Confession

15

　　
"Do you want to know my true origins?"

Origins? Lisa had never thought to ask Jungkook this. First, because there were a lot of rumors circulating regarding this subject already. From his return to the Jeon family at 18 years old, to becoming the head of the Jeon family, Jungkook had always been a popular topic of gossip. And the second reason was that due to Jeon Somi's huge mouth, everybody knew that the Jeon family had first found Jungkook while he was pushing a broken tricycle filled with plastic bottles and cardboard boxes.

But since Jungkook had asked her this sentence, Lisa figured that he wanted her to know. So she nodded. "Hmm."

"I know there are a lot of rumors about my childhood. And everyone knows that I'm Jeon Jungshin's illegitimate son." When Jungkook said the words 'illegitimate son', he almost gnashed his teeth. His hand that was gripping a porcelain spoon tightened, turning his knuckles white.

Lisa looked at Jungkook's clenched fist and couldn't help but reach out to put a hand over it. Lisa then tried to pull out the porcelain spoon Jungkook was still holding.

When Jungkook felt a soft touch at the back of his hand, his expression eased in an instant.

"Be careful, you might hurt your hand." Jungkook's grip was too tight for Lisa to be able to release the spoon. In the end, she could only gently remind him.

The giddy Jungkook finally opened his fist, but the fragile porcelain spoon had already broken into two. With furrowed brows, Lisa spread Jungkook's palm and found a red mark.

"It's fine. I'm not hurt." Just as Lisa was carefully examining the mark, Jungkook's hand suddenly turned over and seized Lisa's hand.

Surprised, Lisa raised her eyes to look at the man opposite her.

Jungkook didn't know why he did it. But the feel of Lisa's finger still lingered in his palms. He couldn't help but want to keep holding her hand.

"Do you mind?" Jungkook asked, looking straight at Lisa.

"What?" Lisa was slow to react.

"That I'm an illegitimate child."

Lisa had already thought about that issue in her previous life. Truthfully, when she had married Jungkook, the labels attached to him had also attached to her. The number of people who laughed at Jungkook for being illegitimate was the same as the number of people who laughed at her for marrying an illegitimate son. The rumors didn't stop even after their divorce. They would sneer and say 'Ah, look, Lisa finally couldn't stand to be married to him. She finally divorced that illegitimate child.'

But how many people knew back then that it was Jungkook who had offered to divorce her.
　　
It was true that at first, Lisa had no choice but to marry Jungkook for the sake of Manoban Group. But in the five years she had lived with Jungkook, Lisa had learned to appreciate her husband. He was calm and strong, erudite and wise, elegant, and a gentleman. If she hadn't known that Jungkook had another woman in his heart, Lisa would've let herself love the man.

"Do you remember your business trip to HK?" Lisa suddenly said. "You went on the second day of our marriage."

Jungkook blinked, confused.

"That day, I went to Chaeyoung's club and bumped into Somi."

At the mention of Somi, Jungkook's eyebrows furrowed.

"I heard her talking about you."

Jungkook could already imagine the words that came out of Somi's mouth.