10 Its All His Faul (1/2)
His father slapped him in the face.
It stung. Minhyun's nerves tingled as if they were sizzling under the blazing sun. He grabbed his cheek and stumbled down from the impact. Dizziness washed over his head.
This was the second time father had physically reprehended him. The first was when Minhyun had asked about his mother.
His father, Chae Seung-b.u.m was the CEO of MH Conglomerate. Meticulous and distant. He solely focused on the company, blocking out any human emotion except anger from his work. Within the South Korean business industry, he was a G.o.d. All business deals ended up in his favor and there was no insect in his path. n.o.body was above this man, for he built himself to be unstoppable.
When something wouldn't go his way, Chae Seung-b.u.m would lash out. This was one of those moments.
”Pathetic. You are no son of mine. How can a MH company heir be crying over a mere girl?”
Minhyun was of lost for words.
If the same situation happened a month ago, Minhyun would've been traumatized; unable to sleep at night. Before, his life revolved around pleasing his father so that he could take over the company. Being reprehended by his parent was the worst thing that could happen.
But the reason for Minhyun's loss of words was not about his relations.h.i.+p with his father. At night, he's already drowned himself in despair for too long about that topic. No, it was something worse.
Yoona: the first friend he's ever had; the only person he smiled around; and the person he cared most about, was to never be seen again. She was gone. Forever.
Father's statement confirmed all his horrors.
At the bottom of his heart, he had known all along. Every single detail this morning was leading up to this point. Yet, even with the evidence placed in front of him, Minhyun kept grabbing onto the single piece of hope that she was still in the estate. Unfortunately, his false hopes only lead to pure disappointment.
Now, Yoona would never be able to step back into this house again. h.e.l.l, with his father's power it was even impossible for her to be in the town. Father controlled the authorities; the town's council, the police, and the people. The corrupt system allowed him to do whatever he wanted. Not only that, but in the past, fired workers were penalized and black-listed. As MH was present in many sectors, it was hard for them to live life normally again.
What would happen to Yoona? He couldn't even imagine how much suffering she would face. Father was a cruel man. He, out of everyone, knew this fact. After all, what kind of father would treat his son this way?
”Are you not going to say anything?”
Seung-b.u.m looked down at his son. His heart did not waver the slightest from the red marks present on his heir's face. Instead, he felt like the punishment was not enough. He allowed his son to play G.o.d in the house, yet, Minhyun chose to abuse his power through disobedience. Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic.
The man was furious when he checked his financials last night. Although Minhyun had tried his best to balance the numbers so that it looked like only his expenses were on the sheet, there were a few mistakes he had made. Things that didn't catch his eyes. After all, food was not the only expense in the house. If it was anybody else, they would not have been able to catch it. But Minhyun's opponent was MH conglomerate. n.o.body could beat them.
There were also other faults Seung-b.u.m found. For instance, his son did not know that the security footage was always transferred to the main HQ after a day. One of the security team members quickly noticed the strange inconsistencies between the tampered footage. Although it took a few weeks for the numbers to add up and for the security tampering to be noticed, Seung-b.u.m finally caught on. He canceled all his meetings to go back home.
To think that his son was not studying, but getting attached to a Maid's daughter. It was repulsing.
Minhyun wiped his tears with his sleeve. He took a deep, shaky breathe. ”Where is Yoona.”
Minhyun wanted to know. Scratch that, he needed to.
Seung-b.u.m took a step forward. He narrowed his eyes. ”What did you say?”
Normally his son would be quacking with fear. Seung-b.u.m, after all, was the master of the house and the single person above him in power. However, it was shocking to see the change in his actions. His son was rebelling. Clearly, the Maid's child had influenced his son more than he thought.
A Chae Family son getting wavered by a girl? This only arose more anger in his heart.
Like a volcano, Minhyun was on the verge of causing disaster. His fists were tightened to the color of white. He was shaking, about the explode in any minute.
”I said where. is. Yoona.”
Another slap. This time harder. Minhyun fell against the floor, a sharp pain searing his cheek. He could feel the blood rus.h.i.+ng to his face. His shoulder rang with agony for it had twisted it the wrong way while falling down.
Tears emerged in his eyes, yet it didn't overwhelm the pain in his heart. Physically and mentally, he was broken.
Seung-b.u.m sighed. He signaled for his security to bring him his schedule from the tablet. He had no time to waste on an inconsiderate brat. To think that his schedules were ruined all because of a little girl. He needed to put everything back in order. Even if it took physical measures.
”Where... Is... She...” Minhyun mustered out once more. Yoona was the only friend he'd had for years. He couldn't give up so fast.
”She's gone,” Seung-b.u.m finally answered. He fixed both of his cuffs to align. ”There is no need to think of her anymore. She will never appear in your life ever again. I made sure of it.”
No. No. No.
Minhyun struggled to move on the cold floor. His hand was over his shoulder while the other over his heart. The pain hurt too much. The darkness he lived in, before meeting Yoona, reappeared again.