Predestination (운명)

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It had been three days since you fainted, and Taehyung hadn't left your side since then. You didn't speak to him, but it didn't seem to bother him. He fed you food from time to time, help you bath, which you first denied, but when you realized that the other option would be another nurse, you agreed to let Taehyung bath you instead.

You'd only nod or shake your head at his questions, which were mostly 'Are you hungry?' 'Is it hurting somewhere?'. He dared not to take up Areum's matter because of the tension in the air between you both and you liked it like that. "When am I getting discharged? I want to leave you as soon as possible." That was the first time you voiced so much since your recovery.

Taehyung's eyes displayed the pain in his heart, but at the same time, he couldn't force you to be with him. He silently nodded, "Maybe in few days-"

"Get the divorce papers ready by then." You declared and Taehyung shot his head towards you, eyes widening, "Y/n, please-"

"Please leave me." You stopped him and he punched his fist on the wall, frustration building up. The door of your ward opened, revealing the head nurse and Taehyung quickly bowed and faked a smile at her. "What brought you here Mrs. Hwang?"

"Oh, your wife Lee Y/n will be staying here for one more week, so I came to tell you to bring more clean clothes for her to wear."

You just sat on your bed, just watching the two of them interact before the old woman left again and your husband turned to you. "I have our marriage documents back in Daegu, so along with that I'll bring your clothes too okay?" He spoke with a hint of downheartedness but you shrugged it off and hummed, giving him the permission to leave.

"I have called someone to take care of you, and sorry you have to adjust with a nurse today with the bathing, I'll be back tomorrow, I promise." He assured and you nodded again and the door opened again, revealing Yoongi with casual clothes, "Am I late?" The officer asked and Taehyung shook his head, "You're on time hyung, thanks for agreeing to stay with Y/n." Taehyung bowed and Yoongi snorted, "I didn't do it for you, it's just that it was my day off and I'd be lazily lying in my bed anyways."

Taehyung giggled at the older male's attempt to hide the love he had for Taehyung, but Taehyung knew that Yoongi did have a soft-spot for both him and Y/n. Glancing at you one more time, the detective made his leave.

Yoongi took the seat next to your bed, in which your husband usually sat all the time so that you wouldn't feel lonely, but now that he's gone, you missed him. It was hilarious as to how your heart still lingered for him although he hurt you too. You were deep in your world of thoughts but were brought back to earth by Yoongi snapping his fingers in front of you.

"Did you even hear what I said?" He asked and you guiltily shook your head, "Are you really going to divorce him? It's your final decision?" He asked, observing your actions carefully. Apparently he heard the entire conversation behind the door. Your teeth sunk onto your lower lip, biting it harshly as you thought again. No, you couldn't imagine living without him, but at the same time, you were remembered about Areum.

"He already has Areum, I was just his side chick." You sarcastically laughed but the male didn't seem to buy it. He stared at you, raising his eyebrow as he crossed his arms across his built chest, "They broke up, you didn't know that?"

You gulped, trying to come with a good comeback, "That was recently r-right? Taehyung realized that he couldn't handle two women at a time." You uttered and Yoongi's expression was still the same, "You really think that lowly of him?"

That hit you. How could you ever think someone like Taehyung would use a woman for his own needs? You felt bad for overthinking and coming up with your own assumptions. Yoongi spoke again.

"Look girl, I might sound harsh right now, but didn't you love that Park Jimin with your entire heart?"

At the call of his name, your body shivered up but you managed to say an 'Yes' to the raven haired male's question. "Don't you love Kim Taehyung too." That was followed by an 'Yes' too. "Did you ever think of loving someone else besides Jimin before?" He asked and you shook your head.

"Why not?"

"B-Because, I t-thought he'll be with me f-for the rest of my life."

"Exactly. But then things happened, and your feelings for Taehyung bloomed, right?" He questioned and you agreed.

"Then why don't you see things from Taehyung's perspective too?" Yoongi sighed, "Even he loved Areum with his whole heart thinking they'd end up together for the rest of their lives. But then, he married you, his feelings for you bloomed. He realized that he fell out of love from Areum when he knew that he loved you. He was ready for a new start, but then, look where we are now."

By now you were already a crying mess. You behaved so immaturely without trying to understand the situation and pushed away your husband instead. Yoongi continued, "Yes, I agree that he made a mistake by not telling you about Areum. On that part, I am on your side. But trust me, he hadn't met Areum for to any romantic dates for the past few months, even before your marriage. And Y/n, the way he looks at you and takes care of you, I hadn't seen it with him and Areum. Besides that, Areum already got a man now, she moved on quickly. I know you love Taehyung too. I also know that it's hard for you, and take your time, but believe me, you won't have another Taehyung in your life again. Another man who'd love you like he did. There's still so much time, make sure that you yourself won't lose your man."

You sniffled and nodded, finally understanding. When you raised your chin to look at Yoongi, his hand was holding a tissue and in no time, he was already wiping your tears, "Sorry for being harsh, I wanted you to understand. It's going to be alright okay?" He got up from his seat and wrapped his arms around your body and patted your back. You felt better at his warmth, he gave you a brotherly feeling and you smiled when he said 'Shh, my little Y/n should stop crying already, I sneaked some street food, let's eat before the nurse catches us.'

As soon as Taehyung entered his house, he quickly packed your clothes in a suitcase along with the marriage documents. His heart broke at the fact that everything was soon coming to an end but he had to accept with a heavy heart. Rushing downstairs, he was met with his mother with a worried expression, "How are Miso and Y/n, can't we come to meet them in the hospital?"

Taehyung had lied to his family about the entire situation. He told them that Miso and you had gotten into an accident while driving to Seoul and they believed him. "If Miso badly wanted to go to that Lotte World or whatever park, you could've taken her. I don't know how much that poor Y/n and Miso must be hurt, are their injuries healing?" His mother spoke again and her son nodded, "They're better mom. But I don't think Y/n will come back to Daegu, she'll stay in Seoul, I'll bring Miso back when she's fine."

The woman nodded, "Eat something and then go." Taehyung knew he couldn't go beyond his mother's words so he stayed back to have some food. But when he sat on his seat at the dinner table, he noticed a shopping bag of an expensive brand placed neatly. Curious, he asked his mother about it.

"Oh that one, it's Taehee's. She's going out with her friends for the past few days, I don't even know how to stop her. Taehyung-ah, you should tell her to study too." His mom placed the plate in front of him but Taehyung kept on thinking.

Strange, I haven't given her the pocket money for the past one month.