Chapter 35 | Closer to the Truth

Jimin and Namjoon were sitting in the living room of Minho's apartment. They were nervous, they didn't know how the meeting with Seunghee was going to go. They heard that she was doing a lot better after months of being with her mate but they knew that didn't mean she was open to reliving the horrors of what happened to her.

Currently, they were waiting for Seunghee and Hyojung to come back from their date. Jimin and Namjoon were sitting across from Minho who informed them that the two females will be back soon.

"How's Y/N doing?" Minho asked cutting through the silence.

"She's doing well," Namjoon replied a smile forming on his face thinking about you.

"How did she react to your ruts kicking in?" Minho asked. "Oh, wait. Did they even kick in? Is she still wearing the Scent Blockers?"

"I think it scared her at first, but she's been handling it better than we thought," Jimin said honestly. "She's still wearing the Scent Blockers because we didn't want to overwhelm her with all our ruts happening at the same time." 

"I see," Minho hummed deep in thought. "Has she mentioned her past at all?"

"Yes," Jimin responded with a frown.

"Which reminds me," Namjoon cut in. "Do you have a picture of Chanseong? I've been trying to look him up online but we couldn't find anything of use."

"Honestly, I have no clue," Minho frowned. "I think I might have burned all the pictures of him." Minho's fist clenched as he thought back to the worst day of his life. "She was so traumatized by it, she was in a catatonic state for a few months. I should have seen the signs but I didn't."

"Hyung-nim, she doesn't blame you for that," Jimin said softly.

"She really should," Minho sighed running his fingers through his hair. "I was the one who brought Chanseong into our lives. I was in a sort of rebellious stage of my life when I met him. If I just listened to my parents and just studied, Y/N would never have met Chanseong and she would have grown up like any other girl her age."

Jimin and Namjoon exchanged looks. Namjoon gave Jimin a nod. "Hyung-nim," Jimin began softly. "I have some news that might not go well with you." Minho looked to Jimin and stayed silent. "We have reasons to believe that Hwang Chanseong might be behind your sister's attack. The one where she went to jail and the most recent attack against her."

"What?" Minho growled, almost sounding inhuman.

"We're trying to get information about him but we couldn't find anything," Namjoon explained.

"Hold on a minute," Minho said as he jumped up from his position on the sofa. He rushed out of the room for a few minutes then he hurried back. A picture in his hands. He handed the picture to Namjoon and Jimin. He retook his place on the sofa.

The two detectives could see that the picture was of Minho standing in the middle of two men. The men looked tall and handsome. Jimin and Namjoon could tell that Minho was uncomfortable between the two men.

"Who are they?" Namjoon asked.

"That's Ok Taecyeon," Minho pointed to the person who was standing at the right of himself. "And that's Kim Minjoon," Minho pointed to the person who was standing on the left side. "I met them a while ago when I was first starting my company. Minjoon-ssi is the owner of the A&A Company and Taecyeon-ie hyung is the owner of the ADTOY Company and from what I remember, Chanseong introduced me to Taecyeon hyung as his mate when we started hanging out. Of course, when I saw that it was him after I created Shawol, I decided not to partner with them."

"What?!" Jimin and Namjoon exclaimed.

"He already had a mate but he assaulted Y/N-ie?" Namjoon was seething with anger.

"That's why I didn't know how obsessed Chanseong was getting with Y/N," Minho admitted with a shake of his head. "I thought because Chanseong had already found his mate, he wouldn't do anything to Y/N-ie. Of course, I was wrong. Although I have to admit, it felt good giving Chanseong his first scar."

"What?" Jimin asked his full attention on your brother.

"When I got home after my date, I saw that the front door was open wide. I thought it was weird at first but didn't think much of it until I heard Y/N-ie screaming for help and for someone to stop," Minho recounted the horrific day. "I rushed up the stairs and saw that son of a bitch assaulting my minor sister and I saw red. I grabbed the bedside lamp in Y/N-ie's room and hit him across the head with it. The lamp shattered and Chanseong had to get stitches from the shards."

Jimin and Namjoon relaxed a bit after hearing Minho's side of the story. Although you had been horrifically assaulted, Minho had been able to put an end to it. Also, they could see that the short-temper ran in the family but they were glad for that.

"Oppa! We're home!" The bright and bubbly voice of Hyojung ran through the house, getting rid of the tension that was beginning to rise.

"Hyojung-ah, Jimin and Namjoon-ssi are here to ask some questions," Minho called out as he stood up from his seat. "If there's anything you need. Information, people, anything at all, call me. I want the son of a bitch back in prison. I'll also look around to see if I can find any pictures of him."

"Thank you hyung-nim," Jimin said with a smile.

"Take care of Y/N-ie," Minho said with a nod. "She might act tough on the outside but she's still a little girl."

"We'll protect her, I promise," Namjoon said with a firm tone of affirmation.

Minho nodded satisfied as he walked out of the living room as Hyojung and Seunghee walked into the living room. Minho gave Hyojung a little pat on the head as he walked out to give the detectives some time with the girls alone.

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