Radka is not even my type!

"I'll keep tonight a secret.

If I tell Madame, I'm afraid I'll get punished instead of praised." Minnie said.

"Why would she punish you?" Salvatore asked, "I'm just saying that even if i decided to go do the right thing, and tell Madame about tonight...I can get punished for helping Lydia, so it's best to keep it a secret." Minnie explained.

"I'm sorry that the bad blood between me and Radka is causing you problems, it must be difficult for you to keep a secret from Radka when you two care about and trust each other a lot." Lydia replied.

"I don't think so...Radka has been keeping me out of most of what she does lately.

I've been sensing that she's not trusting me like she used to." Minnie said, "I've been feeling like that ever since she assigned me to protect Nikolai." She added.

Confused, "I don't understand?" Nikolai asked.

"Idk, I'm getting this weird ass vibe that I was just occupying a spot for Radka all this time! until someone else comes and claim it." Minnie said before she looked at Jin.

Jin raised his eyebrows cluelessly at Minnie, "I think Radka is replacing me with someone who would be more loyal to her than me... I'm talking about you Jin." Minnie spoke again, earning a bunch of slightly shocked expressions from everyone else.

"Wait! My work for Radka is only temporary, until Nikolai is safe!

I don't plan to make this arrangement for life." Jin replied.

"We all know Jin is not cut out for Radka's dark world!" Salvatore said, "No offense to you Jin." he added.

"To Radka, Jin's return was a sign of major changes.

Because Nikolai chose Jin again, Jin automatically became a part of Radka's family, and Radka always puts family first.

She may not include Nikolai in her dark world because he's the one who's truly not cut out for it, but Jin is different... Radka's already treating him like the son in law she always wanted." Minnie Said while approaching Jin.

When there was only a step between her And Jin, Minnie stopped walking and stared him deep in the eyes, "I knew it from the moment we met again Jin, that you were gonna be my replacement...It was bound to happen, sooner than later." she said smiling.

Nervous, Jin felt himself sweating all of the sudden, "Umm, Minnie... You're scaring me a little." he said making her laugh.

"MAAAN! don't worry! I'm not mad! you're a good person and of course you'll be more loyal to Radka than I am! you're dating her son!" Minnie said putting her hand on Jin's shoulders, then she stopped smiling for a second and stared even deeper into Jin's eyes "Btw, a piece of advice! don't break Nikolai's heart or cheat on him! Rakda kills traitors with her own hand." Minnie said before smiling again, then she patted Jin's shoulders once and released him.

"Why aren't you mad?" Nikolai Asked, "Do you know how big is the pressure of being Radka's favorite? it's like carrying the world on my back! And I'm not even worth the job, let alone keeping it!

I'm just happy I'll be relieved of this position soon enough." Minnie explained with excitement in her voice.

"I think you're worth the job actually...Remember that mission we went through in the past you and I?" Lydia said and Minnie Nodded, "Minnie, you told me back then that Radka is like the mother you never had before.

And Considering how much you survived being her closest all these years, it has to be because Radka cares for you deeply." Lydia added.

"It doesn't matter anymore what Radka feels.

My time has come, and it couldn't have come at a better time! like I said I'm happy about this." Minnie replied.

"What do you mean?" Salvatore asked, "I'm not just stepping out as her favorite...I'm completely stepping out!

I don't want to be Radka's girl anymore, I wanna out...permanently." Minnie replied.

"You're kidding?" Jin said surprised,"When summer ends, I'm going to officially quit and start fresh.

i might leave this shithole town too! I always wanted to live in a big city, and now I have the motivation and Money for it." Minnie replied enthusiastically.

Frowning, "When did you decide to quit? you always say that you don't have a life outside being Radka's girl.

Does Radka even knows You're planning to leave her?" Lydia questioned.

"The way you guys talk about it, makes it sounds almost as if you're dating Radka and not working for her!" Salvatore joked.

"My decision is pretty recent and no...I'm not telling Radka until it's the moment for me to quit.

It's too soon to drop the news." Minnie replied.

"Good, because I think she's going to hate your decision so much." Lydia replied back.

"You think?"

"I do, Radka treasures you Minnie and I'm not sure why you don't believe it."

"It's not that I don't believe it but I'm not even her most skilled girl, I don't see why everyone thinks I'm invaluable to her?"

"That's exactly why I think you're invaluable Minnie, Radka could have chosen any girl better than you, but she didn't.

You were a random girl she picked-up, And you didn't bring anything extra to the table when you first became her girl, you were just ordinary like most girls." Lydia replied.

Lydia smiled at Minnie as she continued, "And although Radka had a bunch of extraordinary girls working for her, You trained and worked harder than anyone else, And Rose above the ordinary and extraordinary girls.

She always puts you on the most important tasks, trusts you with her life Minnie! that's why she placed you in charge of protecting her precious son." Lydia said.

Astonished, "I didn't expect to hear these words from you Lydia." Minnie replied.

"Nobody here did!" Salvatore said surprised as well, "I'm not saying all of this so you wouldn't quit just so you know, I couldn't care less." Lydia spoke again, "I said these words because that's what Radka thinks." She added.

"Thanks?" Minnie Said skeptically, "But I'm wondering, how do you know so much about what Radka thinks." She added questioning.

"I bet my dad told her all of this... isn't that right Lydia?" Nikolai asked.

"Well..." Lydia glanced at them with a little hesitation, "Rushil and I talk from time to time, it's true.

But it's completely innocent!" Lydia's reply made some of them raise eyebrows.

"Are you sure you two aren't sleeping together?" Nikolai asked bluntly.

Surprised, "What no! my heart and body is only for Cyrus! Rushil is just a friend!" Lydia replied immediately.

Clicking her tongue, "Tch, I forgot this 'Cyrus' stalker is a sad little virgin." Minnie said.

Nearly shouting,"I don't believe you Lydia! what's going on between you and my dad?" Nikolai asked.

"I promise you he and I never touched each other! we talk online mostly and Rushil loves your mother so much!

He just gets too jealous and ends up venting to me about how much Radka loves Minnie, He thinks Minnie is Radka's girlfriend!" Lydia replied shocking them.

Minnie gasped, "EXCUSE ME?! UH-HUH?! she's like a mother to me! Radka is not even my type! I like cute talented girls like kpop idols type of cute! everyone knows!" she blurted out making Jin tilte his head at her, "Do we know Minnie? I thought you're straight?" he asked slightly glaring.

Nervous, "Umm! first of all! an important rule of life is that everyone is bisexual until proven otherwise!

And second, I mostly dated men so far but I did date girls too." Minnie replied.

"What's going on?!" Nikolai Wondered, "I have to admit, Minnie is pretty beautiful and young, no offense but I wouldn't be surprised if she was actually your mother's girlfriend." Salvatore replied chuckling.

Annoyed by Sal's words, "Girlfriend sounds better than whatever the hell you and Andrea had going on between you two." Nikolai insulted him making Salvatore frown.

Suddenly realizing, "Cute talented girls? wait? it sounds a little like Seong-min? doesn't it?" Nikolai accidentally said, and Jin heard it.

The bodyguard's glares towards Minnie intensified, "Are you by any chance, crushing on my sister?" Jin asked Minnie.

"Oh wow look at the time!" Minnie said pulling her phone out and showing the time to Jin, "I still have to watch over the house, so I'll be going back to the living room! byeeee!" She added before dashing with full speed out of the greenhouse.

Minnie was so fast, Jin didn't even think about following her, "Damn girl runs like a predator!" Salvatore commented while chuckling.

"You mean more like a desperate prey." Lydia replied.

...Meanwhile...

"Why you're still awake? and you're here bothering me?" An irritated Ha-yoon asked.

"Noona, About my song...Are you sure it's ready? there's no rush to release the song.

I still feel like I sing a bit robotically...Maybe I should've volunteered at the animal shelter like you told me to." Seong-min said for the thousand times after they went back home.

Sighing loudly, Ha-yoon was beyond tired and frustrated, "Leave my studio and Go to sleep kid! it's almost morning! stop overthinking...You're like fuckin perfect!

You just need an idol name." Ha-yoon replied.

"See? the name is another reason why we should wait.

I still don't know what name to choose." Seong-min said.

"Why don't you go with the name 'Magnanimous' that Cyrus and Blake suggested for you.

The name is unique and has a deep meaning, although it's kinda long and just thinking about reading or writing it down, makes my dyslexic Ass nervous." Ha-yoon replied while wiping her sweaty forehead.

"You're dyslexic?" Seong-min stopped to question.

"Ugh..." Clutching her stomach, "I'm many things, like how I'm bored to tears right now." Ha-yoon replied before she winced in pain "Gah!"

Worried, "Noona what's wrong? you look like you're in so much pain." Seong-min asked.

Grunting loudly, "Ugh, I'm fine...it could be my period coming." Ha-yoon replied then winced again, "Ngh! shit...actually I'm not fine." Ha-yoon replied.

"Is it bad? Do you need me to get you medicine? should I wake my mom?" Seong-min asked.

"No, no...leave her out of it, I'll be fine... it'll pass..." Ha-yoon replied.

"I don't think so! c'mon Noona don't be shy, ladies gotta get each other's backs! so what can I do for you?" Seong-min Asked.

"Okay listen...I'm gonna hit the bathroom real quick, meanwhile can you go find me my medicine? I keep it in my bedside drawer." Ha-yoon asked.

"Yeah! I can do that!" Seong-min said before running out of the studio, while Ha-yoon dragged herself out with difficulty to the bathroom.

When Seong-Min made it to the room, she searched for the medicine and quickly found it.

So she grabbed it and left the room to go to the bathroom, only for her to find Ha-yoon laying on the floor motionless, right outside the bathroom.

"Noona?...Noona!...HA-YOON!" Seong-min rushed to Ha-yoon's and touched her forehead, she found her to be feverish, "Ha-yoon can you hear me?" Seong-min asked worriedly.

When Ha-yoon didn't respond, "EOMMA! EOMMA DOWAJWO! ( Mom! Mom help me!)" Seong-min yelled out.

In few seconds, A just woken-up Soo-Min came rushing to see why her daughter was yelling, "Princess! what's going on?" Soo-Min asked before she looked down to see her terrified daughter, cradling an unconscious Ha-yoon.

Surprised, Soo-Min's heart nearly leapt out of her chest, "Museun Il-iya?!(What's going on?)" Soo-Min asked kneeling to check on Ha-yoon.

"She was in pain! she said it could be her period, so I went to grab her medicine while she went to the bathroom.

But when I came here...I found her like this! " Seong-min replied shaking, "Listen! I'll go call for help, stay by her side and don't move.

Al-ass-eoyo? (Got it?)" Soo-Min said then quickly left to find her phone.