Taehyung was the most narcissistic guy Jimin had ever met. Each time he came across him, his first instinct was just to punch him in the guts but it was only wishful thinking because he never did.

He had lots of friends and he didn't even know why. Couldn't they tell that he was only full of shit? that he was just an arrogant human being too full of himself? That those smiles he flashed at them where fake?

"Hi Jimin" he would say to him each and every morning when he entered the company and passed by his desk and Jimin would grunt a fake hello back at him because he couldn't bring himself to fully open his mouth and greet him.

"It won't hurt to open your mouth Jimin" his co worker Jungkook whispered into his ears after he had given Taehyung the cold treatment once again that morning. Jungkook was two years younger than him but he often seemed wiser than his age.

"What? What did I do?" He barked at him but Jungkook just smiled.

"It's been two years Jimin, can't you just let it go? It's obvious Taehyung just wants to be friends with you"

He frowned. "Well, I don't want to be friends with him. Can't you all see he's fake? He's just toying with everyone's heads making us do what ever he wants us to do. He's not what he seems"

Jungkook raised his brows. "And you know all these...how? "

"Because I'm very observant" Jimin mentioned.

"Do you know that he hates lemon tea? Yet, he takes it from people who gives it to him but when he thinks no one is looking, he twists his face angrily and throws it into the sink"

Jimin smirked. "But I see him. He thinks no one sees him but I see him"

Jungkook shook his head. "You're just being paranoid. Taehyung is a good guy. Stop being so difficult and just accept his friendship already"

Paranoid? Paranoid? Because of Taehyung, Jimin almost lost his job. How could he ever forget what that two faced guy did to him two years ago. He hid his ugly side under a mask exposing that boxy smile of his that made everyone swoon over him. From the minute he stepped his feet into the company, he already had everyone eating from the palm of his hands but not Jimin because he had already figured out earlier on what a pretender Kim Taehyung really was.

Two years ago, Kim Taehyung walked into the office building and stood beside the CEO while wearing a big grin on his face. He was handsome and attractive. Jimin could already hear the side talks from the female staffs complimenting his looks.

"This is Kim Taehyung, he'll be working as part of the junior staff"

The CEO pointed at Jimin. "Park Jimin, Kim Taehyung will be under your wing. Please take care of him"

"Take care of me" Taehyung said before he bowed his head a full ninety degrees and Jimin just nodded pretending to be non chalant.

Taehyung was an instant darling, doing everything to the best of his ability. He won over everyone's hearts. Those who had wanted to bully him before found themselves unable to do so. It wasn't fun when the target was always wearing a harmless smile on his face. Withing two months, Taehyung was already well known and liked by everyone in the office. Everything he did was always recognized. Jimin did far more than him. He always went out of his way to help his fellow staffs but no one recognized it except for an anonymous person who from time to time would leave cute little notes on Jimin's table to encourage him. That was enough to keep him going. Well everyone was wrapped around Taehyung's little fingers but not Jimin.

Jimin was highly suspicious of him because first no one was that nice and second he seemed too perfect without a flaw. For some unexplainable reason, he was uncomfortable around him. He always felt his whole skin tingle whenever Taehyung was around him. Not only that, he was weird. When he thought no one was looking, Jimin would sight Taehyung wearing a disgusted look on his face when he was speaking to a staff. He would kick over Ren's chair so the latter would topple over then pretend he wasn't the one who did it and he flirted non stop with the most beautiful woman at work Miss Soo ha.

Jimin was scared of him because he had a feeling Taehyung knew he suspected him. That face he showed the world was fake. He was really a devil hiding underneath an innocent mask in other to make everyone do his bidding. So whenever he was leaving the company, Jimin was always extra careful looking over his shoulder to spot if anyone was looking at him. By anyone, he specifically meant Kim Taehyung.

But that day, he wasn't so lucky because he finally ended up getting caught in his dangerous trap. A trap he had been trying to avoid for so long and this happened two years ago.

Jimin had just broken up with his boyfriend of three years and was going through a very hard time. He started to do things he had never imagined himself doing. He drank almost every single day, slept around and partied at clubs almost every night.

There was an unspoken rule in the company which was never to drink alcohol at work. That day, Jimin couldn't help himself. He had smuggled two bottles of alcoholic beer into the office and drank them secretly hoping not to be caught. He thought he had gotten away with it and took a full swing of the liquor when he thought no one was looking but his luck ran out when he raised his eyes and suddenly locked gazes with Kim Taehyung. He saw a calm devilish smile appear on the other's face but it vanished in an instant. Taehyung looked away as if he didn't notice anything and Jimin breathed a sigh of relief. How stupid he was.

Work was almost over when the general manager, all of a sudden, out of the blue strode calmly to Jimin's office space. He stopped in front of him and glared at him. Without saying a word, he started opening his drawers. Jimin was startled.

"Sir, what are you doing?"

The man didn't say anything until his eyes lit up at the sight of the nearly empty bottles of alcoholic beers lying at the bottom drawer.

"Drinking during the job Jimin!" He said crossly staring straight at him.

Jimin's lips shook fervently.

"I...I..."

"I can't believe you. I know you might be having a hard time but you know the policy against drinking alcohol in the company"

Tears gathered in Jimin's eyes.

"I'm sorry sir...."

He bit his lips hard looking pathetic but that wasn't enough to placate his boss.

"You know the punishment..."

Jimin raised his head looking absolutely miserable.

"Sir, I still have bills to pay....a sick mother to look after..."

His boss was ruthless. "Why didn't you think of that? A pay cut is better than loosing your job don't you think so? If you don't like it, you are free to quit and search for another job"

Jimin said nothing. There where no words he could say to appease his superior. His boss finally left and Jimin's heart hardened towards Taehyung. He turned his head and found the man actually staring at him. He felt like rushing over to him to deal heavy blows on that ridiculously handsome face of his. He was the only one who could have spilled the beans to the general manager. By the way, he was also the only one who caught him drinking alcohol at work. After putting all these into consideration, his heart twisted with hatred and his suspicions about Taehyung heightened to the highest degree.

From that point on wards, he avoided Taehyung like a plague. That smile he showed to the world could move others but not Jimin. He knew behind that smile on his face, lay a pretentious man. To add to his infuriation, he was also highly favored in the company and within two years, had already reached his level, deputy assistant manager 2. He was angry, jealous and uncomfortable because of him. Bottom line, he didn't like Taehyung and he only wished one thing. That he would disappear but Jimin was definitely unaware that he was going to be caught into a beautiful trap pretty soon.

It was a beautiful morning as always. Jimin arrived earlier than others to the company. He entered the elevator and pressed the button for his floor. He looked up and saw Taehyung walking towards him.

Ugh. He coincidentally came early as well. The last thing Jimin wanted was to share the same air space with his arch enemy so he grunted and started pressing the button repeatedly so the elevator would close faster but he was unlucky because Taehyung had strode into the elevator with quick long steps.

As soon as he entered, a soft cling sounded and the elevator closed. Taehyung exposed his boxy smile and bowed to him.

"Good morning"

Jimin didn't even look at him

"Mmh" He muttered in a barely audible voice.

Taehyung said nothing and looked ahead as if he expected this to happen. It was only a few seconds when the elevator suddenly stopped moving and the lights went out. Jimin's heart panged in his chest.

"What.... what's happening?" He whispered

Taehyung seemed calmer, though he still had a slight look of panic shining through his eyes.

"I think it's a technical problem. It will be fixed soon" He said but twenty minutes passed and they remained the same. No movement.

They started to sweat. The elevator was hot and Jimin felt claustrophobic. His face turned pale and Taehyung stared at him with worried eyes.

"Jimin...are you okay?"

"I'm fine..."

The other reached out to him but Jimin raised his hand to stop him

"Keep your distance. I don't need your help!"

Taehyung scoffed and stared at him in disbelief. "You really do hate me. I wonder what I have done to earn such hatred"

Jimin looked at him through red eyes. "Really? You are so thick skinned. You really have the nerve to say something like that. You can decieve others with your sweet innocent looks but not me Kim Taehyung. I know exactly the kind of person you are"

Taehyung frowned biting his lower lips, his eyes dark. "Really, What kind of person do you think i am?"

Jimin gathered his breath still feeling faint but he couldn't miss out on this opportunity to tell this man his mind.

"A pretender! You act all good outside but in reality, you are really a sadist who isn't satisfied when you see others happy. You worm your way into people's lives and try to control them in your own twisted little way"

Taehyung said nothing for a while. He started to laugh thunderously. Jimin was confused.

"Why are you laughing? What's so funny?" He demanded furiously.

Taehyung wiped tears from the corner of his eyes trying to control himself.

"Wow! Just wow! You've been having all these misunderstandings these whole time while i on the other hand have always been a big fan of yours"

Jimin narrowed his eyes at him. "What the hell are you saying?"

"Can we just have a talk Jimin?"

"I have nothing to say to you" Jimin said crossing his arms over his chest.

Taehyung sighed "The thing is you don't really know anything about me. No one knows and it's true that I've been living a fake life all these while but I have my reasons"

Jimin kept quiet and looked at him now. He was suddenly struck by his handsome chiselled face but quickly knocked his head to regain his senses. Taehyung saw that. He simply chuckled.

"I know you don't like me but I didn't know your hatred for me was this intense..."

"You tried to sabotage me two years ago. Because of you, I nearly lost my job"

"What?"

"Don't try to deny it. You where the one who ratted me out to the GM. You told him I was drinking alcohol during work."

He breathed heavily. "I know it was wrong for me to drink alcohol at work but I was going through such a hard time back then. Do you know how difficult it was for me to live after I received a pay cut? I struggled to pay my mother's hospital bills"

Taehyung was quiet until Jimin finished. He smiled warmly looking deeply at him. The other's breath hung immediately at that moment.

"It wasn't me. I didn't rat you out!"

Jimin scoffed. He didn't believe him one bit. He was that prejudiced. "Don't lie to me. I know you did it. If it wasn't you, then who did?"

Taehyung smiled a little. "It was Ren!"

Jimin burst out laughing. This was impossible. Taehyung was trying to pin his doings on poor innocent Ren, the one who always bore most of his harsh treatments.

"You really are despicable. Blaming poor Ren for your mistakes."

Taehyung shook his head. "You've really let prejudice blind you Jimin. You have seen me as an enemy for so long that you point me out as the bad guy at every opportunity. Other than me, the only person who could have known about your drinking habits at work was Ren who you haven't noticed seats right next to you"

Jimin's head was spinning while Taehyung simply looked displeased about the whole thing.

"I don't believe it..."

Taehyung shrugged. "You can ask him if you want to. I had a feeling you thought that I was the culprit so I did a little digging and discovered it was actually Ren. I tried to tell you but you kept avoiding me so I gave up."

Shame filled him. He found it difficult to even look at the other "But how did you find out?" Jimin whispered, his entire defenses weakening at a fast rate.

Taehyung smiled. "I'll come to that later but now, I want you to know that Ren is truly a despicable person. He is envious, ambitious and will do anything to get to the top. Telling on others and just being generally cunning has helped to climb the ladder of success"

He took a deep breath. "As you know, last week he got promoted to junior head of department...."

Realization began to hit Jimin and he paled. He covered his face with his hands, embarrassment filling every core of his body "I'm so stupid. That's why you always pick on him"

"For now, I can only do that. I can only try to make his life miserable but what he really needs is to be fired. He sexually assaulted Miss Soo ha and threatened to get her fired if she dared report to anyone. I discovered this after noticing her disturbed and distracted look at work. It took her quite a while before she opened up to me"

Jimin nodded, his eyes widening. "That's why you two where always so close. You where trying to help her"

Taehyung nodded his head. "Yeah... that's right"

Jimin frowned harshly. "What a beast. I can't believe I actually thought he was an angel"

His gaze softened and he appeared docile. "I'm so sorry for misunderstanding you all these years"

Taehyung's eyes sparkled causing Jimin's heart to clench tightly with a strange feeling.

"It's okay but next time, do not simply judge people by what you see"

Jimin nodded and took a deep breath. "But there's still something I want to know...."

"How did you get promoted so fast? It's quite suspicious. Within two years, you have become assistant deputy manager"

A wry smile appeared on the other's face.

"That's because I was only training, preparing myself to take over"

Jimin's head was banging again. He suddenly didn't feel so good

"What are you talking about"

Taehyung smiled. "This is my company Jimin. As of today, my father will be retiring from office due to sickness and I'll be officially taking over from him as the new CEO. How do you think I knew about Ren?"

Jimin was too shocked to speak. He kept staring at Taehyung in disbelief.

"My identity had to be kept a secret so that I would be treated just like everyone else. I had to learn to be mannerly and courteous to everyone around me. Even though I didn't like it. "

He smiled. "My father knows I'm actually quite arrogant, that's why he made me work here and put the general manager in charge of me to monitor my every move. So when you noticed my dual personality, it was because my real arrogant nature sometimes came out"

"However, working here has been great. It has helped me to improve myself. I no longer see everyone as beneath me. Now, we are all equal. It was great that you where the first one to notice that. Everyone else was blinded by my fake charms"

Jimin's face reddened. "No, don't say that to me. I'm a horrible person. I have only felt jealousy, envy, prejudice...."

Taehyung nodded grinning. "True....but that's not all you are."

He grabbed his hands and Jimin's heart pounded in his chest as he finally looked into Taehyung's rich brown eyes and discovered just how beautiful they where.

"You are a good and kind person Jimin. I know that you secretly took all of Jennie's work when she had an appendix operation that left her bed ridden for two weeks. I also know that you help Mrs Song baby sit her two children every weekend because she also has to work at a cafe shop to keep up with the expenses at home especially since things got tough ever since she lost her husband last year. I appreciate how you always take the time to bake little cup cakes for every member during their birthdays including me despite how much you hate me. Most importantly, I know how hard you work, pulling all nighters just to ensure you do a good job"

He finally understood something. "It's you. You are the one who leaves encouraging notes at my table"

Taehyung nodded. "Yes it's me!"

"I'm so embarrassed!" Jimin groaned wanting nothing more than to sink into the ground. He lowered his face but Taehyung lifted his chin with the tip of his fore finger so that their gazes locked. Jimin's heart was beating frantically.

"That's what made me fall in love with you...." The other whispered and Jimin nearly collapsed but Taehyung held his arms softly.

"I have always liked you even from the first time I set my eyes on you. As time went by, the feeling grew into love and I had been wanting to ask you out since forever but I couldn't since you hated me so much...."

Jimin blushed a deep red.

"So, Jimin, is it still possible for me to finally get a date with you?" Taehyung whispered and Jimin was shocked unable to speak. So many things had changed now. Taehyung was the CEO of the company whose level was way higher than his and he had treated him unfairly in the past.

As if sensing his thoughts, Taehyung smiled. "Don't think about anything else. It doesn't matter to me. Let's forget the past and start anew. I saw you, I chose you. I only hope you can choose me too..."

Silence prevailed in the elevator. Jimin opened his mouth to speak when they suddenly heard a pang sound. The elevator had opened and outside where several people including staff members. When they saw the intense closeness between the two, several of them looked away, faces reddening while others pretended they didn't notice anything.

The general manager appeared in front of the elevator looking flushed.

"Chairman..." He said. Everyone gasped at hearing him refer to Taehyung as such. The two men came out of the elevator with different expressions on their faces. One confident, the other shy.

"Thanks for getting us out" Taehyung said to the manager then he turned to Jimin and flashed him a smile before turning around and walking off with the manager.

Jimin followed his back with a dreamy expression on his face. That day, Taehyung was officially introduced to the company as the new CEO. People where all shocked but still where happy at the news.

Taehyung stood in front of the crowd of employees.

"As my first official duty as acting CEO, I will like to do one thing today"

He glared at Ren with the corner of his eyes. "I will like for Mr Ren to tender in his resignation letter by the end of the day"

Ren's eyes where filled with rage. "What the hell! You can't do that!" He yelled.

Taehyung relaxed into an easy smile. "Would you tender your resignation or do you want me to expose all your terrible deeds right here, right now?"

Ren bowed his head immediately cowering with shame. "No!" He murmured.

"Good... You'll be well compensated. Ensure you pack up as quickly as possible"

Ren didn't say another word. He simply walked off, his face looking as dark as death. When he was gone, Taehyung looked towards Jimin's direction and flashed him a smile.

"Those who have worked hard for this company will definitely get the promotion they so deserve"

Jimin smiled. Taehyung looked away. "Thank you everyone. That's all for today. I hope you can support me as we work together to make our company bigger and better"

Everyone clapped and afterwards, started to disperse.

Jungkook leaned towards Jimin. "How does it feel knowing that the person you have hated all these years is actually the owner of the company?"

Jimin said nothing. What happened next was almost enough to scar Jungkook for a long long time. Taehyung walked over to Jimin and the latter actually smiled at him. He smiled. Not the normal type of smile but the typical flirty shy one.

"So, you didn't answer my question. Will you go out with me?"

He heard Taehyung say and Jimin nodded his head slowly.

"Yes!" He muttered.

Jungkook was shocked to his core. He thought he was dreaming. What possibly happened between these two in that elevator?

Taehyung broke into a warm satisfied smile. "Great! I'll pick you up for dinner after work tonight"

"Fine by me" Jimin said. Taehyung nodded, flashed a dashing smile and walked away.

Jungkook's head was spinning. What happened? What on earth happened?. He watched Jimin blush as his eyes followed Taehyung, taking note of that precious smile he had once hated. Now, Jimin looked like the rest who where bewitched by Taehyung only the affection lingering in his eyes was far deeper. Jungkook couldn't take it anymore and whispered to him

"What happened Jimin? You are going on a date with Taehyung? The Taehyung?"

Jimin simply smiled and turned to him. "I finally got caught Kookie, can you believe it? I finally got caught in his trap"

That day, he was going to spend the rest of his hours telling Jungkook what happened in the elevator and that night, he was going to have the first of many dates to come with Taehyung.

End.

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