Taehyung leads jisoo to a guest room..
"Freshen up and get some sleep" he says but he seems a bit confused
"Umm. Jisoo, will you be able to sleep in the dress?" he says
Jisoo looks at her dress. She is still wearing taehyung's coat. Her zipper broke and she is too embarrassed to take the coat off
"Ohh umm. I'll try.." she stutters
"Do one thing. You should freshen up. I'll bring one of my shirts and pants for you to change yourself into them. It'll be comfortable" he says
"No.. That's not needed. I'll manage" jisoo says
"It's fine. I'll bring them down. Also i think you should call your dad.. He will be worried" taehyung says and goes upstairs for clothes
Jisoo heads to the washroom to freshen up.. She looks at herself in the mirror and starts crying..
What just happened? Someone forced themselves onto her.. And she was even considering to take his job. This industry is filled with filthy people. This is not for her. This is not who she is
She washes her face but she feels the need to shower.. She wants all traces of that predator out of her body..
She comes out of the washroom and searches for a towel when there is a knock in the door
"Come in" she says
Taehyung comes in with a load of things in his hand.
"Here are your clothes. They are a bit bigger than you but i think they'll be better than that dress. I brought extra pillows and ohh, towel. " he says
Jisoo takes the towel and says "thank you"
"Umm.. Feel free to call.me if you need anything" taehyung says
"Yeah sure" jisoo says and as taehyung is about to leave she says
"Sir, thank you. For everything, today"
"For firing you as well?" taehyung says with a smile
"Specially for that" jisoo smiles back
Taehyung nods and says
" you can call me taehyung outside office" and leaves
Jisoo has probably never seen him smile like this.. She takes the towel and heads inside the bathroom to take a shower
After showering, jisoo feels so tired. She goes to the bed and takes her phone to call her dad
"Dad? This is jisoo" she says
"Honey, where are you? Is the party over?" he says
"Umm no dad. Something came up.. I am at a friend's house. Umm. I'll come soon. I just called you to not worry about me" jisoo says
"Is it possible for me to not worry about you? Stay safe and come home soon" he says
"Okay dad. Love you"
"Love you too"
Jisoo feels grateful to taehyung for bringing her to his house. If dad saw her in that condition, she doesn't know how he would react. The last thing she wants is to put him through additional stress
Jisoo puts her head on the bed to rest for a while but all she thinks about is taehyung. What would she have done without taehyung? She wants to see him again. She wants to keep talking to him. She wants to tell him that she doesnt want to be fired. And that she got weird feelings in her stomach when she saw taehyung dance with lisa. And that, when haneul got her in his grips, the only person she could think about is taehyung..
She wants to tell him that she loves him. It doesnt matter if he doesnt feel the same way. Afterall, he belongs to lisa
Meanwhile upstairs, taehyung is worried about jisoo
"Is she sleeping? Is she hungry? Should i cook something? I dont know how to cook? Should i order?" he thinks
His dad is constantly calling him but he doesn't pick up..
He keeps thinking about jisoo and being in that state, he sleeps
8 am in the morning
Jisoo wakes up. She feels refreshed specially after the shower..
She looks around and "ohhh shit. I am still at his house. Why did i sleep so long" she thinks and tip toes outside the room.
She looks upstairs and seems like taehyung is still sleeping
Jisoo is so hungry that she might just faint.. She is heading towards the kitchen when someone enters the house
"Who is it?" jisoo says in a scared voice but sees someone she has seen before in pictures.
Taehyung's dad.. A man with a stance, looks younger than his age.. He is probably in his late 60s but doesn't look a day beyond 50.
"Oh look who it is.. The girl from the paper. Just as i suspected" he says
" umm. Excuse me?" jisoo says
" Kim Minjung" he says
"I am your boss's father. Technically your boss as well" he says
" sorry sir. I didn't know..." jisoo says
" you didn't know? You planned all of this but you didn't know me? What a bitch. Where is my son?" he asks
" sir, dont talk to me like that." jisoo says in an angry but suppressing voice
"I asked a question" minjung says as if he didnt hear jisoo
"Upstairs. Probably sleeping" jisoo says
"Well well. Just as i wanted.." he says and throws the newspaper towards jisoo
"How do you explain this?" he asks jisoo
Jisoo picks up the paper and heads the title in the front page
"KIM TAEHYUNG AND HIS MISTRESS walks out of the party hand in hand in front of his fiance Lalisa Manoban"
*with a picture of taehyung and jisoo leaving the party"
"What ever it says, its not true. I am not his mistress. I just work for him" jisoo says with shaky hands
"What work dor you do him? In his house? Entertain him? Isnt that what a mistress does?" minjung mocks jisoo
"Sir, you are crossing your limits" jisoo says
"No. You are. Coming from a filthy slum, you want to trap my innocent son? What qualification do you have to work for my company? No wonder why taehyung appointed you.. You trapped him. Fucking gold diggers" he says
"Sir, please. I didn't do any of it. even taehyung sir fired me last night. I have no intention" she says as tears fall down
"Oh he did? And he brought you here? Scumbag." minguk says in a low but rather angry voice to not wake taehyung up
"Listen jisoo. I am not against you. I know your background. You have a sick father and his treatment costs you a lot. Probably that would've pushed you to step at such a low level. Here. Take these papers. I offer you a deal. My company will give you 10 million dollars.. Imagine.. It is more than you can get by trapping taehyung. All you need to do is go somewhere else. Far away from here. Out of taehyung's life. And leave there lowkey. Enjoy your life however you want to. And if you run out of money, just contact me. But dont ever talk to taehyung or come in his life" he says
Jisoo is sick and tired of these things
"Rich people like you think that the world revolves around you and that everyone is after your money? Sorry sir, that is not what my father taught me. I haven't ever taken an extra penny even from taehyung sir and i wont ever do so" she says, this time showing her anger at minjung
"Awww. What an angel. You should marry my son. Is that what you want to hear? You don't want the money? Idc. Then just vanish from here empty handed. Sign those papers promising that you wont come in front of him again and if you do so, the company will get 1 billion dollars from you" he smirks
All of a sudden, the thought of not seeing taehyung again scares jisoo. She doesnt know what feeling this is but after whatever happened yesterday, she feels that taehyung is so different from what he projects himself to be. She wants to be around him
Just this once, she feels jealous of lisa. But probably taehyung doesn't want to see her face. He even fired her. He probably wants her to be out of his life
'I dont have to sign this. I wont come in front of him, you can trust me" jisoo says
"Do i look like a fool?" minjung says and puts the paper in front
"Sign it quickly and leave. Out of this city. Out of his sight. Dont mention about this contact to anyone. I will manage the press and make it seem like none of this ever happened. I'll even push the date of taehyung's marriage forward" he says
Taehyung' marriage. Jisoo doesnt know why she feels this way. For the first time in her life, she wants to change who she is. Even then, she would never be enough for someone like taehyung. He already has lisa..
Afterall jisoo is a scumbag. She lives in a slum
Jisoo takes the paper and signs them. But while doing so, she looks upstairs again and again hoping that taehyung wakes up and stops her from doing all of this
But he doesn't
"Good job. Now take your belongings and get out of my sight. Don't come back again" minjung says
Jisoo shakes in her feet. She goes back to the room and starts collecting her things when she sees taehyung's coat
Jisoo can't stop crying.. She folds the coat and puts it on the bed. She takes jin lee's dress. Even the heels are from jin lee. How will she manage to live without these people?
She looks at the mirror.. Taehyung's oversized shirt.. His pants. He even gave her sliders to walk comfortably.
"I am sorry but i can't return these" jisoo says to herself. The shirt smells of taehyung
Jisoo comes out of the room with her things. She looks upstairs one last time hoping to see a final glance of taehyung but of no use
"I've called a taxi. It'll take you home. Hope to never see you again" minjung says
Jisoo gets on the taxi.. She feels like a waste. A waste in everybody's life.
Her dad's life. She can't even give him the treatment he deserves
Taehyung's life. He just wants to get rid of her but she loves him so much
Her own life.. She was such a good student. After her mother's death, her father by all means tried to provide her with the same amount of love as before but after his accident, jisoo had to quit college and start working day and night to provide for his treatment
"Fate has it's own way of surprising people. Just when i think that i've found my path, it throws me to a new path." she thinks of her father.
"What is she gonna do now? Where will she go?"