I never asked to love you okay! -COMPLETED-
by EHHLLIIE(:
Chapter 19
Annoying flashbacks.
-YUN HO’S POV-
I watched him walked away helplessly. What could I do? Run up to him and tell him not to go? How could I? After professing my love for him, how could I ask to him stop when he found out that I was in fact engaged? I couldn’t do anything except for stare at his retreating figure.
-FLASHBACK-
-A WEEK AGO-
“Appa I-I don’t want to get married anymore.” I said softly in his office.
His already grim face turned grimmer as he looked at me, “You don’t want to get married?”
I gulped and nodded my head quickly.
He stood up slowly from his seat and raised an eyebrow.
“You don’t want to get married. He repeated.
“I don’t want marry Mi Young anymore. I’ve found someone else to love.” I said boldly, although I was trembling with fear inside.
“And who might that be?” He asked again, glaring me down.
“I… Err… Erm…” I debated with myself on whether I should give out the identity of the man I loved. But then again if I didn’t, he’d probably have me marry Mi Young. I took my chances.
“J-Jae Joong. Kim Jae Joong.” I tried my best not to stutter but failed.
“Jae Joong? Jae Joong… A man?” He seemed a little shocked but kept a straight face and I nodded in response.
“You, Jung Yun Ho, are in love with, a man?” He stressed on every word and I nodded again, looking down, ashamed to look at him.
“Hahahahahahahaha!” He laughed out loud and I, in turn looked up to see what was so funny. I expected a beating of some sort but instead, this man in front of me was laughing?
“Did you really think, Jung Yun Ho, that I would cancel the wedding, to allow you to run off and be with some commoner? And worse off, a man?”
I bit my lip and looked down again. Of course he wouldn’t.
“Of course I won’t. You’re marrying Mi Young and that’s that.”
“But appa I don’t want to marry—“
SLAP.
My right cheek stung even when the cold air in the room just gently brushed it.
“You don’t want to marry her? Do you actually think you have a choice here Yun Ho?” He challenged mockingly as he circled me, like how an eagle would circle its prey.
“I… I…” I was at a loss for words. What was there to say? What could I say?
“Allowing you to be with that… man would be a complete embarrassment to the Jungs.” He searched for the right words to describe Jae Joong. I was sure that if he had spent just two seconds less thinking, he would have come up with a word much worse than ‘man’.
“Appa I want to be with him.” I tried again but he just raised an eyebrow in amusement.
“And what if I say no? What then will you do? Run to your mother and cry? She has no authority here. I’m the one that runs this company.”
“Then why do you want me to marry Mi Young? It’s not as if Mr and Mrs Kang are very influential regarding business either.” I fought back, but my reasons were growing slim.
“Wrong Yun Ho. How terribly wrong you are.”
I cocked my head to one side and waited for him to continue.
“Mr and Mrs Kang have ties with presidents and royals all over the planet. Whereas our company is mainly tied down to Korea and Japan. With Mr and Mrs Kang’s help, we would be able to expand the business to all over the world, earning millions. Perhaps even billions. Billions Yun Ho. Billions.”
My expression darkened.
“So you care more about money an business than the needs of your own son? Your only son?”
SLAP.
This time, my left cheek hurt.
“It really should have been you instead of Jun Min who died. Jun Min would agree to anything I said without a single complaint.”
He sent a stab right into my heart. Why did he always have to make me feel so inferior?
“And that Jae Joong is not a need. He is just purely a want. Money is a need Yun Ho. Money is what makes the world go round.”
“And what if I say that I will refuse to marry Mi Young ever if you threaten to kill me?” I tried for one last time. If this didn’t work, then…
“Kill you? Killing you won’t bring Jun Min back to live. So that wouldn’t be of use. But killing someone else precious to you would most certainly affect you now wouldn’t it?” He ended his sentence with a smile as I widened my eyes.
“Jae Joong.”
“I’m sure a slight car accident would be enough to keep your desires at bay.” He smiled again and I felt my rage boil within me.
“You fucking bastard!” I raised my fist and brought it down harshly onto a random spot on his face. I didn’t care. Injuring him was all I wanted to do. It didn’t matter where.
“You! How dare you hit your own father!” He growled as he stumbled back.
“Don’t you dare lay your filthy hands on Jae Joong!” I yelled protectively. If he even dared to occur the slightest sort of pain on my darling, I swear, I would kill him.
He smirked as he got up and levelled his eyes with mine.
“Oh don’t worry. It won’t be my hands.”
He had the money. He could employ anyone.
I stared at him wide-eyed. I had nothing to fight back with. Nothing.
“So what will it be? You marry Mi Young and your darling Jae Joong be safe, or you ditch her, and your Jae Joong gets accidentally injured. Heavily injured.”
I opened my mouth but no words came out. A soft whimper replaced them instead and I clamped my mouth shut again.
“Okay.” I said, completely defeated.
-END OF VLASHBACK-
-NOW-
“Ahh!” I screamed into the cold air above me and kicked at the grass furiously, not caring about how much it actually costs to trim and cut it.“Yun Ho?” I heard Mi Young from behind me and sighed before turning around. “Yes why is it?” I kept my voice as cold and as formal as I could. I would not give her false hopes because I had no intentions whatsoever to marry her.
“What happened? Why did you scream?” She swayed her body as she walked up to me and I swear, I could puke.
“None of your concern.” I said again, looking away from her.
“How can it me none of my concern? We’re going to get married aren’t we?” She rubbed her body up against mine and I grimaced before shifting away.
“It’s none of your concern.” I concluded and walked back into the house before slamming the door shut.
‘Delicate marble my firm ass.’
-END OF POV-
-ALLIE
The next chapter will take place in like a few weeks after! Until then, the tuition stops and all contact is cut off just to let you know! Sorry for the short chapter btw!