Third Person's P.O.V :-

The next time Jimin opened his eyes, it was already morning. He blinked at the unknown ceiling with bleary eyes, his hangover was killing him.

The last thing he remembered was seeing Hoseok in the washroom and the rest was blank.

Jimin groaned in pain as he slowly tried to sit up on the bed, his hand pressing down on the part of his forehead that throbbed violently.

"Where am I..?" He whispered, looking around the unknown room in discomfort. The room looked like a hotel room, it was neat and the curtains were drawn, preventing any sunlight from getting in, only a few rays managed to sneak in through the gaps, indicating it was morning already.

Jimin looked down to find himself alone on the bed, clothed in the same attire he had worn the previous day, his phone and wallet rested on the bedside table.

He moaned a little as he reached out to grab his phone, he might have exhausted himself a bit too much last night while dancing in the club.

Massaging his aching forehead, he called Hoseok's number, wondering where he was. Jimin clearly remembered seeing him last before losing consciousness.

Not even two rings had gone by when the door of the room opened and Hoseok walked in, Yoongi following in right behind him.

"You're finally awake, how's the hangover?" Hoseok asked in concern as he stood beside the bedside table and poured a glass of water for Jimin.

"Terrible, this is probably the worst hangover I've ever had" Jimin mumbled, taking the glass of water from Hoseok's hand, his throat felt like someone had rubbed sandpaper against it. He was grateful for the water.

Hoseok sighed,"I can understand, you drank way too much last night, your tab at the bar was insane" He uttered as he turned to Yoongi, extending his hand out, asking for something.

Yoongi silently pulled out a strip of pills and handed it over to Hoseok.

Jimin watched Hoseok's side profile with troubled eyes,"I'm sorry you had to pay for my tab, I'll return the money as soon as I can" He said and started coughing a little, his throat was too dry.

"Hey, easy there" Hoseok said in a soothing voice as he got on the bed and popped a poll in his hand,"Drink some water and then take this pill, it'll deal with your hangover" He instructed, giving the pill to Jimin.

"But hyung-" Jimin tried to protest but Hoseok shut him up by putting his index finger on Jimin's lips.

"No buts, take the medicine and then rest, we'll bring the food in, you'll eat and then you'll sleep for a few more hours, you were basically up all night" Hoseok ordered as he got up from his position on the bed.

Jimin obediently gulped down the pill as he watched Hoseok walk out of the room, leaving only him and Yoongi behind.

"Yoongi hyung, about last night..." Jimin began but Yoongi cut him off.

"You need to rest, Jimin, listen to what Hobi said, we know you want to say a lot but it's really best that you eat and sleep a little first, we need to go to sleep as well, we've been up all night, driving" Yoongi whispered as he cracked the joints on his neck before looking back at Jimin,"We'll talk when we wake up" He reassured before walking over to drag the two chairs close to the bed, yawning in the process.

Jimin's eyes fell on the clock, hanging on one of the walls. It was 4:19 AM. They stayed up all night for him.

He was glad to have friends like them in his life, they left everything to come get him with just one phone call. He doesn't know where he would be right now if his Hobi hyung and Yoongi hyung hadn't found him.

Jimin smiled a little as he watched Yoongi groan and complain about his back pain, the drive from Seoul to Busan must have taken its toll on him.

Hoseok soon entered the room with the food trolley, holding many dishes and bottles of water along with napkins and silver utensils.
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"Where is Jimin?" Jihye asked in a strict tone as she sat on a chair in the middle of the courtyard, her arms crossed over her chest.

"I-..I don't know.." Taehyung faltered as he kneeled before her, his wrists tied behind his bare back. Several red marks were littered all over the skin of his torso, some wounds had even started bleeding, the blood droplets had rolled down and stained some parts of his pants a reddish brown.

He was shaking a little, his pants were rolled up to his thighs while he was made to kneel over the rocky path of the courtyard, the sharp edges of the stones penetrating past the skin of his knees.

Jihye glared at him,"So you're not going to tell me?" She asked irritably before looking up at Minjun, who was standing right behind Taehyung with a big wooden stick, and gestured for him to inflict another hit.

Taehyung clenched his fists tightly, preparing himself for the hit.

The stick came down with such a force that it not only left a big red mark all across his bare back but it also made all the open wounds bleed more. Taehyung tried his best to gulped down the cry of pain that threatened to skip out of his lips. If he screamed, he'd only be beaten further.

Minjun stood up straight and looked over at the clan mistress for the next instructions.

"You are stubborn to your core" Jihye hissed out before she looked to the other two guards behind her standing by the door,"You two, bring his entire family out and flog them in front of him, don't leave anyone out, drag out even the kids" She ordered and turned to look back at Taehyung who was silently shedding tears in front of her.

"And if they ask for an explanation, tell them they are getting punishment for something their son, their pride and joy, did" She added, smirking at the misery of Taehyung.
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When Jimin opened his eyes again it was already around 10 AM. The headache had dulled down thanks to the medicine Hoseok had handed him.

The food helped a lot in making him feel better, he vaguely remembered that he hadn't had anything to eat after breakfast yesterday, that explained why he kept on feeling nauseous the entire night.

He gingerly got down from the bed and looked around for the bathroom, locating a door on the left side of the room he slowly walked towards it.

When Jimin finally caught a sight of his reflection he was at awe. He looked a mess. Dark circles adorning his eyes while his cheeks looked hollowed, his eyelids puffy and eyes bloodshot.

He exhaled a deep sigh as he rubbed his face with his hands in frustration. What had he done to himself? He looked like a sore loser.

Letting the hand fall down by his side he took one last look at his reflection before finally picking up a brush and a tube of toothpaste to brush his teeth.

A few minutes later, Jimin found himself soaking in the bathtub, mind as blank as an empty room. He did not want to think about anything. He wanted to run away, far away from everything.

The more he urged himself not to think about it, the more his brain conjured up those memories. Suddenly things were starting to make sense.

All the things Jimin found to be weird and just looked past it thinking it was nothing were all actually connected with each other. He felt like a fool.

"DAMN IT!" He yelled and punched the water, making it scatter everywhere, creating a loud noise in the quiet bathroom.

"Jimin? Are you okay in there?" Hoseok's concerned muffled voice flowed in from outside the closed bathroom door.

"I...I'm fine, Hyung, don't worry" He called out as he put his cool wet hands over his forehead and eyes, trying to calm down, trying not to break down.

"Okay...just..be careful not to slip on the wet floor, alright? Me and Yoongi, we brought snacks, come out when you're done" Hoseok said carefully, trying to be as gentle as possible to his friend who was, probably going through the hardest time of his life.

Jimin let his head fall back as it rested on the edge of the tub. He gulped down a dry lump in his throat as his eyes got teary a little. He sniffed a little before finally calling out to his hyung.

"Yes, Hyung, I'll be careful" He said and let his tense body relax again as he heard the retreating footsteps.

He looked up at the white ceiling with his blurry vision. He liked Taehyung. He liked his precious and unique rectangular smile, liked his cute moles, liked his big doe eyes, liked his little mannerisms, like his elegant hands, like his dainty little gestures, liked how he got flustered, liked it when he got nervous, liked it when he depended on him, liked it when he cared for him.

Jimin was miserable. His head was filled to the brim with thoughts of Taehyung. He let out a quivering breath as he closed his eyes and rested.

He was so tired and exhausted emotionally that he didn't even have the strength to hold himself up anymore. He found himself slowly slipping down under the water, centimeter by centimeter and he just let it happen till his head had entirety submerged.
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The bathroom door opened a little too harshly, banging against the wall as both Hoseok and Yoongi looked up in alarm.

Jimin stood on the doorway, heaving desperately, his wet hair sticking to his forehead while he only had a towel wrapped around waist.

"Oh my God, Jimin?! What happened?!" Hoseok called out in alarm as he, at once, was by Jimin's side, ruffling his wet hair away from his face, trying to get as much water out as possible.

"If you had constipation, you could have told us, we would have gotten you a pill for that as well" Yoongi shrugged from the bed as if Jimin's situation didn't concern him.

"YOONGI!!" Hoseok scolded from beside Jimin,"Stop joking around and get me a pair of clothes from the bag, he's shaking, poor thing" He instructed as he quickly went inside the bathroom to grab a dry towel.

Yoongi sighed and got down from the bed to do what was asked of him,"Don't forget to get Hobi a card on mother's Day, he's literally your mom at this point" Yoongi uttered in a lighthearted tone as he approached Jimin with a dry pair of clothes.

Jimin just stood there quietly, his breathing had come under control by then.

Yoongi eyed his silent colleague before he looked at the ajar bathroom door, Hoseok still hadn't come back.

"How did you find out?" He asked, cutting to the chase.

Jimin finally looked up at him, his eyes filled with tears, no amount of water would ever be able to erase the tear marks. Yoongi slowly reached out and wiped his tears away,"Share the pain with us, you'll feel better" He reassured as he pulled Jimin forward by the neck, hugging him.

Jimin chest started to hurt when he thought about how miserable and in pain he was. Left to suffer through it alone. He thought he'd be fine going through it on his own, thought he'd be able to overcome it but Yoongi's words made it unbearable to hold in his sobs anymore.

He wasn't alone anymore. He had them.

Jimin tightly hugged Yoongi back and cried on his shoulder. The other just stood there, comforting him.

Hoseok had come out in alarm at the crying sounds while he had a dry towel hanging on his shoulder and a hamper holding Jimin's other wet clothes in his hands.

He observed his boyfriend hugging Jimin while Yoongi looked up and met his eyes.

'Did you ask him about it?' Hoseok mouthed, making sure to be silent while Jimin was letting his feelings out.

Yoongi softly nodded in answer. Hoseok looked at the crying back of Jimin with sympathetic eyes before he slowly put the hamper down and walked towards the other two and softly hugged Jimin from behind while he was still in Yoongi's arms.

"It'll be alright, we're here with you" Hoseok whispered as he kissed the head of his friend.
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Everyone was groaning on the floor in pain while other people were being flogged on the side.

"NO! PLEASE LET ME GO! BROTHER TAEHYUNG! SAVE ME! YOU SAID I WON'T GET PUNISHED- AHHH!!!" Soohee screamed as she was struck down again and again with a thick stick.

Taehyung was again made to kneel and watch as all of his family got punished for his actions with a piece of cloth tied around his mouth, preventing him from speaking properly.

He couldn't do anything, couldn't say anything as he was forced to watch his family, even his ten year old cousin get flogged repeatedly.

He hated himself. Why were they getting punished for something he did? They did nothing wrong. Each one of their screams made Taehyung's heart quiver.

"Plwesh stwop..." He begged, trying his best to speak in spite of the restrictions.

Jihye turned her head towards him,"Untie his mouth, see if he's finally ready to tell us Jimin's location" She ordered as a guard stepped up and yanked away the cloth from Taehyung's face.

The corners of his mouth were worn out and bleeding a little as he had been struggling against the harshly tied cloth for a while now.

Jihye focused all of her attention on him as she rested her face in the palm of her right hand, waiting for Taehyung to say something,"Well? Are you finally ready to admit that you had an extramarital affair behind my precious grandson's back and tell us where he went?" She asked.

That was a new question. The clan mistress already knew he cheated so why was she asking him to admit it?

His entire family was there. She had told them, they were being punished for something he did but she hasn't told them what he did.

She wanted him to admit it in front of everyone. With his own lips.

Tears fell from his eyes as he looked at all his family who were looking at him in shock. He was their pride, someone who could do no wrong. Someone they trusted blindly. He had brought them to their ruins.

The guilt was eating him away. His little cousins were crying, his aunties were groaning on the floor, some had even fainted, his uncles were being whipped.

His dad laid on the floor, unconscious while blood dripped down from his wounds without stopping. His mother was crying while she held him and desperately begged the guards to call a doctor, her own lips busted and one eye swollen.

Whenever their eyes met, she'd cry harder. Taehyung did not have the courage to look in her eyes anymore. He was ashamed.

He had broken multiple promises, multiple people's trust, caused multiple innocent people pain.

If he didn't speak up his father would bleed out and die. Then he'd be a murderer too.

"I-!" Taehyung squeaked out, trying his best to form words and speak even though all he wanted to do back then was sob.

"I CHEATED ON MASTER JIMIN!" He finally declared, tears rolling down his eyes as all of his family looked at him in disbelief.

"It's me...it's all my fault" He whimpered as his form deflated a bit,"That's why...please punish me, let them go, they did nothing, please, Clan Mistress..!" He wept as he doubled over till his head touched the ground, sobbing into the ground.

Jihye smirked as she observed him and turned to her guards,"Call a doctor, I don't want this filthy rat's father to die" She ordered as the guards bowed and left immediately.

Turning back, she once again gave Taehyung all of her attention,"Where's my grandson?" She asked again.

"I don't know! He left without saying anything! I really don't know! Please believe me, Clan Mistress!" He pleaded from the ground, unable to get up from his position.

"Very well, then" Jihye mushed out as she turned to the guard standing on her left,"Send a person to file a missing complaint in the nearby police station" She ordered as the servant left to follow the orders.

"Minjun" Jihye suddenly called out the name of her loyal servant who was on the side whipping the males of the Kim Clan.

"Yes, Mistress?" Minjun instantly responded as he stopped whatever he was doing to attend to the Clan Mistress' orders.

"Haul that other rat out here" She commanded.

Taehyung's breath hitched.
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"So you heard them while they were yelling inside your bedroom?" Yoongi asked as he sat leaning back on the chair across the bed, his hands shoved down in his pockets.

Jimin softly nodded as he took a small bite of his sandwich.

"How long has it been?" Hoseok asked as he put some egg rolls on Jimin's dish.

Jimin looked down at his plate in deep thought,"I..I don't know and...I don't think I even want to know the answer to that, honestly" He said as he looked up at his colleagues and tried to laugh but it only came out as forced and empty.

Hoseok leaned back in his chair with knittee brows and turned towards Yoongi who only nodded at him.

Jimin watched the exchange and looked at Hoseok in question,"What?" He asked curiously.

Hoseok exhaled a deep breath before looking back at Jimin,"Would you like to stay with us for a little while? While you sort your feelings out? We have a spare room in our house" He asked out, hoping Jimin would say yes to the offer.

Jimin's eyes lit up at the words,"I-I can?!" He whispered out, unable to believe his ears.

Hoseok smiled,"Of course! It'll be great to take your mind off of things and to add on you can't skip anymore days of office either, if you stay with us, we all go to the same place, it'll be way easier!" He encouraged, getting happy just by seeing Jimin happy.

"Thank you, Hyung...I..yeah, I really do need the space, I was wondering what I would do with the living arrangement, you guys saved me a lot of trouble" He said, sincerely grateful to have them in his life.

Yoongi slapped his thighs and stood up,"Alright, let's leave for Seoul right away then" He said walked past Hoseok to grab their things from the other room.

"Ah! Yoongi Hyung!" Jimin called out suddenly making Yoongi paused in his steps and look back in question.

"What?" He asked as both him and Hoseok focused their attention on him.

"Can we stop by one spot? I left my laptop there, it has the important presentation file that I need to execute tomorrow" Jimin asked out, wondering if he was asking for too much from his friends.

"Of course! no biggie! Right Yoongi?" Hoseok said and looked back at his boyfriend who just nodded in agreement.

Jimin smiled gratefully,"Thank you, guys" He whispered, finally smiling for the first time that day.

Both of his friends smiled looking at him.
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Jimin opened the car door and got inside to sit in the backseat of the car while Yoongi sat in the driver's seat, checking if all the stuff was where he left them.

"Hyung, here, we need to stop by here" Jimin called out as he gave the phone to Yoongi, showing him the GPS location.

"Ah ah, I know how to get here, I won't be needing the map" He voiced out starting the engine.

"Hey! I still haven't finished arranging the bags in the trunk, Yoongi!" Hoseok complained from behind the car where he was trying to get the luggage inside the trunk and also simultaneously make space for Jimin's luggage that they were about to pick up on the way.

"Ah, don't worry, Hoba, I was just checking if the engine was okay, it rained pretty hard last night" He called out peeping his head out from the car window to reassure his boyfriend that they weren't leaving without him.

The last time Yoongi had pranked him by leaving him at the gas station, he had to sleep on the couch for next two days.

Jimin watched the lovebirds interact with a bittersweet smile as he leaned back on his seat,"You guys are perfect for each other" He whispered in a soft voice.

Yoongi looked back at him through the rare view mirror of the car,"It's been on my mind for awhile, do you want to get back into the dating scene? I have a few friends who'd love to get to know you" Yoongi asked, his eyes portraying how serious he was.

Jimin grimaced at the suggestion and looked down sadly,"You'd hate me for this but I'm still in love with my husband" He uttered, nervously playing with his fingers,"And I don't think I want to get to know someone else" He added as he slowly looked up, hoping he didn't make his friend angry by admitting that.

Yoongi was just staring at him, trying to understand Jimin's point of view,"If your husband says he wants to continue being with you, what will you do?" He asked, thinking the answer to that question would enlighten him.

Jimin's eyes widened at the question as he looked down, his intertwined fingers had turned white because of how hard he was clenching them.

"I-...I'd take him back.." He finally whispered, his lips trembling a little,"I-I love him to-too much" He shuttered as he looked up, his eyes had turned glassy.

"I-If he says he wants to be with me, I-I think I'll let him.." He stated with a little difficulty.

Yoongi just nodded at Jimin's words. He was a third person, he had no right to meddle in Jimin's private life nor he deemed it appropriate to enforce his own opinions on Jimin. Thus, he settled for letting Jimin do whatever he thought was right. Yoongi was sure, no matter what Jimin ended up doing, he and Hoseok would be there for him if things went South.

"I trust you" Yoongi said making Jimin break out into a teary broken smile of joy.

"Thank you" He whispered.
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"PLEASE STOP! PLEASE! HE'S CONDITION IS FRAGILE! PLEASE I BEG YOU MISTRESS!!" Taehyung cried out with all his might as Minjun kept on beating Jungkook with whip while the other cried out in pain and hiccupped on the floor, already struggling to breath.

"HE COULD DIE BECAUSE OF THIS, PLEASE HAVE MERCY!!" Taehyung screamed as he struggled against the hold of two guards that forced him to kneel in his spot.

"My, my, you worry so much about a boy that's not your husband or your family" Park Jihye stated merrily, sarcasm dripping from her voice,"Beat him harder" She commanded looking at Minjun.

"AH!" Jungkook shouted clutching his abdomen while he struggled to breathe.

The moment the guards found them the previous night, they had dragged them towards the clan house and separated them. Jungkook was thrown in a dark room with no window. He had ropes tied around his wrists and ankles, making him unable to move.

A few minutes later some people had entered and forced him down into submission. Jungkook was alarmed at the foreign skin ship as he kept on trashing around, not wanting to be held down.

It triggered bad memories, the last time he was forcibly held down was back in the red light district where he was taken against his will.

Soon the guards had had enough and started beating him ruthlessly. He screamed and begged them to stop but his pleas fell on deaf ears.

It went on for hours as the guards took turns hitting him. He had a black eye and busted lips. Blood was dripping down from his nose while he used his mouth to breathe. A few of his ribs, he was certain, were broken. Bruises were forming all over his body, everywhere he had been kicked.

When they had kicked him one last time and left, Jungkook had thought it was over only to be dragged out into the open courtyard and thrown at the feet of Park Jihye who looked at him like he was worth less than an insect.

From the corner of his eyes, he could barely make out the silhouette of Taehyung screaming something but he couldn't make out what, his ears were ringing too loudly.

Before he could determine anything else he was once again dragged to the side as whiplashes came raining down on him, making him scream once again.

"PLEASE LOOK AT HIM, HE CAN'T BREATHE, PLEASE STOP!!" Taehyung screamed with all his might.

If Jungkook died he'd never be able to forgive himself. He was suffering because Taehyung tried to run away with him. It was all his fault.

"NO! LET HIM GO! DON'T HURT HIM!!" He screeched as he bit the hand that was preventing him from moving and sprung on his feet to run towards Jungkook.

His knees cried out the moment he stood up, bits and pieces of rocks were still dug into his bloody knees as he ran.

He collapsed before Minjun, shielding Jungkook from the whiplash,"Please give his punishment to me, let him go" He begged in desperation,"He can't breathe, he'll die if you continue, please have mercy!" He implored, bowing his head down before Minjun's feet.

Jihye grunted at the scene before her as she looked around and found all of the beaten members of the Kim clan watching the situation unfold.

"Kim Yeoja" She called out Taehyung's mother, making the poor woman look at her with a trembling frame.

"Are you seeing your little boy? You were so proud of his upbringing, was this what you have been teaching him? To cheat on his husband? How shameful" She asked as she watched the women bow her head down in shame.

"No protest? Makes me wonder if that kid is his father's son as well, the fruit doesn't fall too far away from the tree right?" She mocked while Taehyung's mother broke down crying at her words.

Yeoja looked at her son while tears ran down her cheeks before looking away, humiliated to her core.

Taehyung felt like puking. They were insulting his mother's character.

Everything that was happening, he was the reason for it. He caused all of it.

Taehyung wanted to die. He couldn't take it anymore.

"Minjun, why did you stop? The whiplash shouldn't sto-" But before Jihye could finish her sentence, one of the sliding doors slammed open and Jimin ran in.

Jimin took in the scene before him in horror. All of his in-laws were beaten down on the floor, the kids were crying, the women had fainted, some men were protecting themselves from getting hit further. His father-in-law was unconscious and his mother-in-law was crying while several injuries adorned her face.

Jungkook was struggling to breathe on the ground as he looked like he was beaten in the worst possible way and Taehyung sat there, beside Jungkook's fallen form, silent tears of relief falling from his eyes as he looked at Jimin.

Jimin finally looked up at his grandmother who had caused all of this. She hurt everyone.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!" Jimin screamed at his grandmother as he stepped towards her and was immediately held down by the guards.

Jihye rose one brow,"I thought you'd know by now? Your husband cheated on you so I'm punishing him" She stated with ease.

"YOU ARE A MONSTER! LET ALL OF THEM GO!" He yelled struggling against the grip of the guards.

Jihye laughed at his words,"You truly are a disgrace to our clan, Jimin, this was the punishment mentioned in the books of our ancestors for spouses who cheat" She hissed as she stood up and stalked closer,"I'm merely abiding by the rules" She stated making Jimin grit his teeth.

"TO HELL WITH YOUR RULES! NOBODY FOLLOWS THEM! YOU ARE A SADIST MONSTER WHO DOES ILLEGAL THINGS!" He yelled at her.

Jihye harshly grabbed Jimin by the cheek, glaring down at him,"Just because you're my grandson, don't think I'll let you do as you please, you ignorant brat, rumbustious kids need to be disciplined" She spat and left go of Jimin.

"And illegal? Our rules are age old customs, laws are made from customs, it's the source of law, just because you've studied a few lines in a foreign language in that shiny city, do you think you can manipulate me?" She asked and laughed mockingly when Jimin just glared at her.

"Look around you, all these people, they are all my people, I take care of them and punish them when they do wrong, they don't support me because I'm just some clan head, they support me because I serve them justice, because they fear me" She said firmly,"Tell me, if I were to show leniency to your husband, would I be just? Would they follow my command then? No. I need to serve unbiased punishment" She added, her voice strict and unforgiving while everyone nodded at her words.

Jimin looked around and indeed, everyone even the people who were doing inhumane things at her command respected her to their core.

She was at the top of the social hierarchy, exercising power over all of them. These were her people who wouldn't be swayed by logic or theory.

The thing that controlled them was fear and respect. Those two things were drilled inside their brains ever since they were born. They wouldn't support Jimin no matter what because once he's out of the clan house they'd have to face the wrath of the Clan Mistress on their own.

They had no degree or jobs, the clan house was their entire world. The Clan Mistress was their monarch running an autocracy.

If she ordered them to kill Taehyung and Jungkook and bury them in a secluded place, they would do it without any questions asked.

If Jimin wanted to save Taehyung and Jungkook and get out of there, I needed the people as well as his grandmother to be at his side.

Jimin grimaced at the realization and slowly bowed his head before her making Jihye raise a suspicious eyebrow at his behavior.

"They did not cheat" Jimin whispered making Jihye laugh at his words.

"Look at you, defending your disgraceful husband, how adorable, let's hear you out, why do you think they didn't cheat?" She asked, her bright tone dipped in sarcasm and amusement.

"I...I knew about it, in fact I...I asked Taehyung to have a relationship with my friend while I watched, it was my wish" Jimin lied while biting his lips, the humiliation was too much,"Let them go, nobody cheated, it was all consensual, the three of us were in an arrangement" He whispered and was instantly slapped across the face by his grandmother.

"You are disgusting!" Jihye hissed out,"Worse than garbage!" She added as she looked back at the guards,"Lock him in his room while I take care of these two vile things" She instructed and turned around.

Jimin looked up in panic,"I'LL DO AS YOU SAY FROM NOW ON!" He found himself saying it without thinking, his heart beating rapidly at the thought of the cruelty that'd ensue after he was dragged away.

Jihye paused in her steps and turned around to face him,"What did you say?" She asked cautiously.

"I-I'll do as you say from now on, I'll be a good successor and inherit the family business, that's why...please, let them go, it's the only thing I ask for" Jimin begged in desperation.

Everyone knew just how much Jimin hated the Park family business, he hated the clan house, hated the traditions and social hierarchy. From the very beginning Jimin was insistent on staying away from the house and not associating with it so to hear the same person say he'd inherit the business and become a suitable successor was a shock to everyone.

Jihye's astonishment slowly dissolved into a sick smile as she burst out laughing,"The world never stops to amuse me, so you're finally saying you'll do it? In exchange of those vile creatures?" She asked, hilarity was clear in her voice.

Jimin looked down, humiliated and angry.

"Yes" He gritted out clenching his fists.

"Very well then, seems like a convenient bargain but I have a condition" Jihye said making Jimin look up at her in anxiety.

"What condition?" He asked, unable to stand the nerve wrecking situation.

"You will produce an heir" Jihye said, her eyes brimming with mirth,"I don't care how but I want a child who will have your genes running through them, that's my only condition, agree to it and I'll look past everything" She stated, crossing her arms over her chest, anticipating her grandson's response.

Jimin took one last look at Taehyung's bruised body while the other looked back at him with shocked eyes and shook his head.

'Say no, get out of here, we'll be fine' Taehyung had mouthed with trembling lips while more tears fell from his eyes.

Jimin smiled to himself. Taehyung will never change.

"I agree" He stated firmly staring back at his grandmother with determination.

Jihye kept a firm gaze on him for a moment before nodding,"Let these people go and call doctors for them" She instructed before swiftly turning around and leaving the courtyard.

The guards who had been holding down Jimin suddenly let go and bowed to him before excusing themselves.

Jimin looked around at all the people crying in relief. It looked like hell. A gentle hand suddenly touched Jimin shoulder and he turned around.

Kim Yeoja, Taehyung's mother stood before him,"Thank you for saving us" She whispered, overwhelmed with gratefulness,"And I'm so sorry you had to agree to the things you despise, please forgive us" She pleaded as she pressed her palms close together, asking for forgiveness while she cried.

Jimin gently took her hands within his own hands and smiled down at her,"Of course, I'd save you, the day my mother hung herself you hugged me all day consoling me, saying I was your second son, you are not just my mother-in-law, you are my mother as well, please don't ask for forgiveness, if was my duty as your son" He assured, smiling to make her stop crying.

She teared up more at his words and hugged him. She couldn't tell him that she knew about the affair and didn't tell him. She lacked the courage to say it.

She let him go after a few moments and kissed his forehead, her eyes still wet,"I'll pray for the universe to reward you ten fold for everything that you've done" She whispered earnestly before letting go and walking towards the infirmary where the doctors were treating the wounded members.

Jimin sighed as he watched her go and finally turned to walk towards where Taehyung sat, now alone. The medics had taken Jungkook away on a stretcher as his wounds were more severe than Taehyung while the other refused to get checked without speaking with Jimin first.

Jimin crouched down in front of Taehyung and looked at his pitiful knees,"It looks painful, let's get you to a doctor" He whispered as he gently held Taehyung, being careful to not brush against any wounds and hoisted him up in his arms, carrying him inside to get him checked out.

Taehyung looked up at Jimin's passive face while he was being carried inside and rested his head on Jimin's chest, right over where his heart was, sniffling a little in remorse.

He didn't deserve someone like Jimin. Jimin was better than everyone else, forever kind and understanding. Jimin deserved someone better, far better than him. Taehyung thought to himself but dared not voice it out.
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A/n :- WHOEVER WANTS TO MARRY JIMIN, GET IN THE FLIPPING LINE!!

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