Money Loving CEO's Detective Lover

The front door burst open as Minho barged through it with Gayoon and Jina in tow. Jina was worried for Gayoon because her dad looked furious. However, she was surprised that Gayoon was perfectly calm, ignoring Minho's cold fury which was on dangerous levels.     

"Jina, you should go to bed," Gayoon told her, kissing her on the forehead. "You've had a rough day. Even Casper and Yumi must be worried for you. I couldn't find them anywhere so I was unable to tell them that you've been found. Hope they've returned by now."     

"I met my oppa so my day went great!" Jina said. "I'll go and see if the ghosts are back!"     

She turned to her father, who put up a soft expression in front of her.      

"Good night dad!" she exclaimed, hugging him. Minho kissed her forehead and smiled as she went upstairs to her bedroom. As soon as she was gone, the soft expression on his face was replaced by his usual fury again.      

Glaring at Gayoon, he said, "We need to talk."     

"Let's talk in the study," she suggested, her voice unusually calm and steady. He nodded and they walked into the study room. Minho closed the door behind him while Gayoon stood near the bookshelf.     

"You almost lost Jina today," he accused. "We had a deal. You're supposed to look after Jina and provide her with the necessary guidance to control her powers, something which she had inherited due to your selfishness."     

Gayoon did not reply but simply stared at him.     

"And on top of that, you had the galls to hug another man in front of her!" he went on. "What sort of impression is that sending to Jina? We're supposed to be acting normal in front of her! If you're gonna cry in some other guy's arms in front of her then-"     

A book came flying at him and hit his head. Tumbling in pain, he staggered back and looked up.     

Gayoon's eyes were burning with a ferocious fire as she hurled another book at him which he dodge by inches.     

"Jeon Gayoon!" he yelled. "What the hell are you doing?"     

But she threw more books at him, all of which he managed to dodge. For once, he was scared of her as she unleashed all her pent up fury at him.     

"LOST MY DAUGHTER?" she yelled. "YOU THINK I DID IT ON PURPOSE? THAT I WASN'T SCARED TO DEATH?"     

Minho stumbled onto a sofa, backing off from the angry detective. He was about to retort but she was not giving him a chance to speak.     

"I CARRIED HER FOR NINE MONTHS!" she kept on yelling at him. "DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT I FELT DURING THAT TIME? YOU THINK I WANTED THIS CURSE IN MY FAMILY? DO YOU EVEN KNOW THE TRUTH?"     

"Jeon Gay-"     

"FROM THE MORNING SICKNESS TO THE UNTIMELY CRAVINGS!" she shouted. "MY BLADDER BURST AT RANDOM TIMES AND MY HORMONES WENT HAYWIRE ALL THE TIME! AND THE GUILT I FELT FOR KNOWINGLY PASSING THIS CURSE TO MY DAUGHTER WHOM I CAME TO LOVE SO MUCH! I DEALT WITH IT ALL ON MY OWN! AND WHERE WERE YOU? MAKING BLOODY MONEY?"     

"Before I got pregnant, all I could think of was to get rid of this curse!" she kept on wailing. "It brought me nothing but pain and fear! You lived in fear of one CCK while I had millions of CCK's visiting me throughout my life! Do you have any idea of this unending nightmare? And what else could I have done to get rid of this curse other than give birth to a kid and hope it went away? AND THE BLOODY THING DIDN'T EVEN GO AWAY FULLY!"     

"Jeon Gayoon you-"     

"For eight years I cried for her! I wanted to hold her so much! I wanted to shower all my love on her! When I got pregnant with her, I didn't realize how much I would end up loving her. I was eighteen! Barely an adult who was simply desperate for a normal life. How was I to know that my desperation to get rid of a curse would end up being my biggest regret?"     

Minho wanted to tell her to calm down but she had enough.     

"This past month, I've been feeling nothing but regret and shame!" she went on. "The torture from CCK was nothing compared to how you constantly reminded me that I'm a bad mother! I can't even imagine staying away from my daughter for another minute…"     

"And today, when I almost lost her, I felt like I was dying!" she cried. "I was running around the mall, all alone, looking for our daughter! And what did you do? YOU IGNORED ME AND TURNED OFF YOUR CELL PHONE YOU ASSHOLE! BASTARD! CURSED SWINE! D-"     

That night, Minho realized that Jeon Gayoon knew the curses belonging to all the twenty six alphabets as she hurled all of them towards him. Even X, Y and Z had curse words which she threw at Minho. If Minho's anger was volcanic, then Gayoon's fury was a blood soaked vengeance from hell.     

"AND IF YOU DARE NOT TO ANSWER YOUR PHONE WHEN I CALL, I'LL TIE UP EVERY SINGLE BIT OF MONEY YOU OWN, SET IT ON FIRE AND THROW THE ASHES IN THE RIVER!" she screamed at him.     

Minho stared at her, shell shocked at her gigantic outburst. The feelings she had bottled up had exploded, leaving her with a sense of calm.      

She took several deep breaths, calming herself down. The screaming was making her voice hoarse but getting it all out of her chest made her feel better. Moreover, seeing Minho's visibly alarmed expression was even more enjoyable. To his shock, she changed her tone 180 degrees.     

"As for Jaewan," she said in a businesslike voice, shocking Minho at the drastic change. "He's my friend and I intend to maintain my friendship. So stop being a jealous ex and stay away from my matters. I'll keep on taking care of Jina because I'm her mother. Not because of some nonsensical contract. I hope we are clear on the phone call issue. That shouldn't happen again. And as for losing Jina, I'll be extra careful from my end as well."     

With that, she turned around and left the room. Minho gaped at her, speechless at what had just transpired. It took him several minutes to realize what had happened.     

He, the great Hwang Minho, got scolded by his daughter's mother. It took him several minutes to reel over the shock of what had happened.     

"Jealous ex?" he scoffed. "Who the hell is she calling an ex?"     

Yes, he was angry at her but they never broke up so technically, they were still in a relationship. Did she perceive him as an ex?     

He quickly took out his phone and dialed Kanji's number. The latter was sleeping soundly, dreaming of Mina when his phone rang up. Irritated by the disturbance, he picked up the phone.     

"Who the hell is it?" Kanji mumbled.     

"Kanji! Meet me tomorrow morning at 9 AM!" Minho's angry voice came through the other end. "We need to talk."     

"I'm busy dreaming of Mina," he weakly protested.     

"Bring her as well," Minho ordered. "This is an emergency."     

"What is it? You lost a dollar in the stock market?"     

"I wish! No, it's worse."     

Kanji frowned as Minho's next words came through.     

"Gayoon thinks I'm her ex."