The Villain's Wife

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Nancy instantly sneered when she heard her husband's words. The hate in her eyes were so apparent that it made one wonder why she would hate her elder sister so much.

Nancy remembered how she used to like Ruby Jane when they were children. Just like any other younger sister, she used to run around and chase her like a little puppy. At the beginning, the two sisters used to play with each other. However, everything changed when Nancy saw her mother begging Bec Facci for her forgiveness one time. Was Chaerin truly sorry for what she did? No, it was all an act to show the Kim family that she was remorseful and gain their sympathy and trust again, especially from Old Madam Kim. However, at the tender age of eight, Nancy did not know this.

It happened during Old Master Kim's birthday. Chaerin drugged Bec Facci with a drug that would cause her to suffer hallucinations and eventually lose consciousness. Under the influence of the drug, Bec Facci had accidentally stumbled into the pond, dragging an important guest with her. This whole ordeal was a huge embarrassment to the Kim family for they had offended the guest.

When Bec Facci woke up the next day, she met with Old Madam Kim and claimed that she had been drugged. Moreover, Jennie added that she thought she had seen Chaerin's personal maid behaving suspiciously in their bathroom. Old Madam Kim immediately asked her men to search Bec Facci's room and they found that her vitamins had been swapped with a drug, confirming Bec Facci and Jennie's testimony.

Old Madam Kim was furious and Chaerin was punished. She was ordered to offer prayers to their ancestors at their family temple, everyday, for a month. Somehow, their family matter became known to some of Nancy's rich socialite friends and she became a laughing stock in the entire school for having a scheming mother. At that time, Nancy thought that her mother had been innocent and she got angry when she saw her mother begging Bec Facci for her forgiveness.

Ever since then, Nancy started to hate Jennie. She blamed Jennie for 'framing' her mother. Of course, that was only the start of their hateful relationship. As time passed, the sisters only grew more estranged from each other. Their relationship was further strained when Kai came into the picture.

Nancy grew up spoiled and unruly. She was frank and straightforward, and would always say what was in her mind. After meeting Kai, she immediately told her mother that she liked the young man. Who would have thought that Kai was already engaged to Ruby Jane? Even her mother couldn't do anything about it because it was Old Madam Kim's decision and no one in the family would openly defy her.

This made Nancy hate her elder sister even more. This hate and a strong desire to possess Kai led her to scheme against Ruby Jane. The goal was to tarnish the reputation of Ruby Jane so that there would be a valid reason to cancel this engagement. Was Nancy acting alone? No, because somewhere along the way, Kai had fallen for Nancy and was more than willing to join Nancy in her scheme. They succeeded and they got married a year after Ruby Jane's disappearance.

At the present, Nancy still felt nothing but disgust towards Ruby Jane. Thinking about what happened in the past, she felt disgusted at Ruby Jane for harboring the thought of marrying Kai even though she was already tainted by another man. Her disgust was intensified when the media released photographs showing Ruby Jane being intimate with some unknown man. Even though those images were released by Chaerin, Nancy still felt indignant that her elder sister betrayed Kai. What an embarrassment to the Kim family!

She couldn't help but feel excited about meeting this long-lost sister of hers and to see who she has become now. Years have passed since they last saw each other and Nancy now held the status of a distinguished lady of the Kim family. Moreover, she was also an list artist whose face had appeared on almost every magazine cover in Korea. Nancy couldn't help but wonder how Ruby Jane would react when she sees how happy Kai and her are and realize that their relations.h.i.+p was the envy of the top socialites in this country.