During the weekend, Taehyung locked himself in his room, crying all day until there's no more tears left for him to cry.

His friends would check on him from time to time, wanting to make sure he's not harming himself because of everything that has happened.

They wanted to visit him and be by his side, but Taehyung had begged them to give the weekend all to himself.

He wanted to clear his mind and be prepared when Monday comes, the day he'll be handing his resignation to the ravenette.

This thought always sends a bitter taste to his mouth which will suddenly bring tears to his eyes.

He doesn't want to leave him.

He doesn't want to stop loving him.

However, he has to.. even if he doesn't want to. He finally accepted the truth that there's no more hope for them.

Jungkook would never love him again for as long as he has the hatred in his heart for something Taehyung hasn't done in the first place.

It's just meaningless to keep on staying by Jungkook's side when he no longer wants to be with him.

It's foolish.

Therefore, he must stop.

Taehyung kept on convincing himself that his decision is for the better. Every time he would have a change of heart, he would think about the hurtful words Jungkook had told him.

He would try to remember how he was treated so badly, how he had hurt him over and over again and this seemed to be effective.

Love is no longer enough to make him stay.

Love is no longer enough to cover the pain.

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Monday, Taehyung woke up late but he didn't care if he's late for work and for sure Jungkook didn't care as well.

He lazily checked his phone, seeing Jimin and Jin flooding his inbox. He opened the previous one from Jimin, his brows instantly furrowed at the content.

Mr. Jeon Jungho showed up in the office today! He's back!

He's discharged from the hospital?

Taehyung immediately dialed Jimin's number, hoping that the latter isn't in the middle of doing something.

He waited patiently as he paced back and forth in the living room. A few rings and Jimin finally answered.

"Hey, Chim. What do you mean Mr. Jeon Jungho is back?" He asked in a snap.

"He's here." Jimin whispered.

"He's finally back?" Taehyung asked in a confused tone.

"Yeah. He suddenly showed up in the meeting with the directors. They're still inside the conference room." Jimin said in a hushed voice.

"Wait.. I'll just go somewhere secluded so I can tell you everything." Jimin whispered once more.

Taehyung heard movements from the other line as he waited for Jimin. He couldn't help but think of a lot of things when Jimin's voice resurfaced.

"So what was I saying?" Jimin asked.

"The meeting." Taehyung reminded.

"Oh yes. So hear this. Your ex boyfriend called for a meeting today with the board members and directors." Jimin started.

"I don't know the agenda, but in the middle of it all, your ex boyfriend's father suddenly showed up and barged in the meeting." He continued.

"Could you stop saying ex boyfriend, Jiminie?" Taehyung patiently requested.

"Oof sorry. I got carried away." Jimin said apologetically.

"So here's the thing. There's a rumor going on around that things are getting chaotic inside the conference room." He whispered once more.

"Why? What do you mean by that?" Taehyung asked, confused.

"I don't know who's the source, maybe one of the people inside the conference room, but it is said that Mr. Jungho announced that he won't be stepping out of his position for a while." Jimin informed which made Taehyung confuse even more.

"What? I thought he'll be appointing Jungkook as the CEO once he comes back?" Taehyung couldn't understand what he's hearing.

"That's the question, bitch, but don't concern yourself with that. What you need to think right now is the fact that Mr. Jungho will be in charged again. That means you don't have to resign!" Jimin beamed, but Taehyung didn't find it appealing.

"No, Chim. I've decided to leave and resign today. This doesn't change anything. The only good thing is that I'll be able to give my resignation to Mr. Jungho and not to Jungkook." Taehyung sighed as he went out of bed to get ready.

"He's the one who hired me, so it's just right that he should be the one to receive my resignation letter." Taehyung added.

"I'll be there. Update me if the meeting is still not finished." He said, finally ending the call.

He quickly took a bath and prepared himself for his last day in the company.

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Taehyung carefully sat on the couch inside the CEO's office. He breathed in, trying to compose himself.

The meeting was still on going when he arrived, leaving him with no choice but to wait for the CEO in the office.

His hands were trembling in anxiety as he thinks of the right words to say upon seeing Mr. Jungho.

If it was before, he would've been glad to see him finally discharged out of the hospital.

But now that he knows he had an affair with his mother, his feelings were just all over the place.

Taehyung's anxiety made him agitated. He stood, wanting to calm himself as he made his way to the small built-in kitchen to get a drink.

He took a glass and filled it with water, mind totally out of focus. He was about to drink when he heard loud voices followed by the shattering sound of the door closing.

"What's going on?" He whispered to himself, wanting to get out of the kitchen but halted when he heard Jungkook's booming voice.

"What was that back there?! Are you telling me you're not going to hand me this company?!" Jungkook bellowed, his anger evident from the tone of his voice.

"You heard me, Jungkook. I'm not stepping down for a while, not until you get your act together." Jungho uttered in a calm but firm voice.

Jungkook scoffed, shaking his head in disbelief. "Does this have something to do with your mistress and Taehyung? You're threatening not to give me this company because of your mistress and that bitch? Seriously?" He asked in a disgusted tone.

"Are you afraid that I might fire that whore's son and go after them once I have this company in my hands?" Jungkook huffed, feeling his anger rise even more.

"That's enough. This is what I have decided and there's nothing you can do about it." Jungho responded, controlling his own anger.

The last time the two of them talked with too much hatred and anger, he ended up hitting his son. He doesn't want that to happen again.

"Or was it because you heard I've been mistreating Taehyung and making his life a living hell?" Jungkook shakes his head in disgust.

"What did you say?" Jungho asked, brows furrowed as he looked at his son.

Jungkook smirked. "You didn't allow me to fire him but guess what, I made sure to treat him like shit because that's what he is." He proudly said.

Jungho looked at him, horrified to hear those words coming out of his mouth.

"Don't say something like that to Taehyung, Jungkook." Jungho uttered in control anger.

"You don't have the right to treat him this way." He reiterated, making Jungkook mockingly chuckle.

"Wow. You're really protecting him, huh? Why? Was he that good in bed? Well, I couldn't blame you. He's really good in bed." Jungkook maliciously grinned.

"He must have satisfied you so good to even stand for him this much." He added as he looked at his father with disgust.

Jungho was beyond his limit. His voice was full of disappointment when he spoke.

"I can't believe how you'd turned out, Jungkook." Jungho couldn't help his emotions from showing, words coming out of his mouth, unfiltered.

"I have kept my silence up to now, thinking this is for the best, but seeing you acting this way proved me wrong." Jungho was saying each word with pain in his voice.

"How could you treat Taehyung that way?" He asked in disbelief.

Jungkook could see the pain in his father's eyes as he looked at him with disappointment.

"You should be ashamed of yourself, Jungkook. Both of us should be ashamed!" Jungho's voice started shaking from too much emotions.

"How could you treat him so bad when in truth, both of us should be begging that child for forgiveness!" Jungho clenched his fist, feeling his chest tightening.

Jungkook doesn't understand what his father is saying. All he could think of is that he's spouting bullshit that he doesn't want to listen to.

"We should be begging on our knees for his forgiveness." Jungho uttered in a low restrained voice.

He felt so tired all of a sudden, hand desperately holding on to the edge of the table for support.

Jungkook huffed. "Why would I beg him to forgive me when he's the one who should be doing it?" He shakes his head, not wanting to hear any of this bullshit.

He turned around to walk away when he heard his father's grieving voice.

"Your mother killed Taehyung's father."

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