For the first time since I'd stepped foot in this universe, I saw a female that I had recognised from my world. Kim Jennie stood before me in the warm morning sun streaming into the foyer of the palace. There was a big difference, though. Instead of being a member of Blackpink, Jennie was the daughter of Jimin's parents' adviser, Kim In-Su. I didn't know much about her since I wasn't that big into female K-Pop groups; however, all ARMY knew of the woman who was rumoured to be V's girlfriend.

"It's nice to meet you. I'm Jimin's assigned female, Bennett Elenor, but please call me Nell," I said, bowing in respect after I introduced myself to the new female. Jimin gave me a strange look, which I wasn't quite sure what it meant; I'd never seen him standing so rigid, with his arms crossed and his usually puffy lips pulled into a thin line. I could see from his body language that there was history between him and Jennie, except, I had no idea what that was.

"It's good to see you, Jimin-ssi," she purred, ignoring me completely.

I was getting used to feeling like I was invisible to Korean women. Only Soon-Bok and Ari had welcomed me warmly the moment they met me; even though Da-Eun was friendly, she was still a little wary the first time I met her. But to be treated as if I wasn't even in the room, well Jennie took the cake for that.

"Wish I could say the same," I heard a mutter come from my Seed Bearer beside me. It was so quiet that I thought I was imagining it. "Here visiting your father again? He will be pleased to see you. My mother says that he's been talking about missing his daughter a lot."

With Jimin's clipped words, I was sure there was some bad blood between the pair from Jimin's point of view. As my boyfriend, Jimin had my support. Even so, I couldn't lie and say I didn't want to know what their deal was. I wouldn't be jealous if they'd had a past relationship together as Jimin and I both had a past. What I had an issue with was if this was going to be a current relationship between him and Jennie.

"Yes, I've missed him just as much," Jennie said, closing the gap between the three of us and running her fingers along Jimin's forearm. "Can you show me the way to his office, please? I'd hate to get lost in your big house, Jimin-ssi. I might take a wrong turn and end up in your bedroom again, though I wouldn't complain if that was the case. Remember how we used to spend all day together?"

I had to stifle a laugh at how terrible—and very obvious—the flirting coming from the other girl was. If she was trying to make me feel insecure about her sleeping with Jimin in the past, it wouldn't work. I knew for a fact that he wasn't a virgin. I didn't care how many people he'd slept with, as long as he a) had nothing I could contract, and b) that sex with Jennie wasn't happening now that he and I were in a relationship together. The good thing about being in my early 30s was that I had maturity on my side. The downside was that because I had been burned in the past by two exes, I was more guarded with whom I gave my heart.

"Sure," he said reluctantly. I had to stifle another giggle at the way he rolled his eyes at the request.

Jimin took it upon himself to make our relationship known by kissing me on the lips before he and Jennie were heading towards Mr and Mrs Park's wing. It was my turn to roll my eyes when I watched Jennie clutch onto Jimin's forearm, the action made her breasts press into his side.

'If you can even call those mozzie bites 'boobs'. They're nothing compared to my juicy melons.'

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I was so comfortable curled up with Jimin on the double armchair in the courtyard, enjoying the fresh air and the warm summer day. I loved how he liked to read while I was seated between his legs with my back resting against his chest. The drawing pad was open on my lap and an image was half complete on the white page. When Jimin had asked me to draw him again, the only thing that came to my mind was his face after yesterday's hands-on date. I'd captured his bee-sting swollen lips from all our kisses perfectly but I was struggling with getting his eyes right. I was in two minds whether to draw them closed as if he was resting.

Jimin pressed his lips to the side of my neck. His soft chuckling sent a shiver down my spine. "Stop stressing, Sweetheart. It looks amazing already, and I promise I'll love it no matter what because it came from you."

The desire to kiss Jimin grew too strong, so I tossed the drawing pad onto the table in front of us. I turned and straddled the strong thighs that I'd made tremble yesterday. The heat radiating from Jimin's hands seared my skin as they pressed against my hips to guide me until I was seated on his semi-hard member.

"You're so fucking sexy," he growled out milliseconds before he smashed his lips onto mine.

As his tongue licked across my lower lip, my hips rolled to provide us both with delicious friction. Jimin took the opportunity to slip his tongue into my mouth when I gasped at the feeling of him moving my body so deftly. While his hands kept our hips moving in sync, my fingers—which were buried in his blonde strands—kept our lips locked. I loved how he moaned as I tugged lightly on his hair, and I could tell my noises were doing similar things to him with the way his length twitched under me. It seemed that my little lesson in how one aspect of sex should be had unlocked something in the man; something I was not complaining about as his hard cock rubbed perfectly against my clothed core.

The romantic and sensual bubble I was in with my boyfriend was broken as a loud and excited 'Jimin-ssi!' erupted from behind us. A loud sigh slipped from my lips as Jimin and I pulled away from each other. I moved to sit beside him rather than on him and from my peripheral vision, I saw the blonde man try to be discrete and cover his erection with the book he was reading.

My eyes rolled when Jennie sauntered in and joined the two of us on the couch. Of course, the seat had no room for her to sit between Jimin and me, yet she took it upon herself to park her skinny bum on one of the thighs I'd been straddling moments ago. The demure dress she had been wearing earlier was gone. In its place was a short skirt that left little to the imagination, as well as a crop top that wouldn't cover my breasts if I was wearing it.

"You'll never guess the good news, Jimin-ssi," Jennie said. Seduction dripped from every word as she batted her eyelashes in my boyfriend's direction.

Jimin stood up and came to sit on my other side, where there was some free space. Grasping my hand in his, he asked, "What's the news, Jennie?" Even though Jimin's voice sounded friendly and warm, I could detect the annoyed tone that laced his words. I was glad to see I wasn't the only one who was frustrated with this interloper.

"I'm going to be here at the palace all week! My father wants to spend as much time with me, so he begged me to stay here with him while I'm on vacation from work. Isn't it great that we're going to be able to spend so much time together?"

I saw through the facade, and I knew it was the other way around—Jennie was the one who begged her father to stay here. I also noticed how she refused to look at me, or even acknowledge my existence. But I did catch her eyes flitting over my way when she thought I wasn't looking.

"Oh. Well, you'll be able to spend a lot of time with your father since I have plans with Jimin," I said, pulling her attention my way for the first time. I might not get jealous but that didn't mean that I couldn't stake my claim if I needed to. I didn't like confrontation, so by letting others know about my relationship with a man, I was hopeful that I'd be nipping that in the bud.

"We're trying to have a baby," Jimin added, lying through his teeth in such a convincing way. He punctuated that statement with a soft kiss on my cheek. It's unfortunate. If we'd known about your stay, Nell and I could have cleared our schedules to spend time with you."

I saw Jennie's lips move but I couldn't catch what she said. I did hear the next sentence though, "I'm sure you'll be able to fit in some time with me, Jimin-ssi, since I hope to fit you in."