Lady Mirae broke out laughing and in the next second, she patted Taehyung's shoulder as she reassured him, "Don't worry, I won't be stealing him."
Taehyung smiled thinly as he asked, "Won't be stealing him or can't steal him?"
Lady Mirae was suddenly tongue-tied and for some reason, she felt a bit offended. It wasn't like she was really after the crown prince. If this man wanted to have Yoongi all for himself, Lady Mirae would certainly be just as unfazed as she always was.
She had already loved and lost. For her to cut her throat and die seemed to be a better option than to actually chase after another man again.
"Won't be stealing him because I don't want to bother stealing him."
Taehyung smirked as he walked ahead of her, "Even if you do bother to try, I don't think you'll have a chance."
Lady Mirae didn't know if she wanted to laugh or cry as she heard this, "And why is that?"
Taehyung looked back at her and leaned in closer to her ear as he answered, "You're really pretty but you're definitely not his type."
"..."
Then who is his type? A tricky guy like you who betrayed their own kingdom for a man?
If Taehyung were to hear what this woman was thinking in her mind, he would have certainly not been as nice as he currently was. Sure, he was thoroughly mocking her right now but at least he wasn't attacking her or humiliating her openly.
Lady Mirae smiled as if trying to hide her true feelings as she asked, "Young prince seems to have healed up already. Are you sure you still need a doctor?"
"..." Taehyung took a minute to respond. He grabbed onto his stomach and slouched down as he groaned in pain, "Ah! It hurts so much!~"
"I thought it was your back. When did you have a stomach ache?" Lady Mirae snickered.
Taehyung immediately took his hand off his stomach and grabbed onto his back and started acting once again, "It hurts so much that I'm confused where the pain is coming from."
Lady Mirae, "..."
Lady Mirae couldn't help but wonder what Yoongi had seen in this man. Just how weird were the preferences of the crown prince?
"Follow me," Lady Mirae shrugged as she walked ahead of him and Taehyung happily followed behind her like a puppy, once again forgetting to act like his body was hurting.
When Lady Mirae said that she'd take him to go see a doctor, Taehyung thought she was talking about a real doctor but his expectations were broken when he sat down at the infirmary of the royal palace and the one who came to treat his wounds was Lady Mirae herself.
"What are you trying to do?!" Taehyung crossed his hands in front of his chest in a defensive manner, acting as if she were here to sexually assault him.
Lady Mirae coughed as she tried her best not to smack this man's head, "Would you rather have me call the guards and have them put on the medicine?"
Taehyung gulped as he remembered the calloused hands of the hard-working guards. Compared to them, maybe this woman was a bit better. It wasn't like he was going to be completely honest and say that the best man to call in this situation was Yoongi. To have Yoongi treat his wounds personally... He could only dream about such a sweet opportunity.
Taehyung reluctantly shook his head as he lowered his hands and straightened his back before answering, "Kind sister can do it."
Lady Mirae smirked proudly as she took out the medicine from the pouch.
"I'm just worried that I'm not worthy of receiving such kind treatment."
"If you know that you're getting special treatment, just sit and receive it instead of complaining."
"But..." Taehyung looked at her with an indecipherable expression as he added, "You sending away the doctor and doing it yourself is rather... Confusing. Kind sister, are you trying to take advantage of the situation?"
Lady Mirae was no longer able to control herself and ended up lightly smacking his head with her fist, "Don't think too much about it."
"..." Taehyung rubbed his head as he wondered if it would be alright to smack her back, but since he was a good boy that had been taught to never hit a girl for petty things, he would naturally not do it.
"If the doctor treats you, it wouldn't be long before the crown prince becomes aware of the situation," Lady Mirae looked up at him as she continued, "I don't care about what happens to Brother Daesung nor do I care about the guards but do you know what I hate the most?"
"What?"
"Troublesome things," Lady Mirae looked as if she was trying to say something with a deeper meaning behind it, "If he gets angry, it won't stop with just brother Daesung losing his head."
Taehyung took a minute to respond, "What a coincidence!" He beamed, "It just so happens that I'm known as the most troublesome man you'll ever meet."
"..."
"Does kind sister not like me either?"
"..." Lady Mirae sighed as she took his hand and rolled his sleeve up to look at the red mark that had been left behind due to the tight ropes. She took out some of the medicinal paste and tried to apply it on the wound but before the medicine could touch the wounds, Taehyung pulled his hand back.
"If you don't like me, should I really be trusting you right now?"
"..." Lady Mirae had an unimpressed expression on her face.
"What if you put poison in that medicine because of your hate?"
Lady Mirae shook her head as she forcefully pulled his hand back, "You can rest assured I wouldn't try to kill you."
Taehyung pulled his hand back again with force, "How can I rest assured? Why should I believe you?"
Lady Mirae pursed her lips as she tried to pull his arm again but Taehyung tightened up his muscles and didn't let her, "..."
"What if you saved me just to have me trust you and backstab me?"
Lady Mirae had never been openly accused of something like this so when she heard all this, she felt a little bit of anger and annoyance rise in her heart as she responded, "If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't have saved you in the first place and... In any case, it's better for you to stay alive."
"Why would you say that?" Taehyung saw the honesty in her eyes and loosened up his muscles, letting her pull his hand forward to apply the medicine.
"Because you are a crucial piece in the final picture."
"..." For some reason, Taehyung wanted to know more about what was going on inside this woman's mind but before he could question anything, she continued speaking as she put the medicine on and caused him to wince in pain on the contact.
"Cause he can't marry you," She looked up at him, "He can either choose his country or you. Just like you made a decision to sacrifice yourself for your country."
"..." Taehyung was silent for a second.
He already knew that...
He already knew that even if he were to win Yoongi's heart, them being together wouldn't be as easy as that.
"What should I do...?" Taehyung spoke up, his voice sounding rather confused and dejected as he continued, "I was sent here as a hostage because I'm considered as useless compared to my brother and I gladly came for the sake of my country."
Lady Mirae paused as she heard this. She slowly looked up with an indecipherable expression as she waited for him to continue.
"But now... I don't care about that."
To say that he didn't care about his own country anymore... This young prince was just as she had expected him to be. He was truly a foolish man.
She sighed and continued to put the medicine on, "You guys really are... Pitiful..."
"What should I do?"
She suddenly chuckled as she heard this question, "Why are you asking me that?"
"I think I've really fallen in love."
"..."
"I don't think I can go back now."
"..." Lady Mirae would be lying if she said that she wasn't shocked.
This man wasn't just foolish, he was also a really courageous fool. When she looked at his sincere expressions, she suddenly wanted to root for him and this made her laugh at herself.
"It won't be easy," She commented.
Taehyung, "My whole life hasn't been easy."
Lady Mirae listened attentively to what this young prince had to say. She had heard about him a lot and had seen him from afar but today was the first time she was interacting with him like this. Before this, she never considered him to have such a personality. To her, he was nothing more than a chess piece that was waiting to be used.
She suddenly regretted saving him today. If she had never saved him, she wouldn't have had to listen to all this and she wouldn't have felt pity or sympathy for him.
"I came for my country and I should be loyal to them but... Why should I have to choose between the two?"
Lady Mirae furrowed her eyebrows.
"Both of these countries have nothing to do with me. I just want to live my life in peace so why do I have to be dragged in between this whole mess? Can't I just choose myself and my happiness?" Taehyung felt as if he was being a bit too honest.
He had been staying in that jail for too long and he had been putting up a facade for too long as well. It had been a long time since he had opened up about his true feelings to someone. It had been so long that he had forgotten that this happy smile he always used to have and this careless personality were all just the part of the facade that he had forgotten to take off.
He wanted to talk to someone and at this moment, this woman was the only one available to listen to his ranting. She was going to judge him anyway, even if he said something or he didn't, so it was better to have her judge him for something he said rather than judging him without having known anything about him.
Lady Mirae put his arm down and pulled his left arm as she continued to put the medicine on and spoke up, "You want to choose yourself but the decision isn't yours alone. The crown prince also has a decision to make. Do you think he'll choose you?"
Taehyung looked down at his hand as he answered, "I don't know..."
Lady Mirae, "Well, I do."
Taehyung looked up at the woman who didn't even bother taking her eyes off of the bruised wrist.
"He'll choose you for sure but..." She suddenly chuckled in a dejected manner, "That choice is going to cost him everything."
"..."
She finally stopped putting the medicine on and looked up at him as she asked, "Would you be able to handle that?"
The two were silent as they stared at each other.
A minute passed and Taehyung was the first to speak up, "Kind sister, is there something you are hiding?"
Lady Mirae chuckled, "I see... You were just pretending to be dumb, weren't you?"
Taehyung glared at her as he waited for her to give an answer to his question.
"You're right," The smile on her face dropped as she spoke seriously, "I'm hiding something but so are you."
"..." Taehyung squinted as he asked, "Why did you really save me?"
"Your brother."
Taehyung waved his sleeve and knocked down the medicine from her hand as he questioned, "How the hell do you know my brother?!"
"Enemies of enemies are friends. Are they not?"
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A/n: ð¶ I don't know what to say today.
After watching the vlive and seeing BTS sad because of the Grammy's....
Now I'm sad.
They deserved a win (â¥ï¹â¥)
Fufufu~
Next update: 19 March, 2021
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