Wounded, scarred and tortured -III.

Kim Hyun-Jun slowly walked over to the boy with his eyes glistening with tears. It was difficult to hold in the tears for this is his son right in front of him, messed up like a criminal. His father instinct kicked in immediately.

Kim Hyun-Jun howled at the Old man seating at a corner of the room, "Why?, What have you done? Did I not explain to you that we can't harm this young man? You have to stop now, let him go!!!", His anger didn't dissipate a bit and neither did he hide it, it was very evident. He felt like strangling the old man right there on the spot and his eyes communicated the evil in his heart as he took each step further away from Yo-Han's body and closer to the old man. He knew that in this territory he had almost no control and that Jin Beom-Seok could do whatever with him but he just didn't care at the moment. His determination was set only to be shattered when he saw the dangerous expression the Old man had making him stop in his tracks.

"Bullsh*t, total bullsh*t" The old man's usually warm voice turned cold. His demeanor gave no room for warmth in the room, the aura was so chilly. Though it was Kim Hyun-Jun's first time seeing this transformation, he still wasn't so surprised. It was a signature mark of someone who posseses even half of the Kim family's blood. Its nothing he hasn't seen before, his father used to be like this all the time and the man never smiled once.

"Hahah, Kim Hyun-Jun, I wondered why you suddenly began going against my orders, I had no idea until I met this grandnephew of mine... Hmn, I will commend you for doing a great job, hiding the fact that you had another son aside your twins from your father, Baek Na-na and I for the past 23years. Hum, all this years, you made everyone think KimJin and Min Corporation are rivals meanwhile you held the two companies in your hands, what a smart move, your father taught you well." "Hmph" the old man sighed and asked. "who is the woman?"

Words were not enough to express the shock on Kim Hyun-Jun's face. 'How the hell did the man decrypt everything?, This is trouble, it would definitely put Min Ju-Eun in a tough spot if he mentioned the name. What should he do?'

Kim Hyun-Jun managed to sneak a smile up to his face and let out a chuckle before saying, "Who said he's my son? Aish, old age is telling on you seriously, the young man is CEO Park of Min Corporation are you joking, Ha! yes you must be kiddi..."

"Shut up!" Jin Beom-Seok yelled to interrupt Kim Hyun-Jun. The old man glared at Kim Hyun-Jun mischievously before berating the fellow. "Old age?, You just must be foolish to think I am that stupid not to know what's happening. If he truly is just the CEO of Min Corporation, why are you standing up for him, you did not even stand up for Park Mit-Eum 15years ago even though he was your only sibling, but you will go against me for a stranger?. Moreover his resemblance to your mother is extraordinary, just like Park Mit-Eum. It's really obvious that this boy has the Kim blood running in his veins, he even inherited your asthma. Did you really think it will remain a mystery?... Answer my question, who is the mother?"

After a long pause with no response from Kim Hyun-Jun, Jin Beom-Seok continued. "I see, so you went against your father. Since he's definitely not Baek Na-na's, then it's the Min lady right?, Min... Min Ju-Eun, hmn that's her name, I still have a great memory."

BUSTED!!!. At the moment Kim Hyun-Jun wished the ground could open and swallow him but it just wouldn't happen. He glanced over at Yo-han once again the several wounds and blood stains on him met his eyes and the one that really caught his attention is the tiger head scar on Yo-Han's chest. He turned to Jin Beom-Seok and asked. "You knew he is my son yet you did all this to him? And what's the reason for this scar?" He yelled the last part and a drop of tears fell from his face when he noticed that the boy as passed out from the torture.

Jin Beom-Seok gave no heed to the emotions scattered on Kim Hyun-Jun's face, he laughed mildly before saying, "Hyun-Jun, aren't you a Kim?, Isn't it tradition for every male child of the Kim family to get the tiger head scar on their chest, It's mark of Royalty isn't it?"

Kim Hyun-Jun felt like exploding from rage. It's true but such barbaric act has ended. "UNCLE JIN!, The mark is now meant to be a permanent tattoo. We've gone past the ages when we scar ourselves for identification!"

"Hyun-Jun, your father didn't get a tattoo, right before my eyes, I saw him get scarred like this. It's only you who has forgotten the tradition who made your twins resolve to tattooing. You also have the scar, don't you?. Well, it was also fun to see him in pain so why not scar the young man and listen to him scream like a lady?" Jin Beom-Seok replied, he had on his face the expression of a devil lurking behind an angels smile. There was wickedness behind his smiles.

Kim Hyun-Jun folded his fist tightly with his nails digging into his skin just to calm himself for he was very angry. He turned to Jin Beom-Seok again and asked. "He is not the son of my marriage, just like Park Mit-Eum and the Jin family are illegitimate. You people don't get the mark why did you give it to him?"

Jin Beom-Seok rose from his seat, his eyebrows furrowed not because he was angry but because of his hurtful fragile bones. He gently walked towards Kim Hyun-Jun saying, "Oh boy, that word illegitimate hurts you know?, But I will explain. It's because he is your son. You are a Kim. Our own father's were not Kim clansmen. We can't take the Kim surname but he can. There is a huge difference between us, he is not like us and he has an inheritance in the Kim family but we don't. It's as simple as that... And if you're still wondering why I tortured him, it's because he got in the way of the Man who lives in Blackness. I had to play my part of our alliance you know even though he is my grandnephew." With this, Jin Beom-Seok walked out of the dungeon.

Kim Hyun-Jun was left in the room with bitterness in his heart. He swore to all the gods out there that he would definitely get back at whoever it is called the man in Blackness.

He moved to get a closer view of Yo-Han, he held the boys face and for the first time, he does not want to let go. Just like an opened floodgate, his emotions flooded tears to his face, he held unto the boy and said. "Son, from now on, I will never let anything, anyone whoever it may be, harm you. Only now did I realize that you are the apple of my eyes. Formerly, I wanted to find favour in Ju-Eun's eyes by treating you like a son, but now, I can tell that I really love you and I will make up for the days we lost. I don't care if you don't reciprocate this feeling of mine but just so you know, I will broadcast it to the world and let everyone know that you are my son and no harm will ever befall you again. Hang in there, Dad will surely get you out of this damn pl..."

"Do just that" He heard a croaked voice and he immediately turned around but the room was empty. He then hard the same voice saying. "Don't... don't just stand there, save me and make that man pay." His eyes widened when he heard the words coming from Yo-Han. "You are awake?" He exclaimed and immediately dried his teary face. " Hold on I will be back." He then exited the dungeon.

In the dark hallway, Kim Hyun-Jun traced the way back to where the guards where but before he got near, he saw a message notification on his phone. It was a video that had a picture of someone in bondage as the thumbnail. He immediately clicked on the video to see the content.

The screen was divided into three parts, one with a sniper targeted at Kim Do-Joon, the second part of the screen was a footage of gunmen surrounding Baek Na-na at a spa with gags around her mouth and her hands tied behind her back. The last part of the screen was that of Kim Do-Hyun at a clubhouse with gunmen in disguise. Beside him, a gun was pointed at his groins, leaving to freeze out of fear.

The next moment Kim Hyun-Jun received a call, he immediately answered it and without waiting for the one on the other end he shouted. " Okay, Uncle, I won't do anything silly just let go of those people, they have nothing to do with this!!!" He began to shiver out of fear.

'Does the old man have to threaten me like this! And what about those that are supposed to be protecting my family? What the heck are they doing.' Chaos broke in his head as he suddenly became indecisive. 'What should I do?'

"Hahaha, Uncle?, You have the wrong idea. I know that you, CEO Kim knows the whereabouts of my boss Park Yo-han. Hand over my Boss and we'll let your family go unharmed!" Na-Gil's voice came from the other side.

Kim Hyun-Jun heaved a sigh before replying, "Mr Sung, right?, Believe me, I am not against your boss in anyway, I will try to get him out of here but you don't really have to threaten me like this just let them go."

"Nope, I can't do that. I am being considerate enough not to touch your dare daughter because my boss had warned never to harm her. Don't you think she would be the best to threaten you with?" Na-Gil said causing Kim Hyun-Jun to grit his teeth over at his end.

'How dare you bring Kim Myung-Hee into this?' Then he remembered something Na-Gil said, he immediately asked to confirm. "Yo-han warned you not to touch Myung-Hee?"

"Ha, yeah, don't you know that they've been like siblings for a long time?, The only person he would not harm is Kim Myung-Hee. Even though he did not ask me to do this, he wouldn't mind as long as nothing happens to Kim Myung-Hee. Release Park Yo-han and I will let your family go."

"I can't do it alon-" Kim Hyun-Jun was interrupted by the beeping sound that declared the end of the call. He really can't release Yo-han without help. Jim Beom-Seok would not make it so easy. ' This is do or die.'

Kim Hyun-Jun gathered up all the guts he had and quietly sneaked into one of the guards quarters.