Chapter 5: Chapter 4

Irene’s eyes gleamed viciously.

Everyone was congratulating her and cursing that damned fatty, but that little bitch Lisa actually said that Tae’s facial features weren’t ugly?

Hah.

Irene was about to pass the photo to Lisa when suddenly… A cool, fair, and slender arm reached over and took it away.

With her eyes downcast, Tae casually balled up the photo and grabbed Irene’s hair.

When she opened her mouth to cry out in pain, he stuffed the photo into her mouth!

His actions were as slick and smooth as butter.

It was only when she tasted the bitter and unpleasant taste in her mouth that Irene finally reacted.

She was about to spit it out when she heard a low and indifferent voice. “A bet’s a bet, Irene.”

Irene’s movements suddenly froze dramatically, and she looked at him as if she had just seen a ghost.

The boy wore a simple white shirt with jeans, which made his legs look long and his waist slender.

His hair was tied casually behind her, and a few trifling strands covered his neck.

His skin was as smooth as silk and was fair and clean.

His entire self was incomparably beautiful!

That familiar voice, though… At the sight of the situation, the others gathered around.

A boy frowned.

“Who the heck are you, pretty boy? Irene is Mr. Park’s fiancée! Aren’t you afraid of offending the Parks?”

Tae ignored him and helped Lisa up. Seeing that the condition of her eyes wasn’t too serious even though they had turned red, he whispered, “Go and rinse your eyes with clean water.”

Lisa bit her lip and shouted with some uncertainty, “Are you, Tae?”

“Yeah.”

“…” Everyone was stunned. They looked at him incredulously.

Someone subconsciously spoke. “That fatty’s actually this stunning after he lost weight?”

Everyone looked at Irene again. She was actually pretty good-looking and could be said to be rather beautiful.

She had always been proud of her looks.

However, in this instant, as she stood next to Tae, she instead seemed a little dull.

The look in their eyes made Irene feel as if she had been given a few slaps across the cheek, and her face was burning hot…

She had deliberately told the fatty to come back and annul the engagement during her birthday party just to let everyone see that she, was so much more beautiful than Tae.

But now, she had become the joke instead!

“What happened?”

Tae’s father strode over with his current wife.

When he saw Tae, he was taken aback. Surprised, he called out,

“Taehyung?”

His elder son was actually so beautiful after he slimmed down?

The light in Irene’s eyes flickered at the sight.

Suddenly, she broke into tears and took out the photo from her mouth.

“Taehyung, I know you’re unhappy that Gong ki is breaking off his engagement with you.

You can continue to hit me…” Her sobs snapped their father back to reality, and he reached out to hit Taehyung without any warning.

“Taehyung! Gong ki is breaking off his engagement with you because of your immoral behavior and premarital pregnancy!

You were the one who didn’t know better. What does your sister have to do with it?”

Tae felt the depths of his heart turning cold.

Five years ago, his biased father’s heartlessness had thoroughly broken his heart.

He was about to avoid the slap when his stepmother, Wendy, unexpectedly came forward and stopped his father.

“There are so many people watching, Jensu. Don’t forget the more important matter.”

The more important matter… Kim Jensu suppressed his anger and spat, “Come upstairs with me!”

In the study.

Jensu, Wendy, and Irene sat together.

Taehyung sat opposite them.

He leaned against the sofa, his eyelids drooping, making his look like a defiant madman who despised everything.

However, anyone familiar with him  would know that he was just sleepy.

Jensu went straight to the point.

“Taehyung, the Parks have agreed to annul the engagement, and your sister is also going to marry into the Parks.

It’s your sister’s birthday today. Why don’t you give her the company that your mother left behind as a wedding and birthday gift?”

Irene said eagerly, “Your premarital pregnancy has embarrassed the Parks, and also caused the Parks to be the subject of ridicule for so many years.

Take it as you’re compensating us by giving me the company!”

Jensu threw the contract that he had prepared in advance over and ordered,

“This is an ownership transfer agreement. Sign it.”

Tae’s eyes were cold.

The kims had obviously been the ones who didn’t want to annul the engagement because they wanted to climb up the social ladder.

The Parks had also refused to annul it for some reason. Yet everything was now his fault?

Besides, everything that the Kims had was left behind by her mother…

Not only were they hogging the house, but they didn’t intend to spare even the company now?

Their insatiable greed was disgusting.

He looked up slightly, and said coolly, “No.”

As if a cat with its tail trampled on, Irene shouted sharply, “Taehyung, what do you mean by that?”

Tae glanced outside—it was getting late. he wanted to go back and sleep with Cherry, so he went to the point and said,

“Calling off the engagement, okay. Wedding gift, nope.”

Then, he stood up and walked out.

“Stand right there, Kim Taehyung!”

Jensu yelled angrily. Unfortunately, Tae turned a deaf ear to him.

When he reached the front porch, Irene came chasing after him and blocked his path.

“Tell me, Taehyung, do you have no intention to annul the engagement at all because you can’t bear to give up Gong ki?!”

Tae found her annoying. “Get out of the way.”

“So, that’s really what you’re thinking! You’re so shameless!”

Irene reached out her hand and sent it flying toward his face arrogantly and unreasonably!

The next moment, however, Tae grabbed her wrist.

Unable to break free, a flustered and exasperated Irene cursed angrily,

“Don’t you dare think that Gong ki  will have a change of heart and come back to you just because you’ve become pretty!

He’ll never marry a sullied woman like you who’s saddled with little bastard children,

no matter what!

Oh, and by the way, why didn’t you bring back that little bastard child whose father’s identity is unknown?”

Smack!

With all his strength, Tae returned to her a ruthless slap of his own.

His pupils were very dark, and he looked like a demon crawling out of hell.

“Cherry is not a bastard child. If I ever hear you spouting nonsense again, I’m not holding back!”

After leaving behind a warning, he turned and left.

Irene’s cheek stung fiercely. She widened her eyes in shock and was so scared that she seemed to have even forgotten to cry.

— Neon lights flickered at night in Seoul.

Taehyung sat in the cab with his eyes closed and rested.

Light flickered on his face, shining and dimming erratically, giving off a feeling of loneliness.

Unknown father… Little bastard child… These two phrases made him sigh in melancholy.

It was still a mystery how he had become pregnant five years ago. He had no clue as to who Cherry’s father was.

“We’re here.” The cabby’s voice interrupted Taehyung ’s thoughts.

He had only just alighted and entered the hotel when a row of bodyguards suddenly rushed out in front of him and stopped him at the side.

“Please step aside!”

Many people who were stopped speculated in low voices:

“What is Mr. Jeon going out for when it’s already so late?”

“I heard that the Jeons’ sole grandson wanted mousse cake…”

When Tae stretched out his hand to yawn, he immediately saw a tall and noble figure striding out of the elevator with a boy about five or six years old in his arms.

The man kept his gaze straight as he walked forward. However, when he passed by Tae,

he suddenly stopped. He looked at him with a deep gaze, and said in a deep voice,

“Miss Kim…”

Tae paused mid-yawn.

Too be continued .....