15 Breaking Off Toxicity

"I told him I'm going out with my friends and that one of the parents will be coming to accompany us, I convinced him." Ran informs right after she got in and put the seat belts on.

"Such daughter you are," Akane teases the girl but lean down to have her a kiss on the cheek then asking, "So, what do you wanna do today?"

"There's this new Gucci bag I want." Ran states with sparkling eyes and started showing things from her phone to Akane.

"Your parents got money, don't they but you things?" Akane jokingly asks, but she wanted to know if they actually neglect this little ball of energetic pup.

"Nah, they don't." Ran smiles, a bit sadness upon answering, "Daddy does when he has time, which is almost as rare as me getting sick and mom just don't have the time. At least dad tries, sending and picking me up from school but mom just says she's busy even when I try to just talk to her.... it's okay though, I understand that they have their work to do and I don't disturb them much. I don't like it but what can I do."

"Honestly, your mama is a shitty excuse for a mother." Akane comments frankly and the girl burst out laughing, making the older women smile along with her.

"My mama is a shit too, I grew up with a nanny and always stayed at my uncles house playing with my two cousins when I was your age." Akane shared a bit, not wanting the girl to feel like only she is experiencing this situation in life.

"Where they fun to play with?" Ran ask, an envy look on her eyes that didn't pass the older.

"They were, Kwanggie is older and Taetae was younger than both of us. They were fun but sometimes I just like to sit and read books and just watch them playing. I spent most of my time reading stories and doing researching things I got interested in."

"What kind of research?"

"Everything. Myths, legends, fairies, why does cats have pointed ears and we don't, why do apples have different taste.. all kinds of things."

"Where are they now?" Ran states at her with curiosity and so much adoration that Akane almost felt bad for giving out her reply.

"I lost all of it when I was fourteen. I got sent to a far away place and I couldn't come back. I just got out of that place only few years ago."

"That sounds more sad than my life," Ran pouts cutely and gave a kiss on older's cheek.

"But now you're here, so are you gonna start over?" Ran innocently questions.

Akane smiled and nodded her head, making the girl smile more widely, showing off her gummy toothy smile.

She looks just like her father.

Akane didn't hesitate to get the little girl what she wants. Ran loves Gucci bags because she loves the male model representative, she also likes Puma shoes, Supreme clothes, Chanel accessories and Burberry dresses. Akane even bought Ran a Louis Vuitton luggage to go with it. Their shopping get away took them to Kyoto, Hong Kong and to Singapore, then back home.They had fun, they enjoyed and they got back to Seoul at ten at night.

"Did you had fun?"

Akane and Ran stopped and turn towards the sitting room and saw a figure sitting on one of the single couch, legs crossed and arms folded.

Clearing her throat, Akane stood up straight and Ran squeak out a small 'daddy', right before moving to hide behind the older women.

"The moment you said friend I figured out its Yoon and Ran honey you don't have any close friend with whom you hang out on weekends so it was a dead giveaway." Joon Ki says and sighs as he stood up to help them with the carrying the countless of bags. He didn't bother with the count, he just took all of them from both of them and walk up the stairs first to his kids room.

"Uh, there's more in the car, I'll go get it." Akane awkwardly said before walking out the door. She find the situation kinda awkward so she took her time calming herself as she went out to the driveway to collect more shopping bags from her car.

"Are you Joon Ki's assistant? Did he let Oh Ran shop online again?" the women said just as Akane turn and saw her by the porch. She squint her eyes at Akane and rolls her eyes, scoffing and grumbling to herself. "I bet he's going to spoil that little brat." she says, the distaste and irrigation clear in her eyes.

Akane kept her mouth shut and just followed the women into the house quietly.

The women let out a scoff upon seeing Joon Ki coming down the stairs with Oh Ran. Akane might have slap the women then and there if not for Ran hiding behind her father, scared of her own mother.

"Like father, like daughter, both of you are annoying." the women says, "Just sign the damn papers already and let me out of this hellhole!"

"Suran, don't you care about your own daughter? how could you say that?!" Joon Ki retorts firmly, but he's was holding back.

"Can I just slap you old lady." Akane interrupts when Suran was about to raise her voice, again. "You see, they are better off without you. Joon Ki can manage being a single parent because it seems he has been doing it since the day Ran was born. Where were you? Chasing money? If yes how much you need? 1billion? 3? 9? 100? Greedy people like you who use other people to gain has nothing to really gain in this society. You know what they are called? Whore, that's what they are called. Since they sell whatever they have to step up their game, even if the cost is their body. Come on, don't show me that 'who the hell are you to talk to me like that' face. I know who you are, I know what you do and I know more then Joon Ki about the things you did to reach where you are now."

Akane turn towards the man and nods her head at the girl trembling behind him. It's sad but this has to be done, any delay would be just stretching the time it's gonna happen.

"Ran baby, go to your room please." Joon Ki softly let the girl run back up to her room and face the two women before him. "What more did she do?" he questioned, his voice was calm but he was clearly in rage, eyes glaring hard at his wife.

"She cheated on you, multiple times I say." Akane replies, and scoffs when Suran glared at her, " What? want me to show him prove how you fucked people behind him and had affairs with actors and directors alike?" she taunted the other women.

Suran raise her hand to slap but Akane grabs her wrist in a tight grip, enough to bruise and hurt.

"You said you love me like no other, Suran." Joon Ki said, defeated, smiling sadly as he chuckles humourless, "I loved you too that's why I married you!" he yelled, "Why... why did you have to do this to me.. to Ran. She is your daughter for god's sake, how could you? you could have just told me that you dont love me anymore and walk away. Why do you have to hurt us like this?!"

It was messy, it was emotional and tiring to say the least, but Akane managed to get both the father and the daughter in bed and she had to actually stay over to look after them. Suran left with wounded pride but she didn't cried. She was just angry and upset for being found out.

"Break up sure is tiring."