As soon as Mina and Y/N descended into the hallway, Taeyong exited the washroom.
When he set foot outside he briefly caught sight of one familiar figure and a woman silently walking together.
Despite the fact that it was only a momentary gaze, it was enough for him to realise that the woman in his cousin's arms was gorgeous and had an attractive aura.
He could only see the slim back of the woman yet he could already feel his heartbeat fasten it's pace.
He stays silent for a moment, pondering about it until a soft voice could be heard beside him.
"I'm done. Let's go back, I'm starving."
Taeyong visibly snapped out of the trance the unknown woman put him in and regained his senses. His attention was on Jennie's sharp eyes instead.
"Of course... but isn't it weird that Y/N is having a meal here too?"
"Y/N is here?"
Jennie stopped in her tracks, looking at Taeyong with something unreadable in the depths of her eyes. "You're telling me, she is here with us right now?"
Kim Jennie knew very well that only imposing figures could enter and exit the restaurant.
She also knew that her ex-fiancée was inferior to those. Her financial status was currently unstable due to their separation, therefore the fact that Taeyong saw her eating here was baffling in her eyes.
She was not a fool. The only way Y/N could have entered is if someone of high status brought her here.
Taeyong stares at Jennie, silently scrutinising her solemn expression, "They looked really intimate as well. The woman in her arms was enjoying her." He could feel his eyebrow twitch.
"Ah, she's shameless. It hasn't even been a whole week and she already found a replacement for you."
The Kim shoots him a warning glance, the way he was talking was obviously infuriating her.
Her expression turned unpleasant in an instant.
Her nails dig into the pad of her palm, slowly piercing it, "Are you sure you aren't making this up?"
"I am always right." His voiced showed certainty. "I even managed to run into her in the washroom. We had a small argument that turned... really bad.
Taeyong pulls out his acting skills, feigning a look of innocence and shock. "She even insinuated that you were trash she discarded and that I picked you up."
At this point, Jennie felt hurt. She bit her lip and looked very upset hearing his words.
"She sounded really merciless and had no regrets. Maybe she was planning to leave you soon anyway...."
"Taeyong, enough..." Her voice dropped an octave lower, but it was not loud enough for her man to hear her.
"Jennie, what if she got together with another outstanding woman to get revenge? Did the anger really push her buttons to hurt us because we've betrayed her?"
The woman in front of him felt her vision go blurry. She wasn't liking the way Taeyong was trying to assume things without concrete evidence.
So with an enraged stare she walks away without saying a word, leaving the tall man behind.
Her face was burning red in fury.
Although she and Y/N already severed ties with each other, there was still a lingering feeling of yearning for her warmth left in her heart.
~~
As expected, the dinner was something out of the ordinary.
Of course it would when the meals had a staggering price that a normal person cannot simply perceive.
When they came back, the alluring woman was in an unusually good mood.
Finding it guilty that Mina spent a lot for their dinner, Y/N forced herself to finish every meal until its last crumb on the table.
After eating, she instantly felt like her stomach would explode.
The woman sitting across her wiped her mouth gently and gracefully. When the waiter arrived with the bill in hand, he gulps the lump of his throat as he hands the black card back to its owner.
He was aware of what a black card symbolises.
Mina places the small item elegantly into her purse before she lifts her soft gaze to her wife, "I like that you have a good appetite. Do you like the food here? If you do, you can come here everyday."
Y/N was gulping down large amounts of water.
She felt the water go down her throat rigidly when she heard what the Young Mistress said.
She turned red at her words, realising that she did eat a lot tonight.
They had ordered dozens of dishes, yet she was the one who ate majority of it. Compared to Mina, she ate about 90 percent of the meals.
As she expected, the Myoui ate only a tiny portion that she couldn't help but worry.
"Yeah, it was really good, but I can only imagine how much it costs to eat here everyday..."
In a heartbeat, the woman instantly replies, "Don't worry. If you like it, then it's okay." Mina's eyes stare at her intently, her lips curved into a divine smile.
"Did you forget who your wife is? Even if you come here fifty times a week until you grow old, it wouldn't even be enough to make me broke."
Y/N broke their eye contact and coughs. She knew how capable Mina was.
A few thousand dollar meals were nothing in her eyes. Moreover, it was probably some pocket change for someone as wealthy as the Myoui.
When the Young Mistress called herself her wife, she felt her heart drop in ecstasy.
The woman in front of her needed to stop making her heart beat so fast. She was scared she might develop a heart disease.
~~
It was already almost dawn when the newly wedded couple left the restaurant, but Y/N was still determined to stay with her sister.
Mina had no business affairs to attend to, so naturally she came with her too.
Since Heejin was an important figure in Y/N's life, she wanted to get on the younger's good side to please her wife.
"Young Mistress, Madame." As soon as they left the premises, Masao was already there holding the car's door open.
Masao immediately complied with the Myoui's request to go to the hospital and drove off.
Right as the luxurious Aston Martin Rapide S could be seen smoothly exiting the restaurant's location, Kim Jennie and Lee Taeyong walked outside as well.
Out of curiosity, Taeyong peers at the beautiful car that was already mixing with the rest of the cars in the road.
His deep black eyes widened when he saw Y/N's silhouette sitting inside the vehicle.
One of his interests was researching about luxurious brands and vehicles. Therefore he knew of the value of an Aston Martin. Whatever brand you name, he could most definitely say something about it.
The car that his cousin was in... wasn't even a limited edition.
They already ceased the production of the car. There were only about 210 in the whole world.
Although it wasn't on the top of the list, it still had a huge price tag of over $300,000.
But it was not the only thing that stood out to him.
The fact that the plate number of the car had a single "7" engraved onto it stunned him. Only the most powerful people in the country could obtain one of those due to its high price.
Before, Taeyong had his doubts whether the woman Y/N was with an ordinary heir.
But now... his thoughts were wrong. His cousin was entangled with someone that had an identity superior than to all his peers.
With that in mind, he couldn't help but share it to the woman beside him, "Jennie, look over there. Isn't that Y/N inside the Aston Martin?"
The Kim instantly snaps her neck to follow Taeyong's line of sight. She purses her lips with a frown on her face.
Coincidentally, the windows of the beautiful car were wide open. She could see who was sitting inside the car.
That was enough to confirm that Taeyong was indeed telling the truth.
~~
The sun was completely down when they arrived at the hospital.
Heejin was munching on goldfish crackers while happily watching random movies on Netflix.
Her eyes lit up in happiness when she saw her older sister enter the room, "AHHHH! Y/N! You're back!"
"Hello..." Y/N was a little startled to hear her shout but she still smiled. She was happy when she saw that her sister looked more comfortable than before, "Did you have dinner already? Do you feel pain anywhere?"
"Mhm! Before you got here, Miss Myoui already sent a bunch of people to cook dinner for me. It was very delicious. She also sent me some vitamins and supplements to make me stronger."
"Thank you, Miss Myoui." Heejin's voice became shy when she talked to Mina. The woman she thanked simply nodded her head with a smile.
After Heejin told her about her evening, Y/N slowly turns around to look at the ward that suddenly had a brighter energy.
There were paper bags filled with food and new kitchen appliances.
Boxes of vitamins and supplements Heejin mentioned was lined up properly by the door.
And the plain flowers were replaced with fresh tulips.
Y/N hesitated to face the Myoui but eventually does so. She gives her a small smile before mindlessly uttering, "Thank you, Mina."
Aft first, she expected the woman to pay no attention to her sister. After all, the person she liked was her and not Heejin.
The Young Mistress slowly tilted her head and narrowed her eyes, somehow looking offended, "Thank you? We already talked about this, didn't we?"
Y/N froze in her spot, her hand jolted when she remembered the conversation she and Mina had in the car.
Mina clearly told her that she never wants to hear those two words coming from her mouth again.
But... what else could she say? All she wanted to show was how thankful she was that her wife took care of her younger sister.
"Why'd it go quiet all of a sudden?" Heejin's voice broke their eye contact. Her eyes curiously flickered between the pair.
"Hah, it's... it's nothing"
Y/N walked away from Mina, avoiding her gaze as she tries to find something to occupy her. She found a box of bread and peanut butter by the kitchen island.
"Heejin, do you want some peanut butter and bread? I'll make one for you" The younger lady sitting in the bed looked at her with a frown. She slowly transfers her gaze to the Myoui sitting calmly.
She was a smart but nosy woman, so she wanted to find out, "No, I don't want bread. Can you go buy me a milkshake instead?"
"You want milkshake? During... a cold night?"
Y/N was a little weirded out by her sister, but nonetheless she agreed. It was very rare for Heejin to ask for requests, so she was delighted to do it. "Okay, wait here with Mina, I'll be back."
The Young Mistress was about to stop Y/N from exiting the ward but suddenly, she realises that Heejin wanted to let her go outside on purpose.
It seems like they both weren't naive.
Heejin waited for exactly five heartbeats after Y/N left the ward before she spoke.
As if they had this all planned, Mina stood up and approached her bed slowly. A glint of curiousity shined in her dreamy eyes.
Out of habit, her arms fold above her chest, making her look insanely intimidating for the teenager, "You want to tell me something, right?"
When Mina saw how uneasy Heejin looked, she makes her lips curved into a gentle smile to avoid looking snobbish.
Her gaze was heavy as she scans the young lady's face.
She could recognise some of her features from a certain woman.
They were both easily flustered and timid.
But when the Myoui was talking to the younger sibling, she showed much more empathy and tolerance.
In her own eyes, her attitude was already a hundred times better whenever she speaks to Heejin.
Even so, the teenager thought that her presence was still too overwhelming in power that it made her shudder.
They were in such a simple place like the hospital, yet the Young Mistress' aura was bold and intense. Whatever she did, she looked like a cold princess.
Heejin was now regretting that she made her older sister leave her alone with Mina.
She felt stressed but gathered enough courage to ask, "How much do you like my sister?"
The Myoui's eyebrows raised in surprised. She had a lot of expectations, but this was definitely not one of them.
"Hmm? Does it look like I'm not serious with your sister?" She dodged the question perfectly, deflecting one back to Heejin.
The teenager avoids her gaze once she heard the question, "Miss Myoui is a very accomplished woman. I can't help but assume that many people adore you. Uh, I'm not belittling my sister, but you must have seen a lot of qualified people in your life."
"And you know... Y/N and Jennie have known each other since they were children, but she still betrayed her with her cousin. I'm just worried that she might hurt again."
Despite the fact that Heejin's gaze was planted on the silk sheets of her bed, she could still see the way Mina did not even flinch at her words.
So with furrowed eyebrows, she suddenly raises her voice filled with anguish, "If you do the same to her, I don't know if I'll be able to stop myself this time."
The Young Mistress was a little stunned with her words.
This was the first time someone dared to threaten her in her whole lifetime.
But somehow, she didn't feel upset nor enraged.
It was obvious that Y/N and Heejin were inseparable. She knew that the lady would never do this to her for no reason, all she wanted to do was to look out of for her own sister.
After a few minutes of pure silence, Mina finally lets out a low chuckle, "Should I answer your question now?"
Heejin clicks her tongue out of annoyance, she pouts and nods her head aggressively.
Mina looks at her with a gaze filled of amusement, "I think you know the reason why your sister and I got married. It was never because of our feelings. So if I'm being honest, I'm not sure what I feel about her."
"What... You!..."
"But it's not important." The Myoui cuts her off with a firm and stern tone. "Like you said, Jennie threw away their relationship as if it was nothing. Does it really matter if you know how much I like her?"
"You are worried that I might end up throwing her away like Kim Jennie did, right? I can't guarantee that I will end up liking Y/N a lot, but I will never treat her the way that woman did."
Heejin's confidence slowly dissolved into thin air hearing the woman's serious and imposing voice. She felt a little ashamed, "So right now... you both don't have feelings for each other?!"
"I guess you could say that. But the thing you're worried about will never happen to us."
Mina knew that she shouldn't be talking about such things with a literal teenager. But she was simply curious and worried about her sister.
The Young Mistress' soft hands gently pat Heejin's head, a comforting look can be seen in her eyes, "Heejin, I did not marry your sister for fun. She is special to me. I won't allow third parties to interfere in our relationship."
Her dark red lips curved into a fond smile as she thinks about Y/N.
"Most importantly, I will be the only woman who will care for her and give her the affection she deserves for the rest of her life."