Chapter 67: Jealousy

"H-hi!" Beomgyu greeted.

"Hello!" Karina bowed and greeted very politely.

"H-how are you?" Beomgyu asked nervously.

"Fine but can I know who you are? I'm afraid I may not recognize you." She replied.

"Oh, haha! I'm Beomgyu! Maybe you don't know me but I know you, hahaha!" Beomgyu was very nervous but he was trying his best to keep his cool.

"Ah!" Karina looked at Soobin's bitter face and got afraid. She thought they were there asking for something from her.

"I-I was your classmate! Maybe you don't remember but there was a girl I was interested in when I was at school." Beomgyu said even though he didn't know what he was blabbering.

"Uh!" Karina was replying very shortly as she didn't want to talk with them. It was unexpected for Beomgyu because he knew girls love to gossip and she'd be interested in whom he liked. But it seems like she wasn't interested at all and it made Beomgyu feel disappointed. Since it was getting awkward, Soobin opened his mouth saying,

"Do you know a girl named Min?" Karina was astonished by hearing the name. She looked at Beomgyu and Soobin while making her eyes big and surprised.

"What do you want from me?" Karina became angry all of a sudden and shouted as she thought they had something to do with her best friend's disappearance.

"Relax! We came here to know if you know where she is!" Beomgyu grinned as if he didn't know anything about it.

"Sorry, but I can't give you her information." She replied and stood up and started walking away as she was done talking with them.

"Shit! I messed up! I wanted to know how she was doing but….." Beomgyu sighed and started messing his hair. Soobin also stood up and went to Karina. He grabbed her hand and tried to explain something to her. Beomgyu looked at them and he wanted to hear what they were talking about. But he didn't have the confidence to go there to listen. At last, Soobin remained there and Karina came back to Beomgyu, as she started talking with him, Soobin silently watched over them. There was a tree near there and Soobin laid on it, watching how cheerfully Beomgyu was talking with the girl.

Soobin's heart started aching seeing them so close. He wanted to go and interrupt them but he was afraid that if he did that, Beomgyu would get mad at him. Moreover, how could he do so when he didn't have any rights? It felt so hurtful since he knew the person who he loved had feelings for that girl. Though Soobin didn't know if Beomgyu felt the same about that girl yet, he felt insecure. She was really beautiful that anyone would like and that's why he had such a sadistic smile on his face. He wanted to know what they were talking about but didn't want to go there at the same time. His head was in a mess thinking about it too much. Suddenly he wanted to stop thinking about everything. But alas! He couldn't. He kept sighing as if he lost something very important all of a sudden.

But when he saw the girl was holding Beomgyu's hand, he couldn't watch anymore. He regretted coming back and saying those lies to the girl a while ago. He regretted sending her back to his precious person. He thought he shouldn't have come to her and begged her to talk with him. He turned around and started walking slowly. But he couldn't walk for long because he wanted to see if they were still holding hands or not. He turned back and saw Beomgyu was patting her head while putting on a very big beautiful smile.

He felt as if someone just stabbed him with a knife. It was hurting so much that he thought it'd be better if he would die right then so that he won't be able to see those things anymore. He couldn't control himself anymore and burst into tears. He nearly ran away from there. He kept remembering the smiling face of Beomgyu when he was touching the girl's head.

"It'd be nice if they got together! They can live a happy life! I'll wish them the best of luck!" Soobin said to himself. He tried to be happy for him but he couldn't. He was feeling he got all of the happiness just a while ago but now his everything has been snatched away by someone. Even though he was planning to pray for their happiness, he felt so empty inside. He wiped his eyes but it was showering from his eyes, so it didn't help him dry his eyes. He took a taxi and went directly to his own house. He needed some time alone to figure out everything.

[In the other side]

Beomgyu was surprised to see her coming back. He was excited to talk with her too since they were besties in the previous time. He didn't know what Soobin said to her but he was very thankful to him. Though he was aware of his feelings for Soobin, he fell for him again. Because he knew Soobin was an introvert and doesn't like to talk with others. But because of him, he went to talk with Karina. When he was thinking that, the girl came back and took her seat again.

"Oppa! You should've said that Min Jeong is with you!" She said while putting her bag on the table.

"Eh?" Beomgyu was surprised since he didn't know what she was talking about. But she assumed Soobin was the one who said something about it. So, he thought it'd be best if he just went with the flow.

"Um….y-yeah! I-I wanted to but you didn't leave me a chance." Beomgyu replied and took a good look at her. It seems like she had lost weight but became very stunning at the same time.

"Is she alright now? Does she still think about me? Why didn't you bring her back? Does she not want to come and meet me?" She asked so many questions at the same time. But Beomgyu didn't know how he should answer. He tried to think of so many ways to answer but all of them vanished right after he thought about them.

"She's okay. She will always remember you. You're the one who helped her to gain the life she wanted. So, she's very thankful to you. But she's really busy now. She wants to meet you but she's afraid she'll burden you again. She's afraid that she'll disappoint you. At the same time, she's afraid she'll be found out by her father. So, she didn't want to come. You know, she's leading a very happy life now thanks to you.

Though both of you might be freed even if you didn't try to escape back then, she'd be thrown back to hell again. If not for you, she might be sent back to her father again. And she'd be living the pathetic life again. But it was all because of you that she could escape from her cage. She could finally let go of her father. So, she's really thankful to you. She might go far away to become a more successful person so please don't expect her to come back to meet you. She could finally let go of everything. So, I think it'd be best to not contact her. She was too worried about you and that's why she sent me to you as a messenger." Beomgyu stopped and looked at her. She was shedding tears all of a sudden. Beomgyu took out some tissues and gave them to her to wipe them.

"Oppa! Promise me you'll take good care of her for the rest of her life, hm? I'm relieved! I'm so relieved now that I know she's alright. She found her true self and true love, right? It's okay if she forgets about me. I just want her to be happy. You'll keep her happy, right?" She suddenly held Beomgyu's hand and asked as if she was Winter's legal guardian who was handing her to her groom.

"I promise! But she told me to make sure to tell you to take care of yourself too. And I want that too. Please find your life now. You sacrifice too much for others. And you sacrificed too much for her too. So, please lead a happy life. Your parents are blessed to have such a nice daughter like you!" Beomgyu patted her head and said.

"Um! I will!" She replied while wiping her tears.

After Beomgyu came back from there, he started searching for Soobin. He kept remembering the conversation between him and Karina. She said he found her true love but he never mentioned it. So, how did she guess that? Maybe it was Soobin who told her. Yes, he found his true love and now he's determined that he's gonna pursue his love. He's gonna lead a very happy life. He felt happy and light as if such a huge burden went down from his chest just now. He really wanted to meet her but he didn't know if she was alive. But seeing her, he was assured that she was leading a normal but happy life. He felt relieved. But he couldn't find Soobin anywhere. He kept calling his phone but nobody was picking up the call.