haute monde. || nct jaehyun fan fiction

15 - M

12:19 PM – Kang Estate, Busan, South Korea

Iseul couldn't be bothered with the centerpieces for her engagement party tonight. Whatever the wedding planner was saying, was long gone in her mind. The only person engaged to it was her faux fiancé, Taeyong.

"Dr. Kang? Dr. Kang!" Iseul snapped out of her thoughts upon hearing her PA's voice. Her eyes shift over to Jihyo waving a hand in front of her face.

"Jihyo, what—" Iseul found herself surrounded by various bouquet of flowers. As the bride, her opinion is what's most important, so she has to make choices for this party. "Um—Jihyo, can you just pick something for me. I need to go to the bathroom."

Jihyo watched Iseul lumber her way inside the mansion. She's been distracted the entire day, just mumbling in response about how she wants her wedding. Not that she wanted to do this in the first place.

Iseul splashed some water to her face to rouse herself. She needed to stop getting sidetracked otherwise her mother and Taeyong might notice something off.

She dug her phone out of her pocket and sent a quick message to Jaehyun, asking how were things with their plan.

Today was her engagement party with Taeyong, meaning everyone had to be ready for the plan. Taeil had already made a few phone calls to the hospital admin and got the paperwork ready within a day.

Johnny and Yuta had prepared for the transportation for Daniel's transfer once he's out of the hospital.

Last but not the least, Jaehyun and Bora had to successfully hacked into Kang Medical Center's security system to have eyes on their operation.

With everything's that happening, Iseul can't help but worry about things going too smoothly. What if it's the calm before the storm? She asked herself.

Exiting the bathroom, she squeaked out upon spotting Taeyong waiting for her just outside. She held a hand to her chest trying to calm her heartbeat. It hasn't been steady since she woke up.

"Taeyong." She tried to keep her voice stable. "I thought you were outside overseeing the table arrangements."

"I was." Taeyong pushed himself of the wall he was leaning on. "But I saw you go back inside and wanted to check if you're okay."

"I—Of course, I am." Iseul was nervous. Taeyong had no idea about her plan for tonight. At least, he doesn't seem suspicious right now.

"Wedding jitters, huh?" Taeyong had the nerve to joke. "I get it. I'm not exactly stoked about our in-laws meeting. You know how my dad is, right?"

"Yeah." Just as insane as my mom. Iseul wanted to comment. She actually only met Taeyong's dad once. When Taeyong had visited her during one of her medical missions, and his dad followed to see who he was dating.

If you compare Taeyong's dad to Johnny's uncle, Moon Hajoon's gonna look like the sane one between the two of them.

Moon Hajoon was a cold and controlling business man while Lee Taewook had a bad temper. Total opposites if you ask her.

"C'mon, let's meet them outside." Taeyong took Iseul's hands, slipping their fingers together. She felt her fingers freeeze.

Taeyong's fingers were so cold and lanky in comparison to Johnny's. Johnny's hands were big and warm, and could cover up the entirety of her hand.

As they walked outside, Iseul could see the decorations the staff had prepared. Flowers everywhere, a huge arc in the middle of the garden.

Iseul wondered how it'll feel different if it was Johnny she was walking with here.