STRINGS OF MY HEART | SVT | JEONGCHEOL [?]

1 - Fear

He turned around to witness Jeonghan leaning against the wall with a small grin.

And Seungcheol hated that grin. That evil and mischievous smile which meant nothing but harm.

"You know you're whistling at the crowned prince right? That's unethical." Seungcheol raised a brow.

"Prince, just prince because everyone knows you aren't crowned yet because of an oh so broken heart and incomplete love story." Jeonghan mocked, "Plus I don't think uncle Choi would mind me doing this anyways."

"I swear I'll literally slice that smirk off your face with my dagger." Seungcheol fumed with anger.

"Dagger?" Jeonghan laughed as he displayed him the small weapon, "This?"

"What-" Seungcheol's eyes widened, "When did you get my dagger?"

"Just now, when we bumped into each other." Jeonghan retorted.

"You know what, Yoon Jeonghan? Please try to stay away from me. I can't really endure your everyday bullshit." Seungcheol scoffed, "Keep that dagger, I'm leaving."

Jeonghan snapped his fingers after which Seungcheol felt the dagger back in his pocket, "I don't want to face you either but guess what, I'm bound to visit the place where you live."

"If it's bothering you so much then tell me, I'll ask Dad to fire you." Seungcheol raised a brow.

"He may disown you but will never fire me." Jeonghan stated, "Because I'm doing a great job for this kingdom while you're just running away from your responsibilities because of being delusional."

"Thank you for the enlightenment Mr. Yoon but keep it with yourself." Seungcheol sarcastically chuckled after which he left.

Jeonghan rolled his eyes as he walked towards the Emperor's room.

"Hail the emperor, hail the empress." Jeonghan bowed as soon as he got in.

"Oh son!" Ara managed to smile.

"The invasion from the east has been successfully disrupted." Jeonghan proudly stated.

"I'm proud of you." Sunwoo stood up, "I hope no one came to know that you and Joshua are our secret weapons."

"Don't worry about that, your majesty." Jeonghan nodded, "None of the alive soul would ever know about Choi Dynasty's secret agents. If they do, they won't be alive anymore."

"I trust you, Agent Yoon." Ara stated.

"Now, as a son, I'm asking you aunt, you seem stressed." Jeonghan knelt down in front of the empress who was sitting on the royal seat.

"Yeah." Ara mumbled.

"May I know the cause?" Jeonghan asked.

"Jeonghan? Can you talk to Seungcheol over his unnecessary stubbornness? He needs to attain the throne really soon." Ara massaged her forehead.

"I'm sorry aunt but I'm the last person he'll listen to." Jeonghan scoffed, "Why don't you ask Mingyu? He's really close to him."

"That's the problem." Sunwoo intervened, "Mingyu is close to Seungcheol so they can't talk to each other sternly."

"Don't worry Jeonghan, I understand. You don't need to talk to him." Ara chuckled, "Ask Joshua to visit me soon."

"Sure aunt." Jeonghan stood up as he bowed to the royalty, "I'll get going."

As he got out of the room, he encountered Lee Seokmin, the second oldest prince of the Choi Empire.

"Oh hyung!" Seokmin grinned as they shared a brief hug after which Seokmin began to look around.