Chp 30-Crushed Petals
Ignore the mistakes
Jungkook, Sulgi, and Tzuyu had just come into the kitchen to cook food.
Jimin and Yoona were in Jimin's room because she was feeling a bit dizzy, so Jihyo told her to go and get some rest.
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Taehyung slipped into the mansion through the back door, his steps heavy, almost reluctant. The moment the Kim family caught sight of him, the room fell into a tense silence. One by one, they rose from their seats, their eyes fixed on him-hope, fear, and desperation flickering all at once.
Dadi and Sana hurried toward him, their expressions tight with worry.
"Taehyung beta... what happened?" Dadi's voice trembled slightly. "What did the police say?"
Taehyung didn't answer immediately. His jaw clenched, and for a brief second, his eyes dropped to the floor,as if the weight of the answer was too much to carry, let alone speak.
Taehyung's silence stretched too long this time,so long that the hope in the room began to feel fragile, like it could shatter any second.
Sana's grip on his arm tightened.
"Taehyung... say something."
He closed his eyes briefly, as if steadying himself, then looked up. There was no hesitation left in his gaze now, only a cold, painful certainty.
"They're not releasing him," he said.
Dadi frowned, confused. "But... why? There must be some misunderstanding-"
"There isn't." His voice came out sharper than he intended. He softened it slightly, but the firmness remained.
"They have evidence. Strong evidence."
The room went still.Sana shook her head immediately. "No. That's not possible. My son would never-"
"He did." Taehyung cut her off, his tone leaving no space for denial.The words landed like a slap.
Dadi took a step back, her eyes widening. "Nahi... no, you're wrong. Someone must have framed him. Our Woojin can't do something like that."
Taehyung's jaw tightened. "I thought the same. I wanted to think that," He let out a hollow breath. "But when I reached the police station,I saw everything. The reports,... his statement. He himself approved that he did that heinous crime"
Minjun's voice trembled. "He must have been forced to say it..."
"No," Taehyung said quietly, and somehow that quietness was harsher than anger. "No one forced him, he himself admitted that."
Silence swallowed the room whole.
Dadi's hands began to shake.
"Then... then what are we going to do? We'll get him out, right? We'll fix this?"
Taehyung looked at her, and for the first time, there was visible pain in his eyes, but it didn't weaken his resolve.
"We're not getting him out."
Everyone froze.
Sana stared at him in disbelief. "What are you saying?"
"I'm saying," Taehyung continued, each word deliberate, "that he's done wrong, so he has to face the consequences."
"Taehyung!" Minjun's voice rose, hurt and anger mixing together. "He's your brother!"
Hearing to his loud voice the trio came out of the kitchen and for a fleet of second taehyung gaze landed in Jungkook, yet he answered snapping back.
"I know exactly who he is,A r@pist , and i won't support that r@pist, nor will I let my family support him"
Taehyung snapped, then steadied himself again. "He's my brother, i know, And that's why this is not easy for me. But protecting him after this... that would make us just as guilty."
Dadi's eyes filled with tears. "Beta... family doesn't abandon each other like this."
His expression softened for a fleeting second, but his answer didn't change.
"This isn't abandonment," he said. "This is accountability."
The word hung heavy in the air.
"I'll make sure he gets his punishment"
Taehyung added, his voice quieter now.
Sana slowly stepped back, as if she didn't recognize him anymore.
And Taehyung... just stood there, alone in his decision, carrying the weight of both justice and blood in the same breath. And jihyo looked at him proudly.
That's when Sana fainted, not being able to take the sudden flooding tension and emotions in her, minjun held her and tapped on her forehead., tzuyu watching her mother faint like that ran towards her crying
"Sana,hey!!, open your eyes, someone please bring water"
Jungkook nodded as she stormed inside the kitchen to bring a glass of water, and handed it to taehyung who was crotching beside sana.
"Sana maa, get up!, open your eyes" tae said with a hint of worry in his voice.
"Lift her up, make her lay on the couch"
Dadi said worriedly, minjun nodded trying to lift sana in his arms and taehyung helped him lifting her up and while lifting the gajra parcel slipped from his pocket falling down near tzuyu's feet
She looked down with teary eyes, and looked at the parcel fallen down near her feet and she immediately recognised it, he heart fumed in anger as she looked at taehyung and thought in her mind.
"My family is riping apart, my brother is in jail, my father's health isn't stable and my mother fainted right now from shock and still this man have guts to bring gajras for his newly wedded wife, how dare he!
!!, let me also see how you'll give this to that bitch, I'll crush it down, my family is falling and he's thinking of building a new family, not in my presence! !!"
She brings her heel down on the gajra packet without hesitation,sharp and deliberate. The thin wrapping gives way with a muffled tear, and the delicate strands inside spill out helplessly, petals scattering, threads snapping under the pressure.
For a fleeting second, the faint fragrance rises, soft, almost pleading.
.. but she doesn't pause.With quiet precision, she drags her foot over them, crushing what remains before casually nudging the broken gajras under the couch.
One gentle push after another, until every last piece disappears into the shadows.
.. erased, as if they had never existed at all.
Sana opened her eyes looking at the surrounding and cried out hiding her face in her husband's arm.
"I want my son back ji!, I don't care what he did, he's my son!, i can't let him live there in those broken cell, please do something, get him out"
Minjun nodded with teary eyes wiping Sana's sweaty forehead. Jihyo held her hand trying to make her understand.
"Sana, you have to understand!, this isn't a small matter, Woojin had committed a heinous crime, and he have to be punished for that, and taehyung said right, that Woojin himself admitted that he did that, you have to-"
Sana listening to her word angrily swatted her hand away, making jihyo stumbled back but taehyung held her before she can fall, he looked at sana with a cold stern gaze.
"Enough!!, no one will say a word about him in this house from now instant.
He is a r@pist and he'll get punished for that, don't cry over for nothing, no one will help, and I'll myself make sure that he gets the most brutal punishment ever for this, now all of you get back to your rooms" he roared like a tiger, the veins in his neck were visibly tensed and protruding, as if the anger inside him was straining to break through.
And not only Jungkook, but every member flinched hearing his deep threatening voice ,He isn't someone who loses control easily, anger for him has always been quiet, contained. A man of few words, calm yet unyieldingly firm, where even a single sentence carries the weight of a final verdict.
That's why, when his voice finally rose, it didn't just surprise them,it unsettled something deeper. The room fell still, everyone staring at him in stunned silence, a quiet fear creeping in at the sight of a man who was never meant to break his composure.
Yet they obeyed him, tzuyu held her mother's arm, making her stand on her feet and walking with her towards her room and minjun followed right after them.
The rest of the kim family returned too, whereas Jungkook decided to go into the kitchen as still some work was left.
She turned around ready to make her way towards the kitchen when a deep voice made her stand still on the ground
"Where are you going biwi?"
Jungkook's eyes widened and her ears turned red matching the shade of the vermillion powder resting on her hairline.
She turned around now facing him, her hands shivering nervously.
"H-huh?" She breathed out, completely caught off guard.
"Go upstairs. To our room." Taehyung spoke in a deep, chilling voice that sent a shiver down Jungkook's spine.
Jungkook nodded as she hurried ascending the stairs and fishing towards their marital room.
"Why is he looking s.so hot today?," she
asked herself smiling shyly.
She opened the door and entered inside and immediately went towards the wardrobe to pick out taehyung's home wear clothes. Still blushing in fifty shades of red.
She laid his clothes on the bed along with a towel resting right beside his clothes, that's when she heard footsteps nearing their room, she shivered not knowing what will happen next.
"He seems angry today, what s..should i do to calm his anger?" She bite her nails in confusion that's when the door of the room got opened revealing none other than taehyung itself.
Taehyung walked inside the room with a disturbing frown on his face, he stood right infront of the mirror, removing his coat and watch.He unclasped his cufflinks and unbutton his too three button revealing his chiseled honey toned chest making Jungkook look away shyly.
Tae gazed at her through the mirror smirking, he turned around walking towards Jungkook and standing right in front of her.
He towered over her, the difference in their height obvious even from a distance.Next to him, she looked almost tiny, especially when he leaned down with a smirk.The height difference made everything feel closer. Him bending slightly, her tilting her face up to meet his gaze.
"Didn't realize you were this short" Taehyung teased lightly making Jungkook part her lips in disbelief, did her husband just called her short?
"D..did you j-juts cal-"
"I bought something for you" taehyung said interrupting her, enjoying this little playful banter after all the tension.
Jungkook could hardly believe her ears. Just a while ago, this man had been roaring downstairs like a lion, and now that same man was saying he had brought something for her
The thought alone made something warm burst inside her chest, like little sparks of happiness. Her eyes lit up instantly, and she asked shyly,
"W-what did you bring for me?"
"One second." Taehyung replied, slipping his hand into his pocket, trying to find something.
Jungkook watched him, confused. "What is it ji?"
"One second..."
Taehyung searched his pocket again, then moved to his coat, patting it down more urgently now.
"What are you looking for? Tell me, I'll help too." Jungkook said, a hint of concern in her voice.
"No, no... I'll find it." Taehyung said quickly, now checking drawers and even the floor.
"T-till then, go and bring me a hot cup of tea, please."
Jungkook tilted her head in confusion but nodded anyway.
"Ji...I'll bring it right away."
As soon as Jungkook left, Taehyung's calm facade broke. He began searching frantically, like a man possessed, checking every corner again and again.
"Where did it go? I had kept it in my pocket..."
"And I already told her I brought something for her... what if I don't give it now? What respect will I have left in front of my wife..."
"No, I have to find it."
Suddenly, his eyes widened.
"The car... maybe it fell there?"
He rushed downstairs and searched inside his car thoroughly.
"It's not here either!"
He straightened up, thrusting his hair back with his fingers completely stressed now.
"Where did it even go? How will I face my wife now...What will she think of me? The first time I said I brought something for her... and I lost it"
He ran a hand through his hair in frustration.
"Hey bhagwan...help me!"
He banged his hand on the steering wheel.
Meanwhile
Jungkook came upstairs holding a cup of tea in her delicate hand, she opened the door and was ready to flash a small smile but her face frowned in confusion, the room was empty, there was no sign of taehyung, she kept the cup of tea on the dressing table and walked towards the bathroom and knocked twice.
"Suniye... Are you there?, h-hubby!"
Not getting any response from inside she held the knob and twisted it saying
"I'm coming in okay"
She said and opened the door revealing an empty bathroom, her face titled in confusion
"Where did he go?, he was right here five minutes ago"
She turned and looked around the room and even under the bed thinking that her cold Stoic husband must be hiding under the bed and when she found no One under there, she smacked her head
Meanwhile with taehyung
Jhope who was walking out of the mansion whistling calmly frowned seeing a silhouette in tae's car, he thought some thief is trying to steal his elder brother's car so he ran towards the car and knocked on the window.
"Who are you?!, you thief get out of my brother's car!"
Taehyung who was resting his face on the steering wheel on his arms face down, looked up at jhope and jhope eyes widened looking at his elder brother's state.
"Elder brother!!, what happened to you?!, did a bird attack you?!"
Tae sighed clearing annoyed, jhope opened the car door and leaned on it
"Brother what happened?!, did bhabhi kicked you out of the house?, but isn't it too early?!, I mean it's only been a few days since your marriage, barely a week and you're already being thrown out of the mansion" jhope laughed hard nearly falling down on the floor, taehyung glared at him angrily.
"Jhope, first and last warning, if you don't shut up right now, I'll be the one throwing you out of this mansion" tae said with almost no expression his face except for annoyance.
Jhope immediately stopped laughing, and asked.
"I'm sorry Bhai!, but what happened?.. " he nearly laughed again but composed himself when tae again glared at him
"I was asking why are you here outside... Looking like this?"
"Nothing, you can go and do your own work"
"Arre!!, bhai, we're brother's, you can tell me, I'll solve your problem in seconds" jhope said snapping his fingers at the last part
Taehyung looked at him, really looked at him like he was seeing the second ray of hope beaming from jhope's body.
"And how will you exactly help me?" Tae asked confusedly
"First tell me what is your problem bhai?,then see how I will solve it" jhope gave his famous sunshine smile.
"Stop smiling, it's too much bright"
Jhope stopped smiling giving him a tight lipped smile
"So, tell me now bhai"
"Actually... I brought a gift for your bhabhi,b..but I kinda lost it somewhere, i swear I kept it in my pocket but I think it slipped from there" taehyung said looking at the other side waiting for jhope's response
And when he didn't got one he turned his head looking at him, he frowned when he saw jhope zoning out, he nudged him but no response.
"Ope..Jhope...... Jung hoseok"
Jhope filled at his loud voice as he looked at taehyung
"B..bhai, i..is .. is it really you?, I'm not dreaming right?, someone pinch me" jhope said pinching himself and later moaning in pain holding his arm
"Stop the act, if you have any ideas then tell me and if not then you're free to go "
"Arre Bhai!!, why are you getting so hyper for such a small thing?" Jhope gave him an assuring smile
"Small thing?, i already told her that i brought a gift for her, and when she asked what is it, it wasn't there, i somehow ran from there, and here I am now" tae said cursing his fate right now.
"Bhai, don't worry, leave it on me, I'll handle bhabhi and you go and till than buy a pleasant gift for bhabhi"
"And what are you gonna tell to her?" Taehyung asked confusedly
Jhope shooked his head keeping his hand on taehyung's shoulder
"Just leave it on me brother, trust me, your brother is expert in this, you go and I'll handle bhabhi"
Tae nodded and said
"I don't know how you're gonna do it, but don't mess it up, now get out"
Taehyung said starting the engine shooing jhope away.
"This man.... One day he'll surely get beaten with a slipper by bhabhi, tathastuuu"