"You don't have to leave me off at work," Roseanne grumbled. She was sitting in Jungkook's BMW. He owned several cars. Roseanne didn't have a car so she couldn't understand why he had so many. "I don't want anyone to see you dropping me off."

"Why?"

"Because then they'll think we're having an affair."

"Affair?"

"Yes, affair. Your girlfriend just died not too long ago. I don't want to be labeled as the other woman."

"Tzuyu and I hadn't been together for months."

"Your fans don't know that and even if they did I still don't want to get caught up in another scandal."

"You'd get more views," Jungkook reminded her. "My fans would start watching your videos to try and figure out what I see in you."

Roseanne's eyes narrowed. "I'm not sure if that was an insult but I don't care enough to ask. Just don't get me caught up in your drama right now. Eventually, if people find out I'm part of your squad, they'll be upset."

"No, they won't. You're overthinking things."

"I'm not overthinking anything. People are obsessed with you. It's why you always wear that black cap. Don't lie. I know you try to look nondescript or whatever but you stand out. If people thought I was trying to be associated with you, they'd come after me with pitchforks."

"Hopefully not. Especially if we help solve Tzuyu's murder."

"Just park across the street," Roseanne said, pointing to the street across from the cafe she worked at. "I'll walk the rest of the way."

"You're being super-paranoid."

"No, you're not being paranoid enough."

Jungkook rolled his eyes but did as she instructed. He parked the car and sighed. "Okay, we're here. I'm going to see if I can get in touch with Yerim."

"No need."

"You don't want to talk to Yerim?"

"I already did. I also got the name of Tzuyu's manicurist," Roseanne said. "Yerim agreed to set up a nail appointment to see if we can get any information on Tzuyu that maybe Yerim didn't know. Her hairdresser and her manicurist are our best chances of getting more information on Tzuyu."

"Well, I'm impressed. You thought out of the box."

"I'm not a complete idiot," Roseanne frowned.

"No, it's not that. I just mean...because you love horror and the paranormal, I just thought you'd get a medium or something to help you. You're following the clues like a real investigator."

Roseanne rolled her eyes. "That's right. Just call me the Nancy Drew of YouTube. I've got to go. I'll let you know once Yerim gets back to me, okay?"

"Deal."

As Roseanne slammed the car door behind her, she looked both ways on the busy street. When it looked like no cars were coming, she began to sprint across the street. A long black from a car horn rang in the air. Roseanne turned to see a dark vehicle coming straight at her.

She screamed and tried to jump out of the way but the car was too fast. Numbing the pain blasted up her side.

"Rosie, are you okay?" Jungkook shouted.

Another car honked his horn as he ran across the street towards Roseanne.

"Are you hurt? Can you move?"

She looked up to see he was on the phone with someone. A group of teens were pointing at Jungkook. One of them pulled out her phone to take a picture while another screeched his name.

"I need an ambulance," Jungkook was saying on the phone. "My friend was just hit by a car."

"That car," Roseanne groaned.

"Rosie?" Jungkook crouched down to hear her. "Did you see the driver?"

"That car..."

"What about the car? Did you see the driver?"

"It wanted to kill me."

***

"I'm fine. I swear it," Roseanne was pushing the medical technician away from her as Jungkook stood to the side, his hands on his hips and a sour expression on his face. A few fans were huddled around them, taking pictures.

"Rosie, just let them do their damn job," Jungkook ordered.

"Oh my gosh, did you hear that?" One of the fans whispered loudly. "Jeon Jungkook just called her Rosie. Such a cute nickname."

"He must really care about her," another fan said.

"Didn't his girlfriend just died?" a third fan asked.

"So, I like Rosé."

"Don't tell me Jungkook's already over her. What does he even see in Rosé? Chou Tzuyu is way prettier than her."

"Chou Tzuyu always wore a ton of makeup. Of course, she's going to be prettier. Who wouldn't be pretty with a mask of cosmetics?"

"Are you seriously insulting a dead woman?"

"No, I'm just saying she always had a ton of makeup on. You take the makeup off and she looked like a normal person. All of the beauty gurus wear too much makeup nowadays. That's not even normal. Who wears full makeup every single day?"

"Don't judge the beauty community. Of course, they wear a lot of makeup. That's what they do. Show you how to put on makeup. They're not telling you to wear it every single day. That's your choice."

Roseanne glared at all of them and once again tried pushing the medical technician away. "Can you give me a second?"

"Ma'am, we need to make sure you don't suffer any broken bones. Are you sure you don't want us to take you to the hospital?" The EMT was holding a clipboard for Roseanne to sign. "You'll need to sign this waiver if you don't want to go."

"She needs to go to the hospital," Jungkook said loudly. "I don't understand why you're letting her decide."

"I'm fine!" Roseanne cried. "It side-swiped me. I know my own body. I'll have some major bruises but I'll be fine."

"She had a concussion two days ago," Jungkook continued. "She's supposed to be healing right now. I think it's best if she went to the hospital."

"Are you her boyfriend?" The EMT asked. "Maybe you can convince her but we need to be on call for the next emergency. If she doesn't want to go and she's not showing any severe injuries, I can't force her."

"He's not my boyfriend," Roseanne muttered.

"Well, he seems to care about you so if he isn't, maybe you should make him your boyfriend," the female EMT jokes.

"Did you hear that?" A fan shrieked. "Rosé wants to date Jungkook!"

"They'd be the most incompatible couple ever," another fan added.

"If Jungkook dates her, does this mean I might have a chance too? She's not even that pretty."

"Jungkook can't date Rosé. Tzuyu just died."

"Maybe he wasn't in love with Tzuyu."

"Maybe they were fake-dating."

"What's fake-dating?"

"When celebrities pretend to date for clout."

Roseanne growled. The constant chatter from the people around them was comparable to the online hate comments she received on a daily basis-unwanted and biased.

"Can you stand?" the EMT asked.

Roseanne nodded and with some help from Jungkook, she was able to hobble inside Retropolis the cafe she worked at. It was Roseanne's job to open up. She left the closed sign up and allowed the paramedics and Jungkook inside.

A police officer was at the entrance waiting for her. It was Officer Chanyeol.

Roseanne sighed. "Are you the only cop they have or are you just asking to be assigned to me all the time?"

Officer Chanyeol smirked. "I was about to ask if you secretly had a crush on me. I'm beginning to think you're purposely causing harm to yourself so I'd come to visit you, Ms. Park."

Roseanne was about to respond when Jungkook stepped in front of her.

"She has no interest in you. Maybe if you'd do your job and find out who's been stalking her, she wouldn't need to call you anymore," Jungkook said.

The paramedics sat Roseanne down on one of the leather chairs and continued to check her vitals and ensure her concussion hadn't worsened. Jungkook began describing what happened to Officer Chanyeol.

"I had just dropped her off at work and-"

"You dropped her off? Was she with you last night?" Officer Chanyeol asked.

"She spent the night at my mansion, yes."

"Really?" There was more curiosity in his tone than Roseanne liked.

"You saw what happened to her apartment last night," Jungkook reminded the officer. "She had nowhere else to go."

"Did you also take in the roommate? What was his name?"

"Mark," Roseanne answered. "My roommate stayed at the hospital with our friend Yuju."

"Yuju?"

"Yes."

"Right," Chanyeol said. "So you two really aren't in a relationship?"

"What does that have to do with anything?" Jungkook asked.

"Maybe it was one of your fans," Chanyeol suggested. "I saw all those ladies trying to take your pictures outside. They didn't care that your friend was almost hit by a car. All they saw was you."

"You think someone tried to kill me because I was seen with Jungkook?" Roseanne asked.

"That's ridiculous," Jungkook said. "I'm seen with women all the time and their lives aren't threatened. I dated Tzuyu and no one ever threatened her. I think you're misunderstanding my fans. They wouldn't do something like this."

"These women you were seen with," Doyoung continued. "Were they like Ms. Park?"

"What do you mean? Were they YouTubers? Yes, some of them were. Some of them were actresses, models, singers..."

"Were they hated like her?" Chanyeol clarified. "I've read the comments on her videos. People don't like her."

"I'm getting more fans," Roseanne argued as she signed the waiver so the paramedics could leave. "Not everyone hates me."

"True," Chanyeol conceded. "Still, being seen with a popular Youtuber whose girlfriend just died, isn't doing you any favors. I'm friends with the detectives in charge of her murder investigation. I know they find it suspicious you're spending a lot of time with that beauty guru's boyfriend."

"Tzuyu and I hadn't been dating for a long time," Jungkook blurted out. "Not that it's any of your business. Or anyone's business. We were only a couple for show."

"Don't explain yourself," Roseanne said.

"It doesn't matter. We have to include all possible evidence. Breaking in and scaring you is one thing. It's bad but not as bad as what happened today. Today was attempted murder."

"Tell us something we don't already know," Jungkook said dryly.

Chanyeol smiled. "You're an annoying guy aren't you? Don't worry. I'll work on it so we can finally put an end to it."

Jungkook let him out of Retrograde and turned back to Roseanne. "I think we should go to the hospital."

"I'm fine."

"Why are you being so stubborn? I don't want you to hurt yourself. That's what'll happen if you don't see a doctor." He frowned when Roseanne smiled at him. "Are you smiling right now? How could you possibly be smiling? You almost died."

"I told you I'm going to be fine. Besides, I'm starting to feel like I have a guardian angel. I was hit by a baseball, I left my apartment right when an intruder came in and set it on fire, and I just survived someone trying to run me over. Most people would be dead but not me. My guardian angel is working overtime right now."

"You think it's a good thing you've almost died twice in one week?"

"I do if it means I have a guardian angel. What if it's my dad? My guardian angel. What if my dad is my guardian angel?"

"That's possible," Jungkook said. "But I have a feeling your dad would be watching over you even if he wasn't your guardian angel."

His words felt like warm water being poured over her heart. Roseanne's smile crumbled and her eyes began to tear up. "That was a really sweet thing to say, Jungkook."

"Yeah? Well, don't get used to it," he grumbled. "Once you officially join my team, I'm a hard taskmaster."

"That was a weird way to describe yourself but you do you."

A knock on the door if Retrograde caught their attention. Kim Yerim and a woman with brown hair were staring back at them.

"Please don't tell me the reason you refused to go to the hospital was that you wanted to meet with Yerim," Jungkook hissed.

"Why would I tell you something you already know?" Roseanne grinned. "I told you I was going to build my channel."

"You were almost killed and you want to do a video?"

"Maybe if the viewers find out, they'll watch out of sympathy."

Jungkook muttered a few cursed words under his breath before opening the door for Wendy and the brown-haired girl. Yerim took one look at the scrapes on Roseanne's hands and arms and gasped. "What happened to you?"

"It's a long story," Roseanne turned to the red-haired woman. "Were you Tzuyu's manicurist?"

"Yes," the brown-haired woman answered. "I talked to Yerim over the phone yesterday. If it means helping to catch Tzuyu's murderer, I'm in. That girl used to tell me all sorts of stories. My name is Nayeon, by the way."

"Sorry," Yerim said. "Nayeon, this is Roseanne," she turned to Jungkook. "And this is-"

Nayeon held up a hand. "No introduction needed. I know who he is. Jeon Jungkook. Tzuyu was obsessed with you. Well, as obsessed as she could be of someone who wasn't herself."

"Um...okay," Jungkook said, looking confused. "You were Tzuyu's nail person?"

"Manicurist, nail person, confidant...whatever you want to call me. I know the dirt. In pretty surprised to see you here," Nayeon admitted. She turned back to Roseanne. "I'm planning to make a gossip channel. I still want to do nails and it's how I get most of my gossip. Anyway, if I'm going to appear on your video, I should let you know some of what I have to say might offend him," she pointed to Jungkook.

"Offend him like how?" Roseanne asked, casting a look at Jungkook.

Jungkook cleared his throat. "If it's about Tzuyu cheating on me...I already knew."

"You knew?" Nayeon asked, surprised. "Wow, I can't believe you stayed with her."

"We had a contract because of some sponsors we both had. We had to remain a couple for the endorsement deals," Jungkook explained. He looked over at Roseanne. "Tzuyu and I hadn't been in a real relationship for quite some time. I know she wanted me back but I was done playing her games."

Nayeon cackled in laughter. "She loved to come up with ways to get you back."

"You knew?" Jungkook asked. "You knew we had broken up?"

"Yeah, I knew you two had privately broken up. She tried hooking up with a few guys towards the end but it was a last-ditch effort on her part. I told her she should've stayed faithful from the beginning but Tzuyu always thought you'd forgive her for anything."

Yerim rolled her eyes. "Tzuyu thought she was the biggest YouTuber to hit the beauty community. I told her so many times that Jungkook was way more popular than her and she was lucky to land him."

"Could we not talk about me like I'm not in the room?" Jungkook asked. "It's awkward."

"Were any of the guys she cheated on Jungkook nicknamed Clinger?" Roseanne asked, changing the subject.

"Clinger? Yes, she did have one guy she called that," Nayeon admitted.

"Do you know his real name?" Yerim asked.

"Are you thinking Clinger actually killed her?" Roseanne bit her bottom lip. "It sounded like she had a lot of guys around her."

"She did but if any of them were going to kill her, my money would be on Clinger," Nayeon said.

"Why is that?" Jungkook sat next to Roseanne on the leather chair.

Nayeon grinned. "Well, she never told me Clinger's name which was really odd. Normally, Tzuyu would boast about whichever guy she was banging."

"Classy," Jungkook muttered.

"I once asked Tzuyu who it was but she wouldn't tell me," Nayeon said. "She said it would rock the entire YouTube community if they knew she was involved in a forbidden love affair."

"A forbidden love affair?" Roseanne repeated.

"So it's someone that's already in a relationship," Yerim guessed.

"Or," Roseanne continued. "Maybe it's someone no one would ever suspect to hook up with Tzuyu. Kind of like that picture of her and Jaehyun. Tzuyu cheating on Jungkook would be so scandalous enough for all the gossip channels. For her not to say who it was, meant it was someone extra scandalous."

Nayeon nodded. "That's what I thought too. It has to be someone so scandalous she'd lose Jungkook for good."

"Like who?" Yerim asked.

Before Roseanne could respond, Jungkook shared his guess.

"Jaehyun or Eunwoo."