The Difference

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"I won't stand for this any longer." Mr. Lee moves back to his desk, his voice lowering and venom seeping in. "Get my secretary to find the closest flight out of Korea. I won't let Jeno back into this household until he has understood what role he plays in this family."

Mrs. Lee sucks in her tears. There was no point in crying. No point in arguing. Whatever her husband said was final. They had lost. 'I'm so sorry baby. Momma is so sorry.'

"W-where are you sending him?"

"The states. They'll toughen him up there." He picks up the phone on his desk, dialing the number of his secretary. "Hana, pull up the fastest flights to L.A....Only 1 ticket will be needed," He turns to his wife, his cold stare never fading. "He's flying alone."

"Please Jeonghan, think about what you're doing. You'll ruin his life like this-"

"I am thinking Myungjae! I am thinking very clearly! And I am thinking that our youngest son is being a failure and disgrace to this family name! And I will not stand for it any longer!" His abrupt words make Mrs. Lee shut her mouth, the tears now falling.

'Jeno...I'm so sorry baby, I wish there was more I could do.'

"So the closest flight is in two days?" The anger is prominent in Mr. Lee's voice, he was clearly unhappy with the time of the flight.

"I'm sorry Sir Lee. That's the best flight I can give you." The muffled voice of his secretary comes through the phone, making Mrs. Lee look at her feet in shame.

"Fine! Book a ticket for Sunday! And fast!" He hangs up sharply and turns to his wife once more. "Now you go tell our fucking son that he needs to break up with his little boyfriend." She nods, turning gently before Mr. Lee speaks again. "Oh, and tell Sooyun to find a new babysitter. That boy is no longer allowed in this house. Do you understand me?"

"Yes..."

"Get out of my sight." And with that, Mrs. Lee leaves the office, her husband slamming the door behind her. She quickly heads upstairs, jumping when she sees her son in the hallway.

"Am I....Am I really leaving..mom?" The tears on Jeno's face only makes his mother cry harder and bring him into a hug.

"I'm so sorry baby. I'm so so so so sorry. Please forgive me. If I could stand against your father, I would. I will always fight for you, but he left me no choice. I'm so sorry baby." She holds him tightly, his shoulders shaking against her chest.

"M-mom...please let me see him...one last time, I just want to see him." He looked up to her, his face streaked with tears. His lips tremble and his heart shatters. He didn't want to leave Jaemin. He didn't want to end this little moment of happiness he had with the boy. But that's all it was; a little moment. In the end, his father still controlled him and still had the final say. "Just once more, let me see my boyfriend."

Mrs. Lee nods, wiping her tears. "I'll have Jaehyun drive you to his house, ok? Will you spend the night?"

Jeno shakes his head, standing up straight. "No. No, tell hyung to wait for me. I'll only take a few minutes. I promise."

"Ok, dear...I love you..."

"I love you too mom. I just...give me a few minutes before I go, please?" The woman nods, letting her son slip from her fingers and back into his room. She waits another moment before turning around and walking towards Jaehyun's room, where the boy probably already heard her.

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Chan looks up to the woman who was holding him to her chest. "Mommy, why is Uncle Nono crying?"

"Because he's losing someone very dear to both you and him."

"To me?"

"Yes, baby. It's gonna be a bit harder from now on, ok? You're gonna be missing someone you like a lot." Sooyun looks to her son, sighing softly.

"Do you think he'll be happy if I give him my yellow dinosaur?"

"I don't know baby, you can try though." She lets the toddler down to the ground, watching him run into the playroom. He exits a few seconds later, now heading towards Jeno's room.

"Knock knock!" She laughs, loving how Chan always said 'knock knock' out loud. "Uncle Nono. I brought my yellow dino to make you happy!" The baby cheekily smiles up at the opening door, where Sooyun caught a glance of her brother's crying face.

"Thank you Channie, I'll take good care of yellow dino till I'm all better, ok?"

"Ok!"

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∆imsorryimsorryimsorryimsorryimsorryimsorryimsorry... I'm sorry guys- I just needed to do it though... uhm....so yeah this was what all that 'prepare you guys' shit was about...the next chapters are gonna be tough, I'll say that. Plus the end of the book is almost here (maybe a sequel, depends on what you guys want) so yeah. Once again IM SORRY~!! :(( i love you guys, thank you so much for 2k, that's insane. I'll see you soon∆