I Got Dumped by My Daughter's Second Male Lead
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YO BRO
i liked this story so I am writing this in taekook version.
The emergency bell rang, and moments later, a frantic voice came through the magical communicator tucked in the corner of the study.
god knows who
Silver alert! Silver alert! Codename "Sibsae" just crossed the front gate!
("Sibsae") short for ssibal + saekki = fucking bastard
Jungkook who had been reviewing documents sent from the territory, snapped his head up. He quickly rose from his seat, tightening his tie he had loosened earlier. Then thunk- he slammed his thigh into the mahogany desk corner.
Before he had a chance to even grimace in pain, someone pounded on the study door.
god knows who
Your grace! 'Sibsae' just stepped out of the carriage.
Jeon Jungkook(Duke)
Damn it
Cursing through clenched teeth, Jungkook gave his thigh a quick rub and hurried to the door. The moment he opened it, a servant stepped aside with a deep bow. Jungkook strode forward, asking over his shoulder.
Jeon Jungkook(Duke)
Where is Aera?
god knows who
Lady Aera is in the drawing room, having tae with His Highness The Crown Prince.
Jeon Jungkook(Duke)
Front of the drawing room-did you block it off?
god knows who
Yes! A few servants pretending to hang a new painting in the hallway. We've even set up a ladder.
Jungkook practically flew down the stairs.The beta servant unable to keep up with the stamina and agility of a well-built alpha, was soon panting heavily with his tongue practically hanging out.
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Normally, Jungkook would slow his stride out of consideration for his staff, but right now, there was no time to wait. In a silver Alert situation, every second counted.
Leaping down the last three steps in a single bound, he saw the butler and several maids lined up in front of him, ostensibly to greet the incoming guest.
In truth, their bodies were the first line of defence against the incoming disaster.
Brian(Jeon Butler)
What would you like to have, sir?
The butler's voice was drawn out, twice as slow as usual.
god knows who
Anything's fine
The guest, still standing at the entrance shot an irritated glance at the maid fumbling with his coat before answering.
Brian(Jeon Butler)
Surely you must have refined distinguished taste. The Kim ducal household keeps twenty-six varieties of our most esteemed visitors and the first among them is the rare Morabi black tea, found only in the Asteria Kingdom. The second is -
god knows who
Morabi. That one
The guest cut him off impatiently, shrugging his arms to make the coat fall. The startled maid barely managed to catch it before it hit the floor
god knows who
Now, could someone-anyone-go tell Aera I'm here?
god knows who
Preferably someone who's not slow as molasses. If such a person exists in this place. That is.
The guest's voice was taut, like a man on the verge of exploding, when-
Jeon Jungkook(Duke)
We meet again.
It was Jungkook, stepping forward with a gentle smile, showing no signs of having just rushed over.
The butler and maids, who had been moving at a turtle's pace, suddenly sprang apart with a military precision to clear the way.
Jeon Jungkook(Duke)
Taehyung
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They exchanged a brief, formal greeting.
Jeon Jungkook(Duke)
To what do I owe the pleasure?
Kim Taehyung(Marquis)
I sent you a letter a few days ago-told you I'd be visiting today to see Aera.
The young man, breathtakingly beautiful with his shining silver hair, spoke through clenched irrigation.
Jeon Jungkook(Duke)
Did you? Must be my age catching up with me-my memory's not what it used to be.
Kim Taehyung(Marquis)
Aera's in the drawing room, right?
Taehyung glanced towards the direction of the drawing room, clearly ready to head there at any moment.
Jungkook stepped into his path, blocking the way.
Jeon Jungkook(Duke)
Aera's still in her room! You know how beautiful women are - they love their beauty hahahaha.......
Kim Taehyung(Marquis)
It's four in the afternoon.
Jeon Jungkook(Duke)
Our Aera's a night owl. Now, while we wait for her to wake up, how about a cup of tea with me in the garden? Didn't you say you wanted Morabi black tea earlier?
Jeon Jungkook(Duke)
Brian, bring the tea to the royal garden.
Brian(Jeon Butler)
Yes, Your Grace
Jungkook slipped an arm around Taehyung's back and began steering him towards the front door.
Jeon Jungkook(Duke)
Come along. The roses are in full bloom. I really must show you the Jeon family's pride and joy.
Kim Taehyung(Marquis)
You already showed me last week.
Jeon Jungkook(Duke)
Oh! Did I? Well, that won't do, Brian! Forget the rose garden - bring the tea to the butterfly garden instead!
Kim Taehyung(Marquis)
And the others are the topiany garden, the moonlight pond garden, and the delphinium garden. You told me the week before last.
Jeon Jungkook(Duke)
You've got quite the memory.
Kim Taehyung(Marquis)
Not just good - genius level. I also remember, word for word, your explanation of the late duke's search for a gardener, the construction of the green house and the evolution of each garden's theme.
Jeon Jungkook(Duke)
/...Smug little brat./
Jungkook thought it, but outwardly, his smile only grew brighter.
Jeon Jungkook(Duke)
Remarkable! Truly remarkable! But I haven't told you about the list of candidates for the pebbles laid in the butterfly garden's pathways, have I?
Kim Taehyung(Marquis)
....Pebble candidates?
Jeon Jungkook(Duke)
Oh, it's absolutely gripping. Until Aera wakes up, we can have a nice, thorough discussion about the shape and colour of each one.
With that, Jungkook slung an arm over Taehyung's shoulder-tight enough to make sure the younger man couldn't dart off somewhere unexpected. And so, the two of them headed towards the butterfly garden.
~~~~.............°°°............~~~~
Jungkook Jeon, Forty Five years old.
One of the twin pillars of the More Empire, head of the prestigious Black Ducal House, and a celebrated "god of wealth" who discovered a diamond mine in the fertile lands of the Jeon territory.
A remarkable swordsman who became a sword master at seventeen, Duke Jungkook Jeon was also a rare alpha who, after losing his wife to illness at nineteen, had remained faithful to her memory ever since.
On the top of that, he had lovingly raised his only daughter, the pure and gentle Lady Aera Jeon, all on his own, while also being an active patron of children's charities for the past twenty years
In short- the perfect bachlor. Every single women in the Moore Empire, regardless of age, dreamed of becoming the Duke's second wife. They longed to be the one who would rekindle the flames in the barren heart. The evaluation of social rank would be the cherry on top.
And that very Duke Jeon was......
Jeon Jungkook(Duke)
/when did so much time pass?/
A twenty-year veteran transmigrator.
His original name, now hazy with time, was lan. A university student majoring in webtoon &webnovel studies at Korea Culture University, he had been on his way home from his first drinking party after returning from academic leave when, still woozy from two much alcohol, he was struck by a drunk drivers.
when he woke, he had already transmigrated into the body of Jungkook Jeon in this world. By sheer coincidence, he knew exactly who this man was and what kind of world this is. Just the night before, he had binge-read the webtoon <<Adorable Young Lady>> a required reading for his "Understanding the Romance-Fantasy Genre" class.
In the original, Jungkook Jeon was a cold, unfelling father who resented three year old regressor Aera Jeon, only to eventually be won over by her irresistible charm and become a doting parent.
Ofcourse, the reason he resented her was one of the genre's standard tropes- his beloved wife had died giving birth to that very child.
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