Sophie's pov:

"What are you talking about Mr. David? What evidence?" I repeated myself. "The money. My money. I and Kevin had several joint accounts and the money is gone. A lot of money is gone." He replied, looking at Grace who was now frowning, looking down at the carpet.

"The police later somehow found out the plane tickets he had booked in his name. He's gone." He said again, a look of dread in his eyes.

"But that doesn't make sense! Why would he run away? If he wanted to run away, why would he use his real name in the first place? As much as I know Kevin, he is not a fool to do such a stupid mistake." I stated. Everything seemed fake and senseless to me. It all looked staged.

"He...He was involved in drugs. He used to consume drugs. A boy from your college provided him drugs. The police say that he ran away, probably because umm maybe he was afraid that we'll find out? They both have fled." I was shocked at the brand new information I just got. Kevin? Drugs? Someone from our college?

"W-Who...provided him drugs?" I asked, afraid of what was coming.

"Someone named Martin. Apparently, even he's missing and the police found drugs stored in his apartment and Kevin was in contact with him before they both disappeared. Maybe, they both ran away together." David huffed out a deep sigh as he stopped talking. My throat went dry after hearing Martin's name. All these things I was hearing were shocking for me, making me dizzy, just imagining that our Martin was involved in something like that.

"Is this true? I know Martin personally and he doesn't seem like-"

"All this was investigated by the police Sophie. We just have to accept the fact that he stole money and ran away from home and maybe Martin is with him too." David leaned back on the couch, covering his face with his palms. Both of them were trying hard to believe all this was fake but it looked like they had already accepted the truth.

"You're wrong David. Everyone is faking it! Kevin did not go anywhere...I can just feel it! He's in trouble and we need to find him." Grace fumed with rage as tears continued to flow down her cheeks. I felt bad for her but I knew, I couldn't help her in any way. All I could do was comfort her so I got up and embraced her in a final hug before leaving.

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Third Person pov:

"Any update on the Kevin matter?" Hongjoong asked, taking a sip of coffee from his cup.

"Everything is calmed down. The police, his parents, friends, relatives....everyone in this city believes he stole his parent's money and ran far away from home, probably with Martin. They are gone for good. No one will ever find out." Mingi replied, a wide smile on his face.

So far all the things were going smoothly. They didn't hear from the Costras, which made them relieved for once.

"Good." Hongjoong smiled. "And what about Sophie Yunho? Have you been keeping a watch on her? What are her activities?"

"Oh. Nothing special. Last week she visited Kevin's parents. She still doesn't know what Kevin had done to her so it makes sense that she is still worried about that bastard." Yunho answered, scrunching his nose at the mention of Kevin's name.

"Well, it's better that way. And about the Costras? Did they try to contact her in any way?" Seonghwa spoke, staring blankly at his empty cup.

"No, they did not. I haven't seen her go anywhere or meet anyone except her college friends. She's home most of the time as they have vacations right now." Yunho replied.

"That's nice. I think we are safe and out of trouble for a while." Seonghwa said.

"But that doesn't make her a good person... I still fucking hate her. Never ever bring her back here Yunho, I'm warning you. She's our enemy and you very well know how much I hate them." Yeosang spoke, a bit of sadness mixed with anger in his voice. Wooyoung looked at him, his face serious and perplexed.

"Okay Yeosang, I get it you hate her because she is related to our biggest rivals but I'm just so tired of you hating her so much and that too when she has personally done nothing to you!" he argued.

"Wooyoung is correct! Why are you acting like this? You are like this since day one...the day when we all didn't even know who she really is! Of course, you have a very shitty and rude personality but that you usually don't talk shit about others so much!" San joined Wooyoung, both of their anger slowly rising.

"But I...I just hate her goddamnit and you guys can't change my thoughts about this. You better hate her too now that she is really our enemy." Yeosang argued back, his voice little calmer than the other two boys.

"Yeosang, I really don't know what the fuck is your problem with Sophie but for once, just shut the fuck up and stop talking shit about her, at least in front of me!!" Yunho joined in, making his voice louder.

"Y'all calm down-" Hongjoong began but was soon interrupted by a furious Yeosang, "Sophie is a fucking bitch and I hate her from the bottom of my heart and you can't just force me to like her. She plays the damsel in distress and I hate people like that."

"You know nothing about her so you better keep your goddamn mouth shut before I shut it forever!" Yunho started off towards Yeosang but was soon stopped by San and Wooyoung, both of them staring at Yeosang with rage.

"I know you will never hurt me Yunho! We are family and I know you follow our motto very well and I respect that, but just keep in mind that I hate that girl and you guys can do nothing to change my mind."

"Stop being an asshole Yeosang! Stop blabbering shit! You are out of your mind!" Wooyoung spoke, his arm still around Yunho's who had calmed down a bit.

"Will you all just shut the fuck up for once and stop with this stupid argument!? We are all in this together and we are a team. Just shut up before I lose my shit too!" Seonghwa had already gotten up from his seat, two of the cups fell down as he abruptly slammed his hands on the table.

"Yeosang. Leave. NOW. I'll talk to you later."

"But-"

"I said NOW!" He repeated which made Yeosang leave the scene quietly, stomping his feet towards his room.

"Wooyoung, San and Yunho. The three of you are not allowed to go to the next mission, no matter what. That's what you get for starting this."

"Did you just let Yeosang walk away without giving him any punishment? What is this hyung!? This is not at all fair!" San spoke, slightly annoyed. Seonghwa instantly turned to him, his hand in the air gesturing him to stop speaking.

"You have no idea why he's being like this but I know what's up with him. So please, understand. He's not stable right now." He continued, making everyone even more confused.

"What do you mean by that hyung? Why is he being like that?" Jongho asked, titlting his head in confusion.

Seonghwa frowned upon this question, "I'm not answering anything. It's a promise I've made to Yeosang that I won't tell anyone about it so I'm sorry. I'll go talk to him now." He replied and turned to leave.

"So there is still something we all don't know about, inspite of being together all these years? There are secrets and pasts about Yeosang which he never told us? Aren't we all a family? Didn't we all promise to share everything hyung?" Hongjoong's words made Seonghwa stop walking. He turned to Hongjoong to say something but was cut off by Mingi, "It's okay Hong hyung, there must be something we don't know but Yeosang isn't ready to tell yet. He'll tell us when he thinks it's the right time. We all love him and trust and loyalty is the only main motto of our family and Yeosang can be trusted and he's loyal too."

"Yes, and don't worry, it's not something that will hurt any of us... It's just something that happened to him when he was a kid but still can't forget about it. It's tragic and that's why he's usually so silent and when he's not, he's rude and straightforward." Seonghwa explained as Hongjoong exhaled a sharp deep breath,

"I trust every single one of us hyung, I was just sad that he hasn't shared everything about him...Never mind, you go ahead. I'll be in my office." Hongjoong replied as everyone slowly dispersed.

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A/N:

Okay, don't wanna sound pervert or anything but....

SEONGHWA'S HANDS. BYE.