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The drive to the building seemed longer than usual. Jimin was confident in facing the Director now and with Namjoon by his side, he knew that getting through this was going to be difficult, but never impossible. So, the drive to the building felt longer than usual. Making him feel more comfortable with the words he longed to say and the memories he longed to touch on.

"Namjoon, I have one more thing to say before we get there..." Jimin stated and looked his friend in the eyes. Wanting him to listen closely to what he had to say next.

"What is it?"

"Since the walls are soundproof within that office, I will have you listening in on the conversation through my phone. It's a good idea to record that call too... just so he wouldn't switch up his words when he gets in trouble. This conversation will be stronger alongside the footage you have saved into your flash drive."

"Makes sense. I will be sure to listen in and record the conversation... but I'm sure we can access the security footage after, right? That can work too if our audio isn't the best. How will I know if you need help?"

"Easy, I'll call out to you," Jimin mentioned and watched Namjoon nod his head instantly.

As they planned on, the car eventually stopped at the building, leaving the two to walk out together quickly before anyone could spot them. Of course, Jimin had his own bodyguards to protect him while traveling so there was no rush to run into the building without security when his guards kept him and his manager safe. While they walked in, Namjoon took a moment to look at the guards before nudging Jimin right after as they walked in.

"They could help for backup. If that man tries anything, they can hold him down until we call the police. They don't work for him, these guards work for you so they won't fear him at all..." Namjoon whispered to Jimin's ear and watched him nod. Becoming silent as they stepped into the elevator. As the two security guards stood outside of the elevator, Namjoon signaled them to come forward. "Your job here isn't done, follow."

Once the four arrived at the top floor where the vast hallway led to the gates of hell, Jimin walked forward and checked the clock on his phone to make sure he was stepping in on time. As he stood out in the lobby section, he took out his phone and called Namjoon before keeping his phone in his hands. Leaving the guards to wonder what the two had in mind.

"Alright Jimin, you're all set..." Namjoon said, accepting Jimin's call and placing the phone down. If you unexpectedly hang up, we're going in, okay?" Namjoon assured as Jimin nodded his head with that. "Your meeting starts... now... good luck and remember, stay strong... we'll be here if you need us the very second you step in."

"Thank you, Namjoon..." Jimin whispered and nodded at his guards before opening the doors to the office.

The second he stepped in, he noticed that the Director was standing in front of the huge windows up ahead and staring out from it. With the sound of the door closing behind Jimin, a smile erupted from the monster's face as he looked back and removed the round glasses just sitting over his nose. Revealing his scar more while Jimin instantly tried not to look him in the eyes for now.

"Jimin, you're here..." The Director spoke happily and smiled at the sight of Jimin standing there. "Go on, you know where to sit..."

"I'd rather not..." Jimin replied and looked at the chair he would only recall being trapped against at every meeting.

"Suit yourself..." The Director stated before walking over to his desk to sit down at his chair. Slowly loosening his tie at the sight of Jimin standing there with his hand latching onto his phone. Leaving the older man unaware of what was going on. "You arranged this meeting on your own... I wonder why, is it about that photographer of yours? Has he had enough of your silence already?"

"No... that's not it," Jimin continued. He slowly walked up and finally had it in him to look the man in his eyes. As horrifying it was to look at the Director in his horrid gaze, Jimin no longer feared him like before when his happiness was his pillar of strength at that moment. Jungkook was able to protect him from afar too. "I'm here to talk to you... after many years of avoiding you, I can't live on without facing you and myself..."

"What are you talking about?"

"I can't live in constant fear of you anymore... I can't live with you constantly stalking and preying on me! Why can't you let me go? We ended what was ours... but you can't stop torturing me after it all," Jimin whispered and watched the man tilt his head. "The way you look at me... loosening your tie each time I step in here, hoping that this conversation will lead to something else, sickens me... aren't you tired of haunting me? You said I'm your favorite all the time, but what does that mean? Am I your favorite one to torture?!" Jimin raised his voice at the Director and watched him smile each time Jimin spoke.

"Oh, Jimin... why do you see it like that? I love you. When will you understand that I still love you after five years of endless glee? Jimin, it hurts that you look at me and see something different than what you used to tell me. Overall, five years can't go down the drain like that. Surely, you couldn't get over me, right?"

"You're wrong..." Jimin continued and fought back the tears he longed to shed as he continued to stare at the man in his eyes. "I did love you... I loved you with my all but... but you were bad for me. You broke me... you broke me in so many ways that I felt bad for loving you then and I have no love for you now..."

"I see... so that's why you want to distract yourself with a personal photographer. Doing so won't improve yourself. Jimin, I can only imagine the things I felt towards you that weren't normal back then... but you absolutely loved it... did you forget how addicted I became with you? How in love I became with the thought of you? I spoiled you... loved you... and I still do to this day."

"If that's your definition of love, then you're wrong!" Jimin spoke up and felt a tear escape his own eyes. "For five years... you've constantly abused me when I didn't do right by you, you took advantage of me when I would cry at the times you harmed me! What is that? That's nothing close to love! The love I had for you before was true. It was way before you began to hurt me... I replay the trauma over and over again in my head before I sleep every night because I can't escape it! In the beginning of my career, I thought I was just dumb having a crush on you... of course, I was just fifteen. You were kind to me... but I was blinded with young love to even believe that you were preying on me from the start. I trusted you... I loved you... but when I reached twenty and finally began to date you, that love only went downhill. For five years you took... you took advantage of me!" Jimin desperately tried to dry his own tears as he watched the older man stand up and take out a handkerchief from his pocket.

Jimin's eyes trembled as he watched the man silently stand up and walk over to him. At that moment, Jimin wanted to call Namjoon in, but he wanted to say so much more.

"No..." Jimin called out as he stopped the Director in place before he continued to walk seconds after. Not respecting Jimin at all when he said that word. "FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE, RESPECT MY WORDS WHEN I SAY NO!"

"Jimin..." the Director whispered and continued to look at the man he was obsessed with. However, he found it difficult to manipulate Jimin now since he wasn't weak like before. That was what the Director hated the most. So, he tried to break him down in order to have it his way. "I'm listening..."

"You're going to keep your distance from me and listen to me..." Jimin spoke through his tears before he quickly dried them and continued his glare at the man. "Do you know... how much pain you put me through? Since I was just fifteen you toyed with my love for you and preyed on me when I didn't even know any better... your constant touching... I thought it was all love but it was you... you tortured me from the very beginning! Then when I reached twenty, you made me believe our love was true to the point where you began to have a relationship with me. I didn't know what I was getting into... how could you?" Jimin whispered softly before he raised his voice. "HOW COULD YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME AND CALL IT LOVE? HOW COULD YOU HARM ME OVER THAT SAME DESK OF YOURS AND CALL THAT LOVE AND TRUST WHEN IT WASN'T?!"

"Jimin..."

"DON'T SAY MY NAME I-"

"JIMIN, LISTEN TO ME!" He shouted. His words were strong enough to push the young man's determination down, but it didn't. Jimin was still strong and that bothered the Director so much, he tried his best to weaken Jimin. Of course, he knew so much about the man, he knew exactly how to break him down after doing so for many years. "Jimin... you know I never meant to hurt you... you know the love we had was special! You still love me... and you always will..."

"You're a monster. When will you learn that I will n-never love you?!"

"Jimin, please, you love me, you do! Who else will you love? Who else will you trust and who else will you need? I'm all there is for you. No one will accept you and your pains other than me... you'll be alone without me! So please... listen to me and tell me you love me and we can go back to the way things were! Jungkook won't love you when he finds out you are unstable. Depressed, broken, scared, incapable of loving and trusting... I caused all of that and I am aware, but who else knows it? Who else knows in a world where you're seen so perfect when in reality you're far from it? The night you almost killed yourself, I made sure you had restrictions and had medications to prevent it. I know all your flaws..."

"You know all my flaws because you caused them... you caused every single one! After you kept me pressed against that desk, keeping me here for an extended three hour 'meeting' I only cried! I begged and begged for you to stop but you kept hurting me! That day, you made me lose the love and trust I had for you... and after that I couldn't save myself. You were the cause of the dark pains I had replaying in my mind the night I wanted to drown myself in that bathtub! BUT IT NEVER ENDED THERE, YOU CONTINUED TO HARM ME IN THAT ROOM WITHIN THAT PENTHOUSE YOU GAVE ME AS A GIFT TO LURE ME IN WHEN I WAS JUST A KID! I was so young... I couldn't accept it until I was old enough. My father allowed me to live there unaware that you were living in the other room!"

"Everything you say... you paint it out to be that my love was a threat to you,"

"That's not love at all, you monster! I hate you... I hate you... for breaking me... and I hate that I loved you and I trusted you. I fear love and trusting others because of what you did to me. Only now, I knew I had to stop myself the second I was becoming what I feared towards Jungkook. You never loved me... just say it already! Stop using the word love when you're just obsessed... stop saying you're a good man when in reality, you're a monster..."