Ara glanced at Jungkook from the corner of her eyes while Jungkook was busy checking his phone. He didn't really have any work to stare at the screen, but he had to act busy. After all, things were awkward between the two.

Jimin noticed everything from the side mirror. He could see the strange behavior of the couple in the backseat. He smirked, obviously aware of the thoughts that might be swirling in Jungkook's head, and then coughed to get their attention.

"So, Ara, what are your plans after this?" Jimin turned to ask the girl sweetly, who was seated across from him. Jungkook was seated directly behind Jimin, who sat in the passenger seat.

"I have plans, that's why I confirmed if this will take longer," Ara responded with a genuine smile, earning a nod from Jimin.

Currently, they were heading toward the club, as decided. It took Jimin some time to persuade Ara and even promise her not to allow Jungkook to violate any rules the way he had in the past.

When Jimin mentioned that he was joining the two, Ara quickly agreed. She didn't know why but she trusted Jimin more than Jungkook. Let us rephrase that, she trusted only Jimin and not Jungkook.

"I suppose you need to go on a date." Jungkook quickly spoke, now glancing at Ara with a raised brow.

"That doesn't concern you, mister. I'm here to do my work, not to mingle with you in any way. Also, I believe in keeping my personal and professional life different." Ara faked a smile and quickly looked outside the window. The view outside surprisingly looked beautiful to her at the moment.

Jimin pressed his lips to not let out a chuckle while listening to their silly fight. 

Jungkook balled his fist as he tried to control his anger when he noticed the girl looking away. When his gaze landed on her lap, he saw that Ara was wearing a pair of blue jean shorts that were quite short. It was paired with the full-sleeved black blouse with the top two buttons left undone, displaying her cleavage. Her long brunette hair was left open, the wavy curls cascaded beautifully behind her shoulders like a waterfall. 

Her thighs were on display and Jungkook shifted in his position before he averted his gaze toward the window. As soon as he started to feel hot, he hastily opened the window.

"Kook? You don't like doing that." Jimin commented when he noticed natural air gushing in once Jungkook opened the window. 

"It seems stuffy here. Let me keep the window open for a bit." He answered, closing his eyes as he enjoyed the cold air slapping his handsome face.

His perfectly styled raven hair might get messy, but he didn't care a bit right now. In any case, he wasn't going to a business party where he had to look flawless; he was going to a club. His messy hair would match well with the white t-shirt, black leather jacket, and black jeans he was wearing.

The boisterous behavior of his friend startled Jimin. When they traveled, Jungkook detested opening the car windows because the noise from the outside would enter the vehicle, and he despised the noise. This was the first time Jimin noticed the younger one doing this. He shrugged off the younger's behavior.

There was a comfortable pause for a bit, with no voice heard except for the driver accelerating the car and cold air entering the vehicle. Jungkook didn't like listening to songs, so Jimin had gotten used to this silence as well.

When it was some ten minutes more for them to reach the destination, Jimin glanced at the side mirror again and began speaking, "Kook, this time you need to set a deal with Kim Namjoon. We have to start working fast." 

The seriousness in Jimin's voice made Jungkook sigh. He was as worried as Jimin, but Namjoon wasn't even ready to talk with them. 

Jungkook had always heard praise from businessmen who got to work with Namjoon. He was aware that the man was really kind, but he still didn't agree to meet with the CEO of Jeon Enterprises, who was eager to work with the elder.

Ara glanced at the two men simultaneously, and she noticed that their expressions were morphed into a frown as they were lost in their thoughts. 

"What is the deal that you need to crack with Kim Namjoon?" She inquired meekly, acting all oblivious as if she had no clue who the man was. 

"That doesn't concern you, miss." Jungkook retorted with a raised brow, as he glanced at her with a poker face.

The way she batted her eyes innocently while glancing at Jungkook surely made his heart skip multiple beats. He quickly turned his face toward the window to not look at her anymore. He closed the window this time and continued to glance outside. However, Jimin decided to respond to Ara. 

"Namjoon is the CEO of Kim Enterprises. His firm is one of the best architectural firms and our company makes hotels. The resort that Jungkook wants to create in Seoul is his dream project and he wants to work with Kim Enterprises. But he isn't ready to schedule a meeting and that is dragging the whole project unnecessarily." 

Jungkook sighed. He had given his all in planning this project and he was desperate to convince Namjoon, but he wasn't aware of what was going wrong. 

Ara nodded her head. She wasn't aware of anything. She had known Taehyung and Namjoon for almost all her life, but Namjoon never talked about any of this with her. Though their work didn't concern her, Taehyung still ranted about everything that he got to know from Namjoon.

The ride got silent after that, making the three of them lost in their thoughts.

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They stayed in the club for less than two hours. This time, Jungkook found Ara talking with Namjoon privately and he was losing his mind. How could they know each other? 

The first time it was Taehyung and this time it was Namjoon. It appeared like they were hiding from the people and the two appeared pretty close too. Ara had her hand placed on Namjoon's shoulder as they talked. 

On noticing everything from afar, Jungkook decided to take a leave. It would be too embarrassing to be with the girl who he had introduced to people as his real girlfriend, while the girl always interacted with other people as if she was close to everyone.

What if she was once rented by those men? He wouldn't be able to attend any parties in the future if everyone learned about Jungkook lying to his fellow businessmen about his so-called fake girlfriend. 

Jungkook told Jimin everything when he asked him lowly why he was leaving the club so quickly and looking so angry. This time, Jimin found it weird too. The girl could go out with one man, but not two at once. Jungkook's previous comments about the girl may turn out to be true. Perhaps, what Jungkook thought about Ara could be accurate!?

Now they were on their way to drop Ara. They sat in the same seats and the ride was awkward this time. Ara was messaging someone with a smile since the time she sat in the car. She placed her purse beside her and messaged happily, while Jimin shared a dubious look with Jungkook from the side mirror. 

When they reached their destination, Ara stepped out without bidding them goodbye. Once she closed the door, Jimin signaled the driver to start the car. As soon as the car went out of her apartment complex, Jungkook noticed her purse left in the car. 

"Stop the car! She left her purse here." Jungkook uttered in a rushed tone, shaking his head at her clumsiness.

Jimin quickly asked the driver to make a turn. Jungkook held the purse in his hand so he could step out and give the purse to the owner. 

However, when the car stopped at the same spot a minute back, they noticed Ara kissing Taehyung and then quickly throwing her petite body in his embrace. Once they broke the hug, Ara held Taehyung's wrist and pulled him inside.

Jimin turned toward Jungkook to observe his expressions, and the latter clutched the purse tightly, not noticing how his nose began flaring in anger.

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I apologize for taking quite some time to update this story. 

I was busy with multiple things which kept me away from editing this chapter. 

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