The Perfect Wife

Chapter 15

“I’ll drive today.”

Sejin and Lisa were both surprised to hear Jungkook say that.

The dinner had finally ended. It felt like everyone was walking on thin ice. Jungkook didn’t have many words to say as always. However, unlike this morning, Jungkook was tense. Lisa also felt that this all had to do with the money that had vanished.

After the meal was over, the uncle and aunt nagged Jungkook for an answer, but they never got one. Jungkook kept his mouth shut and merely sipped his tea.

And as they were about to go back home, Jungkook said that he would take Lisa back himself.

“I… understand.”

Sejin stepped back and replied. Jungkook opened the passenger side door and looked at Lisa. She realized that this was the first time they’d be alone in a car together.

The sedan departed with a vroom. It was tense inside the car and a heavy silence hung in the air. Lisa’s fingers fidgeted with her purse. The golden threads were curling its design all over surface of the bag.

She thought about the items inside her bag, and her head felt foggy.

The dark night fell over the road, and everything was silent. The car was not headed in the direction of their house, but Lisa didn’t ask where they were going.

How long had they been on the road? As they were about to reach the Han River, Jungkook finally spoke.

“About your private life, Taehyung… he is quite an interesting person.”

At his words, Lisa froze up. Her hand clenched her purse.

“I only knew him as President Min’s driver’s son. That’s what was in the preliminary report.”

The streetlamps passed by in a whir.

“But as I looked into it a bit further, I found out that he isn’t the driver’s biological son.”

Lisa didn’t move and continued to look at the taillights of the car in front of them. The lights looked like the eyes of a demon looking back at her and filled her with fear. They were like his unblinking eyes that were currently staring at her.

Mom…

Lisa called out for her mother, but the person that would respond to the call had already passed away long ago.

“It seems that Taehyung was born in the United States. I never knew he had dual citizenship. His other name is Jordan K. Han, right? That’s the name on his US papers…”

Lisa now forgot how to breathe. Jordan K. Han. That was correct. It was Taehyung-oppa’s real name. He was born in the state of Minnesota, and thanks to birthright citizenship, he was automatically a citizen of the United States. Under the name of Jordan K. Han.

When he was twelve years old, he came to Korea and became driver WooKyung-ahjussi’s son and changed his name to Taehyung.

“That name was on the list of directors for the first paper company the Dubai money was transferred to. Jordan K. Han. I never imagined that this person could be Taehyung. We just came across it as we were going through all the evidence. We found documents stating that Jordan had become orphaned and was taken to Korea to be adopted. Adopted by Kim WooKyung, President Min’s driver.”

The car stopped. They had arrived at the Han River. Underneath the black sky, Lisa could see the specks of light twinkling from the buildings. They looked like falling stars.

“How much?”

Even as Jungkook glared at her with his fierce eyes, Lisa didn’t move and continued to look at the lights.