45 Manipulation (2/2)

She glowered at her brother. ”There is a reason I can't.”

Jaemin traced his hand down the wooden frame to the very end, before bringing his hand back to his side. ”Don't give me your stupid excuses. You have the power, money, and beauty, why don't you use them to your advantage like always? You were great at it in high school.”

She was about to respond, explaining about Yoona's relations with Chae Minhyun, but she was interrupted by her brother.

He let out a sigh. ”But then again, you are Jaeun, the useless one in our family. If only Jihee was still here, she would've gotten the work done perfectly. After all, she was better than you in every aspect.”

Jaeun froze and looked up to her brother in terror.

He brought up that dreaded name. The very person who even Jaeun wasn't able to compete with.

Cold sweat appeared on her face. She couldn't breathe. Coughs escaped her lungs and she rolled around in her bed, gasping for air. The air was poison to her body, stinging needles into her organs. No matter how hard she tried to forget, the only person that effected her in such a manner was Jihee.

While Yoona arose anger, the mere thought of Jihee made her feel pain. She didn't know why. Her body just reacted this way, every time they were compared. Some times more severe than others.

Jaemin stood still, watching his sister struggle. His eyes were hallow, no emotions showing through his pupils. ”Sister, are you okay?”

She didn't answer.

He gently moved, sitting on the bed beside of her. He gently used his hand to caress Jaeun's head to calm her down. ”It's okay. I'm sorry for using her name. I forgot how much the thought of her hurts you.”

Jaeun nodded slowly, trying to recollect her thoughts. ”It's okay,” she whimpered.

When Jaeun began to calm down, he lightly whispered in her ear. ”But to topics of real importance. You are a Moon group member. The reason for your existence is to be better than anyone else. However, look at you now. You look ugly, monstrous, and f.u.c.ked up. You can't even handle a poor girl like Yoona. Isn't this a little disgraceful? You need to do better.”

Jaeun's eyes began to water, her body shaking with anger. Not towards her brother, but towards the very girl he was talking about. Her.

He was right. She was so useless, unable to do her duty as a member of this family. She was supposed to be perfect. The best person in the world. She was the one that should be loved by everyone, not Yoona.

Upon seeing her reaction, Jaemin let out a smile. ”Good. Understand your flaws and do better next time little sister. I should expect to see the fruit of your actions soon.”

He was about to stand up but felt a pair of hands grab his arm.

”But -” Jaeun said. ”T-there is something I have to tell you.”

Jaemin fought the urge to push her arm away. He didn't want her disgusting hands on him, especially with that face of hers. He thought his speech had snapped her out of her pitiful state. Apparently not. ”What.”

She took a deep breath. ”Today, I found that Yoona has someone very wealthy protecting her.”

Jaemin narrowed his eyes. This was new information.

”Who?” From what he knew, Yoona had little friends and the only close people in her life was the people at work. There was no way she could've found someone to go against them so fast.

He had planned everything out. Jaeun was supposed to torture Yoona as pleased.

Who was this unknown variable?

”It's Chae Minhyun, the CEO of MH.”

Jaemin felt his whole body freeze, and for once, he had no words to speak.

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