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Taehee called Jungkook to ask if he was ok but Jungkook couldn't pick up the call because he was guiding a model for a photoshoot that time and his phone was silent ...this made her even more worried for the younger as she knew how dangerous walnut was for his health ...

On the other hand Taehyung also went to his office but his mind was still stuck on the words Taehee told him ...he couldn't help the uneasiness he felt in the pit of his stomach every time he remembered the way Jungkook was coughing last night...he felt like he did a crime but he couldn't even ask for forgiveness for it and this was not at all settling well with him ...
It was now already 9:50 and Taehyung was in his car going towards jungkook's company along with his secretary for the press meet and to say he was nervous would be an understatement ...he was also thinking about who could have actually betrayed him and leaked their designs coz now he was sure that it's not Jungkook ...
Just after a few minutes, his driver informed him that they had reached ..he got out of the car and made his way inside the company and was led towards the big conference hall by jungkook's secretary ...

( Taehyung's outfit ..plz ignore the rose in his hand 🙏)

He could already see many reporters present there ...what surprised him the most was that, there were also many well known CEOs sitting on the chairs kept in front of the stage that was in the middle of hall ...

He went towards the chairs and sat on one of them while waiting for the event to start ...he was bouncing his feet in anticipation and was so tensed that he couldn't see how his secretary was gulping and sweating furiously ...when Taehyung told her that they had to attend a press meet at the Jeon group of industries,she became terrified ...she knew that this whole event is for something related to the whole project and she was now scared that Byeongho has told Jungkook about everything and  her deeds will be out and she will be fired from her job ...

At exactly 10:15, Jungkook came to the conference room with a stoic face but still he took everyone's breath away ...

(Jungkook's look)

His face was stern as always but still he looked ethereal and everyone was once again left in awe because of the powerful aura around him ...the confident yet graceful walk, his perfect dips and curves getting enhanced more with each step he takes ...the black outfit was perfectly complimenting his milky white porcelain skin ...he got on the stage and sat on one of the two chairs placed in the middle of the stage

Then Byeongho entered the hall with his head hanging low and he too took a seat beside Jungkook...

"Good morning everyone ...I know you all are confused as to why this sudden press meet is being held but don't worry because mr.lee here will clear all your doubts ...
So keep calm and listen to everything he says very carefully ...so mr.lee , please start speaking ..." Jungkook said on the mic and leaned back on the chair and gave a hard glare to Byeongho who was sweating like anything and just looking around at all the people present there ...
After seeing jungkook's glare, Byeongho gulped ...he knew that nothing could save him now so he started telling the truth ...

"I ..the designs we launched recently were . .I ..stole the designs from the Kim corporations ..." Byeongho said and hung his head low in shame ..everyone gasped after hearing him ...

" Continue mr.lee. . don't keep them waiting so much ..." Jungkook again urged him in a stern voice ...

"My company..has not been doing well since some time ...so I thought it ..it will benefit me if I can c.collaborate with a big company like mr.jeon's...but I d.didn't have any new ideas and my workers were also ..not able to come with anything new so ..
So I decided to take mr.kim's designs and then ..approached mr.jeon with those designs..." Byeongho said ...his eyes turned glossy and he could see his future getting darker with every word he spoke ...

"But you couldn't have stolen their designs all by yourself right ? That must mean someone helped you in this whole thing ...who was it mr.lee ? Was it mr.jeon?" One of the reporters asked and Jungkook looked at him with a blank face when he heard the last part ...

"Are you that dumb? Why would I have arranged this whole event if it was me who helped him ?" Jungkook said with a scoff and the reporter was embarrassed when he heard a lot snickers coming from his peers and the other CEOs...

"No ..it was not mr.jeon ...it was ..ms.jennie , mr.kim's secretary ...
She herself approached me and offered me this deal in exchange of 1 million won and I ..agreed...she gave me all the designs and I gave her the money ...mr.jeon and his workers has nothing to do with all this ...he didn't even know that the designs I gave were not mine ..." Byeongho said and this time Taehyung turned towards Jennie with a deadly glare which clearly said that it's over for her...he then turned towards Jungkook just to see him looking directly at him with a blank face and soon a smug smirk got plastered on the younger's face when there eyes met ...

"How can we believe that you are saying the truth ?why should we believe that the jeons are not involved? What if mr.jeon forced you or threatened you to lie to us so that he can make his name clear ..." The same reporter from before said ...he was not ready to be humiliated like that so he again started to accuse the young CEO...
Jungkook looked at him in amusement and let out a small chuckle which was anything but sweet ...

"What's your name ?" Jungkook asked with a tight lipped smile...

"Wang Jiho ..." That reporter said as he gulped ...

"So Jiho ,tell me, how can I believe that you are a real reporter? Why should I believe that you are really eligible to be in this post ?your actions and behaviour certainly doesn't match with that of a professional reporter... Not even a bit ...What if you forced someone or threatened someone else and stole their identity just to come here and utter nonsense like this?" Jungkook asked as he crossed legs over each other and folded his arms across his chest ...he expression was calm as if he didn't just insult Jiho and his skills...

"I .." Jiho didn't know what to say anymore...no one was supporting him ...not even his own colleagues...

"Nothing to say ? Thought so ...
I am giving you a very kind advice today ...listen to it and stamp it inside your brain ...
Dare not to question my ethics ..ever ...it won't end very well for you ...today i am in a good mood so I am sparing you, next time I won't ...if you don't know how to respect others,better not open your mouth ...
I have worked day and night and built this company from scratch and if anyone dares to question me and my employees' efforts and ethics, I won't spare anyone ...
This press event was organised just so you people could know that this company is not involved in any kind of plagiarism or anything illegal ...I called all the renowned CEOs here because we have already been or will be associated with each other in terms of business in future and I want to make sure that everyone knows the consequences they will face if they ever try to defame me and my employees or accuse us of something we didn't do ...and also, just as mr.lee said , most of the apparels from our new clothing line were from the Kim corporations so I have decided that we will give all the credits and profits we gained from the launch to the Kim corporations itself...we will just keep the clothes that were designed by me and my workers in the clothing line and rest will be removed .." Jungkook said and Taehyung was shocked ...he was just looking at Jungkook with an astonished face, unable to say anything ...
He was ashamed of himself that he questioned jungkook's ethics , his efforts , his talent ...
His eyes became teary because of the heaviness he felt in his chest due too all this overwhelming emotions but he blinked them away not wanting to make a fool out of himself in front of everyone ..

"I think this concludes the event completely ....thank you for your presence here today .." Jungkook said and stood up to leave followed by all the other reporters and CEOs...
Jungkook was about to leave the hall when one of the CEOs , Hong Hyechul called him, making him stop ...

"Yes mr.hong ..." Jungkook said and turned around to face him ...

"Umm actually we all have decided to have lunch together since you know, we all get very rare chances to have a meet up all together and have some chat...we all are always busy with our companies and all so we decided to go to a restaurant and just have some time away from our work ... I wanted to ask you if you would mind joining us...it's completely ok if you don't want to ..." Hyechul said with a smile while pointing towards all the other company owners who were standing and talking to each other ...hyechul was a really humble man with great knowledge of designing and jungkook has also heard how kind and understanding he is with his employees...
Jungkook noticed that Taehyung was also talking to someone but was constantly looking towards him as well with an unknown emotion in his eyes ...well maybe Jungkook knows what that emotion is but he decided not to pay any attention to it ...
Jungkook looked at his secretary and asked him about his schedule for the next three hours and fortunately it was free so he agreed to go with them ...

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