Love n Crime

Chapter 15

We don't head home. Instead we head to a place I wasn't familiar with.

"Where are we?" I asked the man.

"We're at Dr Han's residence to have Taeho treated for his wounds. You as well." He exits his car and we both help Taeho inside.

Dr Han was a elder man, but definitely not older than 40 years old. He respectfully greets us then leads us to the back where three rooms sat open. Once we settle Taeho into one, he leads me into the other.

"I'm a retired Doctor." He says, almost reassuringly. "I work for your father."

"Ah, I see-" I jerk my head up and look at him. "You- you know who I am?"

He nods. "Young Miss Ji-ah."

Young Miss Ji-ah...the man earlier had also called me 'Young Miss'...

Has everyone found out about me already?

"Lay down and relax. It looks like you'll need a few stitches on your brow bone." He instructed before leaving the room.

Stitches?

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3rd POV

June followed Boss Young up to his office, shutting the door behind him as they entered. Woobin gestures for him to sit, but he doesn't. Once Woobin was seated, he grabs a cloth to wipe away the blood on his shirt then his face.

"Do you know why I've called you here?" Woobin's voice was low, yet intimidating.

"I've allowed Isla to be in grave danger-"

"I don't even care about that." He waves that off, and June looks at him in confusion. "What did I pay you here for?"

June furrows his brows and responds, "To protect Isla."

"And that's all there should be between the two of you."

At that moment, June's heart suddenly felt heavy. "I understand, boss."

"Do you, now?" Woobin challenges.

June keeps his composure and nods. "I do, boss."

"Then what is this?" With that, he reaches into his desk, grabs a stack of photos and slides them across his table.

June didn't even have to look at them to know what the photos consisted of.

"Take a look." Woobin urges calmly.

June grabs them and quickly looks through them. Photos of the two making out down by the Han River last night. Though his heart pounds against his chest, he doesn't show any kind of intimidation.

"I worried that something like this would happen. Which is why I flew you all the way here. I trusted you the most. Isla is to lead one day and I can't have her distracted by such nonsense as love." Woobin's voice jabs at him as a wave of guilt washed over him. "I won't punish you in any way. Pack your things from the house and go stay at Taeho's for now until your flight back to the States next week. I do not want you to be in contact or anywhere near Isla."

June doesn't protest and just simply obliges. Woobin excuses him and he leaves the room silently.

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Taeho laid topless on the bed with bandages wrapping all around his torso. He'd been stabbed and beaten pretty badly. Dr. Han said there may even be potential damage to his rib cage.

"He is such a strong man. Anyone else would have died with the injuries he had endured." Dr Han had said before leaving the room.

I hold onto his hands tightly as his chest rises then falls steadily. He's just asleep, I constantly remind myself to calm the fear in my guts.