"Did she received your call?" Jin asked to which Namjoon shook his head. Older ones were gathered in kitchen waiting for Gauravi to pick up the call. "This girl, what is she thinking? At least she should talk with him." He groaned putting the dirty bowl in sink.
"Hyung I can understand why is she doing that but I also know what Yoongi is going through." Hoseok said. "She is trying her best to keep us safe but in all that she is not able to do anything for Yoongi and herself."
"To hell with us. The least she could do is talk with Yoonki! He is getting worse day by day." Jin exclaimed.
"I am pretty sure she is no different herself. She is trying her best to not talk with him. If she does she might break into pieces and lose it all." Hoseok said staring into space.
"Hoseok-ah.."
"Ah, mianhae hyung but I think I understand her decision for refusing to talk with Yoongi." Hoseok said with a guilty smile on his face. He felt bad for his brother since he had been in situation like this before but he also knew why Gauravi took this decision.
"Hello Gauravi! Thank god you picked up the call!" Namjoon exclaimed. Other two perked up upon the hearing him. "I've been trying to call since yesterday!"
"Put it on speaker Namjoon-ah." Jin said rounding the counter, walking towards the other two. Namjoon nodded his head and held the phone between them with speaker mode on.
"I am sorry.." Her voice came out as whisper.
"Yah!" Jin screamed. "What do you think you are doing?" They could hear her sigh. "Wahhh jinja! She just sighed at me." Jin said bitterly chuckling.
"Hyung, hyung. Please." Hoseok said asking him to stop. Jin huffed crossing his arms. "Gauravi? gwaenchana? (Are you okay?)"
"Mr. Hoseok? Yeah, I guess." Gauravi chuckled. "I am sorry, I couldn't pick up the call yesterday. Everything was a mess and I got tangled in it. I just finished handling some errands." She explained.
"Gauravi?" Namjoon called, she hummed in return. "Are you sure you don't want to talk to him?" He asked. He didn't wished for any explanation because he somehow understood the situation she was in. All he cared for his brother and her, their relationship. There was silence from other side. For a second they thought she hung on them.
"I don't know Namjoon, I don't think I can do it." She said breathing heavily. Just from her voice they could feel the huge boulder resting on her chest. "I-please tell him, nothing has changed that I-I love him, I will protect him and you all at any cost."
"Gauravi-"
"Listen, I have to go. Please take care of him for me. And I am sorry." With that she hung up. All three of them sighed as the last beep sounded.
"I am worried about her." Hoseok said. "Do you remember when she told us about her being a bodyguard. Jungkook said something about her job. Do you think she is being fired?"
"I do remember that but she said she will protect us at any cost and I believe her." Jin answered nodding his head firmly.
"At what cost hyung? I am worried for them, even though we know the situation she is in, I still can't help but worry about hyung. What is going to happen to them and their relationship?" Namjoon asked.
"Didn't you hear her say. She loves him and nothing has changed." Jin answered smiling. "We should be for them as brothers now." He said.
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"Ma'am?" The young recruit Yoon called.
"Huh?" She turned around to see. He held up two coffee cup. Gauravi smiled nodding her head. "Thank you." She said taking one of the two cup from him. He nodded and took a seat beside her. Gauravi let out a sigh of satisfaction after taking a sip of coffee. Putting the cup aside on the table she scanned the pictures she took early. She's been doing that, keeping an eye on the visual head of Bighit's since she left the company yesterday. He was quite a hard one to find. To think one would be so secretive made her suspicious. She tried days to get into that high cared hanok. After few connections from here and there she got in.
"That's Lee Hwang-ssi right?" Yoon said looking at the picture that was displayed on the screen.
"Hmm, you know him?" She questioned.
"Ne, he is SYP's co-ceo. I had a case study on two years ago suicide incident." Yoon answer nodding his head.
"Huh?"
"Sorry. I am disturbing you right? It's just before graduating I took up on myself for studying this industry. They have more crimes than we know off. Suicides, molestation. Since SYP is the biggest label here, so I did deep studies of them." So he's the talkative type huh? Gauravi smiled thinking.
"Hmm go on. Co-ceo? I am missing something." Gauravi whispered and clicked the mouse button the picture changed and stopped on another one.
"Missing something? Ah, that's Lee Soo-ssi. He's the chairman of SYP." He said pointing to the another man that was sitting with the Lee Hwang. "Umm ma'am aren't you working with Bighit with this case? Why are you..." He trailed off when he saw the creepy grin on Gauravi's face.
"Ahh that bastard. If what I am thinking is true then he better run off while he can." She muttered clenching her fist.
"Ma'am?"
"Ahh Yoon." She smiled turning towards him. "Thank you." She patted his back before getting and leaving. Yoon's eyes followed her. I am sacred, I am so sacred of her, he thought before turning back to his work.
"Pick up. Pick up the damn call Joon." She muttered grinning to herself. She definitely looked like a creep right now. Grin on her face and eyes filled with evil intends. "Ah Joon! I have a lead. No confirmations but my gut's screaming." She spoke excitement clear in her voice.
"Noona...?" A meek voice answered. Furrowing her eyebrows she pulled back her phone to check if she had dialed the correct number. Yes, it was correct.
"Who? Mr. Jimin?" She asked putting phone back to ear. "W-why are you answering Ha Joon's phone?"
"Noona where are you? Did you leave us? Do you know Yoonie hyung has been acting weird? He doesn't talk to anyone and doesn't even leave his room. Noona is this because of the photos? Did something happen? Of course it is about that! None of the hyungs are telling us anything!"
"Mr. Jimin where is Ha Joon? Return his phone back to him."
"No! First you come back here and answer our questions or else-"
"Mr. Jimin this isn't fun and games! It is about your safety, don't you remember what happened last time!?" Gauravi screamed back in frustration. Before squeezing her eyes shut and cursing in regret. "I-I am sorry. I didn't mean to scream at you. I am sorry, its just there's something urgent I need to talk about with Ha Joon."
"Hyung acting this way and you running away is not important then huh?" Jimin said.
"No-Mr. Jimin its not that-"
"Is this how much you love hyung? To run away just like that? Noona I really thought you love hyung despite everything but you running away like this- I am disappointed in you noona."
"No! Please listen to me I have no way right no-"
"Ma'am?" Gauravi stopped.
"Joon?"
"Yes ma'am. I am sorry they tricked me and took away my phone." Ha Joon explained. "Ma'am is everything alright?" Gauravi let out a sigh before answering.
"Ah yes. I needed to inform you. I think we got a lead. Looking at the conditions given, staff member with high position, connections, hands on inner wires of company. Lee Hwang."
"Lee Hwang? The visual direction?"
"Huh uh. Did we know that he is co-ceo of SYP? Records clean right? Or were they deliberately hidden for us, I don't know. But I just found the man meeting his old friend in quite a scheduled place."
"You doubt was right from the start then, ma'am."
"Hmm maybe. Can we keep a eye on him in his office? Are you getting me Joon?"
"Yes ma'am. I'll get right to it." Gauravi nodded.
"Okay then, I'll leave you to it." With that she hung and leaned back on the wall. "I hope this will be over soon." She sighed.