'The money? Please, that's the least of our problems. My issue is that I don't want my son to stay in this', she pulled another disgusted face at her surroundings, 'place', she said the word venomously, making Hyunjin's eyes narrow at her.
'Come on Felix, I don't have time to deal with these people. Let's get you back home, we'll hire you a private nurse if you're worried about having someone to look after you.', she tilted her head to the side to get a better look at her son who was almost entirely hidden by Hyunjin's form.
'Lixie', Daeun said softly, taking a few steps towards the boys and placing a gentle hand to his trembling arm, 'What do you want to do, angel? Don't worry about anyone else, let us know where you actually want to be and we'll figure something out', Hyunjin turned back to them, his eyebrows scrunching in sadness as he watched the way Felix looked up slowly, wide blurry eyes staring at Daeun and trembling lips parting to elicit shaky breaths.
'Felix! Come to your mother', the almost order had the blonde flinching back and Hyunjin was a second away from throwing all care and landing a punch against the woman's face.
'I-', the blonde let out quietly as his eyes moved between Hyunjin, Daeun and his mother, 'I prefer to stay here, mum. Please', Felix's watery pleading eyes focused on the woman and Hyunjin breathed out a sigh of relief as a small smile appeared on his face.
The silence between them stretched for a few long seconds, until she spoke again.
'Can I have a word with my son in private?', she crossed her arms again and Hyunjin gritted his teeth.
'There's no fucking way I'm letting-'
'Hyunjin', Felix's small voice made him pause and two of the blonde's fingers gripped the hem of Hyunjin's shirt to stop him from moving towards the woman.
'It's okay, I do want to talk to her', Felix bit his lower lip, nibbling on the skin so much that the only thing Hyunjin wanted to do was run his thumb soothingly against it and kiss it better.
'Okay', Daeun let out a sigh, 'You can talk in the kitchen. Me and Hyunjin will wait for you in his bedroom, okay Lixie? Whenever you need us either give us a shout or go upstairs. We're here for you,', she promised with a kind smile even if the worried lines on her face were clear, proving how it is that she felt.
'But mum, I don't want to leave him with her', Hyunjin hissed but Felix tugged on his shirt again and he blinked up at the red-haired.
'I need to talk to her, Jin, it'll be okay', Felix gave him a pretend smile which only served to make Hyunjin more worried than anything else.
'Lix, I-', he tried to protest but the blonde took a step towards him and cupped the side of Hyunjin's cheek, thumbing the skin there while the red-haired leaned into the touch and placed his palm against the back of Felix's hand.
'I'll come to you soon, don't worry too much, yeah?', the blonde said, not caring about the unwanted presence in the room as he raised himself up on the tips of his toes and pressed his lips against Hyunjin's softly. The red-haired gasped at the action but it was gone before he could even process the sensation and Felix's eyes turned to his mother's with more determination than the fear that had been drawn in them earlier.
'Let's talk, mum.'
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Felix's POV
They moved in the kitchen and Felix closed the door carefully behind himself, taking a few deep breaths to calm himself down as he stared at the handle in his hand.
'I didn't raise you to be this stupid, Felix', the words had the man's eyes widen as he slowly turned towards his mother that stood in the middle of the kitchen.