You Don't Own Me | 18+

Chapter 25

“Why are you sleeping on the same bed as him?” 

Jennie folds her hands in front of her chest with a scowl, staring hard at Jisoo who's about to get on the bed she shares with Taehyung. Taehyung stops preparing the bed and looks at her over his shoulder and then Jisoo.

He inhales. “I've told you my plan already. Grandma wants us to stay in the same room.”

Jennie rolls her eyes. “Did she say you have to use the same bed?”

“What else does she have to sleep on other than a bed?” He can't understand what she's making a fuss about.

“I don't know. There's a couch. Isn't it weird for you to sleep on the same bed as your friend's boyfriend?” Jennie asks Jisoo, entering the room haughtily.

“Jennie…” Taehyung calls her with a warning.

“What? And you, Tae. How could you let her sleep with you? Don't you feel any guilt towards me? Don't you think you're being too harsh on me? What? You are trying to get back on me for my mistake? How could you—”

“I'm not having that conversation again. Just go back to your room before anyone noticed you.” He brushes her off and gets on the bed.

“No!” She marches towards Jisoo and aggressively snatches the pillow in her hands, scratching her skin in the process. 

She winces at the pain as the wound starts to bleed from sharp nail. Taehyung immediately goes to her and checks her hand. “Let me see.” She tries to tell him ‘it's okay’ but he insists on her with a stern expression and inspects the wound attentively. Although it's just a graze, it needs to be taken care of. He clenches his jaw and glares at Jennie.

Jennie doesn't believe her own eyes. What did she do during her absence? How long has she been seducing her boyfriend? The patent lividity makes her look explosive as she grinds on her teeth, her nails biting into her palms.

“I was gone for two months, just two months. And you've already got my boyfriend wrapped around your finger? I shouldn't have let you see him in the first place. I can tell clearly that you've been thinking of fucking him since the beginning! You're just lucky that I left!”

“Stop spewing nonsense!” Taehyung silences her with a roar. “You need to grow up, Jennie. You need to start thinking using your brain instead of blaming everyone for your mistakes.”

“Are you calling me childish? Tae! I'm the woman you love!” She points to herself. “Shouldn't you just ignore my mistakes and understand my reasons? Why are you acting like that? You don't love me enough to give me a second chance.” Her eyes sharpen on Jisoo with a snort. “I see. You just found a better pussy to fuck.”

Taehyung raises his hand in utter disbelief. “This is all you can talk about? Fucking this and fucking that? What happened to you, Jennie? You're not the same woman that I loved.”

“Loved?” Her body froze. “Is that past tense? You don't love me anymore?”

“Gosh.” He sighs and pushes his bangs back. So done with her and her guileful words. “We will have a proper talk tomorrow. For now, go back to your room. I can't risk all the plans I made just because you can't think straight. Go.”

“You have to give me an answer right now!” She walks to him and clenches his shirt. “Have you fallen out of love? Huh? You love that bitch instead?” She points at Jisoo.

“Don't you feel anything at all when you refer to her like that?” He pushes her hand off. “She's your best friend. She's also risking her dignity just to help me. How could you think of her in that way?”

“I don't care! All I care about right now is your damn answer. I need to know. Do you love me or her? Huh? Say it!”

“Just leave!” He shoves her body away and this time it contains force that causes Jennie to fall on her butt.

She props her hand on the floor and moans painfully. Her eyes begin to tear up as she touches her wrist. “Ouch!”

Taehyung instantly kneels down before and takes her hand with a worried face. “I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to push you that hard.” She pouts and doesn't say anything. “Can you get up? Come. I'll help you.”

He assists her and wraps his hands around her body. “I'll go grab a first aid kit.” He puts her on the bed and leaves the room in a rush.

As soon as he is out of sight, Jennie hooks her leg above another smugly and ruffles her hair. She throws a smirk at Jisoo who has been silently watching them from the back.

“Did you see that?” She scorns. “No matter how many sly tricks you tried to use to seduce him, he will never choose you over me. So know your place.”

Jisoo stares at her with no expression.

“Awn, don't be so sad.” Jennie pouts pitifully. “This is just the beginning. I'll put you back in your place before the wedding and make Taehyung mine again. Don't worry. I'll at least let you be my bridesmaid as our wedding gift.”

“It seems like you're so insecure, Jennie.” Jisoo says coolly, not bothered by her threats. Jennie frowns so she continues. “I have no interest in seducing your boyfriend nor do I care about what you're saying. I'm doing it for money and I'll leave right after the contract ends. So, don't sweat. He's all yours.”

She doesn't wait for her response and goes to the bed that she usually sleeps on.

Taehyung returns with a first aid kit and notices Jisoo has already taken the bed. He sets the kit down and goes to her side. “Jisoo, your hand needs to be plastered.”

She glances at her small scratch and shrugs. “I won't die.” And then covers her body with the blanket.

“Let me do it for you.” He is persistent. He treats her small scratch with the plaster carefully, despite her refusal. “The wound is small but it can still be infected by bacteria. You can go to sleep.” He gives her a smile and stands up.

Jennie's eyes narrow as she watches the scene from the other side of the bed.