"Accusations."
Author's P.O.V
Holding a tray filled with drinks you walk slowly balancing them, there was a strawberry lemonade and melon drink with some fruit on the side, two fresh cakes of some unknown flavour and a fruit little tanghulu placed on the sides, it looked appetising and fresh which was a very good thing to be honest, you didn't want anyone commenting shit about how you dont even know what your clients prefer or how poor your service here was. Although there were many drinks in there, in the food area these two were placed separately and the person in there told you they made them just now and they were fresh as ever so you nodded and got this.
You walk, your heels clicking against the floor and you notice how the entire floor was silent, well of course it was silent every time you came in here but today the silence scared you, for some joy you just delt too intimidated as you walked in the hallway, no one in the sight. Right now you wishes Yeonjun would have been there beside you talking about some nonsense or other, that would make you a bit happier though.
You reach infornt of the cabin, numbing down all your thoughts and not thinking about anything because you were immensely tired and you just dint want to do anything right now. As you approach the door you see someone standing against it, no he was almost leaning against the door and you recognised him in one moment. He was Jaehan, Sarang's secretary and though you haven't talked to him that often, from what you saw he was a prim proper guy who always wore expensive shirts and had this blank expression on his face. He was handsome, undeniably handsome but very scary too, not many can have the guts to approach people like him,his long hair were tied back and he had a tattoo which was visible through his collar and he was like jungkook when it came to tattoos and that long hair but he behaved nothing like the latter. All this man did was listen to every command of sarang and act like her puppet, for a moment you wonder was he some kind of doll or robot? Surely this wasn't possible for a human to do but you shrugged walking forward and now seeing that he was standing right in middle of the door as if guarding it.
You paused on your feet when you reached there and when your eyes met the other guys you just pause for one minute because he stops leaning against the wall and now stands properly, staring at you before looking down at the drinks with a raised eyebrows. "Yeah? Are you here to give that?" He asks and you just nod silently, wondering if he was just right here then why didn't Sarang call him and tell him to get the juices instead? Why did it have to be you? That one particular fact annoyed you so much that you wanted to throw this tray somewhere and never be back, the way she called you from one end knowing her secretary was just two feet away? Did she hate you that much? Did you do something to her that she was punishing you like this? You didn't know but all you knew was that you were tired so you stare at him with emotionles expression waiting for his answer. It didn't matter thinking about all of this would lead you to no where so you just shut your mouth and he speaks.
"Ah I don't think now is the right time?" He says almost trying to look sheepish and you just blink your eyes - alright see you were here working your ass off since morning and this guy comes here and is not allowing you to complete your work properly? What if sarang comes and starts her drama telling how you were late and all? Then? Then what will happen? You were the one who was getting blamed at the end what else. "Um I'm sorry but can I just give this and come back? I know they are busy discussing about the project but maam told me to get it and they were parched from all the discussions." You say and you dint want to sound so annoyed but right now you just felt like absolute shit so you would appreciate if people didn't trouble you more.
"Oh did maam tell? But when I tried to enter I thought they were doing something private but sure go in if that's the case." The guy sighed a little, looking so tired and you just wonder what drugs was this man on? He had a small invisible pout on his lips yet the shine in his eyes just glinted pure mischief. You just gave him an awkward smile because god what will you even respond to that? If Sarang was weird then her secretary was even weirder and the way he was looking down at you as if he knew something and you dint? You didn't like the way he was showing his superiority just like that. He never behaved like this because usually he would just give some bland responses or nods but right now that was not the case.
When he moved away you thanked the heavens and opened the door after knocking on it, when you manage to open the door with your foot you still when you see what's happening inside. It was almost like a shock because Taehyung was sitting on the couch doing something on his laptop, which he never does since he always prefers his chair but then beside him was Sarang who was also staring at the computer screen while twirling her hair, they were sitting close - very close and they didn't even see that you entered. Thier murmurs where heard throughout the room as you just stay by the doorstep watching them being themselves, being so close -- you don't know why you got so shocked probably because of the fact that they usually sat opposite to each other and now they were so close? Within a few mere weeks? Is it because they knew each other from before or bonded after a few weeks? That was a question toh were yet to know the answer of but firstly that entire question is just useless and not even needed because you werent Taehyungs family member to know about all of that.
A part of you did feel sad because though Taehyung was not showing any emotion, the way he sat so comfortably beside her was one of the rare sights - he was always uptight and strict even when it came to his work but now he looked like he was talking about some croissants in some bakery located in France. You don't know why you felt this way but you just did - there was this annoying feeling which was making every nerve in your body shudder as you stare at both of them being in their own bubble and suddenly feeling a bit out of place and pathetic you clear your throat. "Good evening." You say in a monotonous voice, trying to hide all the emotions and tiredness because again you just couldn't be whiny and trouble Taehyung for the sake of these stupid feelings.
"Oh good evening Miss Min." Taehyung is the one who greets first, his attention immediately falling on you for a fraction of second before he went back to what he was doing and that made you even more disheartened. These days he never looked at you for more than a few seconds, not that he was obliged to but you were very used to his undivided attention but now you have been receiving none of it so it was very sad. This was another reason why you felt so pathetic because you knew Taehyung was busy yet you demanded shit like this which was not even nesscary???
"Good evening." You say with an awkward smile now noticing that even Sarangs eyes were on you, she was just blankly staring at your face while placing her hand on her own thigh. "You got what I asked you to?" She says and the tone which she uses was a little - no it was very much offensive and yet you couldn't say anything but nod and bring the tray filled with refreshments infornt of her and while your attention was solely on the try you missed the way Taehyung looked at you. He really wanted to talk and ask why was there a pretty frown on your face but he couldn't because of the circumstances so he just focused on the laptop even though that's not what he wanted.
"Yeah here." You say placing it on the table infornt of them and for moment you dint know what to do after that as it had gotten very much awkward for you but after a few seconds you watched as Sarang bent forward, still pretty much close to Taehyung but she bent and fetched herself the lemonade, taking a sip and looking at the man beside who was working onto something. "Taehyungie drink your melon juice, its your favourite isn't it?" She says, her hand already reaching the drink but the man speaks before her, "No I'm doing something you can have it I'll have it later." He says, his tone neutral but you couldn't help but stare at the way his jaw clenched a little as if he were holding back something.
He didn't look uncomfortable as per say but the way his jaw was clenching a little was making you think that he was probably annoyed by something? You wondered what it was. "Taehyung-ah? Alright please at least take one sip you have been working since that long." She says holding the drink in her hand and is now pushing it towards Taehyungs mouth, they looked like they were in their own tiny bubble and it left a pang on your chest because why was Sarang acting that way? Werent they colleagues? Or family friends? Does their relationship run more deeper than that? You couldn't help but wonder mindlessly as you felt needles pricking your chest one by one, making a small hole in the area of your bosom. You just turn your eyes away, not wanting to look at them since it was a very sore sight. It was probably nothing but the overthinking yet it hurt you so you couldn't do anything. She just stared at him so tenderly that you didn't know what to make out of it anymore.
"Drink it." She says, this time pressing the glass near his mouth and the other guy sighs, taking the glass out of her hand and drinking a sip while the other woman just squeezed his arm in appreciation yet the other man didn't even show any sort of reaction towards her advances in any way. You just stare at them with unblinking eyes and you just dont know why but you feel like you should walk out from here, this was just not your place to be.
After taking a sip from the juice he placed it on the table and looked up at you, making you stand properly.
"Do we have a meeting this week or did you postpone it?" He asks his voice a little low yet firm and you nod, knowing what exactly he was talking about. "Oh with the vogue director? Yes I did i scheduled it to the next week because you had a major meeting about our jewelry project this week so." You say and you did feel like Sarang was staring at you yet you paid no mind to eat and continued to talk. Taehyung finally asked about something, well it's still about a stupid meeting yet it counts right? Right now you just wanted to focus on those hazel orbs and feel your body relax even if it was for milli second. He was wearing a dark brown suit sans the tie with his buttons undone he looked like a prince charming out from a disney movie and you just felt so overwhelmed staring at him even for one moment.
You didn't notice the way sarang smiled mischievously while having a few bites of the cake, eating it in bulk. "That's great, thank you for doing it. I was going to remind you again but guess its no needed huh?" He says, nodding his head appreciatively as his gaze was fixed on your figure and you gave him a small smile in return. You were in your own world probably that's why you didn't heat Sarang coughing - once, twice and then repeatedly while her face turned a little reddish in colour yet she had that stupid smile on her face which was creepy, she even acted elegant while coughing. "Yeah, is there anything else you want me to change." You say already taking out the small note pad from your pocket and at that the man thinks for a few seconds, wondering if he did miss something and you both were silent for a while before you heard a shattering of a glass making you flinch a little and look at the cause of the reaction.
[Trigger warning - Allergic reactions, Seizure and mild panic attack]
"Fuck?" Taehyung curses looking at his side and when you saw the scene in there you felt your heart drop. There was the mighty Sarang - who was sprawled down on the couch, her face beet red as she takes in breathes rapidly, her body up-till her neck area were covered with reddish pores around which were visible if you looked closely. Her eyes were rolling behind as her mouth parted, letting out chokes and coughs - no sooner had she done than her entire body started shivering rapidly. "Sarang???!" Taehyung shouts, with wide eyes, immediately closing the distance between them as he takes her shivering body in his arms, worry clear as a day on his beautiful face.
Your were frozen in your place, not knowing what to do as your heart stopped beating for one good minute. The entire surrounding was getting unfocused as you could only see the way her beautiful body was now shaking like a petal blown away by wind and the man held her close his own hands trying to calm down the rapid shivering yet no avail. "Fuck Sarang look at me alright? Look at me what happened? Was it the medication or something you ate? No no look at me here." His panicked voice rings and for the first time you see him losing his shit before your eyes and you dont even know what to do. You had to idea what was happening, was she going through a panic attack? A godamm seizure? You don't know what but all you know is that you felt utterly scared right now. Was she okay? Is something going to happen to her?
"M-maam??" You whisper in a low voice your entire body still stuck on the same place and Taehyung on the other hands feels a little fucked in head. Two seconds ago Sarang was just fine but after that when he looked back at her he sees her shaking and shivering almost close to a panic attack and this was not the first time she was like this - there were several attacks - several seizures and everytime that happened Taehyung felt like he would die. In past he almost had fainted when that happened for the first time but after a while he did get a hang of it but that doesn't mean it didn't hurt less.
She had hurt him, yes. She broke his every ounce of trust yes, she ruined him brutally, yes. She was the reason why he was like this, he hated her - fuck loathed her even suffering in silence feeling himself loose every ounce of sanity. The way half of his teenage was fucked up because of her yet he couldn't deny that he felt something towards her. It was not attraction or love per say, he knows it's none of that - it should probably be some pity or resentment but he knows that he should have let this woman just go away because she did the same to him too. Yet he won't do that.
She left him miserable and done but for some reason to be honest he doesn't know why feels so numb right now, there are various thoughts going through his mind but the only thing his brain was processing was to hell her in some or the other way, all other thoughts were literally forgotten and his entire mind was screaming at him to help her - save her in some way or the other and he doesn't even know what's going on all he knows is that this woman in his arms was shivering and he needed to help her in any way as soon as possible. Right now the option was only one, save her no matter how hollow it made him feel, he had to help her.
"Shit shit." You cursed finally snapping out of your daze when you saw drool slipping out of her mouth and immediately take out a tissue aiming to wipe her mouth but Taehyungs hand stops you when you get closer. "No, stay back she needs air. Sarang come one look at me?" He says while wiping the drool off with his own hand not minding the dirt. While you stood back still feeling a little puzzled about what to do. Taehyung himself was a little confused for one second thinking about why would this happen? As far as he knows the woman never forgets to take her medications so perhaps was it?... the food???! Fuck the food!!
"Shit, was it the food?" He says staring at the food your just brought but your eyes were stuck onto Sarang as she wheezed, her eyes unable to open and Taehyung looks at you with anger clearly in his voice. "Miss Min? Were there apricots in the cake?" He asks, his voice stern as ever while his tone was laced with anger at what you dont know but when you looked at the cake, in one glance you could recognize the nut. "I-I think so?" You panick now taking out your phone because you could guess it was an allergic reaction. It didn't take a lot to put two and two together and from the way her neck was contacting and her face turned purple it spoke a lot.
"Fuck it, couldn't you see and bring it? She is allergic to them and cannot tolerate it. I sent you the file didn't I? It contained her allergies and health issues too why did you even serve that fuck!" He curses while wiping away the sweat from sarangs forehead and fanning her yet she still wasn't able to come in consciousness, it had probably been what three to four minutes but to you it felt like hours as a fucking realisation dawned upon you. It was your fault that sarang was like this - you were lacking behind and what was the result? This, you made someone suffering and the dread mixed with panic made you feel worse. Even looking at sarang was a huge task. Taehyung looks at you, feeling a little bit angry that you didn't even read the file he sent you and behaved irrationally. You were partly the reason why sarang was like this in his arms.
"Miss Min??" Taehyung shouts again taking you out of your daze and you look into his eyes, which were panicked, confused and a little angry. "I asked you to call the ambulance or a doctor. If this doesn't stop in a few minutes we have to take her hospital." He says while unbuttoning the first few buttons of her chest, letting the air flow onto her skin, hoping it would have some effect on it. The seizure didn't stop and neither did the shivering but the blue ness of her face was reducing so he continued to massage the area near her collarbones with his fingers and your shaky hand takes out the phone and dials the number not missing the way Taehyung swiftly rub her neck, as if he was used to doing that and the way he held her it seemed like he was scared yet was not ready to give up.
"H-hello??" You say when the call was finally picked up and the other person responds immediately. "Yeah this is K-kim Corporations and I think a person here is having an allergic seizure it has been going on f-for three minutes I guess." You say shakily, the dread inside your chest was so much that you couldn't even breathe. You knew these type of reactions were common amongst allergic people but seeing it in real life was scary and the fact that you were the cause of it was even more scary.
"Sarang-ah look at me here petal. Did you keep the Epipen? Yeah is it your purse?" Taehyung says, now caressing her cheeks. That nickname just spilled out of nowhere but he didn't have time to ponder over it because his stupid mind had forgotten about that injection totally and Sarangs condition just continued to grow worse. Her eyes were now closed yet the chattering of her teeth and the wheezing got worse.
"Yeah yeah thank you" you hang up the call and Taehyung looks at you. "Bring her bag check for an EpiPen in there fast." He commands and you hurriedly go towards the table where a posh bag was kept and started looking through it, you almost tripped down while reaching there but that didn't matter as you soon found the small injection and hurriedly passed it to Taehyung. The man takes it titling sarangs neck towards his chest and taking off the cap, looking at the injection and then injecting it in one go not even hesitating for a second.
And by gods grace woman was slowly calming down the moment the fluid went in her body, you didn't know how did that even happen but everything was hazy right now, all you could process was the fact that you had caused this entire fiasco and that itself was enough for you to just move back and sit on the opposite couch, feeling like throwing up. Taehyung removes the sweaty hair which were stuck onto Sarangs forehead as he watched her breaths get back to normal.
The panic in his body resided and as he stared at the other woman in his arms, he wondered why did he do this? He doesn't know. He should have probably let her suffer for a few more minutes but his heart didn't want to, even though that ugly part of him told to let her feel the pain he just couldn't and when his eyes looked up he saw your figure which was pale and was blankly staring at the wall, your eyes were red and he knows you probably didn't even feel like you were crying but the dried tears on your cheeks were the evidence for it.
Apricots, that's right Sarang is very allergic to them and somehow she always ended up consuming them in one way or the other and today was one of those unfortunate days yet he still could feel a little bit of anger because he did send you the file about her personally because he knows this woman has tonnes of medical issues and they need to be taken care of gently, it was possible that you might have brought it by mistake but if that Epipen wasn't here today then he was sure that the woman in his arms wouldn't be breathing. It would again be a problem because your life was already messy and the guilt, pain and remorse would be too much for you. Just as he was still lost in his own thoughts, the door was knocked twice and then opened an abrupt voice coming from outside.
"Did someone call ambulance-? Sarang????!!" Jaehan shouts seeing the other woman in the arms of the man and he runs, kneeling down near the sofa to check on the pale woman who seemed a little better now yet the red itchy skin was still there. "Fuck sarang???! Are you okay." He says almost peeling the woman away from Taehyung and the other guy let him, watched as the younger put the woman's head on his lap and started to lightly slap her cheek. He looks a little panicked and then his gaze falls on the plate where a half eaten cake was placed and it dint even take him a few seconds to put two and two together.
"Was it the allergic reaction?? Did you give her the Epipen?" He asks and Taehyung nods, still blankly staring at the other woman's face - not commenting on the way Sarang and her secretary almost look like a couple. The worry in man's eyes was just something else and he doesn't know what happened after that, it was all a blur a few medics were already inside checking on Sarang yet all he could do was stare at the wall wondering what on earth happened.
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"She is okay, as you might know, these are unfortunately common for people with allergies yet I want you to be careful this time and always keep epipen with you. It's the only way or else she might risk her health, it was not a life threatening situation but a few more minutes would have been costly for her life." The medic who came here says, she was wearing the gloves and had checked sarang who was by the way still sleeping on the couch. Taehyung nodded a little, staring at the peaceful face of the woman he once loved, he had asked the person if she needed to be admitted in the hospital or something but the woman denied telling that she was safe and sound now.
Nodding a little he bowed his head and sent the people away thanking them for coming and after he had escorted them out he came inside the cabin, stopping at the view he sees in there. You were standing near the table, your gaze pinned on the floor and opposite to you was Jaehan who had his eyes fixed on you as Sarang rested near his knees. She was sleeping, looking beautiful as ever as all the bright sunlight hit her soft skin. Yet the man beside her was glaring at you with fire in his eyes and it was clear as a day that what was going to happen if he let you stay here even for a second.
"Miss Min you can leave, take some time off alright?" Taehyung says while walking back onto his chair but stopping in midway because he heard a snort, turning on the other side he stares at the man whose gaze was still pinned on you. "Why is she taking a rest now?" The guy asks, venom clearly laced in his tone and you flinched when he said that out of no where. Taehyung sighed massaging the bridge of his nose and already feeling tired from the conversation which was about to come. He really didn't want to talk to him right now, he just wanted to calmly sit and drink some tea try to relax his mind or get some work done but that was just not in his fate.
"Mr. Kim this is not the time Sarang needs to sleep and she needs to get rest." The older man tries to tell him, tries explaining like the good patient man he was but Jaehan was having none of it. "Oh please sir, does your secretary even know what did she do just now??" He says looking at your figure with hatred and you stare back at him blankly not even knowing what to respond. You just felt numb right now and you needed space, for a matter of fact you were glad that Taehyung told you to go and take some rest but apparently someone didn't want you to have that rest so you just stare at the man who looks like you just stole his life away from him.
"Jaehan-" Taehyung tries speaking but it is of no use and the other man doesn't even bother listening to his full sentence. "No Min tell me, what the fuck happened here and dont you dare walk out without explaining." The guy spits out, his tone making it clear that he wont hear any bullshit and the fact that right now all you could feel was numbness, there were literally zero thoughts in your mind. It took you so much strength to just not break down - it was your fault after all. "I-... I don't know it was kept
t-there and I took it." You say your voice coming out hoarse because of your sensitive throat and the moment you said it you could hear him snicker making you feel very small as you stare at your nails.
"You took it from someone? Oh please stop making excuses do you know what could have happened? Sarang is allergic to nuts - specifically apricots and peanuts, she could have died today because of the seizures and whose fault was it?" Jaehan loudly mocks, his expression twisted into that of disgust and you just looked at the floor not knowing what to speak, your red eyes were burning and you know it's your fault but you dint intentionally do that, all you did was take the tray placed on the table and serve it because why would you go and personally pick up the snacks for the guests? You only did that for Taehyung but now who would believe you?
Shaking your head, you gulped a little and decided that it was really useless to sit here and listen to the taunts, you don't know why that guy is just acting as if he was sarangs boyfriend perhaps he was or perhaps he was a close friend you didn't know yet staying here and explaining it knowing no one will understand your side was just useless, you know you fucked up- after calming down you realised that but you dint do it purposely, heck you didn't even know who made that or something so why should you sit here and answer the questions you were not obliged to? Why should you get dirt thrown at you for no reason? So you just attempted to walk out ignoring the other man but the fate was so cruel that Jaehan had got up in time and caught you by your wrist, his grip was not tight yet that didn't mean the action wasn't rude enough.
"You are running away now? Because you made a mistake is it? What's so wrong huh to accept your fault you think running away is easier?" He says his voice laced with pain and anger, just showing how much he was hurt by what happened today, he just didn't care about what consequences he would get into after this - all he knew was that today if he let you walk out of here without Demanding answers or firing you he will surely not be able to sleep at night peacefully. To be honest this was not their plan, fuck this wasn't even close to what they discussed but apparently Sarang had to just do something on her own and he still cant forget the way her cold body was in his arms, he felt like he could have died then and there at that moment. So no he wont let you go off that easily.
You look up at him with red eyes, feeling helpless as ever but still not giving in and showing him how hollow and empty you felt, jaehan couldn't know about your weaknesses because he just didn't have any rights to do that. You understand that he is worried about Sarang but when you dint do it purposely why was he falsely blaming it to you? Isn't that wrong? Yes your fault for coming and serving that without acknowledging the fact that it had nuts in it but why were you being the bad guy when you just didn't know. Jaehan doesn't have right to blame you, if sarang blamed you, you would have shut your mouth and apologised to her thousand times because she suffered. She was the one who needed to hear your explanation and then decide not Jaehan or anyone else.
"No, I'm not running away I will apologise to Miss Sarang and explain it to her." You say firmly, your horse voice still making some impact as you attempt to move away but he blocks your way looking at you with a ridiculous expression, as if you said something very stupid. "Oh? You are now playing the victim card is it? What will your apology do? Erase all the pain she felt while air was drained out of her lungs?" He says and that probably added salt on your wounds but you ignored it because you know that you dint want this to happen, you would never in your life do something like this to someone. You tried to free your hand a little but it didn't look like he would let it go judging by the nerve popping on his head and the angry look on his face.
"No, I told you I didn't do it intentionally right?" You say calmly still not wanting to give up and the guy doesn't even care as he rolls his eyes, "We all know you dont like sarang sit the fuck down, it was written on your face you think no one would have noticed? You know she is important to Ki-" his sentence was cut of in middle when a figure ripped his hand away from yours and stood inbetween both of you. "Alright enough, fucking enough Kim." Taehyung steps in between glaring at the man who was a little close to him and even that dint seem to stop the other guy because he was smirking proudly. "Ah our hero is here to step in and save the day." The man says and it baffles you so much because no one dares to speak like that infront of the man and Jaehan was just a mere secretary wasn't he? Why was he speaking like that and you were a little grateful that Taehyung had stepped in middle to cool off the heat because tension in the room was just too much to bare.
"Enough. I told you let's talk about this tommrow when you are fucking calm, let her go." Taehyung says, his eyes blazing with fire and yet the other man also dint back down, stared right into Taehyungs eyes while muttering his next words. "After all what sarang did for you, you are defending her hyung?" He says his voice cracking in the middle yet his eyes never lost that sparkle as he speaks in vulnerable tone, as if to make Taehyung understand something and older also looks back at him with some glint but that emotion is gone just as fast as it came.
"I said it Jaehan. I'll say it again let's talk afterwards sarang also needs rest and Miss Min also needs to calm down." He says, eye to eye with the man while you stood behind suddenly feeling like the tension in the room doubled, it was almost like it was chocking you at one point yet you stay rooted, wanting to go after this matter was solved because what if Jaehan followed you out to? You just wanted to rest a little and that was probably a mistake because the next word the other man had muttered totally made you feel uncomfortable.
"Wow. Can't believe we have come to this day." He says laughing bitterly to himself as a few angry tears gather around his eyes. "She gets away with this because she is your bitch right? She is your side chick and that's why you are acting like this? What about my Sarang?Hyung what about her? Hasnt she given enough?? If a time comes when you will have to choose between both of them who would you choose?" Jaehan says, his voice filled with accusation as the room was eveloped by silence, his words which were filled with venom had managed to pierce two hearts successfully.
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Hi
I'm so sorry I have been so busy with my classes and all, I'm just so done anyways!
How was the chapter? Was it okay? And many more things are to come so sorry in advance ig-? XD
As usual please have trust in me and the next chapter will have a few time skips (only in between days)
Last question before I leave
How do you feel about Taehyung treating sarang like that?
See yall next week!!
It's the festa month and I'm like so happy! Please give lots of love to take two (out on 9th june) let's stream harder!
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