A peaceful silence was surrounding the dimly lit room, but hyunbin's mind was anything but peaceful. The ticking clock was showing, it was 3 am in the morning and here the older male was sitting on the single couch placed in front of the wall length window, sleepless eyes starring at the bright moon without blinking.

"You are the reason behind my vulnerability, dad.. You never listened to me.. You never talked to me like a father should do.. All you did was ordering me around..and believing what ever was told to you"

"Have you guys ever thought about my happiness..my desire.. What I want? What I feel?"

"Have guys ever came to me when I cried.. When I needed my parents warmth.. When I needed your protection..?"

"All my life I lived in misery and agony.. No one.. No one understood me.."

"Yes dad.. That's my name.. That you never called lovingly or proudly..no matter how much hardest I tried..I am always the useless one for you.."

"You don't, mom.. You never did"

The painful voice of taehyung was the only thing echoing inside hyunbin's mind. And the tear filled crest fallen face was flashing in front of his eyes.

He believed every word jongin said since the very childhood. He always trusted his oldest son with life, he wanted jongin to take responsibility of his family in his absence. Jongin was his pride who always proved to be the best son. Every father want their oldest to be the man of the house one day, and hold great expectations for them and hyunbin did the same.

Never in his life he imagined his most trusted son would betray him like that.

Hyunbin remembers, when yejin conceived taehyung, he was the happiest. And jongin and taeri showed equal eagerness. Jongin was happy when he got a brother but as time passed by both of them grew apart.

Jongin started filling hyunbin's ear saying how lazy taehyung was, how he always comes back with bruises because he loves to create trouble and what not. As they grew up the complains increased.

Hyunbin wanted taehyung to take the position of co-ceo as well but jongin was the one who told him to let taehyung achive the position with hard work or else he would never understand importance of struggle and like a fool he agreed. But in between those manipulation he forgot he presented jongin such high position on a silver platter but when it came to taehyung he trusted jongin's words more.

He couldn't understand how wrong he was doing to his youngest untill jungkook came into the picture.

Whenever jungkook showed hyunbin the reality that they were discriminating, jongin started playing with words and made him believe that jungkook was just trying to snatch taehyung away and break the family apart and they should take actions before that time comes. For an instance hyunbin did considered those words but somehow he always denied saying it may cause negative effects on family reputation.

Now that he think deeply, jungkook only fought back for his own rights and when it came to taehyung. He never uttered any word if it doesn't concern himself and Taehyung.

Jungkook was indeed selfish and rebellious but caring for himself and his husband wasn't wrong. His rebellious nature never harmed them, it just infuriated them because he was breaking the rules. But jungkook never once did something to hurt anyone.

Yejin walked towards the lost male slowly before placing her hand on the older's shoulder, giving it a squeeze but he remained unfazed.

"Did we really fail?", hyunbin muttered, eyes still staring at the moon.

"I believe we did", yejin whispered, before closing her eyes when taehyung's gut wrenching cries from earlier, echoed in her mind.

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"How can you do this to your own brother?", mingyu exclaimed in disbelief.

"See I know it's wrong but whatever I did was for us", taeri tried to explain.

"Oh no no no.. Don't ever include me in your dirty games", mingyu gritted out.

"Whatever you did..it's for your own self.. I know you more than anyone", he added, eyes holding fierceness rather than warmth.

"Do you even know about our will? You and I are just working under the company at the moment, if oppa fire us, we won't be able to do anything..just see what he did to taehyung.. I had to agree to whatever oppa was planning.. What did you even do in all these years, huh?..nothing..

So just be grateful that I am trying to secure our future other than you", taeri accused without knowing what she was saying and how much her words was hurting mingyu who was dumb founded.

"Wow", mingyu chuckled in disbelief.

"I am not doing anything you say.. Great", he turned his gaze chuckling mockingly and taeri understand what she just blabbered.

"N-no..I didn't mean it that way", she tried to hold his hand but mingyu backed away.

"I fucking left my everything just for you.. I started saving money ever since we joined the company so that we can start even a little shop of our own and settle in our own home where I don't have to live like a fucking refugee..and here you are saying I am not doing anything", mingyu mumbled through his gritted teeth but his eyes were glossy.

"No..please don't misunderstand me", taeri said desperately because she knew everything mingyu was doing silently for their future but the process would take time.

"You might be right.. I am not doing enough.. But at least I didn't betray my most loving brother who only showed kindness towards me..towards us... Be happy with your scandalous money which is the price of your own brother's misery", he spat before storming out of the room leaving a guilty taeri behind.

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"What will we do now?", somin asked in anxiousness.

"Taehyung seemed to convince dad and his words seemed determined", she added, while walking back and forth in the room.

Jongin was just silently sitting, thinking everything that had happened. And how the hell taehyung came to know about everything.

"Are you even listening to me? Taehyung would snatch away our chance to own the company.. You will have to give equal share and that wasn't our plan", she raised her voice in anger.

"Will you shut up", jongin snapped which startled the other.

Somin wasn't the part of jongin's plan. She overheard him manipulating hyunbin and confronted her husband and that's when they decided to do it together. When jungkook turned out to be the strong willed who would never back down and can be a threat to their plan, they decided to include taeri and promised her a good percentage.

"Taehyung isn't the main problem.. Jungkook is", jongin muttered.

"I very well know that.. And we need to do something before dad is convince completely", somin said impatiently.

"Just shut your mouth and sit.. Don't eat up my already fucked up head.. I will think of something", jongin spat angrily and somin scoffed before leaving to jungmin's room.

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Jungkook squirmed in his sleep and changed his position as his hand fell on the cold bed which had him frowning. Taehyung always sleeps above him or his hand would always be holding jungkook, or jungkook would hug taehyung from behind. The lack of warmth caused disturbance in his sleep.

He forced his eyes to open which was stil blurry with sleep. His medication always makes him sleepy as he needed proper rest at night.

His frown deepened when he saw taehyung wasn't in bed, he raised his body on his elbow thinking taehyung might be in the washroom but the darkness told against it.

He sat up on bed and turned towards the balcony and saw taehyung was standing there. Sighing softly he got down from the bed and walked towards the male.

"Baby", jungkook whispered as he back hugged the male who was lost in his own thoughts. A peaceful silence was surrounding them as moon being the only source of light giving a more mesmerizing view.

"Why are'nt you in bed?", he asked lowly, placing a kiss on the others shoulder.

"Can't sleep", taehyung replied softly, as jungkook sighed again, nuzzling into taehyung's neck.

"Should have woke me up then", jungkook mumbled.

"Didn't want to disturb you.. And why are you here, love?... You should complete your sleep properly", taehyung said turning around before wrapping his arm around jungkook's waist, who hugged the taller male by his torso, placing his head on the other's chest.

"It's cold out here", taehyung mumbled hugging his love in his warm embrace, as jungkook was just in a night gown.

"But I feel comfortable", jungkook whispered nuzzle into taehyung's chest who tighten his hold with a sigh.

Jungkook pecked taehyung's lips lovingly before smiling at him,

"I need my body warmer in bed", jungkook smiled kissing the other's jaw.

"Let's go", taehyung said and both returned back to bed.

Jungkook was playing with taehyung's hair as he was on his chest.

"Baby",

"Hmm", taehyung hummed.

"How did you come to know about..you know their plan?", jungkook asked with a hint of hesitation in his voice, he didn't want taehyung to be upset again.

Another sigh left from taehyung's lips,

"After talking to appa about your modelling contract.. My conscience still forced me to at least tell dad about the job.. I know it might create another havoc but I still wanted to try for a last time to change their mind so that we don't have to lie and hide stuffs..

That's when I kind of heard hyung and dad talking..well more like hyung manipulating dad something about our will and how they shouldn't make me a shareholder.

Honestly, I couldn't believe my ears and it was more painful when I heard dad agreeing to whatever hyung was saying.

Then I connected the dots since the childhood and understood what was going on. I started observing things and realised how fool I was....everything was happening in front of my eyes but I couldn't grasp anything", taehyung chuckled as if mocking himself and jungkook placed soft kisses on his forehead in order to provide support.

"Then when you left for the shoot, I met our family lawyer secretly. Uncle Han was always fond of me, he did try to warn me earlier but again I couldn't understand his hints, guess, I was always this thick skulled", he chuckled again.

"No you aren't.. You are just too pure for this world, baby..and people took advantage of you.. You are the strongest person I have ever met. You endured everything without any protest", jungkook was quick to say otherwise because hell he would let taehyung degrade himself.

"What did he say?", jungkook asked.

"He said hyung has been planning to solely own the company since years.. Our will is somewhat twisted.

According to our ancestral will, only the sons and their legal spouse were to inherit shares. And the daughters would inherit more properties...

Dad planned on giving taeri noona some plots of land and an apartment in Gangnam district...also decided to give a handsome amount so that Mingyu hyung can start up his own business..", taehyung explained.

"Wait.. Isn't that a bit...unfair.. She should receive atleast a minimal percent, Isn't it?", jungkook frowned.

"It is.. Actually, there is a reason behind it.. It was years ago.. One of my father's aunt.... Her husband betrayed my great grandfather.. He distributed everything equally but that greedy man wasn't satisfied he use to torture the aunt, domestically and tried to name everything as his own.. Somehow they saved the aunt..And since then my great grandpa made this will", taehyung sighed.

"But isn't that what your hyung is doing.. And as much as I know Mingyu hyung is far better than that shit head", jungkook rolled his eyes.

"I know that... But what can we say.. Great grandpa took decisions based on his experience so yeah..", taehyung replied.

"Understandable", jungkook sighed.

"That is also the reason, Namjoon hyung isn't a part of our company.. As he is dad's nephew so his mother inherited properties than shares", he explained to be more clear, receiving a hum from jungkook.

"So as much as I understood.. I am to receive shares as well, right", jungkook asked to be sure.

"Yeah.. Somin noona too", taehyung said.

"That's why her greedy self was part of that shitty mess", jungkook chuckled.

"Yeah", taehyung replied nonchalantly.

"They were too confident", jungkook scoffed.

"Seems like it.. Anyway you should sleep now..", taehyung laid on the bed and pulled jungkook closer as he spooned the younger.

"It's already dawn", jungkook chuckled as he made himself comfortable in taehyung's arms inside the warm duvet.

"You don't have to wake up early.. I am not going to work as an employee anymore", taehyung stated and jungkook grinned hearing that.

"I can't wait for you to become the CEO.. You deserve it, baby", jungkook kissed taehyung's knuckles who returned the kiss on his exposed shoulder as they closed their eyes to sleep.

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