"Amongst a million reasons to cry on,
The one who finds happiness in pains,
Is a fighter."

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[Y/N POV]

It appeared like the moment has been paused, even if it was for a flash of seconds, it felt euphoric, like it was only the two of us- him putting the ring on my hand and I starting at him, saying something to me.

For a couple of seconds I got lost in my thoughts.

"Y/N. Hey?" He asked lightly tapping on my shoulders.

"Huh?" I answered coming back to Earth.

He tilted his head towards my back and walked past me leaving me dumbfounded.

That's when it hit me. ' Oh shoot! The girl! Where's she?! ' I asked to myself.

"It's over. It's okay. They won't trouble you anymore. Are you... Alright?" He asked softly to the teen, bending on his knees in her level, who sat there emotionlessly. Her lips sealed due to shock, she wasn't even replying.

I can see he was trying his best to give an eye smile assuring her, even with a mask on. With no reply coming to his questions he turned towards me to try asking her once.

"Y/N you ask her. Maybe she'll talk to you." With his he got up and stood behind me to take the lead.

I crouched downwards on her level, tightly hugging the girl, patting her back as I guess this was the thing she needed the most right now. She was not in the position to speak anything. She sobbed and cried, those tears they were making an effect on me and maybe on him too. His eyes were moist seeing her condition.

I think we both felt mortified after witnessing what those guys were trying to do with her. Our heads hung low and we couldn't bring ourselves to look into her eyes.

That atrocity, that pain, that humiliation, that insult... I can understand very well and I, certainly can't bear to see anyone else suffering from it.

"Shh.. it's alright. I promise they'll never be anywhere around you anymore. Don't cry." I wiped her tears with my thumb.

"Can you walk? Where's your home? We'll drop you off." I can't think of anything else to ask her right now other than this.

"I- I- " She tried to speak but something swallowed her words.

At the end, I found her ID and there was her house address in it. Jungkook took it from me and got in the car urging me to help her.

I somehow helped her walk and made her sit with me at backseat of the car and Jungkook started to drive to her place without asking anything. He understood it's not the time to enquire, it's of no use.

Her head was placed my shoulder and my arms were embracing her tightly. I was trying hard not to lose control as I can't break down in front of her. I have to be strong, for her. At least she'll stop crying.

After half an hour which felt like years to both of us, listening to her sobs and tears, it was hard controlling our own. Finally we reached her home.

Her house, it was so exquisite! That's when I saw her bag. It was from a super expensive brand. She sure appeared wealthy.

Then how... Can someone be so ballistic to bully a girl with such a powerful and opulent background? I was utterly shocked by this realisation.

"I'll stay here. You send her off." Jungkook said not able to look at her anymore. He was feeling guilty as if he has committed the sin.

"I'll come back in a minute."

Nevertheless, I helped her walk towards the entrance, she remained silent.

"P-please leave me here. I'll go."

"Why? Let me talk to your parents-"

She finally opened her glued lips her voice so sweet and I saw her face clearly. Such a beauty, even with those bruises she shined with the charisma of innocence. But she looked so dreary.

" They won't care and you can't do anything. Please leave me alone." She said cutting me off. She sounded so depressed.

"Elijah Kim. Whatever happened with you wasn't your fault at all. Let me at least tell your parents about your condition." I said saying her name which I saw in her ID, whilst ringing the doorbell.

"Ma'am you're wasting your time. This happens a-almost e-everyday to me. I'm used to it. Nothing is going to change. Thankyou for today. Say thanks to the mister too." She said in an English tone making her look even more charmistic.

I couldn't get enough words to console her anymore. She appeared to be so done with everything. I can't help pity her at this point.

A woman, most probably a housemaid opened the door. She saw the state of Elijah and crouched her eyebrows for a split second but she didn't say anything to her neither she appeared shocked. It was as if she sees her like this everyday.

Elijah was about go away when my voice made her stop on her tracks, her back still facing me.

"I'm going to make it change for you." I said determined.

She turned her head towards me and replied with a weak and worn out smile.

"You're strong ma'am. Don't involve yourself in this mess." She said and moved away steadily.

I can see her legs were wobbly but her words were in contrast with what the immense pain she was feeling.

" Thankyou for helping young miss today." The woman spoke grabbing my attention.

"Why don't her parents take action against them?" I asked coldly.

"It's of no use." She replied the same thing.

I noticed her disinterest in answering the questions and so I gave her my business card, telling her my identity and I went from there with a sense of determination-

I will make it change for her. Elijah will not suffer anymore.

I got inside the car and again we both were alone. The incident was still not over my head I was going to say something related to it but Jungkook stopped me.

"Y/N let's.. let's not discuss about this incident for a while. I'm... I'm ashamed." He said.

Certainly, he was suffering more than me after what he witnessed just now.

"Fine I understand." I nodded in agreement.

"You still want to go that traitor's place?" He asked changing the topic.

"Yes I do want to. It's important, very important."

"I'll come along." He said.

"No, you definitely can't!" I said turning to his side who was busy driving, disagreeing to what he said.

"I won't say anything. Let me come along. What if she do something to you?" He asked concerned.

"Nothing will happen I know."

"How are you so certain about it?"

"Let's say for now. Instincts." She said not giving him much details.

"Whatever." He sighed and drove reaching the destination.

"You can go now. I'll handle the next. Don't worry and thankyou for today." I said opening the door and walking away not in the mood to listen to his reply.

[A/N POV]

"You think I'll leave you like that? No way." He said determined though he knew she can't listen him.

She rang the doorbell of Mrs. Kwon's small and cute home. After some minutes the door opened revealing Mrs. Kwon with a troubled expression and seeing Y/N obviously made her panicked.

"Won't you invite me inside Mrs. Kwon?" She spoke in her barbarian tone making the woman cripple.

"I- yes. P-please come in m-miss." She said stuttering due to fear.

They got inside and Y/N took a seat on the couch with one leg on top other sitting like a total boss lady.

"I won't waste anymore time. I know you stole the evidence and most probably gave it to our opponent. Why?" She asked being straight forward. Her eyes peircing into the woman's soul.

"I- I did it f-for money." She answered.

"You think I'll take that crap? My assistant looked into your bank accounts and all sorts of places where any person can keep money and she didn't find anything. You're clean." She said, not believing the woman admitting her wrongdoings.

"I SAID I REALLY DID IT FOR MONEY!" Mrs. Kwon shouted nervously.

"Mom? You.. you stole the evidence for money?!" A boy in his early teens said catching our attention. He most probably heard his mom shouting.

"Min Hyuk! No! I'll explain it's not like-" She tried to explain her dear son but he ran away outside not able to see his 'role model' doing such an unacceptable act.

"Explain to me Mrs. Kwon. I know you didn't do it for money. If you were really that hungry for money, you would've left this place. You're still here. What was the reason?" She asked standing up ignoring the emotional drama she just saw.

The woman sat on the couch, her legs lost balance due to nervousness.

" I didn't had any other choice. I.. I'm sorry Y/N." She spoke almost on the verge of crying.

" I still remember you were the person who told me to never stop working hard when I was on the verge of resigning from my job when things didn't go well, way back then.

You were the only person in whole Hangang, who was good to me at my worst time. I can't believe you'll do something like this." Y/N stated facts remembering the initial struggling years of her work life.

Mrs. Kwon couldn't help but tell the truth to her.

"They said they'll kill my son if I not give them the evidence. I can see the snipper having his gun targeted at Min Hyuk's head when they called me in the morning and showed a vedio." She told her sighing heavily.

"What?" She asked awestricken.

"I'm sorry I don't have that vedio anymore. But I have one question. How do they know your locker's password when the whole Hangang isn't aware of it?" She asked perplexed.

"That's what I'm wondering here. How?"

"Whatever is going on Y/N, it is life risking. I suggest you to not trust anyone and be cautious always." She said sounding concerned.

"I will."

"It's fine if you want to hand me over to the cops. Afterall, I'm a traitor." Mrs. Kwon said self realising what she did.

"I won't. Return back to work tomorrow. Let's start a fresh. I'll ignore this incident. But I have a request." Y/N asked.

"What request?" Her eyes glistened with hope and her heart was heavy with the weight of guilt.

"Can you keep an eye on our boss Mr. Jun?"

"You suspect him?" She asked puzzled.

"His actions are really suspicious nowadays. Don't do it if you feel-"

"I will do it as an atonement for my deeds." She said cutting off the younger's words.

"Fine. Don't worry I'll talk to Min Hyuk, I think he'll listen to me."

"Thankyou for everything, Y/N." She said being sincere.

"I'll take my leave then. " With this she turned her heels and got out of the house.

On her way outside she saw the teen boy sitting in the garden on a seat.

She silently sat beside him. He was shocked to see her but soon his expressions turned blank.

"My mom would be arrested right.. noona?" He asked plainly.

" I met you after such a long time and I can see you've become quite mature and intelligent." She said complimenting the boy.

"Noona don't change the topic. She deserves to get punished for what she did right?" He asked being straight forward.

"Min Hyuk, not all bad deeds are done with a bad intention. Some are done because of helplessness." She explained the boy not giving him much details about the incident but making clear his mother isn't fully wrong.

"I don't know what happened that compelled her to do this, but I certainly can't think of her like before." He spoke frustrated not understanding the scenario.

"She's your mom and she deserves your trust and respect. Whatever she did was for you. She didn't wanted to lose you." She spoke sternly urging him to have faith on his mother.

" She really did t-that f-for me? " He enquired hysterically.

" Yes. Don't be a nuisance in her already stressed life. Mrs. Kwon loves you more than anyone else. Now go, have a talk with her." She said giving him an assuring smile.

" I'm sorry for misunderstanding noona." He apologised . The boy sure talked way too mature his age.

"Apologise to her."

"I will. Thankyou for today Noona. You're so cool and savage. I admire you!" He said fanboying to pro max level earning a sad chuckle from her.

"Don't admire me. I made somebody hell angry today." She said remembering the time she was so rude to Jungkook and misunderstood him, as she knew the boy won't understand.

The boy knit his eyebrows in confusion for some seconds but soon his expressions changed into a teasing smile, when he noticed a figure, from a distance.

"Really?! I don't think so he's angry. See, he's still waiting for you there, standing like a prince." He spoke curiously tilting his head towards her back side pointing towards Jungkook's direction, making her surprised.

She turned her head backwards and saw him. He really was waiting for her standing near the car. Unknowingly, a red tint made it's way on her cheeks.

What was more surprising was this boy who can catch on words so fast. He sure was super intelligent.

"Yah! Don't be so nosy! Go away!" She lightly scolded him, deliriously.

"Ok. Ok. My lips are zipped. But he looks so handsome even with a mask on!" He said admiring Jungkook, showing her a sign of zipping his lips and winking at her. Boy is such a tease.

"You're so melodramatic." She said still blushing.

"Don't make the prince wait anymore~" He teased singing rubbish.

"You won't stop right? Fine I'm going. Good night!" She said being so done with Min Hyuk.

"Good night noona!" He said finally smiling making her smile too.

What has happened to teens nowadays? They're so fast to catch on things! She thought to herself.

She walked past him towards Jungkook who was staring at her.
His expressions conveyed he wanted to know what exactly happened that she's smiling.

Nevertheless he remained silent making her think he's still annoyed of what happened earlier. Her smile dropped to her chest.

Again they were together on a silent ride. Looks like they're used to being silent to each other. They had so much to speak but both were weak in starting a conversation.

He dropped her off to Han Seok's place.

"I'll get going now." She said sounding a bit sad.

"I'll see you out then." He said urging to accompany her till she enters the house.

"I'll go. You did so much today. Thankyou." She spoke with a sad smile.

"Y/N-" He tried to talk to her but she already turned her toes moving towards the house.

But something, maybe a pang of culpability stopped her from moving further.

She stopped mid way and looked back, he was still standing there making sure she goes inside.

She ran towards him and hugged him as if there's no tomorrow making him take a few steps back, due to the sudden weight. Her arms tightly wrapped around his neck.

"Stay like this for a minute." She requested.

He sure was surprised due to the sudden change in her behaviour as Y/N isn't the type to take the initiative specially when it comes to dramatic things, but he chose to go away with the flow and he hugged her back.

"I'm.. I'm sorry for today. Please forgive me. I know I acted way too out of line. I-" She guenuinely apologised.

"It's alright Y/N. I'm not angry with you. Instead, I should be the one apologising for not telling you about the tracker and all." He too apologised, patting her back.

"I... I've tried to leave smoking many a times. I know it's injurious to health. But in this darkness, my addiction is the only thing that makes me feel alive." She spoke in a depressing tone, breaking the hug.

"Your lips are chapped." He ignored her words and touched her lips, trying to search for something in his pocket. Her eyes widened at his touch.

"You can do one thing. Whenever you feel like smoking, put this on your lips. It's cherry scent will freshen up your mind." He said giving her the cherry flavoured lipbalm.

"This is yours. I can't take it." She spoke disagreeing.

"I have thousands already in my makeup room. One gone wouldn't make a difference." He spoke flexing making her lips curve upwards.

"Then, I'll always keep it with me. I don't know if it's scent will work or not , but it'll remind me of you trying to make me a better person. Thankyou for this." She finally smiled showing her graceful side to him.

He smiled back and patted her hair.

"Y/N I heard this somewhere. You know, No matter how much dark it's outside, you must keep a light of hope ignited inside you for someone to see it and help you come out of the abyss. You deserve happiness, so never stop hoping for it. Good night." He said trying make her feel that she's not alone anymore.

She smiled brightly after so long listening to his consoling words.

"Everything would be alright don't worry about anything." She said before going away.

"If I have you on my side, I know good days will come. Afterall, maybe if not together, at least we deserve a happy ending right?

"Yeah, what matters is happy ending." She spoke smiling.

They waved goodbye to each other and this night of hers filled with so many twists, was lightened up with his words which acted like a flame of hope.

AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Well, I just realised Jungkook became Y/N's chauffeur in the past two chapters.

The thing without which my updates are kind of incomplete is here..

Memes!

When the 'sir' is Mr. Kim Taehyung 😂. Honestly I'll faint.

Have you experienced this? Coz guys around me are all in one word- brats. 🥲