, "So she was telling the truth." Taehyung whispered to himself.

"Oh I was about to call you." Jungkook said as he straightened his back.

"Where are you going? At this hour?" Taehyung asked while crushing his own fingers in the pocket of his pants. He didn't want to show his clenched jaw but failed when Jungkook replied, "I have found a hotel nearby. I will be staying there till the case is over and then I will find something else."

"And why not here?!" Taehyung bit his lips and turned away sharply, why is he feeling such anger in his bones? Why is his head going heavy with madness whenever he looks at those bags, "I mean I had told you that you can live here. I talked to Mehrin, and she agreed as well."

Jungkook closed off the zip of his sling bag and carried it on his shoulder, "And you both are quite nice for doing that. But you heard Yeonsu today, he has his doubts that it was you who has done something. Even though it's true and I'm thankful that you saved me from such a monster , I can't let you be insulted by him or anyone else."

"Jungkook, you are not understanding the depth of this case. This is not about me, fuçk the respect or insult, it's you whose life could be in danger. I don't trust your ex-husband nor do I trust your in-laws. I'll go mad thinking of your well being if you stepped out of my home! Your safety is the only thing that keeps me sane through this case and you are snatching this very thing in the start?"

"Don't treat me like someone who doesn't know how to take care of themselves. I can fight well if needed."

Taehyung raised his hands in the air, surrendering to the frown that appeared on the younger's face, "I'm not implying your strength or weakness. My target of talking is those monsters, they can't be trusted with you."

"I can't stay around you and you can't change my mind." Jungkook lifted his backpack and started to drag the trolley out of the room, "We will stay connected through calls to exchange the proceedings of the case and I'll be telling you about my whereabouts, so don't worry."

Taehyung took deep breaths while watching the younger walk out of the door, his hands threaded into his locks to think harder, something that will keep Jungkook safe and protected.

Jungkook wasn't even two steps afar when he felt his bag snatched away from his fingers as Taehyung passed him in a hurry. He followed the elder, "Taehyung, where are you taking my bag?"

Taehyung picked his car keys and went out of the house, blinking his car open and pushing the bag inside. He opened the passenger door and faced Jungkook, "Sit."

"Wher-"

"Sit."

Jungkook clutched his sling bag till his fingers turned white and sighed before walking towards the car. Taehyung closed the car door softly and went around to sit on the driving seat. They covered around kilometres when Taehyung decided to speak, "During my college days, I used to live in my studio apartment near the university. It's empty right now. You will be staying there."

"You don't ha-"

"It's not a suggestion from your legal councellor. It's a request from your hyung who will be worried sick in your absence."

Jungkook bites his words back and sits into the chair, trying his best to disappear into its leather coverings. His eyes locked out of the window, watching the changing street lights from one lane to another. His mind gets peace because he doesn't have to look for a hotel now. Yes, he lied about it and maybe... maybe Taehyung picked that lie... right from the start.

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