Jennie 제니

summary: growing up with Park Jinyoung was never easy and things are about to get worse when you’ve been asked to marry him

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You sat down quietly across from him and next to your attorney. It had been three weeks since you last saw Jinyoung, three weeks since he agreed to the divorce. You only heard from him when he asked to meet to sign the papers.

“Thank you Mrs. Park for coming to meet us. My client said the both of you mutually agreed to sign today’s papers. Is that correct?” 

“Yes that’s correct,” you responded as Jinyoung’s lawyer slid over some papers. Your lawyer intercepts the papers and begins scanning the document. 

“My client is generously offering $20,000 a month for the next 40 years or a one time check of $10 million,” he revealed. You stared at Jinyoung in shock.

“No,” you denied. “No, I don’t want your money.”

“Mrs. Park, I urge you to reconsider this. It’s his responsibility to take care of you,” your lawyer reminded you.

“It’s Y/N and I can take care of myself,” you argued.

“How?” Jinyoung finally said. “You have no job, no house. Your father still gambles,” he exposed. 

“That is none of your concern. I will figure it out. I will find a job. I don’t want your money. I don’t want to owe you anything,” you continued to explain.

“Just take the fucking money, Y/N! Don’t be so stubborn,” he exclaimed. You glared at him. “I’m sorry,” he sighed, knowing he’s going to lose this battle against you.

“Moving on to the next thing-,” his lawyer began to speak before you interrupted him.

“I don’t want a single thing from him. I’m not interested in what else is on that list.” 

His lawyer looked over a Jinyoung, who had his arms crossed against his chest. He sighed again, nodding in agreement. He leans over to the table, “I want to talk to you alone.”

“No. My client will not be speaking with anyone without me present,” your lawyer declined.

“Don’t worry, we won’t be negotiating anything. My lawyer will leave to fix these papers, won’t you?” he instructed.

“Yes, that’s right. Mr. Lee, please follow me.”

“It’s alright. I’ll be okay,” you assured your lawyer. He nods leaving you alone with Jinyoung as he helps prepare the divorce papers. He stares at you in silence as you avoid his gaze. 

“You wanted to talk?” you asked him.

He sighed lightly before leaning forwards once again. “This may be the last time we ever speak to each other like this - face to face.”

You gave him a subtle smile, nodding in agreement. “I will always be thankful for you and your family. You saved us and that will never change, no matter what happens between us.”

“I appreciate that,” he said. “Father loved you, no matter how harsh he was.”

You smiled weakly, “He loved you too.”

There was another long silence between the both of you. Now that you think of it, you and Jinyoung never had a peaceful conversation before. If he wasn’t being mean to you, he was yelling at you. 

“I know Jisoo came to see you. I know she told you some stuff,” he said softly. “I should’ve been the one who told you and I’m sorry I never did. I’m sorry I never showed you.”

You held your breath. Never in a million years did you expect him to apologize.

“I hope the next person you love, you’ll be better to her than you were to me.”

His eyes began to swell, slightly turning pinkish. “She told me you thought I always loved her.” You looked down at your lap because you knew it was true even if they denied it. “Do you still believe that?”

“Look at where we’re at, Jinyoung. It doesn’t matter what I believe.” 

“It does! It does matter. I may have never showed or told you that I loved you but I never loved anyone else. Not once,” he confessed. 

“Every time we fought, you always ran to her. You always picked her, sided with her and I was the one in the way. What else was I supposed to think?” you questioned. 

Jinyoung sighed. “February 14, 2013.”

“W-what?,” you stuttered with tears in your eyes.

“It was our senior year of high school.” 

You remembered now. You had finally mustered enough courage to confess to Jinyoung. You hand-made heart shaped chocolates for him but he rejected you brutally even front of all your classmates.

“The night before - Jaebum stayed up all night making you chocolates. I overheard him confessing to the housekeeper that he was going to ask you to be his girlfriend. What gave him the right?” he asked, rhetorically.

“He never told me about this. I never received his chocolates,” you said, confused. 

“I was so angry at him. He took my father away from me and now he wanted you! He wanted to take everything...everyone away from me!” he shouted. “I knew I couldn’t let him have you so I had to beat him to it. I had to tell you I liked you before he did.”

“Then why did you reject me?” you asked. 

“I had this elaborate plan - to make you fall in love with me, to be together until Jaebum couldn’t handle it anymore and leave. But the moment I looked into your eyes that day, I didn’t have the guts to do it. I couldn’t confess to liking you out of spite,” he revealed. “But what I didn’t expect was for you to confess first.”

“You broke my heart then too.”

“I didn’t know if I liked you because I actually liked you or if I liked you to get back at Jaebum. You would’ve never forgiven me if you found out I confessed out of spite,” he said almost in tears. “I tried so hard to differentiate the two but I couldn’t, no matter how hard I tried. I didn’t know what to do and it drove me nuts. A couple of days later, it finally came to me. I thought if I was meaner to you, maybe...just maybe I would stop having those feelings for you. Maybe I could finally stop thinking about you.”

You stared at him quietly, taking in every word he said. Tears rolled down your face as the droplets of tears landed on the table. 

“It worked,” he chuckled, bitterly. “The meaner I was to you, the easier it was to forget you. And every time I did something nice for you, I had to do something ten times worse the next time. Seeing how much pain you were in...it broke me but it always reminded me that my intentions were never pure to begin with. That’s why I always went to Jisoo. I confided in her.”

“Why did you ask me to marry you then?”

“He had already beat me at marriage - marrying the girl Father chose. Nothing would hurt him more than knowing I had you and he could never. I admit I ended up using you,” he revealed as tears fall from the corner of his eyes. You lifted your head up, staring at the ceiling as tears continued to fall down the side of your cheeks. “I’m so sorry,” he apologized. 

“H-how can you say you love me when you used me?!” you sobbed. 

“I knew it was wrong! I regretted it instantly but it was too late. You needed the money...” he whimpered. “If I could go back and change it I would. I would’ve loved you properly, cherished you..” he begged. 

“God!” you whimpered to yourself. “Why did you do this to me?! I was happy! I had a boyfriend!” you cried, angrily.

“I know. I know. I’m so sorry,” he continued to apologize.

“I’m not some fucking reward you can claim when you feel like it! I loved you! I thought if I worked harder, tried harder, that you would start to love me! I was praying you’d change for me!” you continued to shout. “Are you that damaged that you had to break someone else to make yourself feel better?”

“I was 16! I never felt the way I felt for you with anyone in my life! How was I supposed to react? Tell me! What was I supposed to do?!” he shouted back.

You sobbed into your hand.

“I know this doesn’t justify all the shitty things I’ve done to you. You endured things no one should have to experience,” he explained.

“Why are you telling me this now?”

“Y/N, I’m telling you not because I want you to forgive me! I’m going to sign the papers regardless. All I wanted was to be honest about my feelings for once in my goddamn life,” he said. 

You blinked slowly, letting the remaining tears in your eyes fall. You took a deep breath in. “When were you able to tell?”

“Our wedding night,” he answered. “Watching you walk down the aisle in that white dress. You took my breath away and in that moment I knew. I knew I loved you this whole time. It was never about competing with Jaebum. I was just afraid to let myself fall in love.”

“If you loved me so much, why did you sleep with other women? Why did you cheat?”

“Because with them, I never had to worry about falling in love. They mean nothing to me,” he explained.

“But they don’t know that! They think you like them that’s why they sleep with you, Jinyoung.”

“They know I’m married.”

“To someone you don’t love. They think they can Mrs. Park one day,” you sighed. “Stop playing with people’s feelings. Don’t hurt anyone else,” you asked, nicely. You paused, “If there’s one last thing you can do for me is learn to let go. What your Father did to your Mother was unfair and cruel but you don’t have to repeat the pattern. Learn to love the people you’re supposed to love. You’ll find that you have more people on your side than you know.”

“Will you be?”

“Oh Jinyoung…” you called out as you reached for his hand. You gripped it tightly. “I will always be on your side even if I’m not physically there with you.”

There was a light knock on the door. You let go of Jinyoung’s hand and wiped the leftover tears on your cheeks away.

“Come in,” he called.

“The papers are finalized. All that’s left is your signature.” The lawyers handed you each a pen. You scanned through the document until you reached the bottom of the page.

“I know you don’t want money but it will always be here if you need it. You just call me, okay?” Jinyoung asked, softly. You nodded but you knew you would never be calling him.

You uncapped the pen and began signing with Jinyoung following suite until you reached the final page. 

This was it. No more Jinyoung.

“If we can do this over again, would you?” Jinyoung asked, spontaneously. “If you knew what you know now, would you still have said yes to me?”

You looked up from the papers and stared at him - taking in all his features one the last time. “Yes.” You scribbled your signature on the last page before standing up. “Goodbye Jinyoung. Take care.”

Four months. Four months of no pain, no tears, no Jinyoung. You moved away from the city to get away from the fast pace lifestyle, the busy streets and the people. You were content here. You spent your days helping an old couple sell fruit and pies in a small shop by a rest stop. The pay wasn’t nearly as much as a corporation but it didn’t matter to you. You could finally be yourself. You didn’t have to worry about being the perfect wife or worry if your husband loved you enough to come home that night. All that seemed trivial here. 

“How much are the apple pies?” you hear someone asked. You scurried out to the front to greet the customer. 

“They’re $5-” you began to respond before coming to a stop as you laid eyes on the man in front of you. “I- how did you know I was here?”

“I didn’t,” he responded. “I was taking your advice and finally letting go. I gave up my position at the company and decided to move here to live a more simple life.”

“Why here?”

“I-I don’t know...this was the first place I thought of,” he mumbled. “I guess I remembered you saying how much you wanted to move here when it was time to retire.”

“You remembered that?”

“Of course I do. I remember everything you told me even if it seemed like I wasn’t listening,” he explained. “So how much are the pies?”

“$5 each,” you said hesitantly as you handed him a pie.

“I honestly didn’t come here to purposely look for you. I know the last thing you wanted was to see me. I can leave if it bothers you,” he offered.

“No...who am I to not allow you to be here.”

“Okay then. I’ll see you around then,” he smiled before waving goodbye.

You returned the smile and watched him drive away. You thought you would be angry seeing him; maybe even feel hurt. But nothing. You didn’t feel any of those things. In fact, your heart raced at the sight of him. 

Maybe this was fate. Maybe it was God’s way of telling you this is your second chance. 

summary: growing up with Park Jinyoung was never easy and things are about to get worse when you’ve been asked to marry him

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“What’s this?” you asked your father, starring at the big box in front of you.

“This is from your father-in-law,” he said, handing you the envelope. “It’s his birthday this Saturday. He wants us both to attend.”

You opened the envelope - a formal invitation and a nice gown for the evening. 

“You don’t have to go sweetheart,” you father assured you. “He’ll understand.”

“No, no I should go,” you said, hesitantly. “I owe him an explanation.”

Your dad held onto your hand tightly as you entered the ballroom. All eyes were on you. It’s been awhile since you and Jinyoung showed up at an event together. “Let me know whenever you want to go, okay?” 

You nodded, making your way through the crowd. 

“Y/N,” the two sons called out at the same time. You looked at Jinyoung. His eyes lit up when he saw you. You immediately dodge his gaze, unsure of what to say to him.

“Y/N,” a deeper voice called out. You recognized that voice - it was your father-in-law.

“Father,” you greeted. 

“I’m so glad you could make it. Come, it’s time for the announcement.”

“W-what announcement?” you asked, following him towards the stage with Jinyoung following behind. He stands next to you. 

“I didn’t think you would come tonight,” he said.

“It’s your father,” you responded. “He practically raised me. I had to come.”

“I thought that maybe it was because of me-”

You cut him off, “It is because of you.” You looked up at him. “I owe him an explanation.”

“Thank you all for coming tonight,” your father-in-law said, raising his glass. “Before the party begins, I’d like to announce that I will be retiring.” 

You along with everyone else gasped in shock. 

“I will hand all my responsibilities over to my eldest son - Jaebum,” you turned to Jinyoung, searching for a reaction. But he wasn’t surprised. You always thought he was going to take over the business. He worked so hard for it. “Until my youngest son, Jinyoung bares his first child with my beautiful daughter-in-law.”

The whispers only grew louder as your father-in-law continued to speak. 

“What is he talking about?” you whispered to Jinyoung.

“You haven’t been home in weeks. You don’t think my father is suspicious?”

“So this is how you react? By retaliating against me? Getting your father to stick up for you?” you asked in disbelief.

“Retaliate? Y/N, I love you.”

You scoffed before walking away from him to a room more private. You knew he was going to follow you. 

“Do you really think that getting your father to say that will make me come back?” you questioned. 

“No! Do you really think I would do something like that?” You remained quiet. The Jinyoung you knew would never do something like that. “I know we were never on the best terms but I would never do that to you.”

“No, you would only cheat on me.”

“Stop,” he demanded, grabbing onto your arms tightly. You could see the pain in his eyes. It was the same look he had when his dad brought Jaebum home. He wasn’t begging you to shut up. He was begging you to not remind him of the man he resented the most - his father.

“Is everything alright?” Jaebum asked as he opened the door to the private room.

“Yeah, we’re done here.”

You pushed Jinyoung off you and walked back to the party. You had to talk to your father-in-law alone. 

“Father, may I have a word?”

He leads you to the dance floor. He grabs your hand and the both of you sway, side to side to the slow music that was playing in the background.

“Jinyoung knew nothing about this,” he said. “He doesn’t know I know.”

“I know. He wouldn’t dare to tell you the truth,” you agreed.

“But you will.”

“I can’t do it anymore,” you whispered, your voice almost gone. “I can take his silent treatments, his coldness but I can’t take his betrayal. He cheated on me,” you whimpered. 

“Y/N, you knew who you were marrying. A powerful man - money, resources, women who willingly throw themselves at him,” he explained.

“Wondered where he learned that from?” you commented, bitterly. He looks at you in disbelief; appalled that you would say such a thing. “A real man would never cheat on the women he loves.”

"I loved your mother-in-law.”

“I am not her,” you continued to whisper. “I will not stand idly by and watch my husband betray me,” you said through your teeth. 

“Jinyoung loves you,” he reminded.

"I respect you and I will be forever grateful for everything you’ve done for my father and I. But I can’t stay with Jinyoung just because of I’m grateful,” you explained. 

“Even if you know he loves you? Even if you know why he acts the way he acts?” he asked. You remained quiet because you once hesitated and thought about going back to Jinyoung. “I was the one who told Jisoo to meet you. I felt that you needed to know.”

“Jinyoung doesn’t know I know...” you whispered to yourself. His father shakes his head. 

“I was never a good father. I never taught him how to love, how to respect women. You can blame me for that. Don’t blame him.”

“It doesn’t change anything,” you said with tears in your eyes that were struggling to fall. You knew you couldn’t cry in front of everyone - not here, not today. You pulled away from your father-in-law and took a deep breath. “Convince him to agree to the divorce. I don’t want a single thing.”

“I can try to convince him but it’s entirely up to him.”

“You’re not objecting?” you asked, surprised. 

“You were never happy. I know it may not seem like it but I always loved you like a daughter. I may be hard on you guys but-”

You cut him off, “I know. I never blamed you for how things turned out. I agreed to marry him on my own.” 

“Think about it some more, okay?” 

You didn’t respond. You thought and thought about it. No matter how many scenarios you played in your head - it all ended bad. There will never be a happy ending between you two; no matter how much he says he loves you.

“Y/N,” you hear him call as you opened the car door to leave. You turned to face him. 

It was like time froze. The both of you stared at each other. You could see him let out a big sigh.

“I’ll sign it,” Jinyoung said. “If that’s what you want, I’ll sign it.”

You nodded slowly before getting in the car. As soon as Jinyoung’s figure disappears from the rearview mirror, you break down into tears - sobbing.

This was it. This was the end.

summary: you were hired to be with everyone else but Park Jinyoung

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“Good morning Mr. Park. Coffee and breakfast?” you offered as you set the sandwich and coffee in front of him.

“What is this?” Jinyoung asked, surprised. 

“A thank you for last night,” you tell him. “I don’t know how I can ever repay you.” 

Jinyoung smiles at you before getting up from his chair. “Sit,” he ordered. He ushers you to sit in his chair as he leaned down towards your face, catching you off guard.

“J-Jinyoung,” you stuttered. He has never showed affection towards you in the office. He wanted that part of his life private. 

“This is for you,” he said, pulling a velvet box out of his drawer and opening it for you. You gasped at the shiny object in the box. “Happy Valentines Day,” Jinyoung whispered. 

“It’s...beautiful,” you gaped. “I can’t accept this.”

“Why not?” he said, taking the necklace out of the box. 

“I owe you too much. I don’t deserve this,” you explained but he doesn’t listen to you and puts the necklace around your neck.

“I will not take no for an answer,” he said sternly. You smiled at him before getting up from his seat. 

“Thank you. I love it,” you tell him, playing with the shiny diamond on your neck.

He smiles before sitting back down. “I need your help,” Jinyoung asks. “Yeri keeps calling me.”

You nodded slowly, understanding where this was going. “I’ll take care of it.”

Jinyoung smiles at you. “That’s why you’re my favorite person.” 

“I got a call from the jewelers this morning. 50 grand?”

He looks up at you and then back down at his papers, “I trust you.” You nodded before leaving his office. 

You waited for Yeri for 45 minutes now - almost your entire lunch, waiting for her. She was the one that wanted to meet. 

“Yeri,” you waved her down as you watched her strut towards you. “I’ve been waiting for 45 minutes. I only have 15 minutes left.” She casually orders herself an iced americano as if she has all the time in the word. “What did you want to talk about?” you asked her again.

“Don’t worry, you’re Jinyoung’s favorite person. You can be a little late,” she said passive aggressively. “I know he was with you last night. Can you explain to me why he was spending Valentines Day with you and not me?” she interrogated.

You don’t know how she found out but this was between you and Jinyoung. “There’s nothing going on between us. I work for him.”

“Do you think I’m stupid?” she spatted. “He gave you that necklace, didn’t he? I saw it in his office.” You subconsciously reached for it.

“Like I said - there’s nothing going on between us,” you lied. “If you’re so curious, you need to ask him.” 

She scoffs at you, “Of course. So why did you agree to meet me if you’re not going to answer my questions?”

“Actually, I’m here on Mr. Park’s behalf.” She rolls her eyes at you. “Mr. Park would like his credit card back.”

“Does he really want it back or do you not like me spending his money?” she interrogated again. “You know I actually liked you. I thought you were going to help me become Mrs. Park,” she said. “I will return the card to Jinyoung myself,” Yeri tells you, getting up to leave. 

“You know I can’t let you leave without the card,” you said standing up with her. You stuck your hand out, waiting for her to hand you the card. “I don’t want to ask you twice, Yeri.”

“Do you know who I am?” 

You did. She was a famous model that met Jinyoung at an event. She’s been head over heels for him ever since. “I do which is why you shouldn’t make a scene.”

She scoffs at you before taking the black credit card out of her purse and slapping it in your hand. “You’re quite an obedient little dog, you know? You think just because you sleep with him, you get to manage his finances; his entire life. You’re wrong. You’re nothing to him but a little whore. Once he’s done with you, he will kick you to the curb.”

You smiled at her, not caring for a word she says. “Mr. Park thinks that 50 grand for a pair of earrings is way more than what you’re worth,” you explained to her. You reached into your purse for the small box and slid it over to her. “10 grand for a pair of earrings is better suited for you.”

“Are you fucking serious?” she shouts at you, making everyone in the cafe turn towards your direction. Yeri grabs her drinks and throws it all over you.

The waitress rushes over to your table. “Miss, are you alright?” You waved your hand at her, assuring her that you were alright before dismissing her. You were glad the drink was cold. 

You let out a small chuckle as you wiped the drink off your cheeks and chin. “You’re a smart girl, Yeri - have a little respect for yourself and don’t make a bigger scene. Peacefully take the earrings, if you ever want to see Mr. Park again.”

“Who are you to stop him from seeing me?” she snickered. 

“It’s your choice,” you said, staring at her blankly. Of course, you didn’t have that power but it was nice knowing you threatened her. 

“You little slut,” she mumbled before throwing you the expensive earrings. She grabs the small box before leaving. You waited a bit before leaving the restaurant and getting inside the company car. “Mr. Yang, how many years have you worked for Mr. Park and his family?” you asked while watching him through the rearview mirror.

“About 10 years,” he responded. 

“You would think after 10 years of service, you know where your loyalty stands.” He was Jinyoung’s driver, only he would’ve known where he was last night. “Why?” you asked, softly. 

“I’m sorry, Y/N. My daughter is sick and her father is the Chief of Surgery. I needed her help and this is what she wanted,” he explained. “I didn’t think much of it since they were a couple,” he paused, looking at you with regret. “I didn’t know she would do this to you.”

You gave him a small smile, thankful that he didn’t turn against Jinyoung. “It’s okay, I understand. We’ll keep what happened today between us,” you assured him. 

“You’re late,” Jinyoung  calls you out in front of everyone. You cleared your throat, tucking your wet hair behind your ears.

“My apologies,” you said before taking a seat next to him. Jinyoung watches you carefully. “Please continue.”

He knows something is up but decides to question you later without everyone. 

“So are you going to tell me why you were late?” Jinyoung questions as he enters his office with you following behind. 

“Traffic,” you lied. 

“I don’t believe you,” he argued, taking a sit in his chair. “You changed your outfit and your hair is wet.”

“I had a little accident at lunch. Don’t make it a big deal,” you continued to lie. He doesn’t believe you but decides not to pester. 

“Come over tonight” Jinyoung proposes. 

“Can’t - I’m meeting with Mr. Kim.”

summary: growing up with Park Jinyoung was never easy and things are about to get worse when you’ve been asked to marry him

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“Give me a reason to stay,” you said. “Something, anything!” you practically begged.

But he doesn’t say anything. He just stares at you, blankly. You feel your tears roll down your cheeks as you rolled your eyes at him. 

You sniffled before wiping them away. “You can’t even tell me a lie and ask me to stay, can you?” 

He keeps quiet and you continued to stare at him. You looked at him from head to toe - taking in every single detail on his face. This will be the last time you look at him this way. You grabbed your things and walk past him. Jinyoung follows you downstairs to the garage. 

“Goodbye Jinyoung,” you tell him while putting the last piece of luggage in the car. 

“I’ll call you,” he said. 

“Once I’ve settled down, I’ll have my lawyer give you a call.”

“Will you think about it for a couple of days?” he asked, softly. “I think you’re making a mistake.”

“My decision won’t change,” you said, firmly. 

“What decision?” Jaebum asked as he enters the garage. 

“None of your business,” Jinyoung responded. 

“Y/N, will you come with me to visit Chaewon?” Jaebum asked. You hesitated, knowing how mad she will be if she sees you. “Don’t worry. It’ll be okay,” he assured you. 

Jinyoung decided to follow you both to the hospital. “Will you stop looking at me like that?” He immediately turns away to look outside the window. You never understood him - how he can be hot to you one minute and cold the next. 

“What are you doing here?” Chaewon said bitterly. 

“Stop it,” Jaebum immediately shuts her down. 

“Jae!” you called out. He has no right to be mean to her - not now, not ever. 

“Are you fucking serious? I’m the one that lost a baby. I’m the one that’s hurting and you’re blaming me?” she said, teary. 

“No. No, he’s not blaming you. He’s just as hurt as you are,” you tried to help explain.

“Shut up! Shut up! You have no right to explain for my husband! He’s my husband,” she said through gritted teeth.

“Enough!” Jaebum shouts, startling the both of you. “I know what you did,” he said to her, angry. 

“W-what do you mean?”

“You got an abortion,” he revealed. Your eyes widened, shocked at what you just heard. You immediately turn to Jinyoung and then to Jaebum. “The baby wasn’t mine but you made me believe it was.”

“No...” she cried. “Baby, I really thought it was yours. I really did,” she tried to explain. 

“When you found out the baby couldn’t have been mine, you decided to get an abortion. You needed someone to blame and you picked Y/N. You wanted to punish her for my wrongdoing.”

“She’s your brother’s wife for God’s sake,” Chaewon cried. “I’m your wife,” she whimpered as she reached for Jaebum’s hand. He moves it away from her. You knew he was disappointed. “You love her - you always did. You always will. You don’t think I know? That’s why I drank so much that night - that’s how I got pregnant with someone else’s baby.”

“You still shouldn’t have blamed, Y/N.”

“God, even now...you’re on her side!” she shouts through her tears. “She’s the reason this happened!”

“She’s my wife,” Jinyoung interrupts. He grabs your hand and waves it in front of them. “She will never be with him. You have nothing to worry about.”

You stood there frozen. You never knew Chaewon felt that way. You never thought that your existence would cause so much pain to everyone around you. 

“She’s my wife,” Jinyoung repeated. “Do you know how much pain you’ve caused her?” You could tell he was starting to get angry. 

“Do you know how much pain she caused me? I do one little thing to her and the both of you come to her rescue. What about me? What about me?” she asked, sobbing. 

“I-I’m sorry,” you whimpered. This is all your fault. “I never knew my existence would cause you so much pain,” you cried as you ran out of the room. You can hear Jinyoung run after you but you don’t stop. 

“Be careful!” he screams at you before pulling you out of the road. “Are you trying to kill yourself?” he asked, angrily.

“I wish it killed me!” you shouted back. "Every bone in my body hurts and I just want it to stop! I want it to stop!” you sobbed. 

“Tell me how I can make it stop baby,” he said stroking your hair. “Cry it all out,” he whispers against your temple. You shut your eyes tightly, letting the tears fall.

“S-stop,” you pulled away from him. 

“What’s wrong?”

“Don’t be so nice to me,” you hiccuped. “Don’t pretend you love me.”

“I’m not pretending,” he said cupping your cheeks. You shake your head. 

“It doesn’t matter,” you said pulling away from him once again. “None of it matters anymore.”

It’s been a week since you told Jinyoung you wanted a divorce. Before you left, you made sure he knew that you were never going to change your mind - you’ve had enough. 

“Don’t forget to water the tomatoes,” you father shouted from the other side of the garden. 

It was relaxing, peaceful to be away from Jinyoung and his family. You didn’t realize how exhausting trying to please his family was until you left. You felt like you could finally breathe again and the air was so much nicer here.  

“Y/N,” you hear someone shout from behind. You turned around and to your surprise it was Jisoo. She was the last person you ever expected to see here. 

“What do you want?” you said coldly. “How do you even know I’m here?”

“Jinyoung told me.”

You scoffed, “Of course.”

“I’m here to convince you to go home-”

“I am home,” you interrupted. 

“Home with Jinyoung,” she clarifies. “It’s like he’s gone mad without you.”

You let out a loud sigh before turning the hose off. “I can’t imagine him being that upset without me.”

“What do you mean? He loves you so much,” she said.

“Really? How come I never knew that?” you asked, jokingly. “Or even felt it?”

“He was never good at showing how much he loves someone,” she continues to explain for him.

“Why are you here Jisoo? You can finally have him now.”

“What are you talking about?” she asked, approaching you. 

“Jinyoung loves you - he always has and always will. You say he doesn’t know how to show he loves someone but I always knew he loved you. I felt it. You were the one he should’ve married,” you said. 

Isn’t it ironic - this is exactly what Chaewon is feeling. You should know better than anyone else how she’s feeling. 

She chuckles, “Hearing you say that - I know 100% you misunderstood Jinyoung and my relationship with him.”

You looked at her confused as she continued to approach you. 

summary: growing up with Park Jinyoung was never easy and things are about to get worse when you’ve been asked to marry him

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“Get some sleep,” Jinyoung tells you as you take a seat on your shared bed.

“Why is this happening?” you said still crying. “This is all my fault.”

“It’s not your fault,” he comforted. “The doctor said her pregnancy was unstable, anything could’ve made her lose the baby.”

“No, not anything. This, this made her lose her baby. Oh god, what have I done?” you cried. Jinyoung takes a seat next to you on the bed before pulling you into his arms. “What did I do?” you kept asking yourself. 

“It’s going to be alright. They’re still young. They’ll have plenty of opportunities.”

“If that was our child, how would you feel?” you hiccuped. “I was wrong. She has every right to hate me.”

“She doesn’t hate you. She’s just upset. She’ll come around,” he said. You shake your head, not believing him. 

“This happened because I was selfish, because I wanted revenge. I wanted you to feel what I felt. I wanted you to hurt, but I hurt her instead. This would’ve never happened if I just let things be.”

“Then why didn’t you?” he asked.

“Are you seriously asking me that?” you asked in disbelief. “How exactly am I suppose to react after finding out my husband is cheating on me?” He remains quiet. “God Jinyoung, how many women are there?!” you cried out. 

“You should get some rest,” he suggested again before getting up to leave.

“I want a divorce.”

He immediately turns around. “What did you say?” he asked, surprised. 

You loved him. You always loved him. But because of your selfish behavior, you hurt another person. You stared at him with tears clouding in your eyes. You always hoped that one day he would love you - that maybe, just maybe he would feel the same way you always felt. 

“Divorce. I want a divorce,” you repeated.

He lets out a wry laugh. “You’re joking,” he comments but when he sees your face unchanged he begins to worry. “No, no you’re mine and I say when you get to leave!”

“I’m not an object, Jinyoung! Why do you want me around when you can have other women?”

“You don’t need to know why. I paid you to be here,” he reminded. 

“Is it because of Jaebum? You knew he liked me so you had to have what he couldn’t? Is that it?” you questioned. 

“I’m done with this conversation,” he said before walking away.

“Did you ever love me? Even for just a second?” you asked on the verge of tears. 

“Get some rest,” he said before leaving. You fall onto your bed sobbing - he couldn’t even lie to you to make you stay. He couldn’t even tell you he loved even if it wasn’t true. 

You woke up in bed with Jinyoung next to you. It was the first time in a very long time he slept in the same bed next to you. You wondered what you could’ve possibly done to make him hate you this much but no matter how hard you thought about it, nothing to came to mind. You turned to face him as tears escaped your eyes. If you could go back to the day he asked you to marry him, if you could do it all over again, you wondered if you’d still say yes. 

You and Jinyoung headed downstairs together for breakfast with everyone; except Chaewon who was still in the hospital. 

“Good morning,” you greeted, taking a seat next to Jinyoung at the dining table. 

“Are you alright, sweetheart?” your mother-in-law asked. “You look exhausted.”

She was kind and sweet but oblivious of anything that went on in the house. 

“I’m fine,” you smiled, weakly. “I was thinking about visiting my father for a couple of days,” you announced. 

“That’s a good idea,” your father-in-law said. “I’m sure Chaewon won’t want to see you any time soon.” 

Jinyoung tries to reach for your hand but you moved it out of his reach. 

“Father, stop it. It’s not her fault,” Jaebum explained. 

“Do you want me to come with you to your father’s?” Jinyoung asked you. 

“No, there’s no need for you to go. I can get there myself.” 

After breakfast, you went upstairs to pack. You’ve made up your mind last night that you’d be leaving - not only will you be leaving Jinyoung but you’ll be leaving this “family.”

Nothing here made you feel at home. It always felt like you were a visitor and you’ve overstayed your welcome.

“I have some time before work. Let me take you,” Jinyoung said standing by the door.

“No need. I can go myself.”

“When will you be back? I’ll pick you up then.”

“Jinyoung, it’s okay. Let’s end this here,” you tell him. “Let’s end this peacefully. I don’t want a single thing from you but the money you gave me when I married you.”

“What are you talking about?” Jinyoung asked confused. 

“I told you last night. I want a divorce.”

“No, no divorce.”

“I’m tired Jinyoung. I’m really tired. I don’t want to be here, be with you anymore. Do you understand?” you asked, rhetorically. “I tried loving you. I tried being patient and understanding but time and time you’ve shown me that it’s no use. I’m not worth it to you.”

“That’s not true,” he finally spoke.

“You can’t even lie and tell me you love me - how am I suppose to believe for a second you want me to stay?” you asked with tears in your eyes. “God, Jinyoung! Say something, anything!” you yelled. 

“What do you want me to say?”

“Give me a reason to stay,” you said. “Something, anything!” you practically begged. 

summary: growing up with Park Jinyoung was never easy and things are about to get worse when you’ve been asked to marry him

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You barely slept last night knowing where Jinyoung was. He didn’t come home after leaving the bar with Jisoo and you didn’t see him at breakfast this morning. 

You buried your hands in your face as you gently massaged your eyes to reduce the swelling. You don’t know how much longer you can take this anymore. 

It was killing you.

“Y/N,” you hear someone call you. You looked up from your hands and see Chaewon. You immediately flashed her a smile.

“Chaewon, what’s up? Please sit,” you offered. She smiled back and takes a seat on the couch. “Is everything okay?”

“You tell me,” she sighed rubbing her belly.

“What do you mean?” you asked, taking a seat next to her. 

“We’re friends, right?” she stuttered. 

“What? Of course, we are!” you exclaimed. “Why would you ask that?” 

“Then why?” Chaewon asked as her eyes started to water. “Why, my husband? Why does it have to be Jaebum?”

“I’m not understanding...” 

“You can pick anyone, why does it have to be Jaebum? I’m pregnant...” she questioned while rubbing her belly. 

“W-wait. I think there’s a misunderstanding. We were only pretending to piss Jinyoung off,” you explained.

“No,” she quickly dismissed. “You were pretending. Jaebum wasn’t and you knew that. You know how he feels about you,” she began to whimper. “You could pretend with anyone and it would piss Jinyoung off. Why did it have to be him, his brother?”

“I’m so sorry,” you apologized. “I knew it would hurt even more if it was with Jaebum. I shouldn’t have done that.”

“Why can’t you be happy with what you have?” she accused. 

You looked at her confused. “Happy? What part of my marriage is happy?” you argued with her. 

“So you had to ruin mine because you’re unhappy?” she continued to accuse. 

“I didn’t ruin your marriage nor do I intend to,” you assured her. “Jaebum’s always been like a brother to me.”

“I saw you with him in the wine cellar. I heard what you said to Jinyoung.”

“It’s not like that. Nothing happened,” you tried to explain. “Our relationship is different. We’ve known each other since we were kids.”

“So what? My relationship with him isn’t as strong as yours?” 

You could tell she was panicking. You knew how much she cared about her marriage - it was her lifeline. 

“No, no. That’s not what I’m saying-”

“That’s what you implied,” she interrupted. Your head was pounding from the lack of sleep and you were saying all the wrong words.

“Okay, okay. Calm down,” you tell her. “I’m sorry.”

“Please Y/N. I’m begging you,” she said getting on her knees. “Jaebum means everything to me. I can’t have a broken marriage,” she whimpered. 

“Oh my god. Please get up,” you said trying to help her to her feet. “Jaebum and I will always be friends. I promise,” you assured her. 

“Promise?” she asked again with her eyes all red. You nodded assuring her once again. She finally gets up on her knees. “Ow...my stomach,” she complains.

“Chaewon?” you called. “Are you okay?” She shakes her head as she clutches onto her stomach. “Here, sit down.”

“Something’s wrong,” she continues to complain. “I need to go to the hospital,” she whines in pain, her face turning white. You quickly grabbed your phone to call the ambulance. 

You paced back and forth outside the operation room. Chaewon was rushed into surgery right when she got to the hospital. You immediately called Jaebum and then Jinyoung.

“Y/N!” Jaebum calls running towards you.

“Oh my god, Jae...” you sobbed once you saw him. “I’m so sorry. This is all my fault,” you whimpered.

“What happened?” he asked, calmly. You continued to cry, unable to speak. “Y/N, what happened?” he asked again, holding onto your face to look at him. 

“She knows about us,” you confessed. “She heard me talking to Jinyoung and she thinks something happened between us.”

Jaebum lets out a sigh, rubbing your arm up and down to calm you down. “It’s not your fault.”

“It is...” you continued to cry. “Oh god, what if something happens to her? To the baby? I’ll never forgive myself,” you whimpered. Jaebum pulls you in for a hug.

“Nothing will happen. Don’t worry,” he assures you. 

“Let go of my wife.” 

The both of you turned around to see Jinyoung. “Jinyoung,” you cried out, eyes watery, nose runny.

“Hey baby it’s okay,” Jinyoung comforted, pulling you into his arms. The three of you waited patiently outside. Jaebum was trying to remain calm but you knew he was just as scared as you were. 

“Mr. Im,” the doctor greeted, walking out of the operation room. The three of you rushed over. “I told you your wife’s pregnancy was unstable and that she shouldn’t be stressed out. After the last visit to the hospital, I warned you to watch her carefully. I’m so sorry. We did everything we could but we couldn’t save the baby.”

Your heart sinks to your stomach. You did this. This was all your fault. 

“I shouldn’t go inside,” you tell Jaebum. 

“Don’t be ridiculous. It’s not your fault,” he tries to convince. “She needs us to be with her right now. Come on.”

“He’s right. Let’s go in,” Jinyoung says, pushing you inside the room. You kept your head down as you walked into Chaewon’s room. Her eyes and nose were bright red and her lips were pale. You felt guilty seeing her like this. You did this to her and Jaebum and nothing you say was going to change that.

“What is she doing here?” Chaewon yells once she sees you. “You did this to me,” she blamed. 

“I’m so sorry,” you sobbed. 

“It’s not her fault,” Jaebum defends. “Your pregnancy was unstable to begin with,” he continues to explain.

“Stop!” she screams. “Stop defending her! I’m the one who lost the baby,” she continues to yell. Chaewon grabs one of the pillows and throws it at your face. 

“We understand you’re upset but don’t take it out on Y/N,” Jinyoung defends while checking to see if you were injured. 

“Do you know what she did with your brother?” she accuses. “She’s fooling around with him and you are still defending her! She did this to me!”

"Enough!”

The four of you turned around and see your father-in-law. You gulped, afraid he had heard your conversation.

"How dare you disgrace me?” he spats at you. You kept your head down, knowing he was talking to you. He stops in front of you. “Look at me,” he demanded. You lift your head up to look at him. Your eyes immediately meet his. He was angry. He lifts his hand and slaps you across the face. 

“Father!” Jaebum and Jinyoung shouts rushing to your side. You held onto your cheek rubbing it gently to relieve the pain. Jinyoung pulls you towards him before Jaebum gets a chance to. He turns your face to one side to check on your cheek. 

“Are you out of your mind?” your father-in-law ask. “I don’t care how unhappy you are but you do not jeopardize our family name for your own gains, you hear me?”

“Father it’s not like that,” Jaebum tries to explain. 

You hear Chaewon scoff, “Stop defending her, Jae. I’m your wife.”

“Nothing happened between them, Father. It was a misunderstanding,” Jinyoung continued to explain. 

“S-stop,” you sobbed. “Stop defending me,” you said turning to Jaebum and Jinyoung. “It’s my fault. Let them blame me. I’m the reason this happened.”

“Don’t think that saying that will make everything better, make me forgive you. I will never forgive you,” Chaewon glares at you.

summary: when your step-mom unexpectedly offers you a deal you can’t resist, you decide to give her a taste of her own medicine by seducing her potential suitor, Im Jaebum.

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“H-how could you?” you whimpered with tears in your eyes as you opened the door. Kai stares blankly at you, in shock.

“You didn’t think I was going to let Y/N marry you without a background check, did you?” Jaebum asked rhetorically.

“Y/N, I can explain. Please,” Kai begged, making his way to you. You shake your head at him as he grabs for your arm.

“Don’t,” you said through your teeth but he doesn’t listen and reaches for you again. “Don’t fucking touch me!” you screamed at him. “Did you always know about the money?”

He doesn’t respond.  

You chuckled in disbelief, “How long? Answer me!”

“The whole time,” he confessed.

“Did you ever love me?” you asked as tears kept falling from your eyes. “Or did you love my money?”

“Of course I love you!” he tells you. “Y/N, please.”

“So what? You want me to sleep with him to benefit your career? Is that what you think of me?” you continued to sob.

“He said just one night.”

You were never a violent person but you couldn’t control your anger anymore. You raised your hand and slapped him across the face.

“How could you?”

Kai runs his tongue on the inside of his cheek, scoffing at you. “Don’t play me Y/N. How is it that the richest businessman in Seoul willing to do anything you ask? You and I both know your relationship isn’t that simple.”

“It’s not like that,” you tried to explain. “I left him.”

“I WAS YOUR BUOY! You were dying and I saved you,” he shouted at you. "I saved you from drowning,” he said with tears in your eyes. 

“That’s not true,” you tried to convince yourself. “That’s not true,” you repeated. 

“It wasn’t always like this, you know?” Kai said. “I loved you since the day I laid eyes on you. Believe it or not, I already loved you on our third date when Eunbi saw me with you.”

”You were never my buoy.” It was like every time you spoke, you were trying to convince yourself he was wrong. 

But you knew he was right. 

He was your buoy and he saved you from drowning. He was the one that was there for you when you needed someone the most. 

“Enough. Get out,” Jaebum steps in. “I am perfectly fine with my own insurance agent.”

“We had a deal!”

“So what? Piss me off some more and I’ll make sure you’ll never make another deal again,” he threatened. “You should know I’m a very powerful man.”

Kai shakes his head in disbelief before turning to you. “And you expect me to believe there’s nothing going on between you two?” He rolls his eyes at you before gathering his things. “I’ll be gone by morning,” he said before leaving. 

“Now you know what kind of man he is. Don’t waste your time on him anymore,” he whispers as he strokes your head.

“W-why?” you sobbed, turning to face him. “Why did you have to expose him? Why did you have to tell me? I was happy...” you cried as you gripped onto his suite. Your knees felt weak and you could no longer hold yourself up. You fall to the ground.

“I was trying to protect you,” he said.

“Protect me? All you’ve been doing is hurt me,” you sobbed.

“I never wanted to hurt you,” he explains.

You scoffed at him, “Imagined if you tried.”

“I never said I was a good person but everything I’ve done for you was in your best interest,” he said. He strokes his thumb across your cheek. “I need you to believe me once more. Just like how I believed you when you said falling in love with me was never part of the deal.”

You looked up at him, tears still clouding in your eyes. "Do you know how hard it was for me to get over you?”

“Are you over me?” Jaebum asks. He picks you up from the ground and brings you over to the couch. He sits down next to you, “Are you?”

“Yes,” you lied, covering your face in your hands. Maybe it was unfair of you to be mad at Kai. He wasn’t entirely wrong. You did use him as a buoy to get over Jaebum and he stood by your side when you were broken.

“I know you hate me for what I did two years ago - for picking her; choosing her but I had too. I wasn’t just thinking about myself. I had to think about my company, the thing my father spent his entire life building. I couldn’t disappoint my family.”

“Please don’t explain,” you begged. Your heart ached with his every word.

“I did what I thought was the best way for you to get back your $20 million dollars. I’ve known Eunbi my entire life. I know her and I know she took your inheritance. I know she took your money and there was no way you would ever get it back. It was the only way I knew how to give it back,” he continued to explain. You looked at him. “You don’t think I could find you if I wanted to?”

He was right. You never left Seoul. If he wanted to, he could easily find you. “Please stop explaining,” you begged him.

“You have to believe me -”

“I do believe you,” you interrupted. “I believe you, Jae.” 

He lets out a sigh of relief. “I never stopped thinking about you,” he confessed. He grabs your hand in his. “I missed you so much.” You quickly pulled your hand away. He was still a married man. “What’s wrong?”

“Just because I believe you, it doesn’t mean we can go back to how we were. You’re still married,” you reminded him. 

“We don’t love each other. She lives her life as she wants and I live mine as I want,” he explained. “It’s all for publicity.”

You shake your head, moving away from him. “It doesn’t matter. She’s still your wife. She’s still the person you’ll link arms with in public. I don’t want to be the other woman,” you tell him. “I’m not the other women.”

“You’re not the other women.”

“Can you walk out in public with me? Are you able to break ties with Eunbi and never see her again?” you asked him. 

Jaebum remains quiet. 

“You and I both know you can’t do that - you won’t do that.” You wiped the tears off your cheeks before standing up. “I appreciate you helping me see what kind of person Kai is and helping me get my inheritance back. I miss Minguk too but I can never be with you again.”

"Look me in the eyes and tell me you don’t love me. Tell me you don’t want to see me ever again.”

You sighed, reaching over to stroke his cheek. “I do love you. I will always love you,” you admitted. You watched as his eyes sparkle in happiness. “And that’s exactly why we can’t be together, why I have to leave you.”

“I don’t understand.”

“Just because you love someone it doesn’t mean you get to end up with them,” you explained. You could tell he was still confused. “Sometimes things aren’t meant to be,” you paused. “We’re not meant to be.”

“All this time, I was trying to protect you. I was on your side.”

“But if you had the option to chose again, it will be her. It will always be her!” you exclaimed, eyes clouding with tears again. “You will always chose her.”

Jaebum remained silent because he knew it was true too. 

“Now you know why we can’t be together. My heart won’t be able to take another heartbreak. I think it will actually kill me,” you tell him. 

“I’m sorry,” he finally says. “I’m so sorry.”

“Me too,” you tell him before standing up. You grabbed your things quietly before leaving. 

Just as you expected, by the time you got home, Kai was already gone. Everything that belonged to him was gone. You couldn’t believe the person you spent two years of your life with, can easily pack all their things and leave; as if they never existed in your life. 

But you were just about to do the same. If you stayed any longer, you knew you would change your mind. And this was a decision you couldn’t go back on. This was the only way to save yourself - without anyone else’s help. You need to move on. You need to find someone that will pick you 30, 40, 50 years from now; you need to find someone that will pick you every time.

Jaebum wasn’t that person. He was never going to be that person.

summary: growing up with Park Jinyoung was never easy and things are about to get worse when you’ve been asked to marry him

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"I haven’t been in here since university,” you reminisced as you walked around the wine cellar.

“Yeah, I don’t let many people down here anymore. It’s my secret layer,” he joked while pouring you a glass of wine. 

“I remember hiding down here every time my dad and I would fight and every time Jinyoung was mean to me.”

“Jinyoung will always be an ass,” Jaebum said, clinking his glass against yours. 

“Tell me about it,” you mumbled not so softly as you followed him to the couch. 

“So tell me why you blew up in his face today? You were always so good at being oblivious,” he smirked, taking a sip of his wine.

“Are you trying to upset me?” you asked rhetorically. “I never knew about the other women until I saw those photos. I knew he didn’t love me, but I never thought he would cheat on me.”

“What did you think was going to happen, marrying someone you didn’t love?”

You stared at Jaebum, downing your drink. “Would it have been different if it was you?”

It was time to make your move. 

He gave you a weak smile, turning to his side to face you. “Yes,” he replied, firmly. You turned to face him, inching closer to his face. 

“Why didn’t you ask me then?”

“Do you know why Jinyoung and I never got along?” he deflected. You nodded. “Do you know the real reason?” he inched towards your face.

“You’re obviously dying to tell me. Spit it out,” you demanded.

Jaebum gulped his drink down before setting the empty glass on the table. “Because I love you,” he confessed. 

You froze at his words. Jaebum was always nice to you and you knew he cared about you very much. You just never imagined that he loved you all this time. 

“Surprised?” he chuckled. 

“I-I,” you stuttered.

“You always loved Jinyoung. What was I supposed to do?” It was as if you forgot how to speak. Jaebum reaches for your cheek, stroking it lightly with his thumb. He scans your face from top to bottom. “Even if I told you, would it have made a difference? Would you have changed your mind?”

“You were already married to Chaewon,” you whispered. 

“I guess not,” he said before taking his hand off your cheek. You grabbed his hand and pulled him in for a hug. 

“I didn’t know,” you whispered again. “I really didn’t.”

Jaebum lets out a light chuckle while stroking your head. “I never told you. It’s not your fault.” 

You pulled away from him slightly with your forehead on his. “I know if I married you, I would’ve been happy.”

“I would’ve loved you to the moon and back. We would’ve been happy,” he said, stroking your cheek again. “We might even have children,” Jaebum said inching towards your face. He traces his thumb across your lips. “We’d make pretty children, don’t you think?” 

You laughed, “I don’t think I’ll ever have children. Jinyoung won’t even touch me.”

“What a waste,” he flirted while staring at your lips. “He’s missing out,” Jaebum cooed, leaning in to kiss your lips.

You pulled back, lightly pushing him away with your hands. “We could say all these things but it will never happen,” you explained to him. “I’m sorry,” you whispered. 

Jaebum shakes his head, “No, I understand.”

“No, you don’t. I was mad at Jinyoung and I wanted to use you to get back at him. But I could never use you and hurt Chaewon. She loves you so much. She’s pregnant with your child.”

“I’m not mad. Use me,” he tells you. “Use me,” he repeated. 

You gave him a weak smile before getting up and leaving. 

“What are you doing?” You looked up from the floor and towards the voice. It was Jinyoung. “What are you doing in Jae’s wine cellar?”

“You don’t tell me everything you do so why should I?” you snapped, attempting to walk past him. He stops in front of you. “Yes, I was with your brother down there. Do you have a problem?”

“What were you doing?” he grunted. You ignored his question and walked straight to your room. “I asked you a question!”

“And I’m supposed to be the obedient little wife and listen to you?”

“Yes!”

“Bullshit,” you spatted. “Your brother and I were having a drink downstairs, talking about how perfect it would be if I married him instead of you,” you provoked, inching closer to him. “I would’ve been happy,” you ridiculed. 

“You would’ve been married to a man that can’t take his own father’s name. You’ll just be mooching off my family like your dad always did.”

You lifted your hand up, on the verge to slap him across his face. Jinyoung grabs your wrist, stopping you from slapping him and pushes you onto the bed. 

“I own you,” he said getting closer to you. 

You let out a loud laugh. “You’re wrong. Your brother owns me now,” you lied.  You could see Jinyoung’s face turn red. He was angry. You knew nothing would piss him off more than him knowing that you’ve been with his brother - everything was a competition to him; even you. 

Jinyoung climbs onto of you as you struggled to push him off. “You’re mine,” he repeats before leaning down to kiss you. You tried to push him off but he was too strong. You felt his lips on your neck.

“Jinyoung, stop!” you screamed.

“Why? Don’t you want this?” he smirked. “Haven’t you been dying for me to touch you?” Jinyoung asked rhetorically. His hand inches up your dress and towards your panties. “Come on baby,” he tried to convince. 

“Not like this,” you tell him. 

“Like how then? All my women like it like this,” he smirked, leaning down to kiss you. “You are my woman, aren’t you?”

This time you let him. You wanted him to know that you could give him what those other women gave him and that you were a hundred times better than them. You wanted him to regret not loving you. 

You kissed Jinyoung back, catching him off guard. He pulls you closer to his body as he deepened the kiss. You felt his tongue slip in your mouth. Besides the little peck he gave you on your wedding day, he’s never kissed you. 

Jinyoung slowly pulls out of you and falls in bed next to you. His chest heaving up and down. You turned to your side to face him. His eyes were shut, arms behind his head propping himself up slightly. He licked his dry lips as you watched him catch his breath. You inched closer to him, attempting to lay your head on his sweaty chest. Jinyoung immediately pushes you away, sitting up in bed. He pulled the comforter off his lower body before hurrying to put his clothes on.

“W-where are you going?” you stuttered, hugging the blanket over your chest.

“Come on, Y/N. You don’t expect me to stay.”

“This is your bed. I’m your wife,” you reminded him. 

He smirks at you, pulling his boxers up. “You want to be like all the other women, right?” He leans down towards your face, grabbing a hold of your cheeks in his hand. “I never stay after sex.” He pushes you away from him before walking out. 

You quickly got dressed and followed Jinyoung. You wanted to know where he was going. Who was he seeing that was so important that he had to leave you? 

You swore for a second you felt that he genuinely cared for you; loved you. 

“What’s wrong?” Jaebum asked, seeing you rush out of your room. 

“Jinyoung just left. I need to know where he’s going.”

“Why do you need to see when you know where he’s going?” You didn’t know how to respond to Jaebum because you knew he was right. You knew where he was going so why hurt yourself even more by seeing yourself. “Come on,” Jaebum said dragging you to his car. The both of you followed Jinyoung’s car to a bar downtown. Jaebum parks his car across the street where the bar was. “Do you want to go inside?”

“No...” you said hesitantly. “I just want to wait here.”

“It’s been an hour, Y/N. Just go inside and see for yourself.” You don’t respond to him. Your eyes were glued to the door, afraid that if you looked away you’d miss him. “Y/N, cut your losses while you can!” Jaebum tries to persuade. 

“There he is!” you shouted. There he was - clearly drunk. But what you didn’t expect was the women he was with; Jisoo. He had his arms around her and she was helping him inside a cab. “It’s Jisoo...”

“I didn’t think-” 

You cut him off, “I didn’t either.” You threw your head back against the seat. “I’m so stupid...” you whimpered. 

“Hey,” Jaebum comforted. “Jinyoung’s an ass. This is not your fault.”

“No, you must be so disappointed in me,” you said. He immediately shakes his head. “I slept with him,” you confessed. “I slept with him because I wanted to prove to him I was better than the other women. I let him play with me...” 

Jaebum pulls you in for a hug to comfort you. “Shh...it’s okay.”

summary: reporter meets mafia boss, Park Jinyoung

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It’s been six months since your wedding; since that night. You remembered your white dress being covered in his blood. No matter how many times you called for him, he didn’t respond.

Without Mark, you don’t know how you could’ve survived these past six months. He trained you to take over the clean side of Jinyoung’s business while he took over the dirty side. He didn’t want you to get your hands dirty. Jinyoung wouldn’t have wanted that either.

“Jinyoung, baby. It’s been six months. Please wake up,” you begged by his bed side. The doctor said the surgery was successful but they didn’t know when he’ll wake up. You rubbed the wet towel on his face. “Who could’ve done this?” you whispered to him. 

“I’m looking into some people,” Mark responded. “But I don’t want you to worry about it right now. You need to take care of yourself and the baby.”

You instinctively rub your belly. While Jinyoung was in a coma, you also found out you were pregnant. His mother has been ecstatic and has been nicer to you ever since.

“Baby, please wake up soon. I could really use your help with the baby names. Your mother has some interesting ideas,” you joked. “Ow!” you winced in pain.

“What’s wrong?” Mark asked, rushing to your side. 

“The baby is kicking,” you whined as you held onto your stomach.

“Deep breaths,” he instructed. You inhaled and exhaled as taught in your baby classes. You grabbed Jinyoung’s hand and placed it on your stomach. 

“Do you feel that Jinyoung?” you asked him. “The baby is kicking me.” You watched as Jinyoung’s fingertips slightly move against your stomach. “Mark!”

“He’s moving his fingers,” Mark cheered before running out to get the doctor. 

“Jinyoung, honey?” you called again.

You waited patiently outside as the doctor checked up on Jinyoung. 

“How’s my Jinyoung?” his mother asked as she rushed towards you.

“He’s awake. Mark and the doctor is in there right now,” you explained to her.

“Mrs. Park,” the doctor called. “He’s awake. Everything seems to be alright with him considering how long he’s been in a coma-”

“Oh thank God,” his mother exclaimed. 

“But his memory may be foggy,” the doctor continued to explain.

“W-what?” 

“He might not remember you,” Mark continued to explain. You rushed inside Jinyoung’s room. He can’t forget you - he can’t.

“Jinyoung,” you called with tears in your eyes. He looked at you as if he didn’t know who you were. “No...” you whispered.

“I’m sorry, do I know you?” he asked.

“I’m your wife,” you revealed, making your way closer to his bed.

“No, she’s not. She’s not your wife,” a voice from behind you said. “Get away from his bed,” his mother said. “Sweetheart, you remember me, right?”

“Yes of course, Mother.”

“This women is not your wife,” she explained. “Your wife, Irene, is on her way.”

“What? No. I’m your wife,” you argued. “Mark?”

“Jinyoung, she’s your wife. Not Irene,” he agreed with you.

“It’s me,” you whimpered. 

You stood outside his room as you watched Irene and Jinyoung talked. He was smiling at her like she was the love of his life. It made your heart ache. How could he not remember you but remember Irene?

“Don’t worry. He’ll remember you. He has too,” Mark comforted. 

“Y/N let’s have a chat,” his mother demanded as she pulled you to the side. Mark quickly followed behind. 

“How could you?” you asked her with tears in your eyes. “How could you say I’m not Jinyoung’s wife?”

“Now that he’s lost all his memories, I want him to have the perfect wife he deserves and that’s not you,” she revealed. “We’ll keep the baby after you give birth. Irene will raise it as her own.”

“You can’t do that,” you sobbed. “I won’t let you. Jinyoung won’t let that happen.”

“He has no reason to protect you anymore. He doesn’t remember you and I want it to stay that way. You killed his father.”

“I am legally his wife,” you reasoned.

“No papers were signed - saying I do is just part of it.”

She was right. You and Jinyoung never signed any papers. You inhaled a deep breath, “I’m never letting you have my baby.”

“See you in court then,” she smiled before walking away. You exhaled deeply, turning your attention to Mark. 

“I won’t let that happen,” Mark comforted. “Give him some time.”

“You really don’t remember me?” you asked softly. Jinyoung looks at you blankly, trying to remember you. “That’s okay,” you comforted him and yourself as you reached for his hand. He flinches at your touch. “Sorry,” you mumbled.

“No, I’m the one that should apologize. I’m sorry I don’t remember you,” he said. “I’m really trying.”

You shake your head, “It’s not your fault. We will find whoever did this to you.”

“Irene said Y/N did this to me. Do you know who Y/N is?” he asked.  

“I’m Y/N. I’m your wife. I would never do this to you,” you sobbed. “This is our baby,” you said rubbing your stomach. “Why would I want to hurt my baby’s father?” 

“I-I don’t know,” he replied, holding his head. “I don’t know. My head hurts,” he complained. 

“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” Irene shouts from behind. She rushes over to Jinyoung’s side, pushing you away as she tries to calm him down to relieve his headache. “Why do you insist on hurting him all the time?” 

“You fucking bitch,” you mumbled in between your sobs.

“I heard that,” she glared while pouring Jinyoung a glass of water. 

“Irene, you said Y/N did this to me. How did she do it?” Jinyoung asked weakly.

“You can’t possibly think that’s true,” you said in disbelief. 

“I hired a private investigator. She deposited a large sum of money to a mysterious bank account an hour before the wedding. I traced the offshore account and it’s tied to a well-known gang,” Irene explained. You shook your head, denying all the allegations. 

“No...that’s not true,” you sobbed.

“Don’t even try to lie. I have all the proof here,” she said reaching for her purse. She pulls out the documentation and hands it to Jinyoung. “See baby,” she pointed. “Look at all that money being transferred between accounts.”

“That doesn’t make any sense,” you sobbed. “I don’t have an offshore account and the gunman was aiming the gun at me. You got injured trying to save me.”

“See,” Irene quickly asserts. “She knew you were going to save her so of course the target wouldn’t be you.”

“After everything we’ve been through, I would never hurt you.”

“You mean everything Jinyoung and I been through. Babe, it’s true you guys had a relationship. You cheated on me with her, but I forgive you. I will always forgive you,” Irene said tearing up. This fucking bitch.

“How were you able to find all this when Mark wasn’t able to find a single thing for months?” Jinyoung asked, suspicious.

“Oh,” Irene said, caught off guard. “Money can do wonders, silly.”

“I have money.”

“I don’t know Jinyoung; hire better help?” Irene said, annoyed. 

“You set everything up perfectly to frame Y/N,” Jinyoung revealed.

“What? Don’t be ridiculous sweetie. Why would I hurt you? I love you,” she tries to convince Jinyoung. 

“You were never trying to hurt me. You wanted to hurt Y/N. You just didn’t think I would save her,” Jinyoung revealed. Irene chuckles nervously. “I’m not stupid Irene. I may have just woken up but I know you. I remember you.”

Irene rolls her eyes and moves away from Jinyoung. “Why do you insist on believing her even when you don’t remember her?! I’m your wife!” she practically shouted. “I’m the one you should be loving!”

“Because you’re always so desperate for my attention you’d do anything! Even if it meant hurting someone! That’s the person you are - you’re selfish and greedy. You only want what you can’t have. That’s the Irene I know,” Jinyoung explained.

Irene’s eyes swells up with tears. “You’ll never love me like you love her,” she said with her lips quivering. “She’s the reason your father is dead!”

“Maybe but I can never be with you, Irene. She’s pregnant with my child. I have to be responsible.”

“I will treat the child as my own,” Irene said. “I promise I will love it like I love you. I promise I will change. I’ll be a better person.”

“I will never give you my child,” you tell her. “I will never let her grow up with a monster.”

“Her?” Jinyoung asked. You nodded slowly which made him smile. “It’s a girl,” he whispered to himself. 

“Me or her, Jinyoung. Me or her,” she repeated. “This is your last chance. If you pick her, I will have my parents withdraw out of every investment in your company,” she threatened. 

“I don’t care if you withdraw your investments. I don’t care about that. I want to be with my child and my child’s mother, even if I don’t remember them.”

“You’ll regret this,” Irene says through her teeth before leaving. You made your way towards Jinyoung’s bed. He grabs your hand.

“I’m sorry I can’t remember. I’ll try harder,” he said squeezing your hand.

“You don’t have to apologize. It’s not your fault,” you assured him. “Are you going to let her off that easy?” you asked, referring to Irene’s attempted murder.

“If you don’t mind. It’s the least I can do for her. She became like this because of me,” Jinyoung explained. You nodded slowly, agreeing with him.

“It’s okay. I don’t mind.”

“Can you tell me how we met?” he asked. You smiled at him, nodding. 

“I was a reporter and you were a dangerous businessman. I wanted an interview with you,” you began to tell him. Even if he didn’t remember you or everything you’ve been through together, you would be willing to spend the rest of your life making new memories with him. 

summary: when your step-mom unexpectedly offers you a deal you can’t resist, you decide to give her a taste of her own medicine by seducing her potential suitor, Im Jaebum.

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“Americano please,” you said softly to the waitress at the coffee shop in the hotel lobby. You waited anxiously for Jaebum as you picked at the skin on your fingers. You know you shouldn’t meet him but you owed him, especially if he was willing to meet with Kai. 

“Y/N,” he calls for your attention before sitting down across from you. 

“Hey,” you smiled weakly. “I wanted to thank you for meeting with Kai.”

“I told you I’d do anything for you,” he reassures you. 

“Jae I don’t want you to get the wrong idea,” you tell him. “I’m only here because I want to thank you. Nothing more.”

Jaebum smirked before tossing a file on the table. You looked at him confused before picking up the file.

“What is this?”

“How long have you know him? Jaebum asked. You opened the file and see a picture of Kai.

“You ran a background check on him?” you asked, furious. “What the hell is wrong with you?”

“You were so in love with him. I had to make sure,” he answered.

“Make sure what? He wasn’t as bad as you?” 

“That he can love you better than I can,” he answered honestly. You scoffed at him. 

“Well I can tell you right now that he does. He can love me a million times better than you can,” you spatted.

“Did you know he knows about your money?” he interrupts before you can continue speaking.

“He doesn’t. I never told him. I never told anyone,” you quickly refuted.

“Y/N look at the file! I’m not lying to you,” he reassures. You threw the file back at him.

“I choose to trust the people I love and not do background checks on them,” you said before getting up. Jaebum quickly followed.

“Did you know he knows Eunbi?”

“W-what?” you stutter.

“He is Eunbi’s insurance agent. There’s a possibility she told him about you, about the money,” he explained.

“You don’t know that. You have no proof. I don’t believe you,” you said hesitantly. “He would never.”

“Why don’t you follow me upstairs and find out? We have our meeting in 30 minutes,” Jaebum suggested. If you followed him upstairs, it would mean you didn’t trust Kai. If you don’t follow him, you’ll never know. “What can you possibly lose?” Deep down, you still trusted him - believed him; even after everything. You followed him upstairs to his room. “I’m going to give him an offer he can’t resist and you can see what kind of man he really is.” 

“He would never. We’re getting married,” you repeated to yourself. “He loves me.” Jaebum tries to reach for your cheek, making you quickly shift away.

“Wait in the other room,” he instructed. You sat patiently in the other room like he asked. It was like time had froze and you’d been waiting for hours but in reality only minutes have past.

Kai isn’t like that. He would never lie to you. He has always been faithful and honest. That’s what you kept telling yourself as you waited for Kai to come. 

“Mr. Im, thanking you so much for meeting with me today.”

He’s here. 

“Thank Y/N. She’s the reason you’re here,” Jaebum explained. 

You hear Kai clear his throat before speaking, “I did extensive research on your company and drafted this proposal for you.”

“I already have an insurance agent,” Jaebum immediately clarified.

“I understand that but I promise, you won’t regret this. Please take a look,” he practically begged.

“I’ll tell you what - give me Y/N for one night and I’ll sign whatever you put in front of me,” Jaebum offered. 

“Really?” 

“So deal?” Jaebum asked again. Kai remains quiet. “I don’t have a lot of patience, you know? The clock is ticking.”

There was a long pause between the two of them. You couldn’t hear anything and your heart felt like it was going to jump out of your chest. 

Tell him no, you repeated to yourself over and over again, hoping that those exact words will come out of Kai’s mouth. 

“Think about - just one night and you’ll get the biggest commission of your life. She’ll even think it’s her fault that she cheated on you. She will never have to know our little deal,” he guarantees. You covered your mouth, afraid to make any noises.

“Give me one second,” Kai said. Your phone vibrates and it was Kai. You watched your phone light up and vibrate with every ring.

“Hello?” you said softly. 

“Hey baby. Where are you?” he asked. 

You gulped nervously, “I’m out. Where are you?”

“I’m on my way home. I just called to tell you I love you, okay? No matter what happens, I love you.”

It was like he was repeating that to himself. “I-I love you too,” you responded before he hangs up.

“Deal,” you hear Kai say in the other room to Jaebum. You instantly drop your phone onto your lap. You couldn’t believe what you just heard. “But you have to sign first.”

Jaebum was right.

You hear Jaebum snicker in the other room before speaking. “This is everything you want?” he asked.

“If I’m being honest, no it’s not. I want to be your company’s sole insurance agent,” Kai suggested, making Jaebum snicker again.

“I didn’t think you would say yes so easily you know. I thought you actually loved her. Or did you love her for her money?” Jaebum asked.

“Would you believe me if I said I didn’t love her money? Y/N’s great but the $20 million dollars is the cherry on top. There’s so many things I can do with that money. Once I marry her, the money would be mine too.”

Your heart drops to your stomach. He knew this whole time. 

Jaebum chuckles. “Do you know who Y/N is to me?” 

“I know who she is to you. I know how much she cares about you,” Kai responds. “You may think I’m fucked up for this but her heart always belonged to you. Even when she’s with me, she’s thinking about you. It’s not like I didn’t try to love her. I was never good enough for Y/N.”

That was a lie. You didn’t love Jaebum anymore. You loved Kai. You were faithful to him. How could he lie and make it seem like everything is your fault?