Although the dance partners at the banquet could be freely chosen, Nori did not take Jungkookie into consideration, and it was obvious she did not just want to dance with Kim Taehyung.
Jungkookie inexplicably stared at Nori who showed off a curvy, sultry figure, and then turned to Taehyung.
She wondered how he would react.
There were several sisters who were close to Nori at the surrounding dining table. They were all from prestigious families in Seoul City. They were also invited to the banquet. They knew that Nori had been secretly in love with Major General Taehyung, and they turned their heads to watch the good show.
❝I don't want to dance tonight, Miss? should find another dance partner.❞ Taehyung raised his eyes and glanced at Nori, and then the gentleman rejected her indifferently.
❝…❞ It was the first time that Nori was rejected by a man, and the rejection was so thorough that she felt resentful in her heart, but for the sake of saving face, she did not show it. She just nodded gracefully and left saying, ❝Then I will not disturb Major General Kim.❞
Jungkookie sighed in relief as she swept a glance at Nori who was walking away gracefully with high heels.
She thought that Taehyung would deliberately agree to dance with Nori to anger her, but fortunately, he didn't. Heck he doesn't even know her name.
Otherwise, the socialites who were waiting to watch the show would have laughed at her, and Nori, if she danced with Kim Taehyung tonight, there was no telling what she would do in the future.
Thinking of this, Jungkookie suddenly felt that one of the advantages of Major Taehyung was his principles, which made her feel at ease.
At the same time, she could also understand why he was still upset about her friendship with Hobi.
He had always stuck to his principles, so there was no room for any ambiguity in his eyes.
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❝You haven't eaten anything, do you have no appetite?❞ Jungkookie suddenly felt better and took the initiative to be concerned about him.
Taehyung looked at her in surprise, but before he could speak, his confidant quickly walked to his side and said, ❝Major General, there's a call from the Kim Mansion.❞
With that, the confidant raised his hand and gestured to the bar in front of the wine cabinet in the distance.
❛There's a call from the Kim residence at this time? What was the matter?❜
❝I'll get the phone first.❞ Taehyung said to Jungkookie, got up, and walked towards the bar.
❝Hello?❞ Taehyung picked up the receiver and looked at Jungkookie, who was sitting in the distance. At this time, the lights of the banquet hall were gathered on the central dance floor, and the dining area where she was located was so dimly lit that he could hardly even see her face. He could only rely on the bright-colored dress she wore tonight to locate her figure.
There was no sound on the other end of the phone, so Kim Taehyung asked again, but there was still no response. Just as he was about to hang up, a gunshot rang out——
❝𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒈——❞
❝Ah——❞
❝Ah!❞
❝𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒈——❞
❝𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒈—❞
Several deafening gunshots rang out, accompanied by the screams of the banquet guests, and the entire banquet hall was in chaos, with the sound of glasses and bowls shattering, and the cluttered footsteps of people fleeing in panic…
Jungkookie, who was in his sight, had long been lost in the panic crowd. Kim Taehyung pulled out the gun from his waist, loaded it almost as soon as the first gunshot sounded, and ran against the wall towards the dining area calling Jungkookie's name. His confidant immediately drew his gun and followed him.
❝𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒈—❞
Several bullets flew towards Kim Taehyung, but none of them hit him. He raised his hand, fired a few shots in the direction where the bullets came, and continued to push aside the crowd to look for Jungkookie.
The fleeing guests dispersed, and several people who were shot lay down on the dance floor and in the dining area. When he saw the familiar figure he had been looking for on the ground, she was unconscious. There was a bright red flower gradually blooming between her chest and abdomen. Taehyung's pupils shrank, and a heartbreaking roar rang through the banquet hall, ❝𝐊𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞!!—❞