Double Meaning

1.2

Jungkook was walking into his office when he suddenly stopped. His secretary was on maternity leave, and the woman sitting at her desk was looking up at him with wide, shocked eyes.

"...Who are you?"

Jungkook stiffly asked the woman. General Manager Cha spoke up from his side.

"She is the new secretary that will be assisting you. She was recommended to us by Secretary Yoon and has just finished her training."

Under his breath, the general manager murmured, 'She doesn't look bad at all.' Then he addressed the new secretary.

"This man is Director Jeon Jungkook. You will be assisting him, Secretary Park."

"I'll do my best. I'll be in your care, sir."

Lisa lowered her head politely. Jungkook's eyes narrowed as he watched her. She was dressed completely differently than when they had met at the squash courts three days ago. Instead of her light athletic clothes that made her seem like a bubbly college student, she was now wearing a tight skirt that stopped at her knees with a cobalt blouse.

Her clothing accentuated her delicate waist and the curves of her bosom so well that they seemed to be made for her body. Her ankles above her high heels looked dangerously slender. After he thoroughly looked her up and down, Jungkook began to speak.

"Why don't we talk in my office, Park Nari-ssi?"

Jungkook said this so naturally that General Manager Cha didn't realize that Jungkook already knew her name. Jungkook disappeared into his office and Lisa followed after him. The door closed firmly shut behind them.

"Since when?"

Jungkook rested his elbows on the armrest of his chair and began to massage his temple. The air in the office suddenly became heavy.

"What do you mean?"

Lisa stared at him with a bit of embarrassment evident on her face, but Jungkook didn't give her the chance to refute.

"You approached me at the squash courts. Since when did you know who I was?"

"No one would approach their future boss like that on purpose, sir. If I knew back then, I wouldn't have acted like that towards you."

"So it was all just a coincidence?"

One time could be a coincidence, but not twice. From Jungkook's experience, rarely did a person approach him without knowing who he was. At his mocking glare, Lisa smiled awkwardly.

"I'm pretty unlucky."

"Do you think you're making sense right now?"

His low voice asked her slowly. His slow speech made her feel even more tense. Lisa bowed so low that her silky hair almost touched the floor. She did her best to keep her voice calm as she spoke.

"Please forgive me for being so rude back then, Director. Please forgive me just this once. I'll do my best when it comes to this job, sir. It's difficult to find a job in this climate, so I barely managed to get this position through a recommendation, sir."

"Raise your head."

Jungkook's voice was still sharp. Lisa kept her head bowed in silence. He spoke to her again with a cold voice.

"When you tell someone the truth, you should at least look the person in the eyes when you speak. The same goes for when you're lying. If you avoid eye contact, one can't help but think that you're hiding a guilty conscience."

Damn it. Lisa bit her lips before straightening up. As he watched her cat-like eyes slowly lift up and blink, he spoke in a businesslike tone.

"Do you know what kind of company we are?"