I slowly started to regain my consciousness. The sound of horns and tires screeching reached my ears however, no matter how much I tried to open my eyes, it felt like they were glued together.
I was trying to move when my body suddenly jerked forward but something tight wrapped around my chest prevented me from face planting on something. A groan slipped through my mouth, feeling a slight ache in my ribs.
"Oh, you're awake? That's good. We're almost here."
Hearing a very familiar voice, my eyes slowly opened. I blinked multiple times trying to keep them from closing again. Everything around me looked hazy and my eyes burned as if they'd been washed with bleach.
I looked beside me to see Jimin driving with a very serious face. I blinked again and looked towards the road. We were no longer surrounded by forest. It was almost time for sunrise and the road was not as crowded.
I looked at Jimin again. Feeling my eyes at him, he glanced at me once, giving me a small smile.
"You still look like shit, by the way." He commented, still smiling.
"What happened?" I rolled my eyes, ignoring his comment.
"Oh you mean after you fainted and I had to handle everything--"
"Answer the damn question, jackass. And where are we heading right now?" I snapped at him unintentionally. I could already feel a headache on its way and not to mention, I feel like my eyes are on fire. However, Jimin didn't seem offended. He chuckled softly while shaking his head in amusement.
"Looks like the night has made you even grumpier than before." Jimin laughed.
"I'm not-"
"Oh don't even try to deny it! Look at your face right now. It's all scrunched up into a frown and although you look cute, you look like you'd kill me any moment now." Jimin's smile slowly flattened when he glanced at me again to see my face darkening.
He cleared his throat and concentrated back on the road trying to avoid my eyes.
"Jeez! After you fainted, I had to carry you to where hoseok was. I found car keys in your bag so I searched the area and found your car. I left before the backup arrived so that you won't be seen. I planned to take you and hoseok to one of the safe houses to treat your wounds but then Olivia called and asked me to bring you both to her address. So now we are heading to whatever address she sent me." Jimin explained.
I breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back in my seat. Looks like everything is going smoothly.
"What about Hoseok?" I asked before coughing softly. My throat felt dry and itchy.
Jimin pointed towards the backseat with his thumb without moving his eyes from the road.
"He hasn't moved an inch since I threw him there. We need to get him checked." Jimin frowned slightly.
"Just keep driving. Olivia would know what to do." I took a deep breath again and closed my eyes. Jimin nodded silently and continued driving. My thoughts began to drift.
Many things have changed in these years. One of the biggest things that changed was the relationship between me and Olivia. From being total strangers to becoming someone we both can trust.
It wasn't easy for the both of us, especially her, to trust each other. After all, we both weren't that different. Unlike me, she didn't know that we'd already known each other in my past life. I thought of giving her an offer when she'd be kicked out in this life too but changed my mind after realizing that would be a bad idea.
I had made her a small offer when we coincidentally met in a mall again, 3 years ago. She could leave her parents on her own and work for me, and I'll pay for her studies and living expenses. Of course, she had rejected it at first. But one night, she had called me up on the number I gave her, asking if the offer was still up.
Of course, there were many conflicts between us in the beginning, with her being suspicious of my motives and how I knew about her family situation.
The answer, however, is something she'll get only when the time arrives. There are some things that even I don't have an answer to. After my rebirth, many things are starting to change. It made me realize that whatever I do will have a butterfly effect on the future.
Is that a bad thing or a good thing, I don't know. I know for a fact that I don't want to repeat the same mistakes I did in the past but that means I change the future too. It's a good thing I had decided to use the knowledge of my future before things changed.
The money I received from Old Madam Lee was nothing compared to what I'm aiming for. And what would be the quickest way of raising money? Investing.
In the last 5 years, I've been investing money in all the companies that were supposed to become successful one day. A stock market is a risky place but for someone with the knowledge of the future, it is truly a blessing.
I sighed in my heart. It doesn't feel bad having 09 digits balance in my account.
There are also some tragedies I avoided, or well I tried to. For example, I avoided interaction with the flower couple, Felix and Rose, in high school this time. I can't believe how much more peaceful I felt without them in my life.
However, no matter how much I try, when you study in the same school, you are bound to crash into each other more than once. And every time I did, my heart burned with hatred.
Hiding it under an unbothered facade wasn't easy when I wanted to do nothing but take my revenge. But I kept my cool. How could I take my revenge without seeing them suffer slowly? I can just shoot that flower(rose) between her eyes with my own hands but won't that be too forgiving? I want Felix to wish he was dead. Killing his love in front of him was my second plan but what if he jumped in front of her?
That would be a waste of my bullet and will also spoil my fun. I have a better plan in store for them. But that still has time. For now, I'll let them fall more deeply in love with each other so that the pain of separation is double.
"We are here," Jimin announced.
••••
"Dehydration and some minor injuries," Olivia informed while injecting something into Hoseok's arm. Keeping the injection aside, she took off her mask, revealing her stone-cold face.
Her stern eyes glanced at me before moving towards Jimin. Jimin awkwardly glanced between me and Olivia, sensing the tension.
He gave an awkward laugh, extending his hand toward Olivia for a handshake. Just when I thought she was going to ignore his hand, she accepted his hand and shook it firmly.
Her expression turned light as a rare smirk graced her lips. Although I felt surprised, I didn't let it show outwardly. Her eyes sparkled subtly with gratitude. However, that expression vanished as soon as it came.
"Thanks for today. I'll make sure to put in some good words about you to Old Madam Lee." She offered.
"Thanks but that won't be necessary. I decided to help a friend in need." Jimin smiled, letting go of Olivia's hand.
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