Chanyeol leaned close to the wall so that neither Rosè or Lalisa could see him. For someone like him that had spent so much time in the military and was good at it, it was a simple matter.

"Do you really think I'm dirt?" Rosè asked amidst sobs, clearly she had been holding her emotions back earlier.

"You are the little treasure that decided to support me even when you had no idea about me. Even if you have dirt and everyone discards you, I'll still hold you dear to my heart without minding the dirt." Lalisa confessed and when she saw the doubtful look on Rosè's face, she chuckled.

"I just know you can do so much more than what you are currently doing. Firstly, unlike so many elite families, your family is supportive. If you let them know that this is what you want after doing well in school, they might be willing to let you do as you wish.

But now, you have bad grades, you are only leading them to think that it's your passion that's making you do badly in school. That way, they won't be able to love and respect it the way we do."

Rosè's eyes lit up with understanding from what Lalisa said. Although she wanted something different, she was going about it the wrong way and would not make her family understand exactly why she loved it so much.

"So I'm the one going against myself?" she asked with uncertainty.

"Yes."

"Also, you have to understand that every single member of your family adores you. It might seem overwhelming to you. But to me that has to love and give my all to my mother while taking all of her clueless attention, i know exactly what it feels like to have one person that you know would always be in your corner. But to have people that can guide you only because they want the best for you, that, my dirt covered treasure is priceless." Lalisa told her and then pulled her in for a warm hug that had Rosè pouring out tears.

.....

She didn't know all of Lalisa's story. But from what she knew, she was aware that it was only Lalisa and her mother that lived together. From her words just now, it was not hard to see that her mother was not in the best condition.

Yet, she managed to hold herself up properly and even do so well.

Chanyeol who was still listening in the corners felt his heart thumping wildly with concern and admiration. She was not just beautiful, she had a beautiful soul and was even a fighter.

If he hadn't been sure of what he wanted before, looking at his sister that had been straightened by a few words from her and even her glowing eyes from where he was, he was very sure at this point.

Just as Rosè wanted to speak up, Lalisa's phone that had been in her hand the whole time rang and Jungkook's name popped up. However, she had saved his name as "Bad Wolf Jeon" making Rosè who was able to see her screen easily from how she sat raised her brows in curiosity.

"Let me pick this." Lalisa said as she stood up and excused herself.

"Hello." the familiar voice of the man rang out and up until that moment, all the times that he had crossed her mind and had been pushed to the back of her mind seemed to have added up and swallowed her whole in this moment.

"Hmm. you called today." she said plainly while doing her best to sound natural.

The other end was quiet for a while but the soft sound of his breathing was enough to let Lalisa know that he was still on the call.

"If you missed me, you should have called." he muttered, sounding like a grumbling wife.

"Jungkook! State why you called or I would definitely hang up on you now." Lalisa growled softly, afraid that if she spoke too loud, she would allow Rosè to know who was calling.

Considering that he was someone their family knew, he definitely didn't want a situation where she would wonder what was between them. After all, she was glad that none of them had brought the matter from that day up.

"Where are you?" Jungkook asked, ignoring her outburst from just now.

"How's that any of your business?"

"Your response decides if you get to eat any of my food anymore." he said shamelessly and Lalisa felt a burst of urgency from his words. This past week of him being away had made her realise just how supreme his cooking meals were. More importantly, after having the roasted duck from the Sun family today, she had been even more surprised at the vast difference between his cooking and their professional chefs. Although it was still a nice delicacy and she ate it all up, it was nowhere near what Jungkook made.

"I'm at my friend's place. The Sun Family." she hurriedly said. Clearly, in that split second, she had decided that her stomach and taste buds were more important than her location.

"It's not good to be visiting families alone at your age. What if something happens? Huh?" Jungkook asked as his voice deepened even more, making him sound like an elder scolding a young one.

"That's not something you should worry about Jungkook!" she said hatefully as she ended the call. This time, out of her emotions losing control, she had called his name a little higher making Rosè who had been listening attentively furrowed her brows more.

Was there really some relationship between the young master of the Jeon family and Lalisa? she pondered.

"Lili, have thought about all you said and have decided that if you don't mind, I'll appreciate if you could become my tutor." Rosè said as soon as Lalisa sat down back.

Her words made Lalisa smile immediately. She had not expected that Rosè would immediately see reason from her words. After all, even she could see the stuborness that was laid deep in her bones.

"Let's tell your family then."