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i was minding my own business but this is too much.

"ms. kim." i called her out.

"hm?"

she still hasn't stopped taking pictures.

"why don't you and i have a little chat later?"

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"so...you're saying that jungkook asked you to watch me during the class trip because he was concerned that mr. jeong would be accompanying me?" i asked her.

jisoo waved her hand and awkwardly laugh, "watch you? of course not! since you're pregnant, he was worried, so he asked me to stay by your side. as for mr. jeong...well, it's probably just a cute jealousy, you know..."

jealousy?

yeah, right. he's probably just suspicious.

what did he think i was going to do with mr. jeong during the class trip? what was he imagining?

he said he was greedy for me...but maybe he just doesn't trust me?

click!

"ms. kim!" i yelled at her, slamming the table for taking a picture of me again.

she tapped something on her phone and started to blabber, "i couldn't help myself! you looked so pretty! these pictures look like they were taken during a photoshoot. it'd be nice if you could smile in some of the pictures..."

i took this chance to snatch her phone and looked what she's been doing.

"ms. park, my phone!" she flustered.

it's not like i wanted to invade her privacy or something.

ms. jang and i came out to have a cup of tea^^

thank you, ms. kim. is chaeyoung still mad at me?

i glared at her after reading the messages in her phone. i decided to reply what he's been dying to know using jisoo's phone.

yes, i'm still mad. i'm planning on staying mad, so why don't you focus on your own work, doo-jool's father?

i gave the phone back to her.

as if it's on cue, my phone rang. jungkook is calling me.

"don't you have work to do?" i coldly asked him as soon as i picked up.

"i can't seem to focus because of you."

huh? w-why is he making my heart flutter? right now?

"you've got someone spying on me, so why can't you focus?" i shouldn't be gentle with him. not now.

i can't be melt just because of what he's saying.

"i just asked her to watch over you because i was worried. she's not spying. you probably just hurt ms. kim's feelings with that accusation." he said.

yeah, he must've prepared the answer.

"i suppose, but how do you think mr. jeong feels? he's being suspected for no reason."

"chaeyoung..."

"don't say my name so affectionately."

"chaeyoung~" he called me again.

my heart twitched at his behaviour. he's trying to be cute when i certainly are mad at him.

i stood up from my seat and walked to the cafe's balcony so that jisoo can't see my red face.

"you don't know how worried i was that i wouldn't get to hear your voice before i left." he added.

"then why did you act so foolishly to make me mad? it means you didn't trust my love for you. wait. jungkook, are you going somewhere?" i gently rubbed my small baby bump.

"i have to go on an overseas business trip."

"overseas?" that's far.

"it was unexpected . there was an accident at the auckland construction site...chaeyoung, i didn't do that because i'm suspicious of you."

"that's not important right now. when are you leaving? when will you come back? was it a big accident? it's not dangerous, is it? did a lot of people get hurt?" my voice was clearly concerned. i'm getting worried.

he chuckled, "what's the rush? you can ask one by one. i'm leaving at three in the afternoon and i think i'll be back by sunday evening at the earliest. what else there? oh, yes, the accident. there's nothing to worry about, chae. it's not dangerous, so there's no need to worry about that either."

"this is more important to me. it's not that i don't trust your love...we haven't even gone a trip yet, so i was just feeling a little jealous that you were going to go on your class trip with that teacher." he continued.

i sighed.

i wish i hadn't ignored his call earlier.

i looked down to my shoes and played with it.

"it's a class trip. mr. jeong and i are just here as the chaperones." i slowly said.

"i know, i know. but i told you i can't help but be greedy when it comes to you. we shouldn't have pushed back our honeymoon. i also feel like the wedding wasn't as extravagant as it should have been. i wish i could be your first and the best of everything. i'm sorry. i know it's a bit much."

his words touched my heart.

this whole pregnancy hormone really made me want to cry all the time.

i was too sensitive.

"me too. i feel the same way. and you are the best, jungkook." i said, wiping away the tears.

"really? i suddenly feel energised. i'm going to do my best to wrap up my work quickly, so i can come home." jungkook said.

"no, don't rush. you should be careful and take care of yourself as best as you can. every bit of you belongs to me, so you better take care of yourself and come home to me safely." i warned him.

he chuckled.

"okay, i will. i'll make sure to return safely, so you can check me all over and make sure i'm all in one piece."

i froze.

ch-check him all...over?

"answer me." he said.

i blushed, "wh-what? i will."

"i'm going to check you, too. since every bit of you, from head down to your toenails, belongs to me as well."

"isn't the phrase usually 'from head to toe'?"

"well...to me, even your toes are beautiful. so...ugh please stop!"

i heard someone yelled at the end. i know that's not jungkook's voice.

"what was that? are you talking on the phone where jimin can hear you?" i asked. gosh, i hope that i wasn't true.

"yeah, since i'm preparing for that trip." jungkook nonchalantly said.

"how embarrassing! how am i supposed to look at him in the eye the next time i see him?"

"don't mind him. he's just jealous. i have to go now."

"all right. have a safe trip."

"yes, you too."

the was a huge silent and none of us ended the conversation.

"jungkook." i called him.

"yes?"

"i'm sorry. there was no need to get mad. it was such a trivial thing. if i had known you would be going on a trip, i would've made sure to message you back. i feel like a dummy."

"well, i think that dummy is just adorable. i love you, chae. i miss you."

"me too..." i shyly said.

"i'll hurry back before i start to miss you even more."

"okay..." with that the call ended.

i looked at my phone with teary eyes and quickly wiped it away when jisoo suddenly called me, "ms. park, your tea is getting cold."

i walked back to our table and took a seat in front of her.

"so ms. park, you want every bit of chairman jeon to belong to you, huh?" she teased me, sipping on the tea.

i let out a nervous laugh, "you heard all of that?"

"i wasn't trying to eavesdrop, but it's so quiet here..."

yeah, she's right. the cafe doesn't have many customers.

but then, i remembered to ask her something, "ms. kim, what did jungkook promise you in return for doing this?"

jisoo tried to avoid the eye contacts and said, "huh? wh-what do you mean?"

so, she's gladly helping jungkook for nothing?

"thank you for offering to help. if jungkook hasn't offered anything in return..."

she suddenly waved her hand, "oh, i thought you were mad. don't worry ms. park. chairman jeon already took care of everything."

"he did?"

"i'll be vacationing all over the balkan peninsula during summer vacation..." she awkwardly said.

"ah, i see." i sipped the tea.

"ms. park...don't misunderstand, all right? it's not some shady deal! it's all out of affection for you. we're taking care of each other." jisoo tried to explain after i gave no reaction.

"ms. kim, if you want to go on that vacation to the balkan peninsula, i'd like you to stop taking pictures of me now."

"i'll stop. he already messaged me anyway."

i smiled. i felt really uncomfortable being observed like this.

"this is really nice isn't it? the tea smells really good too." i said, moving on.

"yes, it does."

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the door of waiting room suddenly creaked open.

"jungkook-"

i stood up from my seat and smiled, looking at my precious daughter, "tzuyu."

she looked pretty as always even when she's in that hospital clothes.

"how come you came alone, dad? where's jungkook oppa?" she asked after realising i was there alone.

i walked towards her.

"why don't we sit first, tzuyu? how are you feeling today?" i tried to change the topic.

"you said you'd come with him this time."

"i did, but something came up at his work..." i lied.

"you're lying. it's because of that woman again, isn't it? she's keeping him from coming to me. isn't that right?"

i became speechless.

"tzuyu, jungkook is married now. he's got nothing to do with you."

"why are you acting like this too, dad? that woman is tricking jungkook oppa. she got pregnant with another man's child and just tricked oppa into marrying her."

"you know that's not true. tzuyu, please stop. you should find a man that truly loves you." i sighed.

"no! you're wrong!" she suddenly yelled and violently pushed the chair next to her.

she panted.

"i just need jungkook oppa. i'm the only one who can make him happy." she said with no emotion.

"dad, please. help me get out of here. i just need to talk to him in person. please? i just know she's lying to him. i know jungkook oppa misses me too." she added.

i put my hands on her shoulder and shook her out, "tzuyu, please! stop this! why are you doing this over jungkook?!"

"jungkook oppa was thinking about marrying me. if it wasn't for that woman..." she mumbled.

tzuyu, please...

i felt like crying, what the hell is wrong with my daughter?