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Published at 19th of January 2024 12:07:56 PM


Chapter 384: Past Meets Present

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Chapter 384 Past Meets Present

Year 2021

It was dark.

The skies were void of any stars.

It was as if the day was meant to be gruesome.

Joon-ho stood at the rooftop and started looking back on the friends he made along the way after he was kicked out of Phoenix.

Kim Jeong was one of them.

Lee Mansik and Do Bonggi also came to his life like a flicker of a flame.

They were the people who he confided with when he was mercilessly removed from the debut group—the people who made him feel like he belonged.

However, Joon-ho was blinded.

They didn't turn out to be good people.

In the end, the friendship he cherished turned into the friendship that bit him back in the ass.

And it made him forget the real friendship that he should have cherished more.

In front of him was a tall figure standing on the railings of the balcony, the wind blowing through his unkempt hair.

"No," Joon-ho said, taking a step forward.

"Don't," the man, whose face was unrecognizable, said. "I've decided."

"Please, don't do this," Joon-ho pleaded, going on his knees. "I'm here for you. You're not alone."

"I don't care," the man hopelessly said. "At the end of the day, I will just be...forgotten."

With that, the man fell from the balcony, almost ten floors down. Joon-ho scrambled to get to him, trying to hold onto something...anything...but it was too late.

The body lurched forward and landed on the cold, hard concrete.

"You killed him."

"This is your fault."

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"There's no one to blame but you, puppy June."

"Now, let's get this party started," Jeong said, circling around the two like a predator would do to its prey.

June stayed still, while Minjun clung to him for dear life.

"Let us go," June said. "If you want, we can talk about this among ourselves. Leave Minjun out of it."

"Well, then where's the fun in that?" Jeong exclaimed.

"Since the little one is here, why don't we tell him an interesting story," he started off.

"Shut up—," June said, but was quickly cut off by Jeong.

"Once upon a time, there lived an aspiring idol who always did his best. According to him, he was supposed to debut in a group, but honestly, he didn't really have what it takes," Jeong chuckled.

It was obvious they were talking about Joon-ho.

"And then, like the world had turned its back on him, his parents died, he got kicked out of the company, and he started seeking friends. Three little guys were kind enough to take him under their belt, but he was ungrateful and didn't want to do the things the three kind guys wanted him to do," he continued.

June guessed that Joon-ho still upheld his morals even though he was forced to do immoral acts by these guys.

"But, of course, the three guys always had a back-up plan. If the little puppy didn't have what it takes, then they decided to deflower his little friend instead."

June froze. Now, this was new information for him. There were still a lot of gray areas in Choi Joon-ho's past, but everything was becoming clear one-by-one.

...why he was so timid.

...why a poem was in his phone entitled—'I Shouldn't Have Seen What I Saw.'

...and why these guys are still pestering him up until now.

"His little friend couldn't take the pressure, though," Mansik chuckled.

"Yeah, if only the little puppy would have obeyed the three kind guys in the first place, then his little friend wouldn't have suffered in the end," Bonggi added.

Minjun frowned, already guessing they were talking about June's past. He was a smart kid so he pieced it all together.

"So, in the end," Jeong said, his eyes holding a dark glint, "it was the little puppy's fault why his little friend suffered, but now—here he is, now living his life as an idol without any regard to the sins he has committed."

Jeong was sure June was going to be shaken up by his recollection of the past, but June's eyes continued to hold nonchalance, making him frown.

"Are you done?" June asked, taking even Minjun by surprise.

"W—what?" Jeong stammered.

"The only thing I'm getting here is that it's all your fault," June started off, "don't blame other men for your sins."

"And besides," June smirked, leaning closer to Jeong.

"I'm a kitty, idiot."




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