Irene watched Gong ki pass her by to finally stop in front of Taehyung.
He bent down and offered the roses in a gentle manly manner.
"Miss Jung, may I have the honor of becoming friends with you?"
"..."
Irene's eyes widened in astonishment as she stared at the scene in disbelief. The light in the bar was a bit dim, which made her feel as if she was dreaming. Why had Gong Ki gone up to the damned fatty?
Taehyung didn't expect such a dramatic twist, either. He had only met Gong ki twice, yet he had dumped his prospective fiancée to woo him?
But when he saw how surprised and furious Irene looked-to the extent that it made his look rather savage-his anger from just now calmed a little.
The corners of his lips curled upward with great interest into a mischievous smile.
His smile, which was as bright and dazzling as a blooming sunflower, made Gong Ki's eyes light up.
He was about to say something, but Irene couldn't control herself anymore. She screamed,
"Gong ki!"
It was only when he heard her voice that Gong ki finally noticed Irene standing beside him.
He frowned and asked, "Why are you here?"
Irene was still fantasizing that perhaps Gong ki had mistaken someone else for her because of the darkness, but his question had shattered her last vestiges of hope.
She glared at Taehyung angrily. "You bitch! You're so shameless!"
After she shouted, she raised her hand to Taehyung.
Gong ki immediately stopped her. With a sullen look, he snapped, "What are you doing, Irene?
Don't make a scene here like a shrew."
Irene's eyes flushed angrily. "Are you actually defending him? Do you know-"
"Enough!" Gong ki interrupted her.
"Take a look at yourself now, Irene. Can't you take a leaf out of Miss Jung's book?"
Irene was stunned. "W-who did you say he was? Don't you know who he is?"
Gong ki was taken aback by her question. "He's Jung Tae..."
He turned to the side to see Taehyung seated leisurely on the sofa. With his lips curled into a smile,
he said lazily, "I also have another name- Kim Taehyung."
"..."
The whole bar suddenly fell quiet for a moment. The situation had confused everyone.
Gong ki stared at her in disbelief. "Y-you..."
He was so shocked that he couldn't say anything even after stuttering for along time.
Irene managed to react, however. "he's tricked you, Gong ki! he's tricked us both! he did it on purpose just to take revenge on us and make us a joke!"
That damned fatty had ruined her proposal. He hated Taehyung's guts now Irene shouted to everyone around her,
"What are all of you still in a daze for?
Beat him up! Beat that man to death!"
Everyone in the bar was friends of Gong ki and Irene.
Upon hearing her shout, everyone surrounded Taehyung.
At the sight of so many people throwing their lives away, Taehyung stretched and loosened his muscles to warm up.
Meanwhile, at the entrance to the lobby.
Jungkook entered the lobby. He was about to go to the elevator when he suddenly heard the noise in the bar.
Through the glass walls, he immediately spotted the man on the sofa.
There was a little more frostiness on his usually distant expression. There was malice on the faces of everyone around him.
From the looks of things, it seemed like he was about to be assaulted by the group of them?Seeing that they were about to start,
Jungkook suddenly turned and entered the bar. "Stop!"
His deep, cold, and fierce shout made Taehyung, who was about to jump into action, pause.
Then, a group of well-trained bodyguards swarmed in. In no time, they had surrounded the bar.
The elegant man at the entrance wore a luxurious be spoke hand-tailored suit. The mole at the corner of his lips exuded a sense of chilliness.
His cold eyes swept across the place and he slowly said,
"Group fights are prohibited in Hotel Finest!"
"..."
Taehyung, who had only just gotten into the mood to fight, lost interest in an instant.
Gee.
That man sure had a lot of rules. It was affecting his performance.
Intimidated by the aura around him, everyone else also stopped moving.
Gong ki, the one calling the shots, braced himself and asked, "Who are you?"
Yeonjun, who was following closely behind Jungkook, answered,
"This is Mr. Jeon."
Mr. Jeon from Hotel Finest... Jeon Jungkook?
That man at the top of the golden pyramid?!
Gong ki had heard that he was here on a business trip. His family had given him a thousand and one warnings and told him not to mess with him.
Everyone's expressions changed drastically.
Yeonjun didn't understand why his boss was suddenly being nosy, but since he had set the rules, they had to implement them.
He cleared his throat, raised his chin, and ordered, "How dare you fight at Hotel Finest? Are you sick of living? Get out!"
Everyone hurried out as if they were fleeing.
When Taehyung saw that Irene was also preparing to leave with the crowd, a sharp look flashed across Taehyung's eyes.
He grabbed Irene's arm. "Irene, there's something you haven't said yet."
Irene was already in a panic and at a loss at this point.
She glanced at Jungkook fearfully, wishing only to leave quickly.
She lowered her voice and retorted, "What are you going crazy for? Let go!"
"Okay."
Taehyung obediently let go of her arm.
Irene heaved a sigh of relief.
Just as she turned away and was about to leave, a huge force suddenly struck her from behind and kicked her into the air.
Bam!
Irene hit the table in front and fell to the ground. She felt as if all her internal organs were aching.
After kicking her, Taehyung walked over and grabbed her by the hair.
In fervent tone, he said, "Do you remember what you wanted to tell me now?"
Irene's eyes widened.
With her eyes red, she shouted, "He's being violent, Mr. Jeon!"
Jungkook frowned.
That man's kick just now was unexpectedly forceful.
He seemed to have some pretty good moves, which made him seem as if he had been too much of a busy body.
Before he even spoke, Yeonjun reprimanded him. "Group fights are prohibited in Hotel Finest, Miss Kim. Do you have no regard for Mr. Jeon's rules?"
Taehyung looked up slightly.
His looks made him look well-behaved and sensible.
He replied softly, "I'm alone. I'm not in a group."
"..."
His words shut Yeonjun up.
When one thought about it, there indeed wasn't anything wrong with what he said.
Stunned, Irene screamed, "Help!"
Seeing that someone was about to come over,
Taehyung glanced over coldly and asked, "Are you trying to gather a group of people?
"..."
Seeing that no one dared to come over anymore,
he looked down at Irene whom he was pressing down on.
Originally, on account of how they were siblings,
after all, he had only wanted to know the whereabouts of his son and hadn't intended to make things so ugly.
But injecting hormones into him when he was only five?
Such a grudge had removed all of him restraint.
Smack!
He slapped Irene ruthlessly across her cheek.
When he saw her cheek visibly swelling, he slowly said,
"If you continue to keep silent, I'll beat you up so bad you won't even recognize yourself anymore."
A trembling Irene couldn't hold it in anymore. She burst into tears and said, "I'll talk, I'll talk! That child-"
Too be continued...