The Seductress | taeliskook ✓

𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 ; 𝐥𝐤.

"B-but why?"

"I was tricked into ripping it off from you because I was told it could be a possible biochemical weapon, a deadly virus...I didn't have an idea that I was being used as well. By the same group of people who mercilessly murdered my family in the span of a night."

"Do you mean..."

"Yes. My family was murdered. Though nobody believed it and the police suppressed the case, I found out that a famous Asian mob, the Pledis mafia was responsible for their death."

And so, I continued to explain everything, an account of all incidents that happened prior to and after meeting him. I explained how Sana had been plotting against me after the breakup, how she hired someone to assassinate me twice.

Tears streamed down both of our cheeks as I told him about Sana and Tzuyu and the reason behind their tragic deaths, which had me associated in a direct or indirect way. How Pledis was able to stage the whole act, caging Jungkook and I, how we managed an escape and lastly, how I encountered them all.

Taehyung was left in a state of shock, body running pale as a ghost as he tried to catch up with what I was explaining him. Once I was finished for narrating it in brief which took around an hour or so, I knew it was my cue to leave. With unfinished words, an unsaid goodbye.

"Thank you for hearing me out, Taehyung. You probably wouldn't want to see me ever again, so without wasting much time, I just wanna say a sorry for everything I've caused you...I'd always seek for your forgiveness. Before I leave, I want you to know that theres someone waiting to talk to you too. As a goodbye it is, I wanted to tell you that I never intended to hurt you, perhaps confessing all of this might reduce some of the guilt of the crimes I've caused. It will be wonderful to see you back in this world-changing project. Wishing you the best."

Saying so, I wiped off the tears that formed on my face over and over again, turning my back at him. Although letting this out to him didn't make me less guilty of my tort. It did make me feel free though, atleast Taehyung had now known that I hadn't deceived his love for me, though it terribly hurt me to see him broken like this. Maybe, another day?

"J-Jimin-ah!" I heard Taehyung stutter in a surprised wonder as Jimin engulfed him into a hug. I never told him about Jimin's story, because it was his to share and perhaps clear the misunderstanding they had developed between themselves.

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It took around four months to buy my family land and my home back. After all, the properties under illegal ownership of Pledis were to be tracked and seized before a proper investigation of confiscated drugs and illegal stuffs before it was put up for sale; the legal paperwork consumed another month in the process.

Finally returning back to my roots threw me to another level of ecstasy. Although my house that existed here more than a decade back was down in flames and only some remains were left, I didn't want to rebuild a via for myself. Because I felt, it wasn't proper justice to the innocent young children who had lost their families and were forced to shift into childcare centers and other poorly managed government facilities. So instead, i envisioned something else ㅡ which probably was much of a need now ㅡ an NGO, a new place for them where even though stranded, they could stay united ㅡ a place they could call a home, until they were moved into foster homes.

Soon enough, the Manoban ancestral villa was back to normal again ㅡ turned into a "New Hope" organisation that came into being, was supported by Seokjin oppa, Jisoo unnie and Miyeon unnie as well. They did occasionally visit me, spend some time around the huge lawns and orchards surrounding the villa, but mostly it was me living with the kids and some other members of the NGO I had collectively founded.