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Amanda's POV

"Taehyung, come on. I can't kiss you in the middle of the college campus." I slapped his arm, making him giggle and pull me into a side hug as we walked towards the microbiology lab for our practicals.

"I want to show off, Mandy. Do you know how much I've fantasized making out inside empty classrooms? The thrill of getting caught by someone would be so amazing." His hand slipped down to my waist, and he squeezed it gently as we turned the last corner to the lab.

"You're weird. Why bother with the classrooms when we have your whole house to ourselves?" I chuckled and stopped his hand from moving further down.

"But that doesn't give us any adrenaline rush..." he winked and side bumped me.

"Shameless, are we?" Snarled a male voice and both our eyes lifted to discover Namjoon standing at the doorway of the lab, looking at us mockingly.

"Ignore him." Taehyung whispered close to my ear, and we proceeded to place our backpacks in the racks lining the corridor.

"Amanda" Namjoon's voice sounded chillingly close behind us, and I froze on the spot. "I want to talk to you." He said in a serious tone and grabbed my wrist from behind, spinning me around to face him.

Taehyung was quick to grab his hand and yank it away from my wrist, pulling me towards him.
"Don't touch her, you douchebag. I'll not think twice to break your jaw if you try to lay a finger on her once again." Taehyung hissed angrily and protectively wrapped his arms around me, shielding me from Namjoon who was now advancing in our direction. There was a gathering of curious students around us, and all eyes of those along the entire corridor were on us.

"Taehyung, let's leave." I said in a low volume and tugged at his shirt.

"I'm not a coward. Let's face him." He said and straightened up, making me stand beside him. He laced his fingers through mine and held my hand tight.

"Let her go. Why do you always stick around uninvited?" Namjoon clenched his jaw and spewed anger on Taehyung.

"I won't. What will you do about it?" Taehyung spoke with his chin high.

My gaze floated from Taehyung to Namjoon and to the students gathered around us, and suddenly, tearing through the crowd and maneuvering his way through the small sea of humans, was the tall frame of Hoseok.

He ran right up to us and stood barricading us from Namjoon.
"Namjoon, let them go. The Principal wants to meet you." He placed his hands on Namjoon's chest and stopped him from moving towards us.

"Someone saved this pussy again" Taehyung smirked sarcastically.

"Taehyung, no." I tried to stop him while Namjoon shoved Hoseok aside and pounced on Taehyung, holding him by the collar of his shirt and strangling him, and Taehyung grabbed Namjoon's collar and tried to push him away.

"Oh my God. Guys stop it...Taehyung let go, please" I tried to pull him away from behind.

"Taehyung no.. Namjoon please stop" Hoseok tried to part them, while the duo went wobbling around the corridor, holding onto each other's collars and Taehyung slammed Namjoon on to the wall, crushing his neck with both hands.

"You want to know why I'm sticking around all the time?" He clenched his jaw and snarled through gritted teeth as his grip around Namjoon's neck tightened, strangling him and causing his eyes to roll upwards.

"TAEHYUNG STOP!" I screamed through my tears that threatened to fall and pulled him by his shirt, but to no avail. He was too strong for me, and he didn't seem like he wanted to end this duel without shedding blood.

"Amanda is my girlfriend now. Do what you want, but you cannot ever come in between us. Get that into this fucking brain of yours." He placed his gunpoint fingers to Namjoon's temple and pushed him away.

"Taehyung, Mandy, you guys, please leave now. This is going to get bad if you don't stop now." Hoseok grabbed Taehyung's arm and pulled him away from Namjoon, while their intense staring battle seemed like it would rip their guts out from each other's bodies.

The crowd fizzled out, and Hoseok led us out of the spot to the garden behind the main block. He let out a long sigh and sat down beside us.
"Taehyung, look... Namjoon is very powerful and influential. He can erase people just like that." Hoseok spoke worriedly.

Taehyung's gaze was fixed to the ground as he sat resting his elbows on his knees.

"But he was the one who started the brawl, Hoseok." I defended Taehyung's stand, even though I knew that his outrageous and impulsive actions could have resulted in more severe consequences.

"I know, I know" Hoseok nodded. "But sometimes when the enemy is formidable, it is wiser not to fight back and stay low. I'm really worried that he might actually hurt you...Taehyung in particular." Hoseok patted Taehyung's shoulder. "All I can say is, please be safe and act wisely." He let out a heavy breath.

"I will. Thank you, Hoseok" Taehyung stood up and dusted his pants. "Let's go to the lab now. Classes must have already started." He extended his hand to me.

"We're late anyway, and we won't be allowed inside. Let's go back for the next lecture." I stood up, and Hoseok got up.

"I'll see you, guys, later then. Bye, Amanda, bye, Taehyung" he said and walked away towards the annexe building.

Letting out a tired sigh, my shoulders dropped as I turned to look at Taehyung at the exact moment he turned to look at me, and I felt an upwelling of various complex emotions within my heart — that of pride, joy, belongingness, fear, friendship, love and so much more that I couldn't even name them right then. My eyes moistened as I stepped closer to him and cupped his face in my hands.

"Thank you, Taehyung." Hot tears rolled down my cheeks and his eyes moistened too.

"I love you, Amanda." He rested his forehead on mine and erased my tear streaks with his thumbs. "I will not let anyone come in between us... Even if that means I have to get someone in his grave." His hot breath fanned my quivering lips, and I chuckled.

"Silly boy..." I kissed the tip of his nose, and we pulled back.

"Promise me, no more fighting within the campus. It got me so worried. If it had gotten worse, you could have been suspended for all you know, and I wouldn't want that at any cost. So promise me." I held out my pinky finger to him, and he hesitantly linked his pinky with mine, letting his head drop with a defeated sigh.

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"I won!!" Taehyung exclaimed and punched his fists in the air, and I let my head drop with a defeated sigh. Rock, paper, scissors has never turned out in my favor.

"Okay, okay..." he chuckled. "So now... you have to tie your hair up in a top bun and show off this curve" he murmured in his sexy raspy voice, and slowly traced his finger down from behind my ear, down the curve of my neck and trailed it to my shoulder.

"The dress is already too revealing, baby... I thought I could cover up a bit with my hair." I pouted and whined.

He shook his head and hugged me tight from behind and spoke to our reflections in the mirror in front of us.
"No... I want you to flaunt this amazing body, and I want to watch everyone fall in love with you, and I want to feel proud that I am the only one who gets to take you, however, and wherever I want to... don't try to take that away from me" he kissed my shoulder.

"Okay, Dr. Kim," I laughed softly and ruffled his hair.

We showered together, and although I wanted to enjoy a long and relaxing bath with my horny bear, we had to settle for a shower since we were running out of time. Taehyung wore an elegant all black suit and a black silk under shirt with the top few buttons undone that gave off the perfect sexy and semi-formal vibes.

The black sequined dress that I wore hugged all my curves and ended a good five inches above my knees, and it was strapless, sitting dangerously low on my chest, revealing a delicious amount of skin and flesh. The fabric snugly hugged my round breasts, and I didn't know what the purpose of wearing the dress was. I couldn't wear a bra under it, and I felt almost naked, but the fact that I could mercilessly give my husband a boner while in public excited my nerves.

Taehyung being a sucker for skin show, turned me around to take a good look at me, letting his eyes roam around my body, using his gaze to mentally undress me out of this useless dress.

"Fuck! You look-" he stepped closer. "So hot" he bent and brushed his soft lips against mine. "Let me kiss you before you wear your lipstick" he captured my lips in his and pulled my waist closer to him, and I could already feel his arousal. His hand trailed down my shoulder and on to my chest, and he let it stay there as his tongue tangled with mine, making us both moan into the kiss.

"You smell just like how you did on that day... our first day on the rooftop," he murmured in between kisses and I engulfed him tighter, humming in response.

Pulling away slowly, he whispered to me,
"You know what... I have to do something now." His tender lips grazed the base of my neck and attached itself there as he sucked with increasing pressure on my soft spot, making my eyes roll back, his hands drifting down from my chest and grasping my waist gently. Detaching his lips from my neck, he turned me around to face the mirror, and my husband smirked at his accomplishment. I ran my fingers along the bright red mark at the base of my neck, and then he touched it delicately with his fingertips and gently kissed my exposed shoulder, softly sniffing the spot below my ear where I had applied a whiff of the perfume.

There was a sudden loud crash outside that startled us both, and Taehyung let his head fall into the crook of my neck.
"Why haven't we divorced our friends yet?" He let out regretfully and shook his head.

I giggled and fixed my earrings and applied a bit of lipstick and Taehyung fixed his hair standing behind me. I couldn't stop ogling at him, and it was not any different with him.

"Let's go now?" He asked; his voice not helping my mood one bit.

"Yeah" I nodded, and we exited the bedroom and found Jungkook picking up the pieces of the broken plant pot — one that I had kept at the edge of the kitchen island.

"Sorry, guys. I tripped on the rug and pushed it down by mistake." His eyes lifted to look at us. "Wow... you both look amazing" he got up while scanning us both from top to toe.

I giggled. "Thanks, Kook. Give me that, I'll clean up the mess." I reached out, but he insisted that he would do it, and he ended up getting a few streaks of dirt on his black suit pants.

The drive to the party venue was mostly Taehyung and Jungkook discussing the clinical complications they faced during the surgeries they had conducted. I drove the car while listening to my favorite men crack medical jokes like nerds and laughing loudly over their own lame jokes.

Once we arrived at the hotel, I handed the keys to the valet, and we walked towards the enormous party hall where the engagement party was being organized.

Taehyung and I were walking hand in hand, and I could feel all eyes on us, yet I was unsure if it was because of the unbelievably handsome man next to me or the overly revealing dress that I was wearing — my heart inclined more towards the former. I clung on to his strong bicep as a gush of cold wind from the air conditioner at the entrance of the party hall swirled through our clothes and hair.

He leaned closer and whispered to me,
"See what I told you. All eyes are on you...men and women" he chuckled.

"But I think they're all looking at you" I side-glanced at him, and he shook his head with a sexy smile.

The doors to the party hall were opened by two men clad in identical suits, and they bowed to us. Jungkook walked beside us, and Taehyung led us to one of the round tables in the party hall, and we saw that there were already many of our colleagues seated at different tables.

Yoongi was there too, and once he noticed us, his face lit up, and he excitedly waved his hand in the air. We smiled and waved back at him and went on to occupy the empty seats at the table where he was seated.

"Jungkook! Been so long!" Yoongi punched his shoulders, and Jungkook pretended as if it hurt.

The three men chattered away and kept laughing while I felt bored to hell. Their cringey medical jokes continued, and I highly doubted if I would be able to stay awake until the party ended. Thankfully, Dr. Moon grabbed the mic and began speaking, and Jungkook and Yoongi turned their chairs to face the stage while Taehyung dragged his chair closer to mine.

"Good evening all. I welcome everyone gathered here today to the engagement party of Dr. Kim Namjoon, son of the business tycoon Mr. Kim JaeBeom of the renowned Kim Laboratories, with Dr. Lee Hana, the daughter of our beloved chairman of the prestigious Seoul Asan Medical center, Dr. Lee YoungJae." The crowd cheered and clapped, but Taehyung rolled his eyes and leaned back in his seat, manspreading his legs as always.

Dr. Moon continued,
"We also have a refreshing new partnership and an exchange of pleasantries that includes a change in top management of both the Seoul Asan Medical Center as well as the Shinna hospital at Jeju-do, and that will be revealed by none other than our very own Chairman, Dr. Lee." He bowed politely and Dr. Lee took over the stage.

"Good evening, dear doctors of our Asan Medical Center as well as the Shinna hospital at Jeju-do, and everyone else gathered here." He beamed proudly. "It is indeed a very prideful moment for me as a father and as the chairman of our hospital to hand my beloved, precious daughter Dr. Hana to Dr. Kim Namjoon through this engagement." He gestured for the couple to enter the stage, and they both walked in with the fakest smiles possible, and Hana was hanging on to Namjoon's arm.

Once they reached the center stage, Chairman Dr. Lee bowed to Namjoon, and he just stood there and nodded with an arrogant smirk on his face. I was shocked seeing his rude behavior, but what else to expect from him?

He took the mic and his eyes landed on us as he cleared his throat and began speaking with his chin high, and chest puffed out.
"Good evening, lovely people. It is a day to celebrate the union of two great powers, Kim Laboratories and Asan Medical Center, through my engagement to the lovely lady, Dr. Lee Hana." He turned to look at Hana who gave him heart eyes, but I could obviously make out how fake those looks were.

He turned back to face the crowd, or more precisely glare at us as he continued to speak.
"It gives me great joy in announcing to everyone that I would be taking over as the new Chairman of Asan Medical Center and, in exchange, Chairman Lee would be taking over our Shinna hospital at Jeju-do. This simple top management move is to ensure that our excellent business strategies can be applied across both the hospitals to enable smooth functioning, increased patient turnover and overall satisfaction of all the doctors and non-medical staff as well as the patients." The crowd erupted into loud applause, except, of course, the four of us at our table that put on poker faces and were already waiting to get done with this horrendous party.

"And... there's another amazing surprise news as well." Namjoon's eyes seemed poisonous, and his smirk was malicious, and suddenly I could sense Taehyung tensing up next to me, his big eyes glued on to Namjoon's face.

"Honey, are you okay? What happened?" I placed a hand on his thigh, and he turned to look at me briefly with an unreadable expression on his face, before shifting his focus back to Namjoon.

"As a charitable move, Asan Medical Center has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Namsan-won orphanage at Jung-gu, and as part of this agreement, we would be providing free medical care, free regular health check-ups and even free surgeries for all kids of the orphanage whenever needed." Namjoon announced proudly, and the crowd applauded louder while Taehyung began cursing lowly.

"That fucker!" He muttered under his breath, and my eyebrows knitted in confusion as I couldn't make out the reason for my husband's reaction, when in reality I felt that this move was probably the only humane thing that Namjoon had done in his entire life.

"Taehyung, what is it?" I held his hand in mine, and he mumbled a 'later' to me and leaned back in his seat.

Soon after, the stage was cleared, and we all proceeded to have our dinner and sipped on the exquisite array of wines that were kept for our consumption. Jungkook sat next to Yoongi and the duo ate in silence while a couple of our chief doctors joined us at our table, uninvited.

A few minutes later, Taehyung's hand latched on to the bare skin on my left thigh, and he kept stroking it sensually while pretending to listen attentively to one of the chief doctors who kept ranting about the oxygen lines not being installed for all beds in the emergency wards. Leaning forward from my seat, I saw that Namjoon was watching us from the next table, and I knew why Taehyung was doing this. Flashing a smirk at him, I leaned back and let my husband do his thing, and in a few seconds, Namjoon stood up abruptly and marched out of sight.

"Taehyung really needs to calm down" Yoongi whispered not so loudly in my ear, and the next moment, Taehyung's hand retracted and reached the top of the table. He wouldn't remove his hand unless his mood was screwed up. I chuckled uneasily, and Yoongi's eyes drifted to the prominent love bites on my neck before he let out a sigh and shook his head and went back to eating his meal.

After dinner, Dr. Moon insisted on us having a meet and greet with Namjoon, and Taehyung was obviously considering murdering Namjoon with his bare hands. However, we went up to him, and Dr. Moon introduced us to Namjoon.

"Dr. Kim, please meet our hospital's own Presidential medal awardee, and pediatric surgeon, Dr. Kim Taehyung, and our dermatologist, Dr. Amanda Kim, his wife." He smiled big and stood by as the staring battle had already begun. Not wanting history to repeat itself, I lightly nudged my husband, and he flashed a sarcastic smirk with his hands still inside the pockets of his suit pants.

"Good to meet you Dr. Kim. I hope we get along well." Namjoon smirked devilishly, and Taehyung only gave him an indifferent nod before I ushered him out of the spot.

The party went on, but the three of us left right after dinner and Yoongi too left a little while before we did.

Wondering where Kim SeokJin is...

Published on : 10/15/2021